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NFL

2026-04-21T23:23:15Z

Bobpiecheese:

[[File:NFL.png|200px|thumb|Uh, I think there are some foots...and, uh...perchance a balls?]]

The '''N.F.L.''' is a professional football organization in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The [[Seattle Seahawks]] are one of their teams, and their annual championship game is the [[Super Bowl]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
When [[Joey Slick]], who made it big after robbing a bank, came across [[Clyde]] and his football-playing friends, he asked how "tomorrow's N.F.L. all-pros" were doing. The children responded that there was more money in robbing banks and that they had adjusted their aspirations as such. {{storylink|Shooting Star!}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
The NFL's entry in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' toyline consists of a series of Deluxe-sized figures that transform into football helmets, each representing a different NFL team. All the figures share the same body, with several different head sculpts split across the figures. Each figure includes a removable helmet for their robot mode as well as a football accessory which they can hold.

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{{Bp-a1|[[KC-59]] (Kansas City Chiefs)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Starblitz]] (Dallas Cowboys)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Steelsmash]] (Pittsburgh Steelers)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tundra Prime]] (Green Bay Packers)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[2026]])
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{{Bp-a1|[[Blizz-Herd]] (Buffalo Bills)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Goldrush]] (San Francisco 49ers)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skolgrin]] (Minnesota Vikings)}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Tundra Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There's a...halph-thyme?]]
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==Notes==
*The Seahawks did end up becoming NFL champions at the Super Bowl in [[2013]]!
*Retired Detroit Lions wide receiver [[Megatron (human)|Calvin Johnson]] was famously nicknamed "[[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]".
*Retired Seattle Seahawks running back {{w|Marshawn Lynch}} currently holds the trademark to the term "[[beast mode]]", utilizing it as his signature catch phrase and the branding identity of his clothing line.

==External links==
*{{w|National Football League|National Football League at Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.nfl.com National Football League website]

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[[Category:Human organizations]]
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Steelsmash

2025-06-16T12:34:34Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Steelsmash is an [[Autobot]] from the [[NFL]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Steelsmash.jpg|thumb|upright=2.33|''Been reppin' my town, when you see me you know everything Black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow'']]

'''Steelsmash''' plays for the {{w|Pittsburgh Steelers}}.

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Steelsmash''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' helmet, football

: ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Steelsmash transforms from a Pittsburgh Steelers football helmet, to a Deluxe-sized robot. He features a removable football helmet for his robot mode, as well as a small football that the figure can hold.

:Steelsmash was recolored into [[Starblitz]], and retooled with alternate heads to make [[KC-59]] and [[Tundra Prime]].

==Notes==
* In-hand [https://www.instagram.com/p/DIv-8lJze7v/?img_index=4 images] of the NFL ''Collaborative'' toys taken on set during a cross-promotion with sports podcast ''Games with Names'' show both Steelsmash and Starblitz with Decepticon symbols on their chests, indicating a trade to the Autobots at some point in their development.

[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Collaborative Autobots]]
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Darth Vader

2025-06-02T08:12:45Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|galacticrepublic|empire|{{factions/icons|custom=Sith Quad-Sun.png|cLink=Sith}}}}
: ''Darth Vader is a [[human]] from [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]].''

[[File:VaderVsPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|"Does Darth Vader have to choke a bitch?" is always a rhetorical question.]]

'''Darth Vader''' was once a man named '''Anakin Skywalker''' who converted to the dark side. He is possessed of great power, cunning, and speed. Once he called [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] "master", although the exact nature of that relationship (could such a powerful being have once been a Jedi's slave?) and how it ended remain a mystery. He's been a member of the [[Jedi]] himself, and has been called "the most gifted pilot in the galaxy". He flies a variety of ships, at some point even an odd spherical "[[Death Star]]", all of which can transform into a humanoid robot designed in his own image. Despite all the imposing weapons at his disposal, he is a very powerful man, one of the most powerful masters of the [[Force]] in his own right, and is known to fight [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] ''on foot''.

He is presumably related to the similarly named [[Luke Skywalker]] in some way.

==Fiction==
===''Star Wars Transformers''===
[[File:DarthVader-SWTF-Art.jpg|thumb|"I clapped when I saw '''DARTH VADER'''!"]]

As a Jedi, Anakin Skywalker fought on the side of the [[Galactic Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars]]. With his unrivalled piloting skills, control of the [[Force]] and a variety of transforming [[Jedi Starfighter]]s to choose from, he cleared some of the most challenging missions available without breaking a sweat.<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' Anakin Skywalker Jedi Starfighter package</ref> At some point, Anakin ended up on [[Teth]] and found the ''[[Twilight (SW)|Twilight]]'', a freighter ship which he modified into another transforming mech.<ref>''Crossovers'' Anakin Skywalker to the ''Twilight'' package</ref> Using a [[Y-wing]], he later freed a number of hostages captured by [[Cad Bane]] on [[Coruscant]], then did battle with the bounty hunter.<ref>''Crossovers'' Cad Bane to the ''Xanadu Blood'' package</ref>

Shortly after being converted from his previous beliefs to the [[Sith]] faction, Darth Vader was given the task of crushing all resistance to the [[Emperor Palpatine|Emperor]] across the galaxy. Piloting his new, heavily modified Sith Starfighter and wielding dark power, he morphed his spacecraft into an imposing combat robot.<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' Darth Vader Sith Starfighter package</ref>

Later, as a sinister Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader was on a mission to crush the Rebels and bring young [[Luke Skywalker]] before the Emperor. Vader combed the galaxy for Skywalker in his TIE Advanced Fighter, another spacecraft able to morph into a humanoid robot, destroying all Rebel ships, pirate fleets, and asteroids that got in his way.<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' Darth Vader TIE Advanced Fighter package</ref>

Using his advanced TIE mecha once more, Vader participated in a shattering starship battle with his former master. Unable to best his opponent in giant robot combat, Darth Vader was forced to fall back on his ship's vehicle mode's missile defenses. Like [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] before them, the conflict between these two powerful force users was enough to rock an entire galaxy.<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' Darth Vader "Galactic Showdown" set</ref>

Darth Vader was also in command of the transforming [[Death Star]] battle station, which he used in the battle against the [[Rebel Alliance]].<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' Darth Vader Death Star package</ref>

===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
Upon seeing [[Barbecue]] in his heat-resistant equipment, [[Shipwreck]] wondered when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had recruited Darth Vader. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] of [[Iocus 606.0 Beta]] battled against Darth Vader in an "Intergalactic Showdown". Since Optimus Prime has travelled to planets and places within the [[Milky Way]], one can only assume that Darth Vader hails from another galaxy, perhaps one that is far, far away. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/24}}

==Toys==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix DarthVader.JPG|right|206px|thumb|Damn kids, GET OFF the LAWN!]]
* '''Intergalactic Showdown''' (Multi-pack, 2006)

: Darth Vader comes in a set with Luke Skywalker, an AT-RT non-humanoid piloted robot with [[Clone pilot|driver]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]].

: Darth Vader also has four other ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures not sold in ''Transformers'' packaging, designated "Starter Set", "Series 1", "Series 2", and "Series 3". The Starter Set figure reveals him to be the same person as Anakin Skywalker!
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===''Star Wars Transformers''===
[[File:SWTFtoy-VaderTIE.JPG|right|300px|thumb|What kind of [[Robotnik|egomaniac]] has the ships he pilots made to look [[Rodpod|just like him]]?]]
* '''Darth Vader / TIE Advanced''' (2006)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers/missiles, 2 solar panels/shield & cape, Darth Vader figure
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro),<ref name ="TripleParrish">[[December 9]], [[2024]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCb-L1RAH_U Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Brian Parrish]] on the "Triple Takeover" podcast, from their YouTube channel.</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Darth Vader's first mecha transforms into a [[wikia:starwars:TIE Advanced x1|TIE Advanced Starfighter]], featuring twin spring-loaded missile launchers. These missiles become "[[lightsaber]]" melee weapons for the robot mode. One of the vehicle mode's solar panel arrays forms a "cape" for the robot mode, the other a large deflector shield. Like all ''Star Wars Transformers'' toys, it comes with a tiny mini-figure of its pilot - also Darth Vader - that fits into the ship's cockpit.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/SWTF/DarthVader/darthvader.htm More information on Darth Vader at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SWTFtoy-AnakinSkywalker.JPG|right|300px|thumb|"Spoilers? This ship doesn't have—ohhhh, that kind of spoilers".]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter''' (2006)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers/missiles, Anakin Skywalker figure
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro),<ref name ="TripleParrish"/> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan Jedi Starfighter]], Anakin's mech transforms into an [[wikia:starwars:Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor|Eta-2 Actis interceptor]] with twin spring-loaded "lightsaber" missile launchers, and flip-up [[wikia:starwars:S-foils|S-foils]]. The dorsal left side also has a non-removable astromech droid [[R2-D2]].

: This mold was also retooled to make a new Vader ship as well as [[Mace Windu]]'s craft.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/SWTF/AnakinSkywalker/anakinskywalker.htm More information on Anakin Skywalker at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SWTFtoy-VaderSithFighter.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Help! I've gone black and I can't go back!]]
* '''Darth Vader / Sith Starfighter''' (2006)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers/missiles, Darth Vader figure
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name ="TripleParrish"/>

: Another incarnation of the Eta-2 mold, this one has been [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed into Anakin's new persona as Darth Vader. It retains all of the same gimmicks as previous versions of the mold. The head is different from all other Vader Transformer molds, having a more stylized robotic look as opposed to the direct translation of the TIE Advanced mold. This ship features an inbuilt [[R4-K5]] droid in place of the previous R2-D2.<ref>[[wikia:starwars:R4-K5|R4-K5]] at Wookiepedia</ref>

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/SWTF/SithDarthVader/darthvader.htm More information on Darth Vader at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SWTFtoy-VaderDeathStar.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Great, now the "vs. [[Unicron]]" debates will never end.]]
* '''Darth Vader / Death Star''' (2007)
** ''Accessories:'' Gun, missile, lightsaber, cape, 3 TIE Fighters, 3 Stormtrooper figures, Darth Vader figure
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name ="TripleParrish"/>

: The imposing, sole Supreme-class figure of the ''Star Wars Transformers'' toyline, this gigantic Darth Vader mech transforms into the planet-destroying [[Death Star]]. Featuring excellent [[articulation]], it has ratchet joints at the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, with swivel joints taking up the remaining few. In both modes, it has a spring loaded missile launcher that fires a small, translucent green projectile; the very tip of the barrel of the launcher can come off for unknown reasons. It also features lights and sounds, with several clips taken from the movie. In robot mode, it has a seriously gigantic lightsaber which can be illuminated by a red LED light in his right fist. The lightsaber lights and sound effects are activated if you push the right fist in. Taped inside the package is a cloth cape which can be attached to the back of the figure in robot mode (be careful not to throw it away). He's also one ''hell'' of a [[Shellformer]], with all of his various Death Star chunks hanging off his body. His head in Mech mode has a small silver-painted Sith symbol molded into the back.

[[File:SW DeathStar Vader details.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Darth Vader and his bitches—er, that is, Stormtroopers.]]
: Like all figures in the ''Star Wars Transformers'' line, it comes with a pilot figure of the character the toy depicts. Additionally, it comes with three more figures, all of which are generic [[Stormtrooper (SW)|Stormtroopers]]. Three [[TIE Fighter]]s are also included, which also have a Mech Mode (which is merely a small head with a red optic pushed up from inside). Oddly, the instructions and description on the box refer to them as [[Mini-Con]]s. In both modes, panels on the back open to reveal storage compartments for the pilots and TIE Fighters, while in Mech mode there are several smaller compartments on the legs and shoulders for the pilots.

: The instructions give no suggestion as to where to put the lightsaber in vehicle mode, but the intended storage is to slide the blade of the saber through a small "c" shaped clip sculpted into the underside of the back of the blaster. This places it neatly across the empty space behind the space station's cannon. Additionally, the compartments on either side of the back seem at first barely large enough to accommodate more than one TIE at a time without disassembling the solar arrays, but it is actually possible to fit two of them as a whole in one case with some careful positioning. The cape can also be rolled up and stored in either back compartment.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/SWTF/DarthVader/darthvader.htm More information on Darth Vader at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SWTF-toy GalacticShowdownVader.JPG|right|175px|thumb|Come on, why doesn't he [[Megatron (G1)|transform into his own lightsaber to have someone else swing him around]]?]]
* '''Galactic Showdown''' (2-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name ="TripleParrish"/>

: A redeco of the TIE Advanced Fighter in a light Imperial gray (as opposed to his original dark blue), this version of Vader was released in a Wal-Mart [[Exclusive]] two-pack with a redeco of the [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan Kenobi Jedi Starfighter]]. The set did not change either mold, and both came with their original pilot mini-figures. The set saw poor distribution, and was primarily seen in west coast stores. The set was only available in Super Wal-mart locations.
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===''Crossovers''===
[[File:Crossovers-toy AnakinSkywalker.JPG|right|300px|thumb|"I don't like retooling. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."]]
* '''Jedi Starfighter to Anakin Skywalker''' (2008)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 hyperdrive ring parts, 2 hyperdrive engines/missile launchers, 2 lightsabers/missiles
: A [[retool]] of the [[Saesee Tiin]] [[wikia:starwars:Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor|Delta-7 interceptor]] mold into a [[wikia:starwars:Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor|Delta-7B]] (the difference being that the [[R2-D2|astromech droid]] is in the center of the craft instead of on the left wing) and featuring a new head. Anakin once again comes with two lightsabers/missiles, this time fired from the thrusters on the starfighter's hyperdrive ring. Unlike the toys released under the ''Star Wars Transformers'' banner, this toy does not come with a tiny pilot figure. The robot head is the same sculpt used on the Eta class Anakin toy.

: This version of the mold was retooled with new heads to make [[Ahsoka Tano]] and [[Kit Fisto]]'s Jedi Starfighters, while the original Saesee Tiin version was also used to make [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Plo Koon]].

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* '''Darth Vader to TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter''' (2009/2010)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers/missiles, 2 solar panels/shield & cape
: A repackaging of the very first transforming Darth Vader toy. While the toy is identical to the previous release, the mini-figure accessory was removed for this release.

: This toy was first made available under the ''Crossovers'' banner in 2009 in white and blue packaging, and later in the summer of 2010 in black and blue packaging.

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[[File:Crossovers-toy AnakinTwilight.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And so the [[Lionbreast]] fell in love with the lamb.]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker to The ''Twilight''''' (2010)
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, lightsaber/missile, small blaster

: Released in the ninth wave of ''[[Transformers: Crossovers]]'', this version of Anakin transforms from a robot with asymmetrical arms to the equally asymmetrical starship known as the ''[[Twilight (SW)|Twilight]]''. He comes with [[R2-D2]], who converts into the large engine pod on the left side of the starship. Like some ''Star Wars Crossovers'' toys, this version of Anakin relies on a fair amount of [[Partformer|partsforming]] as you need to remove the wing, R2-D2/thruster, and the rooftop and bottom wing cannons in order to change between modes.

: The figure's lightsaber doubles as a missile, which can be fired from a handheld launcher in robot mode, or from the starship's rooftop gun. The blaster at the end of the folding bottom wing can be used by Anakin as a handgun.

: Having been designed explicitly for the Star Wars Crossovers line, this mold does not feature an opening cockpit to fit a mini-figure, unlike many previous designs which were either carryovers or re-used from the Star Wars Transformers toyline.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/SWTF/AnakinSkywalkerTwilight/anakinskywalker.htm More information on ''Twilight'' Anakin Skywalker at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crossovers-toy_AnakinY-wing.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You are so... beautiful." "So love has blinded you?"]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker to Y-wing Bomber''' (2010)
** ''Accessories'': Vehicle nose/gun, missile, lightsaber, 2x blaster pistols

: Anakin is a [[retool]] of the [[Y-wing|Y-wing Pilot]] toy with a new head and chestplate, transforming into a white and yellow Y-wing bomber. The nose of the craft can fire a two-pronged missile, and detaches to become a handheld gun in robot mode. The figure also carries a lightsaber and two small blaster pistols that fit into holster's on Anakin's hips. Early [[stock photography|stock photo]]s didn't show Anakin's lightsaber, leading to the belief that the toy lacked one, but the weapon was present when the toy was eventually released. As the Y-wing mold wasn't designed with a lightsaber in mind, it has nowhere to store in vehicle mode.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/SWTF/AnakinSkywalker/anakinskywalker.htm More information on Y-Wing Anakin Skywalker at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crossovers-toy AnakinStarfighter2010.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"A remold with fewer accessories? I see through the lies of [[Hasbro| the Jedi]]!"]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker to Jedi Starfighter''' (2010)
** ''Accessories:'' Lightsaber

: This Anakin toy is the same as his 2008 Jedi Starfighter toy, except it has fewer accessories. Like the 2010 [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] toy, Anakin doesn't come with his hyperdrive ring and has only one lightsaber. ''Un''like Obi-Wan, he retains the same head mold, hand molds and paint layout as the original toy.

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[[File:Crossovers-toy Class1 AnakinStarfighter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You're shorter than I expected."]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker to Jedi Starfighter''' (2011)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers

: Part of the first wave of a smaller, simpler class (similar to the [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Commander class) of ''Crossovers'' toys, this new Anakin mold again transforms into an Eta-2 Actis interceptor. Interestingly, the instructions neglect to mention that the figure has storage for its lightsabers. The sabers can clip on within 2 clips underneath the legs, which form the front sections of the ship. He features a panel on his chest (one that is similar to the ones found on class III Darth Vader/Anakin's turbine cannons) which flips up to act as a handle for class III figures to hold him in ship mode as a weapon (though it ends up just looking like he's just holding a starfighter).

: This mold was retooled into Obi-Wan Kenobi.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/SWTF/AnakinSkywalker/anakinskywalker.htm More information on Jedi Starfighter Anakin Skywalker at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crossovers-toy AnakinVader.jpg|thumb|right|300px|My Sith counterpart is nearby...]]
* '''Darth Vader to Star Destroyer''' (2011)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 blue lightsabers, red lightsaber, 2 missiles, 2 hull halves, 2 thrusters/guns
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: The sole 'Class III' toy released in the 2011 revival of ''Star Wars Transformers'', the figure can change between Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader personas via a rotating assembly in his abdomen. The ship can transform into both a [[Star Destroyer]] or a [[Republic Attack Cruiser]] (called a Jedi Cruiser on the box), however the toy is both a heavy [[shellformer]] AND a [[partformer]] as large chunks of one ship's shell need to be detached and reattached elsewhere to form the other or either robot mode.

: The Vader and Anakin modes have distinct sounds, dialogue, and lights for each respective robot and starship mode, activated via a button on his belt, either missile launcher trigger on top of the Republic Cruiser mode bridge, or button in near the Star Destroyer bridge tower. His Darth Vader voice is provided by [[Matt Sloan]] (of ''Chad Vader'' fame) and his Anakin Skywalker voice is provided by [[Jon Bailey]]. He is EXTREMELY back-heavy in both robot modes, requiring his cape flap (which is also present in either robot mode, albeit in different shapes) to keep him upright. Bewilderingly, the robot mode feet are sculpted in such a way that the figure also ''leans'' backward by default on a flat surface. The thrusters of the Republic Cruiser mode are large cannons that his two blue lightsabers or Cruiser bridge missiles can be loaded into and fired as projectiles. The thrusters can either combine together and mount on the side of the robot arms or held individually via flip-down handles concealed in the ship panel detailing.

: In Republic Cruiser mode, the ship's bridge can fire two projectiles from its front. These missiles can still be accessed in Star Destroyer mode, but they don't really make sense.

: As an odd undocumented feature, concurrently released Class I ''Star Wars Transformers'' figures all have small tabs than can unfold on the underside of their alternate modes so that they can be held as some form of weapon by this larger figure, though it just looks like the larger figure is holding a starfighter-shaped pistol with lightsabers coming out of it.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/SWTF/DarthVaderStarDestroyer/darthvader.htm More information on Star Destroyer Darth Vader at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crossovers-toy Class1 DarthVaderStarfighter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I have altered the toy. Pray I do not alter it further.]]
* '''Darth Vader to Sith Starfighter''' (2011)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers

: A retool of the smaller and simpler Jedi Starfighter mold with a new head, Darth Vader transforms into a Sith Starfighter for the second time. He retains the handle flip on his chest.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/SWTF/DarthVaderSithStarfighter/darthvader.htm More information on Sith Starfighter Darth Vader at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crossovers-toy Class1 AnakinStarfighter2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"From my point of view, the retools are evil!"]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker to Jedi Starfighter''' (2012)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers

: A retool of the smaller size class Obi-Wan Kenobi toy, Anakin transforms into a Delta-7B again. He features a simplified transformation and two blue lightsabers. The two lightsabers can be stored in small brackets within the rear flaps of his vehicle mode, however the blades of the sabers stick out straight forward to look like laser fire. He still retains the handle in his chest, just like the previous versions of the mold. The robot head is the same sculpt as the smaller Eta class Anakin toy.

: This mold was also used to make [[Saesee Tiin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/SWTF/AnakinSkywalkerJediStarfighter/anakinskywalker.htm More information on Jedi Starfighter Anakin Skywalker at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crossovers-toy Class1 AnakinYwing.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Transforms from moody savior of the Force to Y-Do-They-Keep-Making-These-Wing.]]
* '''Anakin Skywalker to Y-wing Fighter''' (2012)
** ''Accessories:'' Lightsaber

: A retool of the smaller size class [[Clone pilot|Y-wing Pilot]] toy, Anakin transforms into a Y-wing. He comes with a lightsaber instead of the original toy's rifle. He features a panel on his underside (one that is similar to the ones found on class III Darth Vader/Anakin's turbine cannons) which flips up to act as a handle for class III figures to hold him in ship mode as a weapon (though it ends up just looking like he's just holding a starfighter).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/SWTF/AnakinSkywalkerYWing/anakinskywalker.htm More information on Y-Wing Anakin Skywalker at TFU.info]''

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* '''Darth Vader / TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter''' (2012)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 lightsabers/missiles, 2 solar panels/shield & cape

: A re-release (redeco?) of the first Darth Vader mecha figure, minus the small Darth Vader figurine.
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===''Star Wars/Transformers''===
[[File:StarWarsPoweredbyTransformers DarthVader.jpg|300px|thumb|Be careful not to ''choke'' on your design aspirations, Takara.]]
* '''TIE Advanced x1''' ([[March 31|3-31]]-2018)
** ''Accessories:'' Lightsaber, Darth Vader minifigure, 5 Stormtrooper minifigures

: The first release in the 2018 ''[[Star Wars/Transformers]]'' line, TIE Advanced x1 converts from a [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] starfighter into a more stylized mech based on Darth Vader, and like early ''Star Wars Transformers'' toys, comes with a minifigure pilot that can be seated in the cockpit. It also includes five [[Stormtrooper (SW)|Stormtrooper]] minifigures as an initial release bonus.

: The lightsaber can be clipped onto the lower inside wing panel for storage while the figure is in vehicle mode.
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==Notes==
* The Darth Vader/Death Star Transformer was at one point going to be based around the incomplete second Death Star shown in ''Return of the Jedi'' and had a similarly incomplete robot mode with one shattered eye.<ref>Hasbro Design Sketchbook Volume 1 - 2008, p 12-13</ref> This was eschewed in favor of using the complete Death Star and robot mode. It is otherwise identical to the concept art.
* Darth Vader was voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]], [[Brian Dobson]], [[Fred Tatasciore]], and [[Ryan Andes]] in several ''Star Wars'' media, while [[Kirby Morrow]] voiced him in his Anakin Skywalker days. In the Japanese market, [[Taitem Kusunoki]] serves as the current voice for the character since 2016, Vader has also been dubbed by [[Mizuho Suzuki]], [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] and [[Kōtarō Nakamura]].

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Darth Vader''' (ダース・ベイダー ''Dāsu Beidā'')
* ''French:'' '''Dark Vador''' (Europe)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{w|Darth Vader}} at Wikipedia
* [https://www.starwars.com/databank/darth-vader Darth Vader] at StarWars.com Databank
* [https://www.starwars.com/databank/anakin-skywalker Anakin Skywalker] at StarWars.com Databank
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Transformers (film)

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{{disambig2|the 2007 movie|other uses of ''The Transformers''|Transformers (disambiguation)}}

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:''Transformers is an [[Sector Seven (game)|elaborate cover up]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
{{movie|
|seriess=[[Live-action film series]]
|next=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)
|title=''Transformers''
|image=Transformers2007teaserposter.jpg
|caption=Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination!
|production companies=[[DreamWorks]] [[Hasbro]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Ian Bryce]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]] [[Alex Kurtzman]]
|story by=[[John Rogers]] [[Roberto Orci]] [[Alex Kurtzman]]
|directed by=[[Michael Bay]]
|cinematography by=[[Mitchell Amundsen]]
|edited by=[[Paul Rubell]] [[Glen Scantlebury]] [[Thomas A. Muldoon]]
|music by=[[Steve Jablonsky]]
|release date=[[July 3]], [[2007]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|runtime=143 minutes
|budget=$150–200 million
|box office=$709.7 million
}}

'''''Transformers''''' is a live-action movie released by [[DreamWorks]] in 2007, with Executive Producer [[Steven Spielberg]] and Director [[Michael Bay]]. The story follows the Transformers' arrival on modern-day Earth and their interactions with the human race, as they search for the life-giving [[AllSpark]] and continue their ages-old civil war. The movie is a new imagining of the [[Transformers brand]], drawing on past Transformers fiction but also distinct in its own right.

''Transformers'' features [[Sam Witwicky]], a plucky teenager who just wants a cool car, but gets more than he bargained for. The beater he and his father take home is actually [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], an alien robot from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], who plants Sam down in the middle of a civil war between Bumblebee's benevolent [[Autobot]] comrades and the evil [[Decepticon]]s who threaten the galaxy's peace. Both sides are after the AllSpark, a mysterious artifact that landed on Earth ten thousand years ago. The approaching robot-against-robot battle is a coming-of-age moment for Sam, who learns the meaning of his family's motto, "No sacrifice, no victory."

The principal cast members were [[Shia LaBeouf]], [[Jon Voight]], and [[Megan Fox]], with [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Hugo Weaving]] as the voices of the Transformers' iconic leaders. About 75 percent of the film's character designs and visual effects were created by [[Industrial Light & Magic]], the effects-wizards behind the [[Star Wars (film)|''Star Wars'' films]]. The remaining 25 percent were done by Michael Bay's company, [[Digital Domain]].

Originally slated to release in the summer of 2006, the film arrived in US theaters on [[July 3]], 2007, and hit UK theaters on [[July 27]] and French theaters on [[July 25]]. It premiered in Australia on [[June 12]], 2007, and was released there and in a number of Asian countries on [[June 28]], 2007. An extended cut of the film featuring footage not in the original was released to IMAX theatres on [[September 21]], 2007.

{{bigquote|Sam Witwicky, you hold the key to Earth's survival.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] on the basic plot}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Allspark movie.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|With this, I shall make you my slave!]]
Many years ago, Cybertron is destroyed at the hands of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], during his quest to obtain the AllSpark. Megatron discovers the AllSpark on [[Earth]], but crash-lands in the Arctic Circle, becoming frozen in the ice. Captain [[Archibald Witwicky]] and his crew of explorers stumble upon Megatron's body in the late 19th century. Megatron's navigational system is unintentionally activated, and [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|Archibald's eyeglasses]] are imprinted with the coordinates to the AllSpark's location. [[Sector Seven]], a secret organization of the United States government, independently discovers the AllSpark and builds the [[Hoover Dam]] around it to mask its energy signal. The still-frozen Megatron is moved into this facility, and is reverse engineered to further advance [[human]] technology.

[[File:Movie Blackout SOCCENT.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Let the slaughter begin!]]
In the present day, the other Decepticons — [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] — have already landed on Earth and assumed the disguise of Earth vehicles. Blackout and Scorponok attack the U.S. [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] in an effort to use the military database to discover the location of Megatron and the AllSpark, but they do not succeed. A small group of survivors under Captain [[William Lennox]] wander through the desert and are followed by Scorponok. The Autonomous Robotic Organism (shortened to "Autobot") known as Bumblebee is also on Earth, disguised as a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, and looking for Sam Witwicky, the descendant of Captain Archibald Witwicky. He finds Sam at a used car lot where the boy is looking to purchase a car. Bumblebee covertly sabotages all of the other cars in the lot, leaving him as Sam's only option. Sam buys Bumblebee and the two quickly begin to bond as Bumblebee helps Sam try and woo his crush, [[Mikaela Banes]]. Sam is unaware of the fact that Bumblebee is an alien, until one night when the Autobot drives off without him. Sam chases Bumblebee on a bike to a factory area, calling the police in the process, and witnesses Bumblebee transform into robot mode and send a signal to the Autobots in space. The police soon arrive and Sam is arrested.

[[File:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Run, Blaster! Save yourself!]]
At the [[Pentagon]], Defense Secretary [[John Keller]] oversees the investigation into the attack in Qatar. After Blackout's failure, Frenzy infiltrates Air Force One and attempts to download all information relating to "Project Iceman". However, [[Maggie Madsen]], one of the technicians studying the Decepticon infiltration signal, detects Frenzy hacking into the files and convinces the Pentagon to take down the Defense Network, halting Frenzy's download. When [[Air Force One]] makes an emergency landing, Frenzy slips into Barricade, and discusses his discovery of Archibald Witwicky, who has seen [[Cybertronian language|their language]]. Using an internet search, they discover that Sam's glasses will lead the Decepticons to the AllSpark. Frenzy and Barricade begin tracking Sam's location. Back in Qatar, the Army Rangers are attacked by Scorponok, and take refuge in a nearby village. Calling the Pentagon and getting air support, they discover that the Decepticons are vulnerable to high heat weaponry such as sabot rounds. Using this information, the soldiers inform the Pentagon that they now have a weapon.

[[File:Movie Sam Mikaela meettheAutobots.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] say find friends today.]]
Sam, having been bailed out of jail by his father, gets the impression that Bumblebee is stalking him. A freaked out Sam flees from Bumblebee (who is in car mode) on his mother's bike. Bumblebee then proceeds to pursue him. Mikaela sees Sam on the run and follows him on her motor scooter. After Sam evades Bumblebee, he is confronted by Barricade who demands Archibald's glasses. Mikaela arrives as Sam is running away from Barricade. Bumblebee, still in car mode, then finds them and has them get in. Barricade chases Bumblebee to a power plant where Bumblebee transforms and battles the Decepticon robot-to-robot. Meanwhile, Frenzy chases Sam but gets his head decapitated by Mikaela, however his head still functions and takes the form of Mikaela's phone to hide in her purse. Bumblebee, who has defeated Barricade, properly introduces himself to Sam and Mikaela. He then takes them to rendezvous with the rest of the Autobots. The Autobots—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]—land on Earth and take on the forms of several Earth vehicles. They all meet in a dark, secluded alley, transform in front of the two amazed humans, introduce themselves and tell of the reasons they had to come to Earth to Sam and Mikaela. Meanwhile, Maggie, unable to convince John Keller and his officers of the Decepticon virus's complexity, makes a copy of the intrusion signal and shows it to her friend [[Glen Whitmann]], who discovers a message with the signal about Sector Seven, Captain Witwicky, and [[Project Iceman]]. However, the FBI arrest Glen and Maggie, who desperately tries to convince them not to go to war with the wrong country.

[[File:Movie Autobots Sector Seven.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I'll use the universal greeting.]]
Sam, Mikaela, and the Autobots return to Sam's home to retrieve the glasses. However, agents from [[Sector Seven]] arrive to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. As Sam and Mikaela are taken away in one of their vehicles, [[Seymour Simmons]], the agency's director, reveals that Mikaela has a criminal record and threatens Sam with life imprisonment, at which point the Autobots disable the convoy and rescue the teens. Mikaela then explains to Sam that the only reason she has a record is her refusal to turn her father in for the crimes he committed, prompting her to ask him what he has ever sacrificed in his "perfect little life." Reinforcements arrive at the scene and the Autobots retreat. However Sam and Mikaela are recaptured and Bumblebee is also captured despite Sam's pleas to let him go. Prime orders the other Autobots to let Bumblebee be taken, unwilling to use deadly force against the humans. At the Pentagon, a virus Frenzy uploaded during the Air Force One hack causes a global communications blackout, while Keller is finally informed of the Transformers by [[Tom Banachek]]. After Bumblebee's capture, Optimus uses the glasses to locate the AllSpark at Hoover Dam, and declares that if they cannot defeat the Decepticons, he will merge the Cube with his spark, even though it will kill him.

[[File:Movie Optimus Megatron.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|One shall stand. One shall fall.]]
Sam, Mikaela, Keller, Maggie, Glen, and Lennox's unit are brought to Hoover Dam, where they are shown by Simmons and Banachek the frozen Megatron and the AllSpark, while Frenzy slips away. Sam explains the Decepticons' plan to use the AllSpark to transform human machines to conquer the universe. Locating the AllSpark, Frenzy regenerates the rest of his body and sends out an alert to Starscream, who mobilizes the rest of the Decepticons. Due to Starscream's attack and Frenzy's sabotage, Megatron begins to thaw, and Sam, Lennox, and Keller convince Banachek and Simmons to release Bumblebee so that he can get the AllSpark to Optimus Prime. Bumblebee converts the AllSpark into a smaller state for transportation to [[Mission City]].

Glen, Maggie, Keller, and Simmons manage to contact the Air Force and direct F22s to Mission City. Frenzy tries to stop them but is killed. As Bumblebee, Sam, Mikaela, and Lennox's unit drive to Mission City, they come in contact with the other Autobots, who join the convoy. Barricade, Devastator, and Bonecrusher, in vehicle modes, pursue them and Bonecrusher transforms into robot mode. Optimus transforms to stay behind and stop their pursuers. He fights Bonecrusher and eventually kills him. Meanwhile, the rest of the Autobots and the soldiers reach Mission City and come under attack by Starscream, Devastator, Blackout and Megatron. Bumblebee is crippled by Starscream while Jazz is killed by Megatron. Mikaela hijacks a tow truck to carry Bumblebee to safety while Lennox tasks Sam with taking the AllSpark to a building where it will be taken by military helicopters. Ironhide and Ratchet cover Sam as he makes his run to the building, protecting him from Blackout before being wounded by Starscream, leaving Sam to get to the building on his own.

[[File:Megatron allspark merge.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now, light our darkest hour!]]
Optimus Prime finally arrives in the area and confronts Megatron. The two battle one-on-one before Megatron knocks Prime out and chases Sam. As Sam gets to the roof of the building and is about to hand the AllSpark off to one of the helicopters, it is shot down by Starscream. Megatron destroys the portion of the roof the Sam is standing after he refuses to hand over the AllSpark. However, Optimus catches Sam and he and Megatron resume their duel with Megatron once again gaining the upper hand. Meanwhile, Mikaela drives the tow truck in reverse to allow Bumblebee to fire on Devastator, who has Lennox and his men pinned down. Bumblebee kills Devastator and a full air strike is called in on Blackout and Megatron. As Blackout attempts to assist Megatron, he is killed by Lennox and the Air Force before he can engage. Starscream hides among a raptor squadron, destroying three fighters before being chased away. The Air Force and Lennox's rangers attack Megatron, inflicting serious damage upon him, but he is still functional, and heading toward the Cube. Finally, with both Prime and Megatron weakened, Prime beckons Sam to shove the AllSpark into his chest, destroying them both, but Sam instead takes the riskier action of shoving the AllSpark into Megatron's chest, destroying it, and killing Megatron instead.

{{note|For an extensive synopsis of the battle, see separate article [[Mission City]].}}

[[File:Movie Optimus ending.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|[['Til all are one]]!]]
Optimus thanks Sam for his courage and for saving his life, while Bumblebee, who has temporarily regained his voice, asks permission to remain with Sam, which is granted. In an attempt to cover up the existence of the Transformers, Sector Seven is disbanded, while the remains of the Decepticons are cast into the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Though Megatron is dead, the AllSpark's destruction leaves the Autobots unable to restore Cybertron. With no other home to go to, the Autobots decide to stay on Earth, and Optimus sends out a signal across space in an effort to locate any surviving Autobots, while Sam and Mikaela begin a relationship, and Starscream retreats from Earth.
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==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] ([[Darius McCrary]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
**[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]
**[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] ([[Jimmie Wood]])
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl/Devastator]]'''*'''

|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Mikaela Banes]] ([[Megan Fox]])
*[[John Keller]] ([[Jon Voight]])
*[[Maggie Madsen]] ([[Rachael Taylor]])
*[[Glen Whitmann]] ([[Anthony Anderson]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Bobby Bolivia]] ([[Bernie Mac]])
*[[Trent DeMarco]] ([[Travis Van Winkle]])
*[[Archibald Witwicky]] ([[William Morgan Sheppard]])
*[[Miles Lancaster]] ([[John Robinson]])
'''[[United States Army|US Military]]'''
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Patrick Donnelly]] ([[Zack Ward]])
*[[Jorge Figueroa]] ([[Amaury Nolasco]])
*[[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
'''[[Sector Seven]]'''
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Tom Banachek]] ([[Michael O'Neill]])

|c4=
*[[Mojo]] ([[Chester the Chihuahua]])
'''[[AllSpark Mutation]]s'''
*[[Nokia-bot]]
*[[Dispensor]]
*[[Steering wheel robot|Steering wheel]]
*[[Xbox 360 robot|Xbox 360]]
|nonumbering=true
}}
'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' - Brawl is named "Devastator" in the film itself, but "Brawl" in the toyline and most of the supporting media. Plot summaries and such will reflect whichever name is relevant to that being described.

==Quotes==
"Before time began, there was the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds and fill them with life. That was how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony, but like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil. And so began the war - a war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death, and the Cube was lost to the far reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home, searching every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to an unknown planet called... Earth. But we were already too late."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' opening narration

"Look, can you do me a favor—can you look out the window for a second? See my father? He's the guy in the green car? Let me tell you about a dream, a boy's dream, and a man's promise to that boy. He looked him in the eye and said "Son, I'm gonna buy you a car, but I want you to bring me two-thousand dollars and three A's." OK, I got the two thousand and two A's. OK, here's the dream. Your B minus? Pfff! Dream gone. Kaputt. Sir, just ask yourself... what would [[Jesus]] do?"
:—'''Sam Witwicky''' negotiates a better mark for his Family Genealogy project

'''Bobby Bolivia:''' What with the semi-classic nature of the vehicle, slick wheels and custom paint job— 
'''Sam:''' The paint's faded! 
'''Bobby:''' Y-yeah, but it's custom. 
'''Sam:''' It's custom faded? 
'''Bobby:''' Well, it's your first car, I wouldn't expect you to understand. ''[turns to Ron]'' Five grand. 
'''Ron:''' No, not paying over four. Sorry. 
'''Bobby:''' ''[turns back to Sam]'' Kid, c'mon, get out, get out of the car. 
'''Sam:''' No, no, no, you said cars pick their drivers! 
'''Bobby:''' Well, sometimes they pick a driver with a cheap-ass father—out of the car. 
:—Negotiations over [[Bumblebee (Movie)|the car]] at [[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo]]

''[Sam's car leaves in a huge puff of black smoke]'' 
"Wow... you are so cheap." 
"It's his first car... supposed to be like that."
:—'''Judy Witwicky''' comments on the car's condition to '''Ron'''

'''Capt. Lennox:''' I need a credit card! Epps, where's your wallet? 
'''Sgt. Epps:''' Pocket! ''[fires gun]'' 
'''Lennox:''' Which pocket? 
'''Epps:''' My ''back'' pocket! ''[fires gun]'' 
'''Lennox:''' You got ten back pockets! 
'''Epps:''' Left cheek! Left cheek! ''Left cheek!'' 
:—Calling the Pentagon from Qatar gets complicated.

"Ready, heat's coming!" 
"What, BRING IT!" 
:—'''Lennox''' and '''Epps''' giving the green light for Strike Package Bravo to attack

'''Optimus Prime''': Are you Samuel James Witwicky, descendant of Archibald Witwicky? 
'''Mikaela Banes''': They know your name! 
'''Sam''': Uh... Yeah? 
'''Optimus Prime''': My name is Optimus Prime. 
:—Admit it, you stood up and cheered and/or wept from joy after this exchange.

"The parents are... irritating. Can I take them out?"
:—'''Ironhide''' meets the family

'''Jazz''': What about Bumblebee? We can't just leave him to die! And become some human experiment! 
'''Optimus Prime''': He'll die in vain if we don't accomplish our mission. Bumblebee is a brave soldier. This is what he would want. 
'''Ironhide:''' Why are we fighting to save the humans? They're a primitive and violent race. 
'''Optimus Prime:''' Were we so different? They are a young species. They have much to learn... but I've seen goodness in them. [[Make Prime Speak|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings]]... You all know there is only one way to end this war: We must destroy the Cube. If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest. 
'''Ratchet:''' That's suicide! The Cube is raw power—it could destroy you both. 
'''Optimus Prime:''' A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet... We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes. It's been an honor serving with you all. Autobots, roll out! 
'''Jazz''': We rollin'! 
:—The Autobots discuss their next move.

"Do you want a piece of me?! Do you want a piece-" 
"NO! I want TWO!" ''[rips Jazz in half]'' 
:—'''Jazz''', showing no fear and '''Megatron''', showing cruelty and cleverness

"Humans don't deserve to live." 
"They deserve to choose for themselves!" 
"Then you will die with them! Join them in extinction!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' have some mid-battle banter, ''Transformers'' style

"Give me the AllSpark, and you may live to be my ''pet''." 
"I'm never giving you this AllSpark!" 
"Oh, ''so'' unwise..."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Sam Witwicky''' have a tense moment on a Mission City rooftop.

"At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' plagiarises a much better movie.

"With the AllSpark gone, we cannot return life to our planet. And fate has yielded its reward: a new world to call... home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight... but watching over them in secret... waiting... protecting. I have witnessed their capacity for courage, and though we are worlds apart, like us, there's more to them than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars: We are here... we are waiting."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration

==Errors==
* Sunset occurs roughly every fifteen minutes. Possibly indicative of time passage, but a little too much to not warrant mention in the actual movie. Specific instances:
**When the radar operator at SOCCENT base first spots Blackout, he reports him as an "inbound unidentified infiltrator, ten miles out". [[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] dispatches two F-22s, which intercept Blackout still in broad daylight. When Blackout lands at the base, it's suddenly sunset. As the soldiers round him up, it rapidly turns dark within what appears to be seconds. Once Blackout transforms, it's already night.
**When Mikaela walks home from the lake, the sun is still shining. Sam tells Miles that she "lives ten miles from here". After he picked her up, Bumblebee feigns an engine problem. By the time Sam gets him running again, the sky is still in an early stage of pre-sunset. By the time Sam drops Mikaela at her home, it's night again.
**Barricade assaults Sam in the middle of the day. Bumblebee intervenes and drives off with Sam and Mikaela still in broad daylight. During the ensuing car chase, sunset abruptly occurs once Bumblebee has left the warehouse, and it promptly turns night between shots. (The chase scene was actually intended to be longer; see "[[#Changes before, during and after production|changes before, during and after production]]" below.)
* The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) used by the US Air Force to investigate Scorponok's attack on Captain Lennox is modeled after the {{w|MQ-9 Reaper}}, but is identified as the {{w|MQ-1 Predator}}. Also, neither of these UAVs use jet engines.
[[File:MovieTaxis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|These shots were ''shown in sequence'', believe it or not.]]
* After Maggie copies the signal to take to Glen, she hails a black and white cab, but she's dropped off at Glen's house by an all-white cab. (The "cab hailing" footage originally came from a deleted scene near the beginning of the movie when Maggie was late for work.), and are two different models of the Crown Victoria taxicab.
* When Sam's car breaks down and Mikaela gets out to look at the engine, she leaves the passenger door open. When the car restarts and Sam leaves to close the hood, the passenger side door is now shut. But hey, maybe that was Bumblebee.
* Mikaela identifies Bumblebee's engine as having a "high-rise, double-pump carburetor" but the engine shown has no such carburetor.
* When Sam spots Barricade, there's nobody visible in the police car. The police officer hologram only appears in one shot after Sam is hit by the door.
* After Bumblebee backs into a corner of the power plant to evade Barricade, there is a close up shot of him spinning his wheels to make his getaway. However, the shot of the wheels spinning is at a different location: the empty warehouse that Bumblebee and Barricade had raced through moments earlier.
* Possibly an error, or possibly just a confusing shot setup, but when Bumblebee makes his escape, Barricade appears to change positions multiple times as camera angles change. Bumblebee guns his engines as Barricade is just starting to cross in front of him, but as Bumblebee speeds backwards, Barricade has backtracked well out of the way.
* After scanning his new Concept Camaro alt-form, Bumblebee's robot body displays either battle-worn parts or brand new parts at random times for the duration of the film.
[[File:MovieJazzBarricadeLicensePlates.jpg|thumb|Barricade has the plate before Jazz even comes to Earth, so it's not a trophy or anything...]]
* As long as Bumblebee transforms into a 1976 Camaro, his license plate consistently reads "489 PCE" both in vehicle and robot mode. After scanning his modern Camaro alternate mode, the license plate changes too... which isn't actually an error. What ''is'' an error, though, is that the new license plate keeps changing from "900 STRA" in vehicle mode to "4NZZ454" in robot mode.
*Jazz's license plate is equally inconsistent: On his robot mode chest it's "1-4027E", but during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], he sports the license plate "664 NLZO" in vehicle mode. What's worse, "1-4027E" is also ''Barricade's'' license plate in vehicle mode, as can be seen when he slows down and then accelerates again after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee.
* During the scene where Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, quite possibly a Peterbilt logo.
* Portions of Optimus Prime's right arm are rendered blue instead of red and lack the flame deco in multiple brief shots throughout the movie. Scenes where this error can be glimpsed include Optimus' first transformation from truck to robot mode, the Autobots leaving Sam's house, during and after the confrontation with Sector Seven, the Autobots meeting at the observatory, and during Optimus' transformation in the final battle.
* After being apprehended by Sector Seven, Sam's wardrobe keeps changing between his Strokes shirt and a brown sweatshirt that appeared out of nowhere.
* When Simmons replays Sam's "last words" recorded onto his cell phone, it doesn't match what he said in the scene where he actually recorded them.
* When the Autobots arrive to rescue Sam and Mikaela from Agent Simmons, Ironhide is the first Autobot to reach the damaged SUV and the other Sector Seven agents. Behind him, Ratchet is making his way towards the SUV, while Jazz and Bumblebee have their respective weapons drawn. However, in the very next shot, Ratchet's gun is suddenly in front of Ironhide, who is now making two short steps towards the SUV, while Jazz's gun has been replaced by his hand (which he uses to pull Sector Seven's guns away magnetically). In the shot after that, Jazz is just standing around sans Sector Seven guns, while Bumblebee wanders up and draws his gun...again.
[[File:Movie2007 Keller OBVIOUSVISUALAID.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Yer days're numbered now, Decepti-creeps.]]
* When Banachek shows Keller photographs of the Decepticon that destroyed the [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] [[Beagle 2 Rover]], and supposedly a photo of Blackout taken by Epps during the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, "Blackout's photo" is clearly taken during the day, complete with the sun behind the Decepticon as a major light source, whereas the attack on SOCCENT took place in the evening. This was either a continuity error, a ham-handed attempt to make the audience realise the attackers in both photos are one and the same by making the photos look similar, or a left-over from an earlier script that specifically describes the attack as happening in the early morning.
** Not to mention that the actual Beagle 2 was a '''''European''''' Space Agency '''''lander''''', not a [[NASA]] Rover.
* During the montage where Bumblebee's frozen body is being transported inside Hoover Dam via a moving platform whilst the Autobots discuss his fate, in one of the shots the physical Bumblebee prop is missing its distinctive car doors.
* During the first half of the movie, Maggie is wearing a slim striped skirt, but she is suddenly dressed in 3/4 jeans in the scene when they arrive at Hoover Dam.
* When the Autobots cross paths with Bumblebee, Sam and the Allspark, during the close-up on Optimus, Ratchet's rear reflection can be seen in the bumper of the truck. However, Optimus is the first in the line at this time. Ratchet will only be in front of him a few shots later, when the Autobots have turned around to follow Bumblebee.
[[File:Movie Barricade finalappearance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
* As the Decepticons are coming up behind the Autobots on the highway, the wide-angle shot of the entire highway shows us that the traffic directions have been swapped on both sides of the road. The side that the Autobots and Decepticons are on, driving ''towards'' the camera, shows road and destination signs that would only be seen if they were driving ''away'' from the camera. Likewise, on the other side of the divider, the traffic (likely civilian vehicles in real-life) are driving in the opposite direction than what they are supposed to. Hilariously, while this is all going on, the overpass above them is full of parked cars with people watching the filming of the scene. Couldn't they have just cropped the people above out at the ''very'' least?
* This may not be an error, but Barricade seems to disappear after being driven off the road during the highway scene, as he is never shown again in the movie or the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]]. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] later pulls the same trick in said sequel.
* When Brawl first shows up to the battle, Sam is standing next to Mikaela watching as the Decepticon tank approaches and then he takes off running. The next shot cuts back to Mikaela spotting the abandoned tow truck she's about to use to transport Bumblebee out of the city. The shot after that shows Sam is sitting in the rubble next to the AllSpark as Bumblebee crawls over to him. The last shot cut in with the previous shots makes it look as if Sam ran away just to sit down in the middle of the battlefield. Come on, Sam, where's your head at?
* When Ironhide transforms and performs a somersault to dodge Brawl's missiles, he is seen rising first, then falling. At that moment, he is already almost at the ground, low enough to touch the ground if he stretched his arms. However, on the next scene, he has gone much higher up, high enough to fire both the cannons on his arms then perform a midair somersault.
* When Lennox arrives as Sam and Mikaela are supposedly strapping Bumblebee with the tow truck's chains, Bumblebee is not actually there. When the shot changes angles to the other side of the truck, Bumblebee is sitting right beside the truck while Sam directs Mikaela to wrap Bumblebee in the chains. When Lennox tells Sam to evacuate the Cube, subsequent camera angles from this side of the truck are actually where Bumblebee was moments earlier, but he's not there again (it is unlikely the angle was meant to be from Bumblebee's perspective). When Sam starts to run off and Mikaela calls him back, Bumblebee is once again clearly not sitting beside the truck. In fact, the space he once occupied has the beige van he crawled out of, earlier in the battle. What makes this all the more bizarre is that the life-sized Bumblebee prop was actually used for some of the scenes that depict Bumblebee strapped to the tow truck.
[[File:MovieTowTruckNumbers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Mike changed phone numbers while giant robots were fighting in the city.]]
* After Optimus Prime and Megatron land in the city streets after flying through the office tower, Megatron throws the Autobot leader a short distance away, causing him to land on a parked car. After Megatron forms his fusion cannon, Optimus Prime has suddenly moved further down the street and the car he crushed, along with the other abandoned cars, have vanished. Also, in this shot, Optimus' feet don't make craters or any visible mark on the concrete. Yet, when Optimus is running from the Sector Seven Agents, he's making huge craters while he is side-stepping cars. (This comes with weighing over four tons and running 40 miles an hour.) Additionally, Optimus stops at the intersection just in front of Megatron to pull out his Ion blaster in this shot, but when it cuts to a shot to the left-front of Optimus, he is only mid-way up the street, and there is a parked yellow cab at the curb which was empty seconds earlier. Funnily enough, this curb was where the crushed car was parked.
* During the fight towards the end of the film between Megatron and Optimus, it is shown that Optimus is about the same size as Megatron in robot mode. Yet, in vehicle mode, Megatron is a great deal larger than Optimus is. Similarly, Starscream seems to be smaller than Megatron in robot form, leading to the logical conclusion that he is smaller than Optimus as well. Yet in vehicle mode, he is nearly four to five times larger, seeing as an F-22 Raptor is a great deal larger than a Peterbilt 379 tractor cab. And they say they don't have [[scale]] problems.
* For the battle in Mission City, see [[Mission City#Notes]].
*The phone number on the doors of the tow truck is "800-555-0199" when Mikaela is driving it, but when she gets out, the number changes to "800-555-MIKE". The font is slightly different, too.
* In the battle at Mission City, Brawl very clearly fires 3 missiles out of his shoulder-mounted missile launcher, but before he dies, all 4 missiles are in his missile launcher. Then again, this could just be a sort of 'auto-reload' thing the Transformers have going on, as they probably wouldn't get very far in battle if they were only limited to 4 missiles each.
* When Keller is meeting with the other officials, he says they're going to dump the bodies of the Decepticons into the Laurentian Abyss, the deepest place on the planet. The deepest place on the planet is the Mariana Trench.

===Explicable discrepancies===
* Sam and Mikaela, as well as Maggie and Glen arrive at Hoover Dam on the same helicopter despite being from opposite ends of the country. Occasionally cited as an error, it is actually a narrative oversight, as it is likely that Sam and Mikaela were held in custody at a U.S. Air Base while waiting for Maggie and Glen to arrive with Secretary Keller's party by plane, then they all left for Hoover Dam together on the helicopters.

* There are some problems with Simmons's statement about various technologies being reverse-engineered from Megatron. Cars came about in one shape or form at about the turn of the century, and spaceflight technology was pioneered by German and Soviet scientists. (This is possibly what [[Sector Seven|they]] ''want'' you to think.) Then again, [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] also thinks that [[Nokia]] is a Japanese company...

* Most people mistakenly confuse the date of Megatron's discovery with the date the Hoover Dam was built. Based on the various dates given by Banachek, it's clear that Megatron was ''left in the Arctic'' for many years before being moved to Hoover Dam, making his discovery easily pre-date cars.

==Transformers references==
The movie contains a number of nods and winks to previous iterations of ''Transformers'', primarily from ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''. Some of these were included in direct response to urgings of the fans; others originated with the production crew.

* The basic story set-up is similar to many iterations of the ''Generation 1'' story — two warring factions, the noble Autobots and the power-hungry Decepticons, arrive on Earth having left their devastated home planet, the war-torn mechanical world of Cybertron.
* Many of the featured Transformers are re-imagined versions of characters from ''Generation 1''. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in particular are similar in physical form and characterization to their movie incarnations. The Movie versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] differ in appearance but fulfill story roles similar to their original versions.
* Though the characters are new, "[[Frenzy (disambiguation)|Frenzy]]", "[[Scorponok (disambiguation)|Scorponok]]", "[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]/[[Devastator (disambiguation)|Devastator]]", "[[Blackout (disambiguation)|Blackout]]", "[[Barricade (disambiguation)|Barricade]]", and "[[Bonecrusher (disambiguation)|Bonecrusher]]" are all names that have been used on Transformer characters before.
* Blackout's symbiotic relationship with Scorponok originated as an interpretation of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his cassette troops. Frenzy's transformation into a portable stereo is likewise an homage to Soundwave's cassette deck alternate form.
* Sam shares his last name with the [[Witwicky (surname)#Generation 1 continuity family|main human allies]] of the Autobots in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]]. Like Spike before him, he's closest to Bumblebee.
* The Autobot faction symbol seen on Bumblebee and others is basically unchanged from its ''Generation 1'' appearance.
* The AllSpark takes its name from [[Transformer afterlife|a concept]] originally introduced in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
* The original G1 [[transformation]] sound pops up several times during the course of the film, such as Blackout's first conversion sequence (though truth be told it sounds more like it's being broadcast from a loudspeaker.)
[[File:Movie BoliviasFinestQualityUsedCars 2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.]]
* In his first appearance, Bumblebee parks next to a yellow Volkswagen Beetle — the alternate form of [[Bumblebee (G1)|G1 Bumblebee]].
* When instructing the Autobots to escape Sector Seven and when they later head for Hoover Dam, Optimus Prime delivers his catchphrase from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon, ordering them to [[Roll out|"Roll out!"]]
* Sam's surmise that the Transformers come from Japan is [[TakaraTomy|not entirely inaccurate]].
* Prime references "the spark in my chest". [[Spark]]s — the life-force that makes Transformers alive — have been an integral part of Transformers fiction since ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.
* Although the Transformers' primary energy supply, [[Energon]], does not make an established physical appearance in the film, its name appears on the license plate of an SUV thrown through the air during Megatron's rampage in [[Mission City]].
* Optimus Prime's line "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings" is the quote from his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|original 1984 toy's]] [[bio]]. At least one of the reasons for the inclusion of this line was because it won in an online contest conducted by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] in late 2006, named "[[Make Prime Speak]]".
* Prime's line "...one shall stand; one shall fall" comes from the 1986 animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* The scene in which Jazz yanks aside Brawl's tank barrel is a direct homage to a similar sequence from TF:TM involving [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]].
* Ironhide's complaint that [[Mojo]] "leaked lubricant" on his foot references a [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|favorite]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|exclamation]] [[Power Play!|of his]] ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Ironhide (G1)|counterpart]], "Leakin' lubricant!" The phrase originated with his [[The Transformers Universe|original character outline]], stating that "he [refers to] excessive talking as 'leaking lubricant.'"
* Sam telling Mikaela that there's "more than meets the eye... with you" quotes the slogan used in the toy line, also included in the G1 series [[theme song]].
*Megatron wields a flail in the Mission City battle, just as he did in his fight with Optimus Prime in the second-ever G1 episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".

==Other editions==
The 2007 ''Transformers'' film has more than one "cut."

* The worldwide theatrical release was essentially identical all around the world with a few minor exceptions.
* In the Philippines, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board required the censoring of the word "masturbation" to change the film's rating from PG-13 to G.<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/headlines/5990/how-%E2%80%98transformers%E2%80%99-rocked-mtrcb How ‘Transformers’ rocked the MTRCB] from The Philippine Star</ref>
*Glen's line, "that killer robot is really distracting", was cut from DVD releases. However, it is featured in the official novelization of the movie and at least one trailer.
* The {{w|IMAX}} edition of the movie features two minutes of additional footage in the form of slightly extended scenes and very brief new scenes. Added material includes the following:
**Before heading to the lake party, Sam is shown picking Miles up at his house. Miles derides Sam's choice of car colors.
**After Sam is questioned by the sheriff at the police station, he is given an anti-drug bumper sticker and shown the "{{w|This is Your Brain on Drugs}}" [[Public service announcement|PSA]] starring {{w|Rachel Leigh Cook}}.
**After abducting Sam and Mikaela, Agent Simmons uses a device to monitor Sam's pupil dilation while interrogating him in the truck. He also remarks that he has "been there" when it comes to women with criminal records.
**Upon arriving at Hoover Dam, Simmons remarks colorfully that it is "Area 50". A few minutes later, he lists the nicknames of all the U.S. Presidents to have toured the facility.
**In Mission City, Lennox acquires short-range radios from a gun-toting, but easily flattered, pawn shop owner.
*Strangely, the televised versions of the film feature different synthesized effects on all of the Transformers' voices. These changes result in the Autobots and Decepticons sounding like they are talking inside a tin can. Why this difference is present and where the changes originally came from are unknown.
*The [[Cartoon Network]] broadcast of the film replaces some of the curses with other words. Sam's parents' "family discussion" is toned down a bit, with [[Judy Witwicky|Judy's]] line about masturbation removed.

==Prequel material==
* ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday]]''
: A novel about the truth behind humankind's first venture into space and how that event is related to the Transformers' presence on Earth, both past and present.

* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel]]''
: A four issue limited series comic book from [[IDW Publishing]], released before the movie's debut. It chronicles the events which bring the Transformers to [[Earth]].

* "[[Interlude (Movie Prequel)|Interlude]]" (also originally published as ''Transformers Movie Prequel'')
: A short comic book by IDW, produced in cooperation with [[Target]], available (online) from Target's website and (in printed form) at BotCon and in theaters, following Bumblebee's early search for clues on Earth.

* "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]" (also originally published as ''Transformers Movie Prequel'')
: A mini-comic by IDW, produced in cooperation with Target, available (online) from Target's website and (in printed form) as a Target exclusive bonus pack-in with the Movie DVD, showing the Decepticons' arrival on Earth.

* The ''[[Movie Prequel Special]]''
: A mass retail release that contains reprints of both "Planetfall" and "Interlude" (now with individual story titles) in collected form.

* ''[[Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Beginnings]]''
: A not-really-animated animatic version of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' comics, voiced by some of the actors from the movie, the game and a bunch of other people. Included on a [[Walmart]] exclusive bonus DVD available with the Movie DVD.

* ''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers]]''
: A monthly comic published in the UK by [[Titan Books]], featuring new adventures set before the movie in its initial six issues (in addition to reprints of stories originally published by IDW). They were reprinted by IDW in the ''[[Transformers: Saga of the Allspark|Saga of the Allspark]]'' mini-series.

Some dialog in the film contradicts the prequel material, specifically pertaining to the years in which the frozen Megatron was moved from the Arctic to Hoover Dam, and exactly when the Decepticons arrived on Earth. Some of the prequel material contradicts the ''other'' prequel material... at least till [[John Barber]] fixed some of them on his [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|''Dark of the Moon'' tie in comics]].

==Adaptations==
*''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]''
A novelization of the film by [[Alan Dean Foster]].
*''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]''
IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of the film.

'''Children Adaptations'''
*''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]''
A novelization of the film for kids.

==Sequels==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Bumblebee (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)}}
Four sequels to this film have been produced and released worldwide, with two prequel movies following soon after, albeit taking some liberties with the continuity.

*''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''
A five-issue comic sequel to the film published by [[IDW Publishing]].

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Transformers: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Transformers: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
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{{main|Transformers (film)/home video}}
* '''US:''' [http://tformers.com/US-To-Get-Transformers-DVD-HD-DVD-October-16th/8350/news.html October 16th, 2007] (DVD, HD-DVD), [http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1175/transformers2007.html September 2nd, 2008] (Blu-ray)
* '''Australia:''' November 1, 2007 (DVD)
* '''United Kingdom:''' December 3, 2007 (DVD, HD-DVD), September 8th, 2008 (Blu-ray)

There are nearly a dozen store [[exclusive]] [http://tformers.com/Transformers-DVD-Exclusives-Who-Gets-What/8534/news.html versions and sales premiums of the DVD.] They include:

* [[Target]] and HMV UK: transforming Optimus Prime display case.
* Best Buy: [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] and battle-damaged Optimus Prime.
* [[Walmart]]: [[Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Beginnings]] "animated" prequel material.
* Borders: "Making Of" book.
* Circuit City: password unlocking 15 minutes of exclusive online behind-the-scenes featurettes, covering the voice recording sessions, prop construction, stunt work, and early CG tests and animatics.
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==Theatrical posters==
{{picsneeded|Any other official posters not depicted here}}
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File:Transformers2007teaserposter.jpg|Teaser poster
File:Movie2007 Autobot promo poster.jpg|Autobot promo poster
File:Movie2007 Decepticon promo poster.jpg|Decepticon promo poster
File:Prime-Sam-Mikaela-poster.jpg|Promotional poster
File:Movie2007 Megatron onesheet.jpg|Megatron one sheet
File:Movie2007 Prime onesheet.jpg|Optimus Prime one sheet
File:Movie2007_final_standee.jpg|Standee, also used as a poster
File:Movie2007 humans internationalposter.jpg|International "Humans" poster/US theatrical poster
File:Movie2007 Sphere internationalposter.jpg|International "Sphere" poster
File:Movie2007 Bumblebee internationalposter.jpg|International Bumblebee poster
File:Movie2007 Prime internationalposter.jpg|International Optimus Prime poster
File:Movie2007 Megatron internationalposter.jpg|International Megatron poster
File:Movie2007_Korean_poster.jpg|South Korean theatrical release poster
File:Movie2007 Japanese Aprilpromo poster.jpg|Japanese April 2007 promotional poster
File:Movie2007_Japanese_release_poster.jpg|Japanese theatrical release poster
File:Movie2007_IMAX_poster.jpg|IMAX promotional poster
File:Movie2007_IMAX_releaseposter.jpg|IMAX release poster
File:Movie2007 handsmashy ver7 poster.jpg|Used as a prominent skyscraper advert
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie set multiple records when it opened, including biggest opening week gross for a non-sequel ($155.4 million), biggest Tuesday release gross ($27.4 million), biggest July 4 gross ($29 million), and the biggest film opening in mainland China ($3 million) [http://www.china.org.cn/english/entertainment/217368.htm].
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|left|350px|thumb|Oh, how it pains me to do this.]]
The movie closed domestically on [[November 8]], [[2007]], during which time it took in $319,246,193. (Domestic gross accounted for $310,578,372 before the IMAX version's release.) It has earned a worldwide gross of $709,709,780.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers06.htm]</ref>

{{quote|I didn't sleep through it the way I Novocained my way through the awful ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', but by the time it ended, I thought I might have vertigo or whiplash, or both, and I certainly lost more than a few of my remaining I.Q. points|[http://www.observer.com/2007/bay-bombs-again Rex Reed]}}

{{quote|It's goofy fun with a lot of stuff that blows up real good, and it has the grace not only to realize how preposterous it is, but to make that into an asset.|Roger Ebert}}

{{quote|But it's tough to really care about questions like, "Why did that happen?" or even "What's going on?" when you’re constantly interrupted by "Oh my goodness! Giant robots! Weeee!"|Peter Suderman|[http://tinyurl.com/373rps The National Review]}}

Critical reception was hit-and-miss, [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_movie/ more positive than negative but not by a lot], though it's sometimes hard to tell how many negative reviewers were more interested in criticizing [[Michael Bay]] in general over the movie itself. Otherwise, the most common negatives involved it being a generally think-free "spectacle"-style movie; even those who rated the movie positively noted it was a pure "popcorn" movie meant to wow its audience with [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] and explosions rather than make them think (Richard Roper noted in his "thumbs up" review "it has no nutritional value"). Whether one considers that a good or bad thing for a movie and if the movie was enough fun to overcome that is, of course, highly debatable. The other main culprit, again noted by many of the positive reviews, was its long running time, particularly the overly-chaotic, often hard-to-follow final big-bang extended ending action sequence. ([http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/REVIEWS/70620006/1023 Roger Ebert] noted that this sequence was what made him give the movie three out of four stars rather than the full four.)

From the fan and general audience point of view, Transformers was generally favored. However, there have been division over the amount of human stories at the expense of the robots. Its status with the greater ''Transformers'' fandom has swayed over time. Initially, opinions were just as mixed-but-generally-favorable as with the general public (with [[GEEWUN|its changes to established Transformers characters, designs and mythos]] being an additional point against the movie for those who disliked it). When ''Revenge of the Fallen'' came out and became infamous for being such a financial and cultural success despite its critical drubbing, many fans' distaste towards ''ROTF'' extended to the first movie as well, and it wasn't uncommon for it to be lumped together with its sequels as one of the worst film series and ''Transformers'' incarnations of all time. Over time, as hype and backlash for the movie series died down, many fans started looking back at the first movie more positively; it isn't uncommon to find reviews and opinion pieces that berate the sequels, or even the movie series as a whole, but claim that the first movie was (or may have been) the only good one. While some critics disliked taking a children's franchise and turning it into a gritty, "inappropriate" action movie with a ton of swearing and sexual innuendos, other fans felt this was a step forward for the franchise, with darker moments appearing in ''Animated'', ''Prime'' and the [[2005 IDW continuity]]. This also marked the end of Hasbro dubbing Takara's "anime" as American cartoons.

The Chinese gross ended up being $37m, a ''huge'' amount from China at the time. ''This'' is the film that made Hollywood sit up and court China, changing the very face of the industry.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/11/transformers-gears-up-for-another-1-billion-box-office-bounty/#659ff09e2325 Forbes: "'Transformers' Gears Up For Another $1 Billion Box Office Bounty"]</ref>

Transformers was nominated for three Oscars, in the fields of Achievement in Sound Editing, Achievement in Sound Mixing, and Achievement in Visual Effects. The sound awards went to ''The Bourne Ultimatum'', and the visual effects award went to ''The Golden Compass''.

Four sequels have been produced to date: ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' was released worldwide on [[June 24]], [[2009]], ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' was released on [[June 28]], [[2011]], ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]], and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' was released on [[June 21]], [[2017]]. A prequel-slash-reboot-slash-spin-off, [[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]] was released on [[December 21]], [[2018]].

According to a 2011 survey, the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie is the third most-pirated movie of all time.<ref><tt>The usual suspects were there, with "Avatar" (21 million downloads) taking top (dis?)honors, and "The Dark Knight" tying for second place with "Transformers" at 19 million downloads apiece.</tt>[http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/showbiz/movies/top-pirated-movies-ew/index.html Top 10 most pirated movies], October 14, 2011</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 144 min (original theatrical)<ref>The movie had some content cuts to meet the standards of some <s>oppressive regimes</s> quaint "developing world" rating boards.</ref> 
'''Aspect Ratio:''' 2.35:1 
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
{{collist|4|
* PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
* ? (Japan)
* 12A (United Kingdom)
* PG (Canada; British Columbia)<ref>''Transformers'' received a "14A" rating in British Columbia, but an appeal by the studio successfully reduced it to PG.</ref>
* G (Canada; Quebec)
* PG (Canada; Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)
* PG (Canada; Canadian Home Video Rating System)
* PG (Taiwan)
* IIA (China; Hong Kong)
* PG (Singapore)
* G (Philippines/MTRCB)
* U (France)
* U (Malaysia)
* M (Australia)
* M (New Zealand)
* TE (Chile)
* 10 (Brazil)
* 10M (South Africa)
* 11 (Denmark)
* K-11 (Finland)
* 11 (Norway)
* 11 (Sweden)
* 12 (Germany)
* 12A (Ireland)
* 12 (Netherlands)
* M/12 (Portugal)
* 12 (South Korea)
* 12 (Switzerland)
* 13 (Argentina)
* 14 (Peru)
* 12 (Poland)
* B (Mexico)
* 12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
[[File:Movie Castandcrew2.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Megatron? Is that you?!]]
* Executive Producer: [[Steven Spielberg]]
* Executive Producer: [[Brian Goldner]]
* Director: [[Michael Bay]]
* Producers: [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Ian Bryce]], [[Tom DeSanto]], [[Don Murphy]]
* Story by: [[Alex Kurtzman]] & [[Roberto Orci]] and [[John Rogers]],
* Screenwriters: [[Alex Kurtzman]] & [[Roberto Orci]]
* Music by: [[Steve Jablonsky]]

====Visual Effects====
* Visual Effects by: [[Industrial Light & Magic]], [[Digital Domain]], [[Asylum VFX]]
* Production Designer: [[Jeff Mann]]
* Lead Robot Illustrator: [[Ben Procter]]
* Illustrators: [[James Clyne]], [[Tim Flattery]]
* ILM Visual Effects Supervisior: [[Scott Farrar]]
* Art Director: [[Alex Jaeger]]
* Animation Supervisors: [[Scott Benza]], [[Dan Taylor (ILM)|Dan Taylor]]
* Animators: [[Charles Alleneck]], [[C. Michael Easton]], [[Keiji Yamaguchi]]
* Animatronics by: [[K.N.B. Effects Group]]

====Locations Department====
(winners of the California On Location Award [http://www.californiaonlocationawards.com/] for "Production Company / Location Team of the Year for Feature Films")

* Supervising Location Manager: '''Ilt Jones'''
* Location Managers: '''Michael J. Burmeister''', '''Fermín Dávalos''', and '''Emre Sonmez'''
* Key Assistant Location Managers: '''Michael Wesley Aycock''', '''Leann Emmert''', '''Perri Fichtner''', '''Ronald M. Haynes''', '''Jonathan Hook''', '''Kathy McCurdy''', '''Manny Padilla''', '''Lisa Patton''', '''Rob Swenson''', '''Marta Tomkiw''', and '''Scott Trimble'''
* Additional Key Assistant Location Managers: '''Brooks Bonstin''', '''Alexandre Chen''', '''Michael Chickey''', '''Martin J. Cummins'''
* Assistant Location Managers: '''Ces Hardy''' and '''Amanda Harrington'''
* Location Scouts: '''Stuart Raven Barter''', '''Richard Klotz''', '''James Lin''', and '''Keith Nakata'''
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==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
[[Image:JohnRogers.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|right|[[John Rogers]], who wrote the first draft of the script.]]
In 2000, director Joseph Kahn pitched his treatment for a live-action Transformers film to [[Sony]], but they eventually lost interest in a film. In 2003, producer [[Don Murphy]] had intended to produce a movie based on another [[Hasbro]] property, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. However, following the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003, a movie entitled "G.I. Joe" was no longer considered viable, so Carol Monroe, who was in charge of Hasbro's movie department at that time, suggested doing a ''Transformers'' movie instead.<ref name="murphylatino">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/on-set-interview-producer-don-murphy-on-transformers-1502 Latino Review interview with producer Don Murphy.]</ref> [[Tom DeSanto]] joined the project as a second producer and wrote a treatment that he and Murphy tried to shop around for a while. (The treatment would eventually remain entirely unused, but DeSanto would try to get a writing credit regardless, even though none of the screenwriters had ever actually ''seen'' his treatment.<ref name="bayspat">[http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-hollywood-deal/2007/07/05/michael-bays-spat-with-his-transformer-producers Rant by Michael Bay, deleted from his own blog, still mirrored on other sites]</ref>) The movie was officially announced for the first time in June 2003.<ref name="comingsoon">[http://web.archive.org/web/20030611151443/http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=238 Coming Soon announcing the movie.]</ref>

In 2004, after [[DreamWorks]] won a bidding war with New Line Cinema over the rights to the film, [[Steven Spielberg]] signed up as executive producer, while [[John Rogers]] was confirmed as screenwriter in November of the same year.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/03/rogers-writing-transformers IGN confirming Rogers as screenwriter.]</ref> In February 2005, Rogers was replaced by [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]],<ref name="ignkurtzorc">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/18/exclusive-new-transformers-writers IGN confirming Kurtzman and Orci as new screenwriters.]</ref> who drastically reworked Rogers' original script.<ref name="rogerscred">[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2007/07/proper-credits-for-transformers.html John Rogers confirming that Kurtzman and Orci drastically rewrote his script]</ref> Spielberg tried to convince [[Michael Bay]] to direct the movie in late July 2005, but Bay initially declined, having no interest in a "toy movie". He later changed his mind after attending "Transformers school" at Hasbro, but decided to make the movie "realistic" and accessible for adult viewers.<ref name="audio">Michael Bay's audio commentary on the ''Transformers'' DVD.</ref>

A few days after a list of names of the human cast had been leaked on the internet, [[Shia LaBeouf]] was confirmed as the first cast member.<ref name="ignshia">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/28/from-i-robot-to-transformers IGN confirming Shia LaBeouf.]</ref> Producer Don Murphy,<ref name="murphytfcon">[http://www.transformerscon.com/videos.php Don Murphy at the Canadian TransformersCon.]</ref> Hasbro<ref name="tfwtour">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/139273-botcon-2007-botcon-2007-hasbro-tour-updated-friday-12-45pm.html Hasbro tour report.]</ref> and the screenwriters<ref name="mtv">[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1554426/20070312/story.jhtml MTV.com interview with Kurtzman and Orci.]</ref> all favored [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]] as voice actors for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Bay had both audition, but only hired Cullen, while preferring [[Hugo Weaving]] as Megatron.<ref name="cgirobot">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070810172643/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/transformersmovie/004974570.cfm Wizard Universe article about the production of the movie.]</ref> However, Welker still got to voice Megatron (alongside Cullen as Prime) in the video game adaption of the movie, ''[[Transformers The Game]]'', as well as in ''[[Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Beginnings]]'', an animated (sort of) version of [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|prequel comic mini-series]] that was available on a Wal*Mart exclusive bonus disc included with the movie DVD.
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===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
[[File:Crosssell-movie.jpg|left|upright=2.2|thumb|Toyline The Movie The Toyline.]]
In addition to acting as a licensor, Hasbro also actively participated in the development of the movie, starting with an introduction into the world of the Transformers, called the "Transformers School", for everyone involved, including [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="paramountbotcon">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=8001 "Hasbro and Paramount Partnership Panel" at BotCon 2007.]</ref> Hasbro also had a say in the depiction of the Transformers in the movie, the selection of the voice actors,<ref name="tfwtour" /> naming the characters, working on the robot designs<ref name="lorenzoiesb">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2724&Itemid=99 IESB interview with Ian Bryce and Lorenzo di Bonaventura.]</ref> and the inclusion of "easter eggs", but no veto rights.<ref name="paramountbotcon" /> According to screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], Hasbro was more interested in an adequate adaption of the ''Transformers'' concept rather than ''only'' marketing the toyline.<ref name="orcihasbro">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2200611&postcount=239 Roberto Orci discussing Hasbro's involvement.]</ref> Nevertheless, Hasbro urged [[Michael Bay]] very early on to decide upon the Transformers characters to be used in the movie and their vehicle forms because of the long production run of the toys, even though the script wasn't completed yet by that point.<ref name="bayew">[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035285_20035331_20044598_3,00.html Entertainment Weekly interview with Michael Bay.]</ref> Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] then created the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|toys]] based on the designs developed by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]. Aside from this, Takara wasn't involved in the creation of the movie at all.<ref name="murphytformers">[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3945 TFormers interview with Don Murphy.]</ref>

Unlike other ''Transformers'' toylines (except for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''), Hasbro and Takara don't share the full rights to the movie toys: Paramount and ILM hold the rights to the robot designs, while the vehicle modes were licensed by companies such as General Motors ([[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]), Saleen ([[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]), Force Protection Industries ([[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]), the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]) and the Lockheed Martin Corporation ([[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]). Only [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] didn't require a license, since his vehicle mode in the movie was heavily genericized, and all manufacturer logos were removed.<ref name="edmundsveh">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Edmunds.com article on the vehicles featured in the movie.]</ref> TakaraTomy even identifies the Leader Class toy as a Kenworth W900 instead of a Peterbilt 379.<ref name="takaraprime">[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/movie/ma-01.html TakaraTomy product page for Leader Class Optimus Prime.]</ref>

Even though Hasbro didn't directly profit from the box office revenue, owning the ''Transformers'' brand allowed them to profit more from the toys than from licensed brands such as ''[[Spider-Man]]'' or ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''. In addition, Hasbro was able to give out over 240 licenses to third-party companies.<ref name="hasbrofall">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6912693.stm BBC reporting on Hasbro quarterly earnings for July 2007.]</ref> In the USA alone, Hasbro had sold more than three million toys from the movie line as early as July 2007,<ref name="cnnmoney">[http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/23/news/companies/hasbro/index.htm?section=money_topstories CNN Money story on Hasbro sales.]</ref> while Wal-Mart had earned more than five million $USD with the movie Transformers at the same time.<ref name="walmartmillion">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=143983 Wal-Mart employee Steevy Maximus reporting on sales figures for movie toys.]</ref> A lot of the movie toys were frequently sold out at many stores ("drought") due to a mix of popularity, stores underestimating said popularity (and thus not ordering enough toys), shipping problems in China and [[Toy scalping|scalpers]].

====US military====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Powerglide (DOTM)|Powerglide]]'s stealth cameo.]]
The [[United States military]] (via [[Philip Strub]] and the Defense Department's Film and Television Liaison Office) supported the movie by providing vehicles and soldiers. The vehicles included an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout)]], several F-22 Raptors (one of them serving as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s alternate mode), two A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets, an E-3 Sentry AWACS plane, an AC-130 Spectre gunship and two V-22 Ospreys. Many other airplanes are seen in the background like a few UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, several F-117 Nighthawks, and several cargo planes like the C-17 Globemaster and the C-130 Hercules. Therefore, ''Transformers'' is the first movie to feature real, non-CG F-22s.<ref name="afmil">[http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123061917 Air Force Space Command article on the movie.]</ref> Real soldiers trained with the actors who played military personnel<ref name="tyreselatino">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=2260 Latino Review interview with Tyrese Gibson and Josh Duhamel.]</ref> and were also featured as extras in the movie. Michael Bay even allowed them to improvise lines to make their military dialogue sound as "realistic" as possible.<ref name="nabbtfw">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb reporting his experience of working on the movie.]</ref> In return for their cooperation, Bay gave the military a say in their own depiction in the movie.<ref name="wired">[http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/15-07/trans_movie?currentPage=all Wired.com article on the movie.]</ref> The military, in turn, views the movie as a new form of recruitment.<ref name="aflink">[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123021491 Air Force Link article about the movie.]</ref>
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====Product placement====
[[File:Movie littlegirl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|I can haz pony?]]
Aside from advertising the ''Transformers'' toyline, the movie also features product placement for other companies, such as Apple, Yahoo, Burger King, Nokia, Panasonic, eBay and Hewlett-Packard. The machines given life by the Allspark include an Xbox 360 (including the original startup sound) and a [[Dispensor|Mountain Dew soda vending machine]]. In addition, the movie also features other Hasbro brands, such as ''[[My Little Pony]]'' and ''[[Furby]]'' (the latter being a property of Hasbro's subsidiary Tiger Electronics). Furthermore, all Autobots, with the exception of Optimus Prime, have vehicles provided by subsidiaries of General Motors as their [[alternate mode]]s, which saved Michael Bay $3 million of his budget.<ref name="bayew" />

Many of these cooperations were mutual: Burger King offered the obligatory Kids Meal toys based on the movie characters for the movie's theatrical launch, and General Motors and Mountain Dew ran TV ads under the titles "Transform Your Ride" and "Transform Your Summer", respectively. According to producers Ian Bryce and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, however, some of these brands, such as [[eBay]], were not originally included as part of a sponsoring deal, but had been part of the script from the beginning for story purposes on the writers' behalf.<ref name="lorenzoiesb" /> For the DVD release of the movie, meanwhile, ''additional'' "Cisco" logos were added into the movie that had not been there yet in the theatrical version.<ref name="dvdprod">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=38792 Allspark thread featuring comparison stills of the theatrical and DVD versions of the movie.]</ref>
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===Special effects===
[[File:Movie Scorponok headprop.jpg|right|thumb|This thing is wicked!]]
* Three quarters of the CG effects were done by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]. The other quarter was done by [[Digital Domain]], a company [[Michael Bay]] bought shortly before signing up to the ''Transformers'' movie.
* As seen in the bonus material for the Movie DVD, at least some of the ILM designers are actually Transformers fans. One of the animators, [[Charles Alleneck]], has his entire office decorated in more ''Transformers'' toys than a lot of "regular" fans might own.
* Physical props and set pieces were built for several of the Transformers' robot modes. Full body props for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (the 2009 Camaro body) and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] were used for scenes that involved direct interaction with the human cast. The Bumblebee prop (with detached legs) was also used for the scene where he was strapped to a [[Longarm (Movie)|tow truck]]. A set featuring the frozen lower half of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] body was also built. The rest is assorted bits and pieces, such as [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok's]] head and tail, a part of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s leg (including a wheel) and an unpainted, entirely blue version of his head plus a small part of the upper chest, and various semi-random chunks meant to represent the remains of the destroyed Decepticons dumped into the ocean (some of the parts meant to represent pieces of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] even feature markings found on a real-life MH-53 Pave Low helicopter).
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===Changes before, during and after production===
A lot of details about the movie changed during the pre-production phase (and even still during production and post-production):
[[File:Arceemovie.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|right|At least I got a toy out of this.]]
* The script was originally supposed to center around the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], but because the studio wanted to avoid association with the ''Matrix'' movie trilogy, it had to be renamed. For the longest time, the working name was "[[Energon]] Cube", which neither the fans nor producer [[Don Murphy]] were really happy with.<ref name="murphytfcon" /> Ultimately, it was renamed into the [[AllSpark]] for the final movie; however, the name "Energon Cube" is still used in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie, and was also used by [[Shia LaBeouf]] in a CBS interview immediately before the movie's official theatrical launch.<ref name="shiacbs">[http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3004937n?source=search_video CBS interview with Shia LaBeouf.]</ref>
* One of the Autobot characters in the early Kurtzman/Orci drafts was [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], who would have turned into a motorcycle. Even though Hasbro developed a toy based on the designs for the character, Arcee was dropped from the script and replaced with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]: Kurtzman and Orci didn't want to spend time explaining the purpose of "female" Autobots,<ref name="orciign">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/02/exclusive-interview-robert-orci?page=3 IGN interview with Roberto Orci.]</ref> and Michael Bay considered her too small as compared to the rest of the Autobots.<ref name="orciwizard">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070714214451/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/transformersmovie/005082421.cfm?page=1 Wizard interview with Kurtzman and Orci]</ref> Despite what fans commonly assume, however, the scene during the final battle in [[Mission City]] where [[William Lennox|Lennox]] uses an abandoned motorcycle for his assault on [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] wasn't added to the script until ''after'' Arcee had already been dropped from the script; however, had she ''not'' been dropped, she ''would'' have probably been that motorcycle.<ref name="arceelennox">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2288318-post539.html Orci once again clearing up the story between Arcee and the motorcycle Lennox uses during the final battle]</ref>
* Other Autobot characters considered by Orci and Kurtzman were [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]].<ref name="orcichara">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388609&postcount=280 Roberto Orci confirming various characters originally intended for the movie.]</ref> The last was eventually dropped because Orci and Kurtzman preferred the idea of "a Decepticon in disguise as a police vehicle".<ref name="orciprowl">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=365508&postcount=4411 Orci explaining why Prowl is not in the movie]</ref>
[[File:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|thumb|Next time, baby.]]
* [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] was conceived as [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]—matching [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] as a character based on a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]—in the first draft of the script.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1120447#post1120447 Unformatted script sample from first draft naming the Decepticon helicopter "Vortex" posted by Roberto Orci on Don Murphy's message board]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=In our first draft, before we even brought Bay on board, he was named Vortex. Don't remember him going through many other names.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions.180451/page-15#post-2212529|name=Roberto Orci|site=TFW2005|year=2008|month=07|day=09}}</ref>
* Kurtzman and Orci tried ''twice'' to include [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in the movie. At one point, the character that became Blackout was named Soundwave,<ref name="orciswave">"We considered having blackout BE soundwave, so there maybe some overlap conceptually."—[http://web.archive.org/web/20070928015818/http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=351304&postcount=4161 Roberto Orci on the ''Transformers'' movie forum, 2007/05/19]</ref> but Hasbro rejected that notion and insisted that Soundwave's [[alternate mode]] should have something to do with music.<ref name="murphyswave">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=97507&postcount=23 Post by Don Murphy at his message board.]</ref> Other preproduction names for Blackout included "Grimlock",<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> "Devastator"<ref name="procterdevas">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_32.html "Devastator" concept art at Ben Procter's online portfolio.]</ref> and "Incinerator".<ref name="procterinc">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_34.html "Incinerator" pre-production render at Ben Procter's online portfolio.]</ref>
* The second attempt would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape and tracked down [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]].<ref name="early" /> The "vehicle" part was later turned into a separate character, who was then given a different alternate mode (as a police cruiser) and eventually ended up as [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. Meanwhile, the "portable stereo" character also went through several changes, because Kurtzman and Orci eventually decided that the character didn't really do Soundwave justice, so they decided to change his name and save Soundwave for the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|sequel]].<ref name="webcast">[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808716430/video/2701721/20070418/2048/2701721-300-wmv-s.35907855-,2701721-300-flash-s.35907881-,2701721-100-wmv-s.35907849-,2701721-100-flash-s.35907874-,2701721-1000-wmv-s.35907866-,2701721-1000-flash-s.35907894-,2701721-700-flash-s.35907887-,2701721-700-wmv-s.35907861- Yahoo webcast with Kurtzman and Orci, revealing the final names of the movie characters.]</ref> The character went through some other working names such as "Boombot"<ref name="procterboom">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_45.html "Boombot" concept art at Ben Procter's online portfolio.]</ref> and "Soundbyte"<ref name="proctersbyte">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_54.html "Soundbyte" head study at Ben Procter's online portfolio.]</ref> and eventually ended up as [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].
* Other Decepticon characters considered by Orci and Kurtzman, aside from Soundwave, were [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]].<ref name="orcichara" /> The latter was originally supposed to be a minion of helicopter Soundwave, who would have chased [[William Lennox|Lennox]] and his crew through the jungle after the attack on their base. However, when the scene was changed from the jungle to the desert (and Soundwave was no longer Soundwave), Ravage was replaced by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].<ref name="orciravage">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirming that Scorponok replaced Ravage].</ref>
[[File:XXxtank.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|right|His [[holomatter]] avatar probably looks like Ice Cube.]]
* As mentioned above, because of the long production run of the toys, Hasbro urged [[Michael Bay]] very early on to decide upon the Transformers characters to be used in the movie and their vehicle forms, even though the script wasn't completed yet by that point.<ref name="bayew" /> As a result, many of the Decepticon characters in particular were chosen somewhat hastily, and aren't really based on established Transformers characters aside from their names. The tank used for [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (aka "Devastator") was a recycled prop originally built for the movie ''xXx: State of the Union'', while the mine protected vehicle used for [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] caught the filmmakers' attention because of a giant photoshopped fork depicted on the manufacturer's website.<ref name="enewsi">[http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=190&itemid=11213 Entertainment News International article on the making of the movie.]</ref>
* Other Decepticon characters featured in an early draft, aside from "Grimlock" (helicopter) and "Soundwave" (portable stereo/Humvee), were Brawl as a Jeep, Frenzy as a Piranha III mortar artillery vehicle, Onslaught as a mobile missile launcher, Octane as a tanker truck, and three jets named Blitzwing, Starscream and Devastator (a cargo plane, a 747 jet and F-16 fighter; the script doesn't say which is which). Instead of having been hiding on Earth for a while, they would have arrived there during the movie after having been summoned by Soundwave.<ref name="early" /> It's possible that the Piranha III later evolved into Stryker/[[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]].
* The "evil police car Decepticon" that replaced Prowl took over the "vehicle" portion of the second character originally conceived as Soundwave (which eventually became [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]). His vehicle form was originally supposed to be a Ford Crown Victoria, while his working name was "Brawl".<ref name="policebrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour].</ref> Eventually the character ended up as [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], with the vehicle mode being changed into a Saleen S281 "Extreme" Mustang, because Ford didn't want one of their cars used as a "villain". Therefore, Barricade sports no "Ford" logos in the movie.<ref name="edmundsveh" />
* Another Decepticon character intended to be in the movie had the working name "Stryker", named after his vehicle mode, a M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle.<ref name="stryker">[http://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=70&size=2&image=262 Unused design for "Stryker", revealed at the BotCon 2007 Hasbro tour.]</ref> It's possible that he had evolved from a character named "Frenzy" featured in an early script draft, who would have turned into a Piranha III. The character ultimately never made it into the movie, but Hasbro later turned the design into a toy regardless, named [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]].<ref name="tfwtour" />
* Michael Bay also considered having a Transformers character turn into an aircraft carrier, but eventually scrapped that idea for cost reasons.<ref name="ignround">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/13/transformers-roundtable-with-michael-bay?page=2 IGN roundtable with Michael Bay from the Australian press conference.]</ref> Orci and Kurtzman included the character in one of their drafts of the script,<ref name="orciaircraft">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387736&postcount=210 Roberto Orci confirming that the aircraft carrier was in one of the drafts.]</ref> and artist Tim Flattery created concept art.<ref name="flattery">Tim Flattery's concept art for the unused aircraft carrier Transformer: [http://timflattery.com/transformers/4.html Image 1], [http://timflattery.com/transformers/5.html image 2].</ref>
* Working names for the tank Decepticon were "Demolisher"<ref name="hasbrodemolisher">[http://www.hasbro.com/objects/content/wallpaper.cfm?img=wp_transformers651_1280.jpg&brand_id=496&lang_id=1 Wallpaper at Hasbro's website calling Brawl/Devastator "Demolisher".]</ref> and "Devastator", the latter of which had also been a working name for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] at one point. Even though [[Michael Bay]] confirmed in May 2006 that this was not the final name,<ref name="baysecret">[http://michaelbay.com/2006/05/12/a-little-secret-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay claiming that the Transformers' names circulating were "aliases".]</ref> screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman confirmed the final name to be "[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]" in April 2006,<ref name="webcast" /> and Hasbro used that name for all their toys based on the movie character, he identifies himself as "Devastator" in a subtitle in the movie itself. According to a fan who attended the Australian press conference, Bay had decided to use that name regardless,<ref name="griffin">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=1360922&postcount=122 Australian fan griffin-of-oz reporting from the Australian press conference].</ref> while Hasbro considered the name in the movie a "continuity error",<ref name="hasbrofuture">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=139268 Hasbro Transformers Future Product Unveiling panel at BotCon 2007.]</ref> and Orci even claimed that he and Kurtzman had pointed out said "error" in the editing room twice.<ref name="orcidevastator">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=368555&postcount=4479 Orci confirming the name "Devastator" to be an "error".]</ref>
* Michael Bay decided to have [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] not turn into a Volkswagen Beetle because he wanted to avoid similarities with [[Disney]]'s ''[[Herbie|Herbie, the Love Bug]]''.<ref name="bayew" /> Production Designer Jeff Mann originally suggested using a Dodge Super Bee as Bumblebee's alternate mode,<ref name="edmunds1976">[Edmun Edmunds.com article on the classic Bumblebee Camaro.]</ref> but eventually Bay signed a deal with General Motors that saved him $3 million of his budget, which is why Bumblebee turns into a Chevrolet Camaro in the movie.<ref name="bayew" />
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was originally intended to transform into a fire truck rather than a Search & Rescue Hummer. After being changed into a Hummer, he initially still retained a red and white deco, which later served as the inspiration for Hasbro's "Rescue Ratchet" redecos of the movie toys.<ref name="ratchettour">[http://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=70&size=2&image=285 Early designs for Ratchet shown at the BotCon 2007 Hasbro tour.]</ref>
* After designs of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had leaked on the internet, his head design was slightly revised following massive fan complaints.<ref name="murphysunday">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=764141&postcount=1 Don Murphy confirming that Megatron's head design was changed due to fan complaints.]</ref>
[[File:Movie Megatron olduglyface.jpg|right|thumb|The ice around his head takes a little longer to melt.]]
* The studio had originally preferred the Transformers not to talk ''at all'' throughout the movie, a notion Hasbro heavily contested.<ref name="tfwtour" /> Bumblebee still ended up being mute throughout most of the movie, which, according to Orci and Kurtzman, was inspired by Spielberg's ''E.T.'' and is supposed to signify that his friendship with Sam transcends words.<ref name="mtv" />
* Most drafts of the script started the movie with [[Archibald Witwicky]]'s discovery of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In the actual movie, this scene was moved to a later point, shown as a flashback (actually at two points, split into two parts). [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] [[Movie Adaptation issue 1|comic adaptation]] of the movie still has this as the opening scene.
* Also in one of the early drafts, the original reason for Mikaela's falling out with [[Trent DeMarco|Trent]] was not because he wouldn't let his "little bunny" drive his car, but because she refused to let him drive after having drunk beer. [[tvtropes:Main/Anvilicious|Anvilicious]] much?
* In an early draft, [[William Lennox|Lennox]] and his crew would have defeated [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] with a simple grenade, which would have "dissolved him at a molecular level". The air strike would have never happened, and Lennox wouldn't have established contact with the Pentagon until around the time when [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] were apprehended by [[Sector Seven]].<ref name="early" />
* In the same draft, Sam had left his grandfather's glasses at school. The Autobots would have distracted a security guard while Sam and Mikaela would have broken into their school. It would have been there that Sam would have learned about Mikaela's criminal past, and the scene would have ended with their arrest by Sector Seven.<ref name="early" />
* In some earlier drafts of the script, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was supposed to kill [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] too after he had finished off [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. That scene never made it into the final movie, and Barricade simply disappears with no explanation after Bonecrusher transforms; however, the scene still made it into Alan Dean Foster's [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie and IDW's [[Movie Adaptation issue 4|comic adaptation]].
* Also in earlier drafts of the script, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was supposed to kill [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] by consuming his [[Spark]]. Again, this is only explicitly confirmed in the novelization and IDW's comic adaptation of the movie, but not in the movie itself.
* During the rather truncated chase scene between Barricade and Bumblebee (see also "[[#Errors|errors]]" above), Barricade was to deploy some serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. Though these weapons were constructed and fitted to one of the Barricade prop vehicles, this scene was ultimately cut, explaining the abrupt shift to night time at the conclusion of the chase. Until artist [[Sean Haworth]] uploaded a photo of the weapon prop onto his website, the only official proof of the existence of these weapons was page 12 of IDW Publishing's [[Movie Adaptation issue 2]] and the RadioShack [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#XMODS Evolution Transformers|''XMODS Evolution'' Barricade radio control car's weapons and light upgrade kit]].
* In one draft of the script, one of the lead human characters died.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As far as death, we actually had one of the humans die in TF1 but we ended up cutting it.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions.180451/page-22#post-2232928|name=Roberto Orci|site=TFW2005|year=2008|month=07|day=18}}</ref> We don't know who!
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==Notes==
* The Autobot computer generated models consisted of 35,592 total pieces, 7,435,478 polygons, 95,247 rig nodes, and 20,258 texture maps. If laid end to end, the pieces would stretch 3.11 miles.
* For all the robots combined, there are 60,217 pieces of geometry, 123,509,502 polygons, 144,341 rigging nodes, and 34,215 texture maps.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12–17.</ref>
* The events of the movie span 4–5 days.
* Within the movie, neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons are referred to as "Transformers".
* As confirmed in the audio commentary on the movie DVD, director [[Michael Bay]] has a brief cameo as an innocent bystander getting flicked against a taxi cab by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].
* The "<tt>[322] days without a safety breach</tt>" sign behind Agent Simmons before they bring the [[Nokia-bot|cell phone]] to life relates to a piece of backstory that was cut from the final film. A researcher named [[James Farr (Movie)|James Farr]] was killed when a [[AX9-8946-09SU-1|robot they brought to life]] ran amok, causing the damage Glen comments on. The [[Sector Seven (game)|viral marketing campaign]] gives a date for Farr's death; [[March 16]], [[2006]]. This would chronologically place the primary events of the film as occurring over a 3-day period, [[January 30]]–[[February 1]], [[2007]].
*The two guard dogs that Sam encounters are played by a Belgian Malinois named Ammo and a Rottweiler named Nadine.
* In an interesting showing of unified marketing, the Japanese dub of the movie uses the English-market character and factions names (e.g., Autobot, Decepticon, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee) rather than the terms previously established in Japanese Transformers continuity (e.g., Cybertron, Destron, Convoy, Bumble). This influenced Takara's subsequent dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', where (for the most part) they retain the English-market names and factions.
* In a bit of a shocker, [[Simon Furman]] has said he personally isn't a fan of the films, though he believes they're great for what he inaccurately (and worryingly) described as "the intended audience" of young kids.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>
* In an unexpected celebrity-related moment, famed multi award-winning British actress {{W|Helen Mirren}}, a Dame Commander of the British Empire, was one of the guests at the June 27, 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival premiere of ''Transformers''. One wonders what she thought of it.<ref>[http://movies.about.com/od/transformers/ig/Transformers-Premiere-Photos/transformersprem34.htm Helen Mirren at the June 27, 2007 Los Angeles premiere of ''Transformers'';Rebecca Murray, Movies.About.com Guide]</ref>
* ''Transformers'' (ahem) "inspired" a [[Knockoff|direct-to-video movie]] called ''{{w|Transmorphers}}''. It got a {{w|Transmorphers: Fall of Man|prequel}} in 2009, starring {{w|Bruce Boxleitner}}, of all people. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
* Somewhat less embarrassing, ''Transformers'' also inspired the {{w|Knight Rider (2008 film)|2008 ''Knight Rider'' television movie}} and the {{w|Knight Rider (2008 TV series)|short-lived revival/sequel series}} that followed it.<ref name="varietykr">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972829?refCatId=14 Variety article about the then-upcoming 2008 ''Knight Rider'' revival]</ref> Furthermore, the special effects<ref name="madeatl">[http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2008/iron_man_production_details.htm ''Iron Man'' Full Production Notes]</ref> and the marketing campaign<ref name="imtie-ins">[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003692165 Brandweek article about the ''Iron Man'' marketing campaign.]</ref> both served as inspirations for the 2008 {{w|Iron Man (2008 film)|''Iron Man'' movie}}.
* The [[:File:2007Movie_DVD.jpg|single-disk DVD]] truncates the title ("TRANS" above "FORMERS") similarly to how it appeared in ''[[The Transformers]]'', in contrast to the movie posters and other home releases using it as a single word.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers''''' (トランスフォーマー ''Toransufōmā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng''''' (變形金剛, 变形金刚, "Transformers")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery''''' (Трансформеры, "Transformers")

==External links==
* [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=68329&p=irol-newsArticlePR&ID=421174 June 11, 2003 Press Release announcing the movie.]
* [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418279/ ''Transformers'' at IMDB.com]
* [http://www.transformersalbum.com/ ''Transformers The Album'']
* {{w|Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' 2007 film on Wikipedia}}
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/PROJPAGE_Trans_01.html Ben Procter], [http://www.jamesclyne.com/projects.php?gallery_id=297 James Clyne], [http://timflattery.com/main.html Tim Flattery], [http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4150 Alex Jaeger] (at CG Society), [http://2d2cg.com/# Jeremy Cook]
* [http://www.capalert.com/capreports/transformers.htm ''Transformers'' CAPalert.com review]

==References==
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Sacred Ring

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[[File:VoidRivals-Issue2-SacredRing.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Must...resist..."Holy"...pun...wait that counts doesn't it DANG IT]]

Thousands of years ago, the warring planets [[Agorria]] and [[Zertonia]] orbited the same sun. When that sun collapsed into a black hole, the two races came together to save themselves. They connected their two planets around the black hole, each now forming one half of the '''Sacred Ring'''. Sadly, they fell back to war over control of their newly shared home. But maybe one day, [[Zerta Trion|revelations from the past]] will unite the two races once more.

==Fiction==
===Energon Universe===
Little is known about the origins of Agorria and Zertonia, only that it was somehow facilitated by the Cybertronian sage Zerta Trion, who created a single race of organic beings. Over time, this unified race fell to war, and over the millennia, the two planets forgot they were one and the same.

When their shared sun collapsed into a black hole, the two planets found it practical to lay down their arms and come together in order to survive. Together, they rebuilt their worlds to join together around the black hole, with Agorrians and Zertonians living in harmony for thousands of years. Unfortunately, it didn’t last, and for unknown reasons the war began anew.

From the beginning of this new war and leading up to the present, the leaders of both factions were aware of the truth about their species, and kept the war going anyway. In the present day, Agorrian Prime Minister [[Dulin]] and Zertonian Premier [[Zalilak]] cited the fear of reawakening something known as [[Goliant]].
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MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

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This is the place for discussion of topics that affect the entire wiki. For less wide-reaching subjects, either use articles' individual talk pages or [https://discord.com/invite/N99Bygq our Discord server.]

Some topics that would ordinarily be here have merited their own pages:

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<div class="list-header">'''Moving From Wikia:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Arriving|Arriving]]
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Leaving|Leaving]]
* [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal/Complaints|Complaints]]
 <div class="list-header">'''New Ad Policy:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki:Ads|Ads]]
 <div class="list-header">'''Bookworm Database-Crash:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Damage Control Central|Damage Control Central]]
* [[Project:Bookworm Crash]]
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Leaving2|Leaving Take 2]]
 <div class="list-header">'''Server Move:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Arriving2|Arriving Take 2]]
 <div class="list-header">'''Relicensing:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Relicensing|Relicensing]]
 <div class="list-header">'''Dealing With Vandalism:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Vandalism|Vandalism]]
 <div class="list-header">'''GoBots Sister Wiki:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/GoBots|Discussion on the place of GoBots in this wiki]]
 <div class="list-header">'''Wiki Technical Information:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki:Tech|A Not So Brief Summary of the Horrible Things That McFly and Co. Have Done To Keep This Wiki From Melting Down]]
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== Press release or logo for 30,000 articles? ==
Is it worth putting something together as we get very very close? Maybe something like:
* 3 from Thrilling 30 logo
* 0 from the 40th logo
* 0 from the Vector Sigma "Featured" logo
* 0 from the cosmic-streaking O in the TFTM opener
* 0 from GO!

Just a suggestion.... --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:45, 10 November 2023 (EST)
:If we wanted to go down that route, maybe tie into some of the contemporary material? Say, the "O"s from [[Energon Universe]] or [[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Evolution]]? (Though the latter isn't exactly straight-on...) --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 14:38, 10 November 2023 (EST)
::Sure! I lean towards the Energon Universe choice. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 15:48, 10 November 2023 (EST)
:Apologies, I've corrected the count on the main page as it was inaccurate, so we're not as close as it looked like we were. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:20, 10 November 2023 (EST)
::That just means we have more time to decide and, if so, pull things together. :) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:51, 10 November 2023 (EST)
:::Feels like we just leapt up 40 new articles in the last 2-3 days. Is it worth putting a graphic together? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:47, 18 January 2024 (EST)

=="Multi-pack" vs "gift set" and suchlike==
Incoming semantics, but... as I've been going through the toy entries, been trying to standardize/streamline a lot of stuff, and I think maybe a set of consistent terms/definitions for "a bunch of separate toys packed together" is in order. So lemme throw this out here for discussion/future reference...
*'''Multi-pack''' — A pack of toys where the contents (or at least most/some/any of them) are exclusive to this release, not sold in other packaging. Most multi-toy releases nowadays would fall under this umbrella by default.
*'''Gift set''' — A pack of toys where all of the contents are/were concurrently (or close enough) sold individually as well, without changes, in the same market. Like all the various G1 combiner sets.
The latter brings up the question of if we want to label all the Takara "VS" packs and the various UT-era "VALUE PACK!" sets under that umbrella, which I'm ambivalent-to-marginally-in-favor-of over. Especially as Takara's been putting out new "VS" packs where the toys are new decos not available elsewhere... also we kinda made up the "VS pack" term anyway, as memory serves, so. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:15, 8 January 2024 (EST)
:Hasbro has used the word "[[Giftset]]" to refer to unique variants not available separately. I'm inclined to think we shouldn't directly contradict that. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 21:21, 8 January 2024 (EST)
::and damn but does that article need updating. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 21:22, 8 January 2024 (EST)
:::I'm inclined to think that Hasbro uses lots of terms in ways that are not exactly conducive to organizing a wiki. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 21:29, 8 January 2024 (EST)

==More bullet point insignia?==
Okay so... I recall there were some other possible faction symbol bullet points we could maybe use. I ran across a few with this batch of toy pics we might consider adding. I'll list them here, see if people can think of more. I feel like there might be a couple more two-faction matchups out there.
* Rescue Bots
* The various BotBots squads
* My First Transformers

I'm not un-convinced that we should have the bespoke insignia for stuff like the Disney Label, since they do use them on the packaging. So uh... there. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:51, 13 January 2024 (EST)
:Also, while looking at the list of all the bullets on the template page... maybe we should see if we can split the list up a smidge? Like, put all the mutli-faction icons in one section, a section just for BotBots since there's gonna be quite a few of them? Alphabetizing them might also be in order. (I have exactly zero idea how those templates are coded, so uh, lemme know if that's doable.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 04:42, 13 January 2024 (EST)
::There's also the [[Star Wars Transformers]]... though I'm not sure if using ''Star Wars'' insignia falls too much out of this wiki's scope, although we do use at least use them on the actual characters' pages (see [[Darth Vader]]). [[User:Turborun|Turborun]] ([[User talk:Turborun|talk]]) 10:34, 13 January 2024 (EST)
:::I don't think we'd use SW insignia because, near as I can tell, the toy packaging doesn't mark the toys that way. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 05:27, 14 January 2024 (EST)

== Idea for reducing the size of toy sections by compacting unchanged toy entries ==

I've come up with an idea that I think would make toy sections on character pages a little better and more intuitive. Instead of having a long list of entries for multiple releases of the exact same toy completely unchanged, we could just compact them all in a single entry, describing how the toy was available both individually and unchanged in a bunch of multipacks. This could be especially helpful with toy sections that are way too long, such as both the Movie Optimus Prime and Bumblebee toy pages that have been subject to a lot of discussion already.

[[User:Fritz/Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|I used the 2007 Legends Class section of the Movie Optimus Prime toy page to make a quick example out of it.]] The entries would be reduced from four to two toys, since 3/4 of them are the same toy anyway, and a lot of white space would be removed. As for the images of the multipacks, I don't think we would be losing much in removing them since the wiki has never prioritized images of packagings for anything really and, as I know is written somewhere in the "rules", the wiki isn't supposed to be used as an image hosting website in the first place.

So, any thoughts? --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 20:18, 20 January 2024 (EST)
: We used to do this and it was actually kind of worse. There's also complications when unchanged toys end up being sold under different franchise headers, and when you add in all the other bullet point data a toy/set might have, you could end up with a lonnnnng list of bullet points before you get to the actual writeup, plus describing the multi-packs' contents... you're not really saving space while also kinda hurting the demi-chronological flow of the information. And deleting the multi-pack package imagery feels very wrong. It's one of those cases where there's no real ideal situation, but there's a least-bad one.
:That said, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure the first entry mentions these "repacks" alongside the redecoes and links to the relevant items. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 21:34, 21 January 2024 (EST)
::Good points, as usual. Now that you mentioned it, I think I do have a vague memory of this being done in the past. I was going to suggest the repacks from different toylines should remain separate, though. My mentality was that maybe we could have a way to highlight the "main" releases (original and redecoes/retools) from the "minor" ones (unchanged repacks) to make it easier to identify in a glance how many actually-different toys were released within a toyline, but I wouldn't want it to cause ''more'' confusion than ''less''. Anyway thanks for taking the time to evaluate the idea. --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 05:54, 22 January 2024 (EST)

==Repurposings, continuity transplants, and using Template:Main/Template:See to improve navigability==
I've gone back to the drawing board to come up with a way to signal to readers where closely-related pages exist, as I don't think [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] pages are enough and have found [[Template:OtherVersions]] to be unideal. [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Archive70#Proposal re: G1 pages|Previously]], I'd suggested merging a bunch of pages for so-called "[[Continuity family|continuity]] transplants", but other users convinced me this would be a poor solution. One alternative suggestion, from [[User:Broadside]], was to use [[Template:Main]] to put key links to a character's appearances in other continuity families directly in the fiction section—[[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Archive70#Handling of "former GoBots" and "former Diaclone" characters on the wiki|reactions at the time]] were neutral-positive. You can see mockups for [[User:Broadside/Sandbox:Cy-Kill|Cy-Kill]] and [[User:Broadside/Sandbox:Bug Bite|Bug Bite]]. This strikes me as the best of both worlds, because it keeps the consistent schema (which helps for page length and organisation) but also puts a link to the information in the place where your typical reader is expecting to find it (on the page for the highest-profile first incarnation of the character).

With the same philosophy in mind, I've also designed two new templates. The first, [[Template:Toyappeared]], is intended for use in toy write-ups as a way of linking to fiction write-ups and character pages. It covers [[repurposing]]s, "continuity transplants", notable instances of [[Show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]], in-fiction [[Reformatting|powerups]], [[Redeco#"Virtual" redecos|"virtual" redecos]], you name it. Toy write-ups are increasingly being duplicated across multiple character pages, which creates maintenance overhead, as both instances must be manually kept in sync. My suggestion is to use [[Template:See]] to link to the full information regarding a toy on the original page, with the repurposed instance giving only brief information of what the toy is and ''why'' it was repurposed or whatever. The second of my new templates has a much more specific intended use case: [[Template:Bwucharacter]] provides an easy way of explaining how/why a character was reinterpreted for their ''Uprising'' appearance, as ''Uprising'' accounts for most of the situations I view as being problematic.

I realise I'm proposing like five things at once here, so [[User:The Wadapan/sandbox/repurposing|my sandbox]] has [[User:The Wadapan/sandbox/repurposing#Full example|a full example]] demonstrating how it all works together, along with tons of individual examples of the templates' usage and a more thorough explanation of what I'm trying to address with them. Take a look, and let me know which aspects you like, which parts you don't like, or any ideas you have to add! —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 06:24, 12 February 2024 (EST)
:I can vouch for these templates! [[User:ShootingStar7X|ShootingStar7X]] ([[User talk:ShootingStar7X|talk]]) 15:38, 26 February 2024 (EST)
: I'm seeing a lot of problems with the implementation of some of this, and a lot of future headaches. The ones rolled out put what look like stub headers in a fiction section with just a small normal missable note up top; and in Override's case in specific, multiple stubs with completely redundant information. What this is ''going'' to do is get new people thinking that these are missing information that needs to be filled, then we gotta revert it and tell them no all that goes elsewhere, which is utterly unintuitive and will just lead to arguments and headaches all around.
: As for toys, in the instances of BWU-type stuff where it's a one-toy Mini-Con or whatever, I feel like NOT having the actual toy info for them on the BWU page, as with the Mini-Con Snow Cat toy currently, is not doing the reader any favors. Quite the opposite. Why are we making them jump to a different page for information that has no reason to not be right there? I don't like making readers jump through hoops needlessly, and that's all this feels like. And it's not like the toy sections of most of these are gonna see major changes, so lack of cross-updating is very, very, very unlikely to be an issue.
: I really don't think these require new templates and a bunch of new-editor landmines. At most, there's a decent argument to be made for re-positioning the "you look familiar" template that already exists, maybe below the main character writeup (above feels like a bad layout choice, pushing all kinds of stuff down.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:11, 28 February 2024 (EST)

== Listings and accessories ==

When I was making the description for cannonball based on the Walmart listing, there was mention of a Gatling gun and hammer not shown in the stock images,and left them out.

If I run into this type of situation again, what do I do?[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 10:56, 7 March 2024 (EST)

== A few suggestions ==

Gallery pages should only include images that aren't easily accessed by going to the main page, to avoid cluttering. I guess this is not an issue now since the current gallery pages are fairly short.

There should be more dedication in listing alt-modes of characters. Maybe there should be a header or something. For example, if the Dreamwave version of [[Sunstorm (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Sunstorm]] transforms into an F-16 jet, it should be listed in the beginning with a header for the sake of easy access to the said information.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:59, 17 March 2024 (EDT)

== Will we get an article on The Masked Singer? ==

Will there be an article on TFWiki about The Masked Singer, specifically their recent "Transformers Night" episode (https://the-masked-singer.fandom.com/wiki/Transformers_Night)? --[[User:John Pannozzi|John Pannozzi]] ([[User talk:John Pannozzi|talk]]) 20:01, 12 April 2024 (EDT)

: Assuming it's a licensed appearance (I can't check the credits myself :C ), I can't think why it wouldn't be [[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 21:15, 12 April 2024 (EDT)

:: It was indeed licensed. --[[User:John Pannozzi|John Pannozzi]] ([[User talk:John Pannozzi|talk]]) 22:30, 12 April 2024 (EDT)
:::Yes, as an official Hasbro-sanctioned piece of TF media, the episode does meet our requirements for inclusion. It just needs someone to write it up. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:22, 12 April 2024 (EDT)

== Franchise articles ==
So I was looking at the franchise pages to try and get an idea of what the standard is supposed to be for how they are written. Should all of them be updated to be more like the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)]] article? What was making me wonder this was that on the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)]] article it had a section for "Homages" and one for "New characters" which I don't think any other franchise article has. --[[User:1levichurch|1levichurch]] ([[User talk:1levichurch||talk]]) 22:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

== AI upscaled images ==
With fresh offsite talks about the matter, I put forth we add an official policy against posting AI upscaled images of any kind to the wiki, owing to their subpar performance in "enhancing" the quality of images. [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]] ([[User talk:McBaggins|talk]]) 23:52, 1 May 2024 (EDT)
:Agreed. It's literally faking information and presenting it as official. (Also often noticeably terrible.) Sometimes the best quality available of something sucks, but we simply have to deal. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 23:57, 1 May 2024 (EDT)
::100 percent agreed. It's called "artificial" for a reason. Plenty of details would be lost out through the upscaling, and several times errors on the wiki somehow became official through Hastak using the wiki for references (the whole [[Circular reporting]] thing). If we start allowing AI upscaled images, then we're likely to have things lost to the annals of time. Potato quality is better than lost quality[[User:Singularity|Singularity]] ([[User talk:Singularity|talk]]) 00:11, 2 May 2024 (EDT)
: Sure. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:43, 2 May 2024 (EDT)

== Ending addition of high-end statues ==
This is something I doubt other people have noticed, but I'm putting down a tent-peg on it: After having built the entries for dozens of high-end collectable TF statues in the last 2-3 years, from firms like Diamond Select, Imaginarium, Azure Sea, XM Studios, etc., and then seeing most of them either officially cancelled or never spoken of again with no reported purchases, I am going to stop adding such items here. If someone else feels like cataloguing them, great.

It really may not be possible for us to keep up with toy-like non-transforming merchandise (figurines and statues) the way we used to. There are at least two ''released'' series of G1 core cast micro-figurines with micro-comics and magnifying glasses, which would have been the rage of the fandom in 2005, that nobody ever got around to adding, and it feels like too much of a chore for me to start. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:35, 3 May 2024 (EDT)
: It's an unfortunate but very real thing that once you enter the world of licensed merch, we're ''gonna'' have big gaps. It's... a lot, on top of the "a lot" that is the regular TF toyline and fictional output today. I've said that the work involved in keeping up with all of TF's merch ought to be a full-time paying job, and I genuinely mean it. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:39, 3 May 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers Roleplaying Game releases on the front page and sidebar ==

The [[Transformers Roleplaying Game]] is getting pretty frequent releases of both sourcebooks and pre-written adventures, and it occurs to me that it might be a good idea to have it on the "current releases" section of the front page and/or the navigation sidebar. How would people feel about that? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 15:49, 4 May 2024 (EDT)
: I think that makes a lot of sense, as long as we have people keeping up with the new releases to document them. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:51, 4 May 2024 (EDT)

==How we handle weapons' toy/merch sections==
Okay, so like... I'm not really convinced that what we've been doing is the best way to handle the weapon pages' toys/merch sections. Honestly, they end up looking... really shoddy. There's just tiny scraps of info, vast wads of whitespace, few to no links, the images are tons of different sizes. 
I'm thinking that instead of all this... maybe this is a place where a gallery is in order, just a chronological procession. Have the captions just say what lines/toys the weapons came with and link to the toys directly on the character page. It's not like there's much to say about any of these, why not let the toy listing on the character page say it? Why make people scroll through screens of mostly-emptiness, which I feel they're increasingly unlikely to do? I may do a sandbox if I'm feeling up to it. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:24, 6 May 2024 (EDT)
:[[User:M Sipher/Sandbox:WeaponPageToysSection]] - So... this, basically. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:39, 6 May 2024 (EDT)
:I'd be on board with that. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:34, 6 May 2024 (EDT)
:I like it. It would be far more compact than our current approach for, say, [[Fusion cannon#Toys]], while still getting the point across. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 11:13, 10 May 2024 (EDT)

==Proposal for Unproduced or Unreleased Template==
I don't think the Apocrypha template is particularly useful. It was created specifically for Alignment, but most of the things in it don't fit that criteria. Something like Unproduced or Unreleased Transformer media would be more self explanatory. [[User:WillR113|WillR113]] ([[User talk:WillR113|talk]]) 07:05, 11 May 2024 (EDT)

== Use of pictures from ebay, fan sites, etc ==

Is it appropriate to use pictures of toys from ebay, fan reviews, video review screenshots and the like? Under fair use and with source credit? Sometimes rarer items we don't have good pictures of on the wiki show up in these places. In particular I found a ebay seller with good images of EZ collection toys and and old Japanese review blog with images of Takara variants of HFTD/Autobot Alliance toys so that got me wondering. —[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 10:10, 12 May 2024 (EDT)
:Images from eBay and other fan sites have been and can continue to be used, giving the fullest source credit feasible. I don't think we've ever needed to rely on video review screenshots and would always prefer to have a "normal" still image instead whenever possible. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 11:02, 16 May 2024 (EDT)

== ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' “再構成版” エピソード視聴ガイド "Re-Configuration Version" aka "Re-Constructed Version" Episode Viewing Guide ==

We really need to document the "canon" Japanese viewing order for ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' & ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'' originally included with the ''Pioneer'' Laserdisc booklets & later apparently revised by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (市川裕文) for the DVD BOX SET 2 Instruction Booklet as it would help clean-up the chronology on many wiki pages here. From what I've been able to gather this particular viewing order differs from both the US/Japan production orders, the US-Airing order and the Japanese-Airing order. So what exactly is the order of the episodes of these two series according to these documents? Does anyone own them and able to list the specific order in which the episodes appear in those LD/DVD "Instruction Booklets" word-for-word? As it stands, we've only mentioned that a "narrative viewing order" exists but do not have it listed anywhere. For further clarification, it is not the order in which the episodes appear on the Japanese DVDs. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 01:09, 15 May 2024 (EDT)
:While this information would be valuable and is worth documenting, it's unlikely to result in us making any major changes to the way our information is structured. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 17:31, 16 May 2024 (EDT)
:Okay, having seen the booklets in question, it just lists the episodes in production order, continuity errors and all. So...absolutely no change, then. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:44, 17 May 2024 (EDT)

== Documenting MSRP? ==

Would it be worth documenting MSRP prices (in usd at least)? For the regular retail classes that's for the most part covered by the [[size class]] page, but we don't keep track of them for more specialty items like Masterpieces, multipacks, exclusives, one-off releases not in a normal size class, special lines like Missing Link, etc. It's something I find personally interesting and would've liked to know for older figures and someone in the future might want to know about today's releases. It can also offer some neat bits of info like how Premium Finish releases were generally one price point up compared to the figure's size or how the upcoming United Cliffjumper multipack is a whole $30 off what the individual figures would cost --[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 14:20, 21 May 2024 (EDT)
:I think this would be very interesting, particularly when you scroll down pages for G1 toys that got multiple reissues like the Seekers, Insecticons, and tape players. It's just that - like the Designer Notes and the proper insignias on each and every toy - it would take forever to add and would probably wind up being one super-dedicated person having to do most of the work. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 14:28, 21 May 2024 (EDT)
::I might try to do what I can, going back to recatalogue everything would definitely be a chore. But at the very least I strongly believe it's something we can and should implement for future toy entries. I've started a [[User:BluJayWarrior/Sandbox|MSRP Sandbox]] to try out a few formats, any feedback is appreciated. --[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 05:18, 23 May 2024 (EDT)
::Cleaned up the sandbox page. Anyone have anything to say about the format? Might try applying Style 1 to a few pages this weekend if no one makes any objections. [[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 12:58, 24 May 2024 (EDT)
:::Of those options I like Style 1 the best. As you already noted, the [[size class]] pages covers basically all normal U.S. retail from BW through Legacy, missing things like Platinum and MP. To find contemporary G1 prices, here are some good resources:
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20181125082555/https://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20191114081109/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf85.html
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20191114091052/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf86.html
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20191114090836/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf87.html
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20191114084922/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf88.html
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20191114081716/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf89.html
:::https://web.archive.org/web/20191114085830/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf90.html
:::https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/g1-original-retail-price-listing.1167895/
:::I tried looking for G2 MSRP but couldn't find anything as obvious. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:24, 24 May 2024 (EDT)
::::Thanks for the sources, gonna have to sort through that later. Planning to start with new ROTB characters since they're smaller pages and prices can still be found. I've decided to add prices for retail classes for reader convenience; not everyone will know to go to the size class page for them and its not linked often enough to make it reasonable they would. [[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 14:22, 24 May 2024 (EDT)

: I'd been working on a project like this a long time ago, had originally proposed adding this to the wiki, but then kinda stopped... mostly because near as I could tell, the MSRP in the 80s was something retailers could just make the hell up. The price ranges for any given toy were kinda all over the damn place, and the MSRP was something some retailers used to go "no really we're cheaper SEE?" then make up some price they supposedly "discounted" down from... you know, the thing that got Kay-Bee in legal-type troubles. I was increasingly unsure how to handle that wild price variance concisely on the wiki. In fact...
::https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PBE2i9vLE6fkr933GQbXosA1cxIqB3CkOSnzW0BMdwc/edit#gid=448439989
: Take a look-see. There's at least three different MSRP values for the standard Headmasters, never mind actual sticker prices. Like, I ''want'' to provide this kind of context, I really do, and it's pretty easy once we get to the unified price points of BW on... but for G1 and G2? Woof. That's going to take a bit of mulling. "Average" price maybe, but there's gonna be some Prices Georg here and there throwing shit off. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:35, 24 May 2024 (EDT)
::RE: The sandbox... I'm gonna have to vote against Style 1, because, as noted, price info is very likely going to get... cluttered, and the longer that parenthetical is, the worse it is. I'd REALLY like to keep that to just "size class/type (if not obvious) and release year". And don't forget Takara-release prices, which can be more flexible even within a size class... but at least those have been ''extensively'' documented. I think we need to talk about bit more about everything we'd need to cover and ''how'' before we go implementing anything, and get a few more people in on the discussion. (Sorry for all the add-ons, lightly scattered today.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:18, 24 May 2024 (EDT)
:::Fair enough on the old stuff since that gets convoluted, but the newer stuff is comparatively easier to do and I'd rather start sooner before some MSRP prices get harder to find (ROTB Autobots Unite subline prices seem to have disappeared already). Added the ROTB Airazor page I was gonna start with to the sandbox so you can see how the page might look as a whole. Since you object to Style 1 I added a Style 2 version too. --[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 18:38, 24 May 2024 (EDT)
:::: Assemble the data, sure, but I am going to say do ''not'' actually apply any of this to live articles. Again, there's barely been any time or discussion on a project that is... vast in scope, and we simply do not jump on stuff like this right away, because that means things will get not considered and then we have to re-do hundreds to thousands of pages... and we absolutely do ''not'' do it when there's a giant obvious gap (the first decade of the franchise) that still needs to be considered, as how we handle ''that'' will affect how we handle all the others, because we try and keep things consistent.
:::: Like, just off the top of my head, there's non-US-or-Japan markets to consider for just about everything normal-retail. Which makes me think we may want to look into a collapsible template, like with the toy designers and voice actors, to handle the other markets without overloading the bullet point sections, some of which are already a bit husky. There's the fact that Walmart and Target just dropped the prices on TF Deluxes in the US... but apparently, Hasbro didn't change their "MSRP"/cost at all. In fact a quick jump to Hasbro Pulse shows they're still charging $25 for a ''Legacy/Studio'' Deluxe, while I can pop to the local Target/Walmart and buy 'em at $20, so we gotta consider ranges just like with G1/G2. And again... ''I'm moderately convinced that "MSRP" in the USA was bullshit all along,'' so I don't know that it's the term we even want to use in the first place. Maybe "Retail price" would be better. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:17, 25 May 2024 (EDT)
:::::I think just documenting the MSRP, if we know it, is enough. No need to go down the rabbit hole of tracking down what individual retailers sell them at when they disregard the MSRP (which as, after all, only a suggested price). In my opinion, at least, it's little different from listing the cover prices of books - the only difference is that Hasbro doesn't print their suggested price directly on the box.
:::::Totally hear you on waiting to the pull the trigger until it's been properly discussed, though. Also, I prefer BluJay's Style 2 as well. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 03:46, 25 May 2024 (EDT)
:::::: Um, the problem is, again... I really don't think we HAVE any actual MSRPs outside of Takara's. What's been cataloged here are just "prices they were sold at", which isn't ''specifically'' a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price, the specific price suggested specifically by the manufacturer. Those we'd need a source for, and as I've pointed out, the handful of stated "MSRP"s we've seen for Hasbro stuff... well, someone was lying, likely multiple someones. For BW on we have a pretty strong ''inference'' of MSRP, but, well. And even that's not reliable... I just remembered that Walmart and Target were charging markedly different prices for the ''EarthSpark'' Tacticons, like, a $2 diff.
:::::: What I'm saying is, we might want to just not call it "MSRP" because of that (also, frankly I question how many people even recognize that acronym). And because of the wide variance in prices for older stuff, no, we don't need to list every price at every retailer (there were a billion retailers in the 80s... man, remember when actual competition in the market was a thing?), but we really OUGHT to account for the variance somehow, because it can be wide and ''full''. "''Original price''" might be best, since that's what we're actually reporting here, with something like "$2.99 - $4.99 (US) / ¥500 (Japan) <expand>". I'd rather do a range than a single-price "average" on old stuff, especially when we have so MUCH data on what these were sold at across the nation that we can see the trends and when a particularly high or low price is an outlier adn should not have been counted. "Modern" stuff we can certainly ignore, say, Kohl's's higher prices and just do the average probable-MSRP-if-those-actually-exist prices most places (all two of them) charge. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:10, 25 May 2024 (EDT)
::::Alright, I'll make a [[User:BluJayWarrior/MSRP Catalog|separate sub page]] to catalog prices for now while that gets sorted out
::::As Dark T said, I think prioritizing initial Hasbro MSRP is best as it is the "intended" price (this is what [https://brickset.com Brickset] does for Lego). It's a point of consistency since historically different retailers tend have slight variations on the price anyway (Target/Walmart sometimes being slightly lower, Kohls/BBTS being higher, general lag on reflecting the msrp price increases a few years ago, etc) and I don't think that whole range needs to be noted. Admittedly the current Target/Walmart prices drops are pretty unusual (a whole $5?!) but unless it becomes something more widespread I personally wouldn't consider it as a data point. Might be worth making a note of somewhere if anything, though I'm not sure where --[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 04:26, 25 May 2024 (EDT)

==Micronauts, etc.==
Why are we suddenly gaining detailed issue write-ups for so much of Micronauts, which contains no TF elements at all? Isn't that the point of the IDW Hasbroverse wiki? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:14, 1 August 2024 (EDT)
:Oh and look, now whole issues of M.A.S.K. written 7 years ago with no TF content whatsoever are being pasted from the Hasbroverse wiki. Is the other site going offline or something? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 14:26, 1 August 2024 (EDT)
::I don't think it was really our intention to formally unveil the project until we were further along, but some of us have been doing a fair bit of work towards creating a [https://gijoe.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page sister wiki for ''G.I. Joe''] where the [https://gijoe.miraheze.org/wiki/Comics#IDW_Publishing_3 out-of-scope IDW Joe coverage] has already been re-homed. The Joe crew hasn't made any calls about what do with non-Joe stuff to be clear (we're sort of preoccupied, there's so much Joe you guys) but I'm guessing the idea here is to align the rest with our [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Archive71#Energon Universe coverage|current approach]] to [[Energon Universe|Skybound's shared universe]] and sundown the IDW one? --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 15:43, 1 August 2024 (EDT)
:::That is more or less the intention, yeah. The Hasbroverse wiki was built at a time where it was perhaps anticipated to be grander than it ended up being, and it wasn't certain how long it was going to run; with the end result being "not very", having this other vestigial site for what is ultimately not a lot of content just doesn't feel practical. The exception, of course, is pre-V5 Joe, which has ''always'' been the sticking point in discussions about moving Hasbroverse content here, both for the amount and for how little it has to do with the IDW Transformers line. Having a dedicated Joe wiki solves that problem and frees up the rest of the Hasbroverse stuff to be reintegrated. Plus, there's still new Joe material being released to this day; arguably having a complete and better curated site for the franchise as a whole that continues to be updated with new releases is more likely to drive traffic and get other people to contribute than it would be linking to a dead wiki for a long-ended comic line that's had the same featured articles for five years because no one cares to add anything to it anymore. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:59, 1 August 2024 (EDT)
::::It does look like a rough consensus was reached to do this back in 2021 ([[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal/Archive69#Reintegration_of_Hasbroverse_wiki_content|Archive 69]]), it was just never implemented. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 16:10, 1 August 2024 (EDT)
::Like half of MASK issues have something from Transformers in them. Picking and choosing which select issues to cover here is hair-splitting and obnoxious for readers. It's immensely better to just have all the information in one, easily-accessible spot and regard Hasbro Universe as a de facto spinoff of Transformers, much like Beastformers and Energon Universe are. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:10, 1 August 2024 (EDT)

==One spoilers==
I propose that information about this movie be withheld until it actually opens in its largest market next weekend. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 11:04, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
: Agreed. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 11:08, 14 September 2024 (EDT)

==Transformers One and the conversation we've all been waiting for==

On September 12th, Lorenzo di Bonaventura [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ clarified the relationship] between ''Transformers One'' and the live-action ''Transformers'' films, describing them as "two universes" that will be "separate". For some, this kind of explicit confirmation may come as a relief after years of wishy-washy answers regarding ''Bumblebee'' and ''Rise of the Beasts'', but it also leaves us with questions on how to best handle ''One''-related information going forward. Around 2015, we adopted a unique layout we applied to all the movie characters, where we organized their movie appearances at the top of the page, regardless of chronological order of release (see "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Movies]]"). Obviously, this leads to some questions regarding how we should handle our ''One'' coverage going forward.

The way I see it, we have three options:

* '''Keep the page format as is, and keep''' '''''One''''' '''up with the rest of the movies''': For obvious reasons I think this is probably our weakest possible solution; it's pretty clear at this point that our current solution for classifying the films is not really sustainable, and mashing them all together under a single loosely-affiliated umbrella is already confusing and frustrating people who aren't intimately acquainted with the mechanics of the wiki.

* '''Reorganize movie character pages so that we acknowledge the live-action films and''' '''''One''''' '''as separate continuities within one continuity family, similar to how our G1 pages cover Sunbow, Marvel, JG1, IDW, etc.''': Historically speaking, this is probably the safest option, but from what I understand there is very little "connective tissue"—visually, character-wise, plot-beats—between the live-action films and ''One'' beyond the inertia of "they were both made by Paramount". As some people have discussed in the past, this could lead to a full or partial reformat of our movie character coverage to more clearly reflect the ambiguous "prequel" status of ''Bumblebee'' and ''Rise of the Beasts'', but this may be a conversation for another time.

* '''Separate''' '''''One''''' '''as an entirely new continuity family and split out the relevant information so we have pages for "Optimus Prime (One)", "Megatron (One)", etc.''' Probably the most radical proposal, but this is honestly where I'm at right now: from what I understand the movie is a pretty radical departure from everything that's gone before, with entirely new interpretations of old ''Transformers'' lore—I'd classify it as the start of a new "franchise" in the same way that we distinguish ''Earthspark'' and ''Cyberverse'' despite them both clearly drawing on the same well of post-Aligned lore, and these days "new franchise" is generally synonymous with "new continuity family" for the ease of wiki bookkeeping.

We would appreciate hearing your thoughts on the matter! '''As the film is not out yet in all regions please refrain from posting spoilers here'''. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 08:56, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

:I could see option 3 being the way we go, but what holds me back from that is that beyond just Paramount, Spielberg and Bay are still executive producers on the film. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:39, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

::I think we should put them on the Earthspark Continuity pages to satisfy no-one /j - but yeah, the film is drawing from the same vaguely Binder Of Revelation backstory as everything else for the last 10 years, and unless they have been hiding The Fallen twisting D-16 to evil or the twist that the Creators were the Quintessons all along, One feels pretty decoupled from the rest of the movies. The big issue I see with splitting out fully is that people wondering why we do not do the same for Bumblebee/ROTB, but that more easily passes a "vibe check" as being "Movie-adjacent" and belonging on the same page as the Bay 5-dom than One so far. Agree that trying to put them directly alongside the other movies as a prequel feels both unwieldy and confusing. [[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 09:41, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

:I vote for '''option 3''', I think creating separate pages is the way to go. [[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 09:54, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
::I vote for '''option 2'''. To me the movie is different enough to be a separate universe but not an entirely different continuity. Josh Cooley himself on April 18 when asked whether the film is a fresh start, a prequel to the live-action films, or its own thing, replied with: "yes to all of the above" https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status. (And having seen the movie I can confirm those connections to the live-action series do exist). [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 10:05, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

:I vote for '''option 3'''. One has always felt very different to the previous live action movies so I feel it should get its own dedicated pages. As for BB and ROTB, there is "connective tissue" to the Bayverse movies so I feel they can stay on the pre-existing movie pages. [[User:PublicCrown|PublicCrown]] ([[User talk:PublicCrown|talk]]) 10:25, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:Having viewed the film at an advance screening, I think there are easily enough references and homages to previous films that '''option two''' makes the most sense. - [[User:Archforce|Archforce]] ([[User talk:Archforce|talk]]) 10:45, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

::I'm favorable for the '''3rd option''', it is still produced under Paramount & there are some producers attached to the project that were on previous movies, but my stance is that we should judge based on the final product & having seen the movie, it doesn't try to be in line to what came before (there are some similarities in design & names, but it stops there since every popular TF stories has influence over the next ones), helped by the new team of writers & creatives. If we can treat each new cartoon as its own entity (even tho in recent years they are streamlined in some areas), I think we can do the same for the recent movies that have more contradictory elements to the Bayverse –[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 10:49, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:'''<nowiki>#3</nowiki>''' is the cleanest option to me. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:32, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

:I think from a practical perspective, '''#3''' is the only real option. Looking at the loose guidelines for a new family on our [[continuity family]] page:
:*"a fresh continuity" — Yep, even Lorenzo's acknowledged this. Even if we questioned that, there's stuff like the AllSpark being absent (with the Matrix pretty much taking exactly the role the AllSpark would have), Megatronus being a good guy, and Sentinel's role being entirely irreconcilable with Dark of the Moon.
:*"within a separate franchise" — Yep. New franchise, and the marketing hasn't done anything to allude to the live-action films specifically.
:*"significantly different in cast, theme, style, etc." — This is the big sticking point for me. One makes no attempt to align with the visual style or characterisations of the live-action films. The sole real connective point is B-127 (name from ''Bumblebee'', he has the big cheeks and antenna of the movie guy, and his talking a lot is clearly a meta-gag about him losing his voice), but even he's characterised completely differently, as the "comedy crazy guy" who's a peer to Optimus and co instead of the cool-but-rude big brother figure from Bay/Bee/Beasts.
:I'm sympathetic to the Paramount/Bay/Spielberg/Di Bonaventura connective tissue, but my big rebuttal there is that we don't consider ''EarthSpark'' to be Aligned because Nicole Dubuc is the showrunner. Ultimately, if we hadn't had pre-release producer statements (now contradicted) calling it a prequel to the other movies, there's absolutely no way this would be in question — we'd already have it as a separate continuity family. And from a wiki organisation standpoint I don't think there's any way to, say, write up Sentinel Prime's opening paragraph in a way that adequately covers both the DOTM and One characters without genericising it to the point of uselessness. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 12:33, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
::Yeah, I think '''#3''' is straightforward and likely the approach we'd take if we were presented with the film, as a story, with zero context on the studio releasing it or EPs involved or whatever. I also think there's a high likelihood that the next live-action film will have Elita appear and be like "hey Optimus remember when we were in Transformers One?" and we'll all groan and have to reconsider, but until then, I think the real-world context is basically the only thing separating One from just being the next Broadly Aligned-y New Thing like Cyberverse and EarthSpark before it, which we consistently split out for organisation reasons. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 13:45, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:Toss me in for '''Option 3''' of an entirely new continuity given how ''different'' the story details has been laid out when compared to the original 2007 film-verse and then later what's set by ''Bumblebee''. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 14:38, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:Voting for '''option #2'''. While we would still have the outlier of TF:TAM 86 being a theatrically released movie in the G1 continuity family, I see no reason why "movie continuity family" would not only include transmedia spinoffs from feature films (''Reign of Starscream'', toy redeco Tech Specs, etc. etc.) but also feature films which are belonging different timelines and story universes. This would also free us from having to reconcile Movie 'Bee's history -- did he come to Earth in the 1940s or the 1980s? -- and put to bed *that* long running argument about whether the Bay-directed films were the same universe as BB and RotB or not -- now they don't have to be! [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 14:58, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:Having seen the movie, I think '''#3''' is our cleanest option. Between the Lorenzo interview and, without going into spoilers, the numerous discrepencies there are, I don't think we can get away with suiting it out ala G1. The time may come when we do that for Bumblebee onwards but as far as One goes, I say we treat it as a new continuity. [[User:Ezim93|Ezim93]] ([[User talk:Ezim93|talk]]) 19:53, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:'''#3'''. #2 was close for me, but TFOne (having seen the movie) is so artistically different from the live action movies, it feels pointless to keep it on the same page like G1/IDW. Ironically, we could give Bayverse/BB&ROTB the G1/IDW treatment. [[User:Boingus|--Boingus]] ([[User talk:Boingus|talk]]) 23:23, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:I think 3 is where I'm leaning after seeing the film. Keeping this as "movie continuity" simply because it was released theatrically doesn't make sense to me. We wouldn't do that with a new comic or show because it was the same medium, why do it for a movie just because of that? Yes There is some CNA here to the live action films, but it could be argued it has just as much pulled from G1. One is it's own thing in the end. Trying to fit it into the live action movie box just doesn't feel right in this case.--[[User:ParadoxFactor|ParadoxFactor]] ([[User talk:ParadoxFactor|talk]]) 05:47, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
:I vote for '''Option 3''' for all the reasons previously mentioned as well as size concerns. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 09:29, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
:'''Option 3''', I believe the movie was clearly made with a new continuity in mind.-[[User:TitaniumToughGuy|TitaniumToughGuy]] ([[User talk:TitaniumToughGuy|talk]]) 09:38, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
===CHECKPOINT (2024/09/16)===
*Votes for Option 1: 1 (96megatron)
*Votes for Option 2: 3 (GrievousPrime, Archforce, Banpei the Mini-Con)
*Votes for Option 3: 15 (Locoman, AkibaSilver, MrRald, PublicCrown, MahXyme, Saix, Broadside, Jalaguy, Lonegamer, Ezim93, Boingus, ParadoxFactor, Khajidha, TitaniumToughGuy, CyberLink420)
As it stands, current consensus is pretty overwhelmingly in favor of Option 3 by a ratio of 5:1. I know it's only been a day, but barring a sudden swell of support for #2, it might be prudent to start switching everything over. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 10:20, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
: I'm reluctant to make actual changes until the movie hits wide release and the general public can make informed input. Give it a few more days. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 10:40, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
::::This. Let people... SEE the movie before we make important decisions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:49, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
::::Right. We can wait a few days for more than a small handful of people to see this and base their decision on, you know, '''''the actual movie''''' rather than whatever someone who had something to do with it says ''this'' week, which historically has waffled between "vague" and "contradictory". Hell, even ''now'' some of them are still being all "well maybe it is and maybe it isn't" and frankly I have no faith they won't ride that ambiguity for a long time like they've done since ''Bumblebee''. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:49, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
::I've said ever since Keegan Michael Key tweeted as much that One should be treated as a separate continuity. '''Option 3''' for sure. {{unsigned|jmcdavid}}
:'''Option 3'''. I've seen the movie and other users have covered why that seems like the best choice. It feels as different from the previous movies as Prime is from Animated, or Earthspark from Sunbow (which, despite directly homaging/referencing Sunbow, Earthspark is considered separate from). [[User:Ashendawn|Ashendawn]] ([[User talk:Ashendawn|talk]]) 18:01, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
::I vote '''Option 2'''. There seems to be a large focus on whether or not the film fits in continuity with the prior films, but considering how little they fit with each other that feels irrelevant to me. The creators have been rather unclear whether this film should be considered separate from the ongoing live-action series in terms of production, just in terms of universe. If we had a sense this was the springboard for an entirely separate animated film series I'd say Option 3, but it feels unwarranted at this time. [[User:Indridcold13|Indridcold13]] ([[User talk:Indridcold13|talk]]) 20:29, 16 September 2024 (EDT)
:I'm voting '''Option 3'''; much of my reasons are the same as others have stated above, and I do apologise for opening this bags of worms on the ''One'' talk page. It's not that I don't understand why some people are opposed to creating a new set if pages, but for argument's sake, if ''One'' gets one or more sequels, it would likely draw further away from the established live-action films and become its own continuity/franchise (though that's more of a what-if right now). Overall, I personally think that separating live-action films and animated ones into their own continuities is a reasonable option, and I believe that ''One'' has proven itself a different entity. [[User:Prime Temple|Prime Temple]] ([[User talk:Prime Temple|talk]]) 06:26, 17 September 2024 (EDT)

::Also '''Option 3''' . In tone, content, continuity, style, story, just feels too different to me from the Michael Bay and other films, really only having the method of release in common. It feels more separate from the other movies than even Cyberverse from G1, and that’s happily separate. —[[User:MissDaria|MissDaria]] ([[User talk:MissDaria|talk]]) 10:05, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
:Screen Rant: I vote for '''Option 1''' This came out from ScreenRant today. Is Transformers One considered a prequel to the recent movies of Bumblebee and Rise of the Beast or the original live-action film starting in 2007? Or is it something completely, entirely new? ... Lorenzo di Bonaventura: "It obviously exists beforehand. I think we figured it out. It was like 300 million years before the first Michael Bay movie, so if that's a prequel, that's a prequel. But we're really following the lore about where it starts, and so we really just think about it as the beginning of the story. The origin, yes, but literally the beginning of the thing that we've all come to appreciate." https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-and-josh-cooley-interview/ [[User:96megatron|96megatron]] ([[User talk:96megatron|talk]]) 10:56, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
::Voting for '''Option 2'''. If adding stuff like Aligned backstory influence disqualifies One from being movie, then there could be an argument for splitting IDW characters off from the G1 pages because of things like the absence of the traditional "Ark crashes on Earth, everyone wakes up 4 million years later" backstory, and no amount of Owning The Bayverse (which I can't help but feel some of the desire to split One off is fueled by) is worth opening that can of worms. [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 12:31, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
:Voting '''Option 3''', y'all gotta stop taking Lorenzo's word as gospel especially over the actual creatives behind these movies. [[User:Jman98|Jman98]] ([[User talk:Jman98|talk]]) 14:25, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
:Voting '''Option 3''', Lorenzo has made multiple contradictory statements in the past, some having been outright proven wrong. He doesn't seem like he's involved enough in the productions in order to make concrete statements about their continuity, nor is he a representative of Hasbro. [[User:TheDarkMage10218|TheDarkMage10218]] ([[User talk:TheDarkMage10218|talk]]) 19:30, 17 September 2024 (CST)
:: While I would agree that splitting it out makes the most sense as I currently see it, lets also not pretend the wiki is under some thrall to the evil boogeyman known as "the fandoms view of Lorenzo" and ignore that multiple creatives for all the movies people like to argue are definitely not Bayverse for realsies have made contradictory statements about whether or not the films are all supposed to be prequels / sequels, and its because [https://x.com/SJ_Broadside/status/1836084548020338988 they are not ubernerds who care about whether this movie perfectly follows the backstory of one from nearly 2 decades ago]. Just personally, I am seeing this like the High Moon Games advertising themselves as a G1 prequel back in the day - for people not like us, all of Transformers falls into the same vague umbrella, so sure, it can be a "prequel" to the rest of the movies, in the same way Optimus Prime is Optimus Prime is Optimus Prime to Hasbro, no matter whether he be G1, Movie, Animated, or Armada. [[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 04:34, 18 September 2024 (EDT)
:::Haven't seen the movie yet, but I strongly agree with that comment. This wiki has never been governed by author intent, and particularly regarding the live-action movies there are too many authors giving too much contradictory intent about contradictory material. ''We'' made up the concept of a "continuity family," that concept ''we made up'' is now old enough for a driver's license, we will have to continue making our own judgments about which stories mesh with what. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:45, 18 September 2024 (EDT)
:::: All this, and as to that last point: "continuity family" ''has literally '''NEVER''' meant "all fits into one actual internal timeline"''. There's a reason we used the word "family". We treat the totally-irreconcilable-timelines-having G1 cartoon and G1 comic as part of the same "family" (and BW as well), because of an ''external'' concept of them being "related" to each other by dint of the how and who and why of their creations. And this has held true as we moved forward, the above-mentioned High Moon statements being a very good example. The sheer squirreliness of multiple creatives -and the films themselves- over the past half-decade or so over "continuity" (and let's just dismiss out of hand what a ''voice actor'' thinks, okay), doesn't exactly make me think that the future won't see more squirreliness in whatever comes next. "The existing character pages are too big already" is a more convincing argument for a full-on split, and we got subpages/suites for that problem. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:17, 18 September 2024 (EDT)
::::: You all make great points; I amend my reasoning for my choice of Option 3: One deviates stylistically and tonally from the live-action movies, and it isn't even live-action to begin with. [[User:TheDarkMage10218|TheDarkMage10218]] ([[User talk:TheDarkMage10218|talk]]) 22:37, 18 September 2024 (EDT)
:Having seen the movie, I believe '''Option 3''' is the best. It is irreconcilable with the Bay films on several levels (more so than ROTB/Bumblebee). It is extremely aesthetically and tonally different from them as well. I feel that grouping One with the rest of the live-action films simply because they share the same release venue would be akin to grouping Prime and G1. [[User:Paladin Denn|Paladin Denn]] ([[User talk:Paladin Denn|talk]]) 15:22, 18 September 2024 (EDT)

:Just got out of the advanced screening, I think '''Option 3''' would be the best option. There's a few details that clash with the prior films in many regards. It has an overall different feel. --[[User:GordonShumway8690|GordonShumway8690]] ([[User talk:GordonShumway8690|talk]]) 22:10, 18 September 2024 (EDT)

:Just saw the movie, and I vote '''Option 3'''. This movie ''cannot'' be in the same continuity as the other films, so Option 3 would be our safest bet. [[User:Decepticon Stryker|Decepticon Stryker]] ([[User talk:Decepticon Stryker|talk]]) 01:06, 19 September 2024 (EDT)

:Another vote by a movie watcher for '''Option 3.''' Several events in the third act counter what has happened in Bay's films. For the ease of the wiki having it stay separated is the best way to prevent headaches and finger pointing by having it all on the same page. [[User:Singularity|Singularity]] ([[User talk:Singularity|talk]]) 12:21, 19 September 2024 (EDT)
:Does my vote count when I watch it tomorrow? [[User:JasenomousTF|JasenomousTF]] ([[User talk:JasenomousTF|talk]]) 17:27, 19 September 2024 (EDT)

:Saw the film yesterday, only delayed a response because I didn't think I could come up with any unique arguments. But a vote is a vote, and mine is '''Option 3'''. [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 19:32, 19 September 2024 (EDT)

Magnus Hammer

2024-04-27T05:49:32Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Notes */

{{disambigr|Stormbringer (Animated)|a list of other meanings|Stormbringer (disambiguation)}}
[[File:MagnusHammer Animated.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|{{w|Mjolnir (comics)|Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.}}]]
The '''Magnus Hammer''' is an [[alien]] weapon crafted with advanced, weather-controlling technology that grants the power to summon lightning from the sky.<ref>Roadbuster Ultra Magnus packaging.</ref> To the [[Autobot]]s, it is the symbol of leadership borne by the [[Supreme Commander]], who must have the [[Hammer (weapon)|Hammer]] in their possession somewhere to be considered the official [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=You can use an axe, but you must have the Magnus hammer in your possession to be Magnus.|link=https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1526852297|name=Derrick J. Wyatt|site=Twitter|year=2009|month=04|day=15|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Long before the Great War, the Magnus Hammer was used to forge the [[AllSpark]] Container, and became a symbol of Autobot leadership.<ref>'''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4966/20/ Derrick Wyatt's Panel at TFCon 2009]''' ''Q'': "What exactly is the significance of the Magnus Hammer? / ''A'': It was the hammer that was used to forge the Allspark Container."</ref>

As [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] journeyed with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] to investigate his claims about the fate of the All Spark, they were attacked by the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s. After Sentinel misjudged the trio's power, Magnus used the Magnus Hammer to frighten them off. Later, he used the hammer to destroy rampaging [[police drone]]s at the [[Sumdac Systems]] factory. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

When the double agent [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] grew closer to being found out, he attacked Ultra Magnus directly and stole the Magnus Hammer as he fled. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

After [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] was accidentally [[space bridge|space-bridged]] to Cybertron and discovered Shockwave's hideout, Shockwave turned the hammer on him. The battle spilled into the medical facility where both Ultra Magnus and [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] were being treated, and Shockwave tried to use the hammer to offline his "old boss". Ratchet neutralized the hammer with an EMP blast. He managed to take the hammer from Shockwave, but could not prevent him from kidnapping Arcee. Just as Ratchet was about to return home, Sentinel Prime demanded that he give him the Magnus Hammer, but the Autobot medic refused, stating that he would return it to the ''real'' Magnus once he had recovered. Ratchet then disappeared through the space bridge back to Earth before Sentinel could do anything about it. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

When Bulkhead detected Omega Supreme on the moon, Ratchet tried to convince Optimus to use the Magnus Hammer against Megatron to rescue Omega and Arcee. Optimus felt unworthy due to his discharge from the [[Autobot Academy]] and ban from the Elite Guard, and instead requested that Ratchet build him a modification to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)#Wingblade Optimus Prime|let him fly]]. That didn't work out too well, and with Megatron's [[Lugnut Supreme|Lugnuts Supreme]] fast approaching, Optimus decided he no longer had a choice, and picked up the Magnus Hammer, ready to stand up in this [[darkest hour]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

In battle, Optimus used it to destroy one of the three Lugnut Supremes, and then engaged Megatron in a final battle. In the end, Megatron was captured and brought to Cybertron. Optimus stood proudly before the cheering Autobots, with the hammer in hand. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

==Toys==
===''Animated''===
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader, [[2008]])
:The Leader-class Ultra Magnus toy comes with a Magnus Hammer accessory (somewhat generically dubbed a "mass hammer" on the box back) that fits snugly in the back end of the vehicle mode, once the hammer-heads are compressed and the handle folded up. Unfortunately, necessities of toy design mean the handle does not reach the ground when held in Magnus's hand.

*'''Roadbuster Ultra Magnus''' (Leader, [[2009]])
:Just as Ultra Magnus was [[redeco]]ed in brown, orange and green as "Roadbuster Ultra Magnus", so too was the Magnus Hammer as "Stormbringer." It retains all of the (minimal) functionality of the original version.

*'''Wingblade Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2010]])
:Wingblade Optimus Prime, as seen in "[[Endgame, Part II]]" comes with the Magnus Hammer instead of his Axe. In vehicle mode, it's stored with his jetpack as a sort of winged trailer. While planned for a US release with a Deluxe Optimus, this toy was ultimately only released in Japan.

==Notes==
*The hammer has only been referred to as the "Magnus Hammer" in the cartoon, but the box-back [[bio]] for the "Roadbuster" version of Magnus called his repaint of the hammer "Stormbringer," leaving us to wonder if it was called that all along, or got that name after the repaint. Meanwhile, the [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]] refers to it as a "Stormbreaker mass-hammer".
*''Prime'' [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] also wields a hammer, though it is actually the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], which had its power drained upon reconstructing [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]].{{storylink|Project Predacon}}
*A gavel that looks like the Magnus Hammer appeared in the ''Ben 10: Omniverse'' episode ''"Universe vs. Tennyson"'' as an [[Easter egg]] by series art director [[Derrick J. Wyatt]].

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Animated weapons]]
[[Category:Hammers]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Bogus Pocus

2024-04-10T13:12:43Z

Bobpiecheese: /* BotBots */

{{factions|backpackbunch}}

:''Bogus Pocus is a member of the [[Backpack Bunch]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].

[[File:BogusPocus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Yer a wizard, Harry!"]]

Fantasy, myths, [[dragon]]s, heroes, [[magic]]: these are the stories that are kept in the pages of [[Bogus Pocus]]. However, Bogus Pocus believes in these stories and wishes to become the mall's greatest wizard, even going so far as using rulers as wands. But there's no way he can actually use magic, right?

==Fiction==
===''BotBots Official Sticker Book''===
Bogus Pocus definitely didn't have the power of [[magic]]. {{storylink|Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book|BotBots Official Sticker Book}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots Bogus Pocus toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Printswind the Wizzard]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-bbbackpack|'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the second series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Bogus Pocus is a [[redeco]] of [[Professor Wellread]] and changes from a "magic" book to robot and back.

: Bogus Pocus is available in one of the "[[Backpack Bunch]]" 5-packs, packed with [[Hashtagz#Toys|Hashtagz]], [[Nope Soap#Toys|Nope Soap]], [[Short Edge#Toys|Short Edge]], and [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Love Struck#Toys|Love Struck]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Blabberbook#Toys|Blabberbook]], [[Inky Inkerson]] and [[Reci P. Cooker]].

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 2 BotBots.}}

<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-bbspoiled|'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Bogus Pocus is also available in one of the "[[Spoiled Rottens]]" 8-packs, packed with [[Atomic Freeze#Toys|Atomic Freeze]], [[Big Botti#Toys|Big Botti]], [[Brotato#Toys|Brotato]], [[Dizzy Bones#Toys|Dizzy Bones]], [[Mocklate#Toys|Mocklate]], [[Sour Wing#Toys|Sour Wing]], and Lost Bot [[Abominable Soundman#Toys|Abominable Soundman]].

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 2 BotBots. That's two...}}

<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-bbswag|'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Bogus Pocus is also ''also'' available in one of the "[[Swag Stylers]]" 8-packs, packed with Big Botti, Brotato, [[Frizzle Fry#Toys|Frizzle Fry]], [[Lolly Mints#Toys|Lolly Mints]], [[Prince Perfumius#Toys|Prince Perfumius]], [[TP Itch#Toys|TP Itch]], and Lost Bot Abominable Soundman.

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 2 BotBots. Yep, you get three of him. Lucky you!}}

==Notes==
* Bogus Pocus is the "example" character used for the "2 MODES" demonstration illustration on the Backpack Bunch's cardfront.
* Bogus Pocus has a few nods towards {{w|Harry Potter}} with the glasses and the semi-{{w|Hogwarts#Gryffindor|Gryffindor}}-ish color scheme.
* Bogus Pokus is used as a prop on the bookshelf in the [[Autobot]] base in all five of the ''[[Transformers Stop Motion Netflix Anime]]'' shorts.

[[Category: Backpack Bunch]]

Reflector (G1)

2024-04-05T12:08:22Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Energon Universe */

{{factions|decepticon|cobra|deceptihog|ascenticon}}
{{disambigm|Reflector (disambiguation)|Refractor}}
:''Reflector is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:ReflectorG1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's a Kodak moment. Top down: Viewfinder, Spyglass, Spectro]]
'''Reflector''' (aka '''Refraktor''') likes to watch. He lives (they live?) to observe anything and everything, from scenery, to wildlife, to architecture. But above all else, Reflector likes to watch his (their?) comrades, learn their dark secrets, and profit from them. Reflector is also very impressed with his (their) own abilities both in the fields of observation and blackmail.

Reflector is generally composed of three separate robots—[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]]—who combine into the one single-lens-reflex camera [[alternate mode|altmode]] that is Reflector. He is (they are?) also the leader (leaders?) of the [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Fire in the Sky")|[[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Roll for It"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Divide and Conquer"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Autobot Spike"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French), [[Francis Lax]] & [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Divide and Conquer")}}

[[File:MTME1 Reflector camera.jpg|left|thumb|[[Scale]] in a camera-con? Don't be silly.]]
Reflector was among the warriors who accompanied [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] aboard the Decepticons' [[Nemesis (G1)|space cruiser]] during its assault on the [[Autobot]]s' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago. When the Ark crashed on [[Earth]], Reflector was entombed in stasis with the other Transformers and awoke with the other Decepticons in [[1984]]. Withdrawing from the Ark, the Decepticons immediately set about constructing a temporary base for themselves, and Reflector and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] were assigned to patrol the perimeter. As they surveyed the desert landscape, Reflector expressed his disbelief that the Autobots had also survived the crash. Thundercracker then spotted something off in the distance, and Reflector transformed to camera mode so that Thundercracker could use him to zoom in on the mystery object. Reflector dispensed a Polaroid photograph of the truck that had caught their attention, and Thundercracker reported the intruder to Megatron as a possible Autobot (which it wasn't). {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Anything you need reflected? I (we?) gotcha covered.]]
Reflector later battled the Autobot forces on an offshore oil rig, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} and joined in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Reflector participated in the battle royale with the Autobots shortly before the Decepticons' failed attempt at returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard a new space cruiser. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} Numerous [[Photon (subgroup)|robots sharing Reflector's design]], who existed in addition to the core trio, also took part in these activities. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

While the Decepticons were in the midst of testing their new intergalactic "[[space bridge]]" transport system, Reflector took part in two battles with the Autobots when the heroic robots tried to interfere with the test run. The battle ended badly when Megatron was sucked through the space bridge and back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} but Reflector seemed unfazed by the apparent loss of his leader, as he went on to carry out orders that had previously been given to him and began staking out the laboratory of [[antimatter]] researcher [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]]. Using his photographic abilities to obtain the entry code for the laboratory's security system in secret, Reflector concluded his stakeout just as Megatron returned to Earth, and he quickly reported his findings to the Decepticon leader. Reflector subsequently followed Megatron back to the lab and entered the entry code for him, allowing the villains to enter the complex stealthily. Reflector was no doubt rather cheesed off to learn that his spying had been for naught when it turned out that Alcazar had gotten rid of the antimatter formula by transmitting it to [[Chip Chase]]. When the Decepticons acquired the formula from Chip, Reflector helped charge [[energon cube]]s with the antimatter they created, and then participated in the subsequent battle with the Autobots, which ended when the antimatter cubes Megatron was using to power himself threatened to overload. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|left|thumb|I (we?) see EVERYTHING!]]
Reflector later worked with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] on another attempt to transport energon cubes to Cybertron via the space bridge. A group of Autobots soon arrived to investigate the Decepticon goings-on, but Reflector was quick to act and dazzled them with a blinding flash from his central lens. The Autobots soon got themselves together, though, and Reflector was dispatched when his duplicates were hurled into one another, causing them to recombine into one. Reflector's component selves later took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] and were fired upon by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], but the three robots were confident that the Earth germ couldn't hit all of them at once. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:FireintheSky Reflector formation.jpg|thumb|Presenting... the Cirque du So-lame! ok I'll show myself out.]]
Reflector did most of the grunt work when the Decepticons sought to drain the energy of the [[Earth's core]] via a crystal shaft in the Arctic, operating machinery and gathering energon cubes. When their digging unearthed the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], Reflector tried attacking the towering robot by running at him in a sort of cheerleader-pyramid formation, only to be—unsurprisingly—knocked to the ground with a swipe of Skyfire's arm. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

Along with [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], Reflector gathered valuable intelligence on the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power station, and he took part in the attack that their information-gathering helped facilitate. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Soon after, Reflector went with the other Decepticons on a mission to Peru in another attempt to seize the power of the Earth's core. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Later still, Reflector was part of the Decepticon team who tried harnessing energy from an unstable meteorite. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons used their space bridge to pull Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit in order to reap the energy released by the natural disasters that would result, Reflector was at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader watched the construction of a hydroelectric energy collector. When an unexpectedly strong tidal wave demolished the structure, Megatron and Reflector escaped aboard a transport ship, though Reflector was given pause to wonder on the fate of the Decepticons' human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Great Falls.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

After taking part in another energy-raiding attempt with the help of new arrivals the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} Reflector joined the other Decepticons in relinquishing his [[power chip rectifier]] to a machine that would transfer all of the Decepticons' special abilities to Megatron, enabling him to best [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] easily in a one-on-one duel. During the combat, Megatron employed Reflector's power to generate a brilliant flash of light to blind Optimus Prime. When Megatron's deception was exposed, Reflector and the other Decepticons were sent tumbling into a river of lava by the enraged Autobots. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Learning that the Autobots had transferred Spike's mind into a robot body, Megatron had Reflector watch over Autobot Headquarters, and his spying soon bore fruit when the unstable "Autobot Spike" came bursting through a wall and flew off. Reflector followed and summoned the other Decepticons to his position. Megatron proceeded to try and turn Spike against the Autobots, but the attempt ultimately ended in failure. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

Reflector joined in the Decepticons' attempt to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]], {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} followed Megatron in an attempt to hijack a rocket, {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} and clashed with the Insecticons over stolen [[electro-cell]]s. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} A little later, he helped battle the Autobots for control of [[korlonium crystal]]s. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} After this, having being absent for a prolonged period, Reflector reappeared as part of a group of Decepticons on the rampage in [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} and soon after, he was among the Decepticons who coated themselves with [[electrum]] to cause havoc. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Reflector later battled the mutinous Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Reflector was present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the coronation of Starscream soon afterward. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Reflector’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Reflector was amongst the Decepticons who attacked New York City early in their conflict with the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
The Reflector trio were amongst the Decepticons who attacked the ''[[Trigger]]'' as it neared completion. They took it over easily, thanks in part to the human collaborator, [[Trov]]. One human, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], had been overlooked by the Decepticons however, and managed to pin down Reflector and the rest of the group under Megatron's command in the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rail room with a powerful electromagnetic field. Reflector was almost sent hurdling to the farthest side of the galaxy by the ''Trigger'', but a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon disabled the portal. Then the Autobots showed up, and the two factions began their battle aboard the space station. The Decepticons lost the fight and fled. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Reflector was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

During the skirmish, [[Angolmois Energy]] began to erupt from the planet's surface. Reflector was caught in the corrupting backwash of one of the geysers. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After a long day at work, the Autobot city sat down for a beer.]]
[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. Reflector and Shockwave were charged with manning the device's control as other teams of the Decepticons would go out and attack power plants to retrieve the energy stored within them. The whole plot was foiled when [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], a captive of the Decepticons, managed to reprogram Starscream into blowing up the Omega Wave Cannon's controls. Reflector was sent tumbling away from his post. He then followed Megatron into battle, but was forced to flee along with the rest of the Decepticons when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements joined the fray. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The Reflector trio were "one" of fourteen [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlords]] that arose championing the Decepticon cause. His / their legion, the [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]], were an endless series of identical Cybertronians apparently patterned after their leader. As the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] began picking off the Decepticon Warlords one at a time, Reflector attended the War Councils with the other Decepticon leaders to discuss strategy. It was Reflector who suggested they pool secrets and information for the greater good of the Decepticon cause. It was also Reflector who assimilated his / their Photons into the ranks of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons after the Warlords gave up their secrets to each other. This merger allowed him / them to avoid certain destruction when [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting suicide bomber to the next council meeting, wiping out all the remaining Warlords besides Megatron. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

As [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] breached [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls, Reflector was there with the rest of Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

====''Cloud''====
The Reflector of "OG001 Spacetime" was one of several Decepticons who wound up on the receiving end of a beating from a [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron from another universe]], as he fought his way through them to get to [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|his world's Optimus Prime]] and the super-powerful entity [[SARA]]. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
A robot resembling Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

====''Transformers '84''====
As the [[Great War (G1)|war]] raged on Cybertron, Reflector was among the many Decepticons seen battling the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Reflector. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Reflector was (maybe) amongst the Decepticons who lay in wait to ambush Optimus and the Autobots. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}

Evidently, the battle went in the Decepticons' favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} Later, Reflector discovered that the same squad of Autobots was out scouting for new energy source. {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

{{note|Reflector is never seen in any of the illustrations depicting "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction," but is implied to be involved as all other toys advertised in the flyer are participants in the battle.}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:BrothersBurden Reflector.jpg|thumb|left|"Who added Sky-Lynx to our Skype call?!"]]

''Reflector was part of Megatron's crew, active on Earth in the 1980s before the ''[[Ark II]]'' incident. When Megatron was snatched up by the Keepers, not all Decepticons fell into line under Starscream's maniacal command. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the three Reflector robots chose to make a stand against Starscream's leadership at [[Hoover Dam]], outside the Decepticon's new base in [[Las Vegas]]. Spyglass and Skywarp drew [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s electronic attention, prompting Starscream and his communications officer to make an appearance at the Dam. As Skywarp rejected Starscream's rule, the other Reflector robots leapt out of hiding to attack the usurper. The battle quickly turned against Skywarp and Reflector, though, as Soundwave's sonic attack ripped Spectro apart, sending him over the edge of the dam and into stasis lock. Once Skywarp was disabled as well, Spyglass and Viewfinder wisely chose to abdicate to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''The surviving two Reflector parts remained under Starscream's command only as long as necessary, and left Las Vegas with Megatron's splinter faction of Decepticons soon after their former leader returned to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} After the Decepticons reunited, Reflector was instrumental in several attempts at blackmail and media manipulation against the [[President of the United States]], first recording him whimpering helplessly in Megatron's massive hand during an attack on the White House, and later sending the media outlets footage of the U.S. Armed Forces attempting to assassinate Autobots AND Decepticons in the Nevada desert.''

''A "inferior copy" of'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}} Reflector remained on Cybertron and worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure; using Soundwave's expertise, Starscream delayed footage of himself as he encroached on Shockwave's monitor womb, within which the Reflector trio were posted. They thus were unable to foresee Starscream sneaking up on them, and he blasted all three 'cons to death. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Reflector.jpg|thumb|{{w|Kool-Aid Man|"Oh Yeah!"}}]]
The three Reflector components were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming, and the angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to teach the fleshlings a thing or two about messing with their heads. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Reflector was then ordered by Megatron to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

[[File:ArtofWar4 Reflector message.jpg|left|thumb|30th anniversary Viewfinder, Spyglass and Spectrum Gold Edition! Buy Now! (''while stocks last'')]]
In a dark alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, three black Reflectors guarded human slaves imprisoned near a factory, but were killed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Tomax and Xamot]]. As this future was also full of multiple [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon swarms]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage packs]], it is possible these Reflectors were some sort of [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, the Reflector trio were charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. Reflector came under attack by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] during the negotiation, but Viewfinder managed to continue the transmission despite being injured. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Spectro and Spyglass were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
All three Reflector units (speaking entirely in unison), eventually joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on [[Earth]], and helped defeat the Autobots there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Following this victory, the Reflector trio help destroy [[New York City]] along with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Spectro and Spyglass enjoyed "playing games" with the city's fleshy inhabitants, but were disappointed about how easily they came apart. Viewfinder preferred to brood by himself, while still echoing the other two's dialogue. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Reflector stayed with Megatron when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] rebelled against his leader {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}, and fought back against the Autobots when they returned to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticons were ultimately defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Viewfinder and Spectro left the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}} Spyglass was left behind, however, and was still trying to get off the planet two years later. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

In the aftermath of the war with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[D-Void]], the trio was instructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to undertake a special mission beginning with the theft of [[Turmoil]]'s time-sliding space cruiser. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Using the ship, they were supposed to locate [[LV-117]] and report its circumstances back to Shockwave, but were unprepared for the planet's erratic movement through time. Appearing out of nowhere right in front of them, LV-117 flung the Reflector trio over one hundred years into the past, depleting the ship's fuel supply and causing it to crash. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

Viewfinder was killed in the crash when a large piece of the bridge's shattered canopy impaled through his chest. Spectro and Spyglass survived and eventually they located [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who had previously crashed on the same planet and had been building an escape vessel with a [[Varta|friendly alien]]. They managed to hijack the vessel shortly before it launched by threatening to kill Wheelie's friend, but the tiny Autobot removed the safety catch from his energon converter before disembarking, causing it to explode violently shortly after takeoff, killing the last two fragments of Reflector's being. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:BotCon2016 Reflector CardArt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.5|Yeah! Punch that card user!]]
After the apparent death of Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass sought out [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to stabilize them for individualized life. However, when Viewfinder's body was recovered from LV-117, it was discovered that exposure to [[Ore-1]] would allow his spark to be reignited, and thus Reflector was reborn from this process. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Reflector profile card}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
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The Reflector trio were three of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. They helped oversee the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Alternity''===
[[File:Worldisflat alternity bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|"I swear to god Peppy, if you say "do a barrel roll" one more time..."]]

Three Reflector units hailing from an unknown [[universal stream]] were among the minions serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] during his complicated, cross-dimensional war with the Autobot [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]. This incarnation of Reflector was a [[Pretender]], with each of his components able to disguise itself as an ordinary-sized human being.

Reflector was dispatched to [[Primax 905.0 Beta|universal stream 905.0 Beta]] to search for the source of a new dimensional flux of previously unheard type. In their Pretender guises, the trio tracked the source of the disruption to the [[Otsuka Museum of Art]], and found that it was a strange tablet. Reflector was about to make off with the tablet when he was accosted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and his components promptly dropped their Pretender forms to battle the little Autobot. Unfortunately for Reflector, he was no match for the unearthly powers of an Alternity: Bumblebee snatched the tablet away, and with a snap of his fingers, reduced Reflector to a nearly two-dimensional state. From across the dimensions, Megatron saw his minions collapse like paper, and lashed out with his tesseractal swords, destroying the museum and the tablet, and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector was long gone. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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Refraktor was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]], whose function specialized in recon. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, he was stationed inside the Decepticon stronghold, [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
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{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] ([[Siege episode 2|''Siege'' #2]], [[Earthrise episode 4|''Earthrise'' #4]], English), [[Kaiser Johnson]] ([[Siege episode 5|''Siege'' #5]] "Desperate Decepticon", English), [[Edward Bosco]], [[Shawn Hawkins]] ([[Earthrise episode 1|''Earthrise'' #1]] "Factory Worker", English), [[Mark Whitten]] ([[Earthrise episode 3|''Earthrise'' #3]] "Decepticon Refugee", English)|[[Júlio Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Julián Rodríguez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Esteban Desco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Refraktor was part of the Decepticon ambush team that attacked the Autobots looking for the [[AllSpark]]. He fought with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] during the battle. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}
Refraktor was present when Mirage attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon camp using a hologram. He fights Mirage again in a rematch. Refracktor was confused by all of Mirage's cloned holograms and was finally taken out of the fight by Mirage and Wheeljack. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}
Refraktor was part of the Decepticon ranks that attacked the Ark. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Refracktor was part of the Decepticons that traveled to the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered his Decepticons to attack [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. After an explosion, he reported to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] that Megatron cannot be found. Starscream assumed that Megatron was dead and took command of the Decepticon forces. The Decepticons broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack, but were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He ran over to help Megatron. Scorponok then attacked again, forcing Refraktor to counter-attack. Once Scorponok retreated, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to terminate the Autobots. Scorponok returned and attacked the Decepticons, allowing the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart3 AscenticonGuardVolunteers.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Refraktor was a veteran of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} In the post-war era, Refraktor joined the Ascenticons and was one of the first four recruits for the [[Ascenticon Guard]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} However, Refraktor led a secret double life: as one of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s many operatives, he regularly reported highly sensitive intelligence regarding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s increasingly volatile political movement back to the head of Cybertron's intelligence division. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

After [[Rubble]] had been murdered, Bumblebee petitioned to join the Ascenticon Guard, but neither Refraktor nor [[Flywheels|Skytread]] thought he was up to the task. When Skytread ran his mouth, Bumblebee punched him in the face, and Refraktor took a backhand before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] broke up the fighting. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], who'd been implicated in Rubble's murder, recieved asylum at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]], Refraktor and the other members of the Ascenticon Guard took up defensive positions when [[Security Operations]] tried to intervene. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} After the Ascenticons got a rebrand, Refraktor accompanied Soundwave to a standoff in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]] where he met up with Starscream and brought him up to speed on everything that'd happen while he was away. Starscream angrily pointed out that he'd neglected to tell Starscream the most important revelation—Bumblebee, known associate of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], had joined the Ascenticon Guard. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

After the [[Tether]] fell and caused mass destruction in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Refraktor went on patrol with the rest of the Ascenticon Guard as they helped out with search and rescue operations. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Eventually, however, as tensions mounted, Megatron fast-tracked a coup and successfully overthrew the Senate entirely after rebranding him and his followers as "Decepticons". Beforehand, Refraktor privately alerted Starscream of the impending coup and warned him to lay low until the dust had settled. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} When the Autobots and their allies tried to rescue Orion Pax and Sentinel from Decepticon captivity, Refraktor and [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] were on sentry duty outside the captured Senate building when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ran them over. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

Refraktor was on patrol with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Airwave (facility)|Airwave]] when they decided to harass [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s clinic and intimidate the medics who worked there into surrendering any Autobot sympathizers. However, Ratchet was less compliant than they'd hoped and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] eventually scared them into leaving when he threatened to turn a swarm of [[Diagnostic Drone|diagnostic drone]]s upon the three. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

Refraktor also joined the Decepticon Guard in driving Security Operations away from one of their holding cells and freed some useful prisoners. During the operation, however, Refraktor cornered a member of Sec-Ops named [[Vibes]]. At Starscream's direction, he slipped Vibes a tip about [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Titan (group)|Titan]][[spark]]s. Starscream had been forced to share some of his cards with Megatron and Starscream, so he wanted Optimus Prime to have some of the same intelligence to keep himself potentially useful. While the injured Starscream underwent repairs, Refraktor reported on his successful mission, but warned Starscream that his loyalty would only stretch so far, especially as Megatron seemed to be winning. Starscream warned Refraktor not to get too cocky and start thinking for himself at a time like this. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

Incidentally, Refraktor was targeted by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as a potential source of information as well. The enterprising casino owner tagged Refraktor as a favored patron, one who might get more talkative after some specially-refined energon. It may have been from him that Swindle learned the location of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}} Refraktor and the Decepticons were soon deployed to the Sea of Rust in search of the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertron1-Reflector.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Reflector was part of the final battle of the Great War that saw the Autobots flee Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' before [[Gozer]] arrived on Cybertron. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-energoncubes.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When the ''Ark'' rebooted in 1984, its repair beams first struck Skywarp, who proceeded to revive the Decepticon army. After the stasis-locked Autobots had been destroyed, the Decepticons attacked Earth. The humans responded by founding [[Skywatch]] which itself created [[Skynet]] and an army of [[T-800]] Terminator robots. Refraktor perished in the Skynet-Decepticon conflict, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} and by the year [[2029]] one of his bodies was part of a mass grave outside [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

To avert the Decepticon threat, a lone T-800 travelled back to 1984 to try and destroy them before they conquered the world. The time traveller's intervention allowed the Autobots to be reactivated prompting the Decepticons to retreat from the ''Ark''. Conducting a scouting mission with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], Refraktor reported to Megatron on the energy production capabilities of a nearby [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility, taking part in the subsequent attack on it. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Once the facility had been conquered, Refraktor began filling up [[energon cube]]s before the Autobots arrived. Confident that he could crush the T-800 that they'd allied with, Refraktor was unprepared for the android throwing a bomb directly on his face and detonating it, killing him instantly. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-ArceeDoublecross.jpg|thumb|right]]

Refraktor was one of the many Cybertronians who'd been captured and [[magic]]ally brainwashed by [[King Sombra]]. When the Autobots and their pony friends launched a counterattack, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] used [[Applejack]]'s transforming [[exosuit|exo-suit]] to rescue both him and [[Doublecross]] by breaking the spell.

After he'd been returned to normal, Refraktor stood guard at the Decepticon [[space bridge|spacebridge]] as the [[Wonderbolts]] took a caged Sombra back to the land of [[Equestria]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Canon/Transformers''===
On [[Earth]], "Refraktor-1", the central component of the camera mode, was altered by the [[AllSpark]] into a new body that could transform into a Canon [[EOS R5]] camera. However, with a stand-in, the other Refraktor units were able to still combine into their camera mode. Refraktor sought the [[Quantum Dial]] as a clue to solving the mystery of his ability to split. {{storylink|#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5 bio}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Reflector is Outmatched.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25]]
Reflector was part of the Decepticon crew who attacked the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. He was revived in the present day to bolster the Decepticon ranks. Upon being revived, Reflector was curious about what had happened to [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]], but [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] ordered him to drop it and focus on the mission.

Starscream then airlifted him into battle against the Autobots at the Farmingham Dam, dropping into battle guns blazing and with an acronym-based quip at the ready. Unfortunately for him, he dove toward [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]], who was equipped with Megatron's arm, and therefore his [[fusion cannon]]. Reflector had just enough time to realize how fragged he was before he was eviscerated in a single shot. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Reflector, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''Sector Seven'' game===
Dubbed "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] - 115", a video of Reflector transforming in the midst of a child's birthday party reached the public through "hacked evidence" files. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Reflector rallied with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when the latter became Decepticon leader in Megatron's absence. The Autobots soon had the Decepticons defeated and Starscream's plan thwarted. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} After the Decepticons discovered a [[Crystal of Power]] in [[South America]], Starscream and Reflector were sent to steal materials for a cannon. They succeeded, despite Autobot interference, though the Autobots later managed to destroy the cannon anyway. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Reflector is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to a boost to their weapon's power. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ReflectorEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Three in one, one in three, we are the ones who heal thee.]]
Spyglass, Spectro, and Viewfinder were selected to spy on and gather intelligence on the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]]. They sneaked through the base's security and found the Nova Core. Unfortunately, by their own incompetence and curiosity they removed the device with the power plant still running. As soon as the reactor was set off, Reflector fled the scene.
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Project Supernova}}

Reflector was out of contact while the two snipers [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] fought it out. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Bit of a Longshot}}

Viewfinder had absorbed most of the damage from the blast, and the other two set up a shielding unit to protect them while they complete repairs. Megatron reminded them of their mission, and Brake-Neck reminded them of Smokescreen. They naively thought they could be three less targets by transforming into camera mode. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Battle Hardened}}

Reflector soon informed Megatron they were back to being 100% operational and going to make a move to recover the Nova Core. As the battle was taking place, they were spotted by Smokescreen. Reflector asked Brake-Neck fpr cover fire, but he refused and told Spyglass it was stupid of them to be in an open field in the first place. Then Viewfinder was hit by a sniper bullet as they ran and cranked up their shields.

As [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]] headed to an extraction site where his Medi-bots would meet him, Brake-Neck was compromised by Smokescreen, and Reflector stole the Core and tried to take off with it. First Aid intervened, and... unexpectedly, Spectro dropped the Nova Core into water, of all things. The Core went critical, and First Aid convinced Reflector to help him shield the energy as the Nova Core went into meltdown. The Nova Core faded, and Viewfinder only asked that the Autobot not tell Megatron about what just happened. Then Viewfinder got hit by Brake-Neck's bullet, much to his irritation {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

When Reflector came through the Spacebridge, Shockwave thought it was malfunctioning, seeing as it had multiple lifeforms coming through at once. After they made their entrance, Starscream warned Shockwave about their meddlesome nature, to which Shockwave replied that the four of them would get along well together.

While Swindle was having a sale with Luca, Reflector eavesdropped on the two, and learnt Luca had a "plan" for Starscream involving a box. Naturally, Reflector went to tattle on Starscream about the ploy. Starscream destroyed the box, much to Swindle's chagrin. Apparently it wasn't a trap, but in fact a gift for Starscream's Inception Day! - Cybertron-21, a high-fidelity holographic battlefield simulator. Starscream was shocked he had just destroyed a game (in mint condition). Reflector thought that it was a bad call to have done that, and they decide to go back to blackmailing people. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''': Viewfinder uses a medi-gun of unusual make in which it shoots out health bombs, instead of one continuous stream. Spectro and Spyglass both use medi-beams like Hook and Shockwave to provide 40-45% resistant shields. If any of Reflectors' components are not healing bots, they use their pistols to shoot targets.
*'''Ability: Reflector Team Up! '''Summon Spectro and Spyglass, each with an ability to shield friendly bots blocking 40/45% of incoming damage.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:reflector Reflector at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Reflectors were a team of Decepticons who specialized in light-based warfare, including holograms and optical misdirection. The three leaders of the group could combine into a single alternate mode, but the many [[Photon]] [[drone]]s based on their body-types could not. The Reflector trio spent most of their time on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], supervising the [[Assembly Forge]] responsible for constructing new Decepticon [[drone]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Reflector.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|We three kings of orient are... Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, [[1986]]/[[1987]]; wide release in Japan, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''21'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spectro's [[shutter gun]], Viewfinder's [[lens laser]], Spyglass' [[opto blaster]], flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera that most closely resembles a 1969 Ricoh 126C-Flex TLS: [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]] as the central component with the lens, [[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]] as the right-side component with the shutter button, and [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]] as the left-side component with the flashcube. It actually has play functions that simulate an actual camera: the viewfinder actually works (though one needs to stand about 8' back to see anything clearly), and the shutter button clicks when pressed in.

:Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. While [[Hasbro]] originally planned him for release in 1984 (thus him appearing in the cartoon), they delayed selling him in the U.S. until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Amusingly, this came just as the character was being quietly and fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s. Naturally, the Hasbro version has the flashcube missile launcher's spring removed, while the Takara version has it at regular missile-launching strength. Oddly, the Decepticon [[insignia]] decals on Spyglass and Spectro are inverted from the norm, being silver symbols with purple outlines, something not seen elsewhere in the first two years of G1 figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on (part of) Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More info on yet another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideswipe vs. Reflector''' (unreleased Toys"R"Us exclusive 2-pack, planned for ca. 2011)}}</ul>
This figure would have been a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]]/redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]], utilizing that toy's alternate head sculpt based on Perceptor's original 1985 toy's head (which does bear a passing resemblance to Viewfinder). It was inteded to be released as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generations|Sideswipe]], a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]] in Sideswipe's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors. The head sculpt intended for Reflector was first acknowledged by Hasbro at the [[BotCon 2010]] design panel,<ref name="botcon 2010">http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and was later used by TakaraTomy for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''Generations'' [[Magnificus (G1)#Generations|Magnificus]] figure. The intended deco sheets for the two figures were revealed by the unofficial [[Pete Sinclair|Pete]]'s Robot Convention on Facebook in 2020, but later taken down again at the request of Hasbro.

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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:GenT30-toy Reflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Didn't there used to be two more of you, you?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" comes with Reflector, a smaller robot based on [[Viewfinder]]'s [[package art]]. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5 mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode. The only way Reflector's camera mode can be held right-side-up is loosely by the unfolded robot arms–the 5mm post is on ''top'' of the camera, and is sculpted to resemble a camera's flashcube.

:[[Stock photography]] of Reflector depicts him with his [[:File:GenerationsSkrapnelandReflectortoypromo.jpg|arms swapped, and therefore facing backwards.]] This mold was redecoed into [[Spy-Eye (Diaclone)#Toys|Spy-Eye]] for [[BotCon 2015]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenReflector/reflector.htm More information on ''Generations'' Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
{{anchor|MasterpieceGoldMegsReflector}}
[[File:MP-05G-Reflector.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Doesn't split into three figures, doesn't transform, doesn't take photos]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-5G'''
:A non-transforming Reflector comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5G|MP-5G Megatron]], the Hasbro Asia gold-chrome redeco of the MP-5 mold Megatron.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The only camera here is a dash-cam.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Reflector''' (3-pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a three-pack of a singular redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's existing alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple unofficial attempts.

:This version of the mold was also used to make BotCon 2016 [[Flash Sentry#Generations|Flash Sentry]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Movor#Beast Wars: Uprising|Movor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/BCReflector/reflector.htm More information on Combiner Wars Reflector at TFU.info]''

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-toy Refraktor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Have fun finding three of me!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, June [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 24]], 2019
:*''Hidden message code'': '''REFLECTOR'''
:*''Accessories:'' "EMM Distortion Blaster"/tripod part, "HPR Telefocal Shield"/lens part, "Bioscale Compression Rotor"/chest module
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' '''Refraktor''' (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a removable 'chest module' which allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref name=seibertron>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> As standalone robots, each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft"<ref name=seibertron /> that might be ''generously'' interpreted as marginally reminiscent of the BotCon 2016 redecoes above. Purchasing three units and combining them allows the formation of the classic camera mode, looking vaguely like a modern digital reflex body. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively, with the Viewfinder "chest module" connecting the tripod for stability. Though not suggested in the instructions, you can also pop the other two chest modules into the empty sockets on top of each of the camera's sides, simulating the aperture and shutter speed controls on a real camera. Unlike most ''Siege'' figures, the Refraktors lack battle damage. Unfortunately, this figure [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|suffers from a citogenerated]] red wrist stripe which was not actually there in the original cartoon.

:Inputting the blacklight code "Reflector" into the Teletraan-1 page on Hasbro's website reveals a desktop wallpaper containing a preview of the Refraktor Reconnaissance Team, notably before the official reveal at [[San Diego Comic-Con]].

:Due to the need for three Refraktors to make a camera, Hasbro wholesalers allowed independent retailers to order entire cases composed solely of them, outside the normal waves and case assortments offered to big-box retailers. As of 2019 this is not unusual and most figures are available this way.

:This mold was later used to make ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#NetflixToyline|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]]. It also serves as the basis for the non-toy character [[Shamble]] as well as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]'s appearance in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

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[[File:Siege-toy Refraktor 3pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This time you can tell us apart!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 3 "Telefocal Shields"/lens parts, 3 "Shutter Blaster/Lens Laser/Optic Blaster" rifles, "Flash Launcher" flashcube, "Shutter Armor", 3 "Bioscale Compression Rotors"/torso-parts, Kremzeek blast effect
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:One of many many ''many'' online exclusives revealed and opened for pre-order during [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019, this set features three copies of the Deluxe figure above, only this time decoed to match the original Reflector toy layouts (mostly). Each robot also comes with extra accessories to make the combined camera mode look that much more like an actual modern-ish camera while still evoking the original toy, adding a flashcube for Spyglass, a grip/shutter-button for Spectro, and a viewfinder for Viewfinder.

:The set also includes a [[Kremzeek#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]] figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' "blast effect" system. Neat!

:This set was originally intended to be a [[HasCon 2019]] exclusive, but that event was indefinitely postponed.<ref>https://www.bbcw.com/product.php?productid=52162&cat=&page=9</ref>

:These three decoes (without the added equipment) were used for some of the [[:File:Refraktor Generics.jpg|background Refraktors]] in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy Scrapface.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What's in a name?...besides an obvious insult.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapface''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-05'''
:*''TakaraToy release date'': [[November 28]], 2020
:*''Accessories:'' blaster/tripod part, shield/lens part, chest module
{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-corrupted form of Reflector in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}
:Part of the first assortment of toys promoting the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]] is a blue-and-red redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Refraktor]], transforming into a Cybertronian "artillery hovercraft. Scrapface is molded almost entirely in shades of grey plastic with his splashes of colour being an extensive paint wash; this gives him the appearance of being covered in accumulated grime and battle scars.

:As with any version of this mold, Scrapface can also transform into one third of a camera, allowing buyers to combine three units into Reflector's classic camera mode ([[Shortpacking|good luck with getting three, though!]]). The shield becomes one third of a telephoto lens, while his blaster becomes one third of a tripod.

:The military insignia on Scrapface's box has him as a Ground Division Infantry Private, while his instructions place him in the Espionage unit like his Refraktor mold-mates. Given a similar copy/paste error in the concurrent Voyager Class [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Hotlink]]'s instructions, the box probably has it right.

:This toy, like all of the Netflix ''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, was a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the U.S. and Canada, and a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive in Japan.

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[[File:WFCT-toy Refraktor Centurion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''

:A small, non-transforming accessory of Refraktor in camera mode is included as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. Refraktor is scaled so it may be paired with its Deluxe and Voyager contemporaries, though the handle placement makes it basically impossible for toys without swivel wrists to "use" it correctly, and even those with swivel wrists might have a hard time getting it to face level. Oh well!

:Unlike fellow accessory-bots [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#E33|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]], Refraktor is completely unpainted. Also, Refraktor is curiously based on the original ''[[Micro Change]]''-mold toy, rather than either ''Siege'' iteration ''or'' the original cartoon model, the latter slightly odd given the original-cartoon-centric theme of the accessory pack.
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===''Canon/Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Refraktor-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You thought it was Megatron? It was me, '''''REFLECTOR!''''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Refraktor R5''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, three-part small camera accessory, [[Quantum Dial]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:An exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]], ''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Refraktor is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon EOS R5 digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included "Quantum Dial" accessory can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his alternate mode from the original ''Transformers'' cartoon, which can split into three pieces, in homage to the original Reflector toy.

:Both his Quantum Dial and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released ''Canon/Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Canon/Transformers|Optimus Prime R5]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Tfcaramel reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Sweet and observant, like a mother. Who takes pictures of your every action.]]
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
:A small soft-rubber figurine of Reflector (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based specifically on the Viewfinder toy, the figure was available in multiple colors and came packaged with a piece of chocolate-covered caramel.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, missile, telephoto lens
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Reflector toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[File:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Reflector was among the larger ''keshigomu'' developed by Takara, molded from soft purple rubber and initially sold in a multi-pack with twenty-one other Decepticon figurines. The figure, based on Reflector's animation model (unlike the earlier ''Caramel'' figure), features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Reflector's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, for use in the various simple games that could be played with the figures. Reflector was later available in a peach coloration as part of various other multi-packs.

*'''Reflector''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''52'''
:The Reflector figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (52, in Reflector's case). Like all Decepticons Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Reflector/reflector.htm More information on Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Reflector''' (2022)
:Released in the fifth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Reflector is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike the various other accessory-less figures in the ''ReAction'' line, both of Reflector's hands are open to hold accessories he doesn't have.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Reflector comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Reflector and Mirage.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Rijie & Refraktor Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''75 & 76'''
:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Mirage (G1)|Rijie]]" and Reflector along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#76|Translation of Reflector's Transformers Character Card]]''

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:PreReflector.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Say "Cheese" and die.]]
*Reflector was originally the "Camera Robo" from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' sub-series of the ''[[Microman|New Microman]]'' line. The only noteworthy difference between the two releases, besides the whole missile-launcher-neuter-in-the-United-States thing, is that the ''Microman'' release has "MICROX" emblazoned on the center unit's decals instead of "REFLECTOR".
*Not so surprisingly, the Camera Robo was first designed as a single unit. Apparently, the primary designer of the final toy, and possibly this initial design, was mecha designer [[Shinji Aramaki]], who designed the robots for ''{{w|Megazone 23}}'' and ''{{w|Genesis Climber Mospeada}}''.
*Reflector's role early in the cartoon makes it seem likely his toy was originally planned for inclusion in the initial 1984 line, a theory supported by the inclusion of a Hasbro product code consistent with the other 1984 toys in [[Teletraan I]]'s files on the Decepticons in "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Why Hasbro decided not to release it so late in the game is unknown, as is the reason they later reversed that decision to make it a viable mail-away. In accordance with Hasbro's decision not to release the figure, the [[Production bible|series story bible]] specifically discouraged writers from use of the character after season one ended.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#043 Reflector's page in the series bible]</ref> Indeed, following "City of Steel", Reflector is never called for by an episode script again, and appears only in group shots of the Decepticons at the animators' discretion.
*At the script stage, Reflector was intended to be a singular robot who possessed the ability to split into three duplicates, identical save for the lens aperture in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode, who all act with the same mind and talk in unison, with the same voice. This ability was never shown on-screen, having apparently been consciously erased from the series: it was displayed in deleted scenes from "[[Divide and Conquer]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and "[[War of the Dinobots]]". However, "Divide and Conquer" ''did'' show the three robots ''re-combining'', as the three components collide with one another and disappear until only one is left. Reflector was usually just seen in his triplicate state most of the time, but on rare occasions, he would appear as a single robot. His character model was also [[:File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|sometimes]] used for [[generic]] Decepticon troops.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, and in true anime fashion, Reflector announces the name of his special attack every time he uses it: "Flash Beam!"
*Amusingly, the mailaway flyer for Reflector's original toy advertised it as coming with a "flashcube and ''laser'' sheet", presumably due to someone in marketing misreading the [[instructions]]' "flashcube and ''label'' sheet".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Reflector''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā''), '''Refraktor''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǎnshèjìng''' (Taiwan, 反射鏡, "Reflector"), '''Zhàoxiàngjī''' (China, 照相机, "Camera")

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
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[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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Wrist Banned

2024-04-05T11:58:34Z

Bobpiecheese: /* BotBots */

{{factions|arcaderenegades}}
:''Wrist Banned is a member of the [[Arcade Renegades]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:Wrist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]

'''Wrist Banned''' has named himself the official "bouncer" of the arcade, and as such, he only allows those on his list in to play the games, making sure to keep a special eye out for VIBs (very important bots), going above and beyond to give them the best treatment at the expense of the others.

==Fiction==
===''BotBots Mad Libs''===
If you had Wrist Banned strapped to your '''''part of the body''''', you could play games all day at [[Game Palace|'''''first name'''''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Game Palace]]. {{storylink|Arcade Action}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots-toys Wrist Banned.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Level'': '''3 Stars'''

: Part of the third series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Wrist Banned is a [[redeco]] of [[Fit Ness Monster]], transforming into a wristband with QR code pixels (but lacking the corner boxes to be a working QR code).

: He is available in three of the six iterations of the "Arcade Renegades Surprise" 16-pack, found only in one of the eight [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] bubbles on the package. The ID code for each arrangement is printed on the back, just to the right of the team art next to Sweet Cheat (appropriate!).

:He comes in these blindpacked arrangements:
::'''2''': [[Chilla Gorilla]], [[Duderoni]], [[The Fizz]], [[Hawt Diggity]], [[Papa Click]], [[Pixelfin]], [[Shredder Jack]], Wrist Banned
::'''3''': [[24K-Bit]], Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Papa Click, [[Skillz Punk]], [[Spud Muffin]], [[Sweet Cheat]], Wrist Banned
::'''6''': 24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned

:This mold was also used to make [[Squatty Spot]] and [[Bully Bulldog]].

{{note|Assortment #6 is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 3 BotBots.}}
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==Notes==
* The instruction sheets erroneously label Wrist Banned as a member of the [[Jock Squad]].

[[Category: Arcade Renegades]]

Blue Bolts (Timelines)

2024-03-23T22:58:30Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{disambig2|Ultra Mammoth's weapon|Ultra Magnus's weapon|Blue Bolts (RID)}}
[[File:TCCSS1-UltraMammoth.jpg|thumb|upright=2|[[Guilty As Charged|Okay, just for the record, this is crazy, and dangerous, and we should never, ever try this at home.]]]]
The '''Blue Bolts''' cannon is the signature weapon wielded by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. Or the other [[Ultra Mammoth]].

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
After [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]'s intervention saved them from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons, Ultra Mammoth sent them off with Blue Bolts.{{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
*'''Ultra Mammoth''' (Ultra, [[2012]])
**''TFSS1 number'': '''6'''

:As a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' [[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]], Ultra Mammoth comes with a spring-loaded Blue Bolts cannon, redecoed from the [[Big Cannon#toys|Big Cannon]], which can fire two missiles from its two barrels in succession with a rotating dial. Forming the trunk, back, and tail of his [[Beast mode|mammoth mode]], it can be deployed by pulling the entire assembly up, rotating it all the way around, and rearranging his [[Shellformer|numerous]] [[Kibble|kibbly]] panels, with the trunk facing backwards, and the cannon facing forward. This rather large accessory ends up on his back in [[robot mode]], and can be detached and transformed for use as a [[5 mm post|hand-held]] weapon, although its large mass can make Ultra Mammoth's arms flop down when held.

:This mold was also used to make ''Beast Wars'' [[Black Big Convoy]]'s cannon, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]]'s cannon, and ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Blue Big Convoy#Legends|Blue Big Convoy]]'s cannon.

==Notes==
* Blue Bolts is named after [[Blue Bolts (RID)|the weapon]] used by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra Magnus]].
[[Category: Cannons]]

Scythe (Cybertron)

2024-03-14T04:34:49Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Toys */

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Mini-Con|Amalgamous Prime's weapon|Scythe (weapon)}}
:''Scythe is a [[Mini-Con]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[Image:Scythe.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"You wants me to take care of them, Boss?"]]

His teammates may also have weapon modes, but '''Scythe''' is the undisputed muscle of [[Anti-Blaze]]'s team, capable of even taking on some full-sized [[Bulk]]s on his own. A born fighter and natural battlefield commander, Scythe has always backed Anti-Blaze and protected him, no matter the odds. Now with the threat of the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] and other rebels threatening to turn the Mini-Cons into the slaves of the [[Decepticon]]s once again, Scythe is ready to wade in to the thickest, most dangerous situations and bust a few heads!
{{TOC}}

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' comic===
Scythe and his allies once worked for six stellar cycles to construct an evacuation fleet, which would allow the Mini-Cons to flee to the distant S-K System. The entire plan was ruined when [[Thrust (Cybertron)|Thrust]] destroyed all of it in less than an hour.

[[File:RevelationsPart4 CybertronMini-Cons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]

But thanks to Anti-Blaze's successful campaign against the insurgents, he, along with Scythe and Checkpoint, became akin to folk heroes to the Mini-Con population. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 11|Anti-Blaze, Scythe, & Checkpoint's profile in Club magazine #11}} Scythe became chief of security for the Mini-Cons operating from the small Cybertronians' primary colony in the massive debris field between Cybertron's moons. After the outbreak of the [[Unicron Singularity]], the colony was attacked by the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and a cadre of rebels. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} The threat of the insurgence was soon eclipsed by the arrival of [[Unicron]] himself. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Scythe and his allies fought alongside a rag-tag team of Autobots until Cybertron transformed itself into [[Primus]]'s robot mode. Faced with his ancient adversary, Unicron chose to flee instead of fight.

After the Unicron Singularity was ultimately closed, the Mini-Cons and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] entered into negotiations for a peaceful co-existence between <s>humans and mutants</s> [[Bulk]]s and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Cybertron-toy_Scythe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Grim Reaper not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Ramjet vs. Scythe''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)}}</ul>

: Released in the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con 2-packs, Scythe is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] member [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], transforming into both a twin-rotor helicopter similar to an Osprey. He also has a third "weapon" mode, turning into a double-gatling cannon.

: He was available only in a two-pack with the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] member [[Ramjet (Cybertron)#Toys|Ramjet]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]] and [[Rotor]], while a slightly-[[retool]]ed version of the mold was used to make [[Bulge (Cybertron)|Bulge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Scythe/scythe.htm More information on Scythe at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaMakeshiftMold}}

==Notes==
* Early online store solicitations for the ''Cybertron'' two-pack listed it as "'''Scimitar''' vs. Ramjet", presumably an earlier working name for Scythe.

[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Jurassic Park

2023-06-15T13:16:40Z

Bobpiecheese:

[[File:War Without End movie theatre.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|Take THAT, ''[[Scorn|Jurassic Park III]]''!]]
'''''Jurassic Park''''' is a [[film]] released some time in [[1993]] that features [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]].

==Fiction==
===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
''Jurassic Park'' was in theaters in [[London]] when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s army of [[Decepticon]]s attacked the city. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Upon seeing the [[Cobra]]-redesigned [[Transformer]]s battling one another on [[Cobra Island]], one of the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] remarked it was just like ''Jurassic Park''... if all the dinosaurs had been heavily armed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===Grim Grams===
[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Him Grimlock]] ''love'' film! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Grim Grams, 2015/10/01}}

==Toys==
====''Collaborative''====
[[File:Collab-toy-Jurassic Park-box.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Mine is about a futuristic amusement park where Autobots fight transforming dinosaurs. I call it... "JP93 and the Tyrannocon Rex."]]
*'''Tyrannocon Rex / Autobot JP93''' ([[2021]])

:[[Tyrannocon Rex]] and "[[JP93|Autobot JP93]]" are packaged together in a ''Jurassic Park''-themed crossover two-pack in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line. JP93 (a reference to the release date of the first ''Jurassic Park'' movie) transforms into one of the Ford Explorer XLTs that were used as the park tour vehicles, and comes equipped with a blaster.

:Tyrannocon Rex is a new-head retool of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Megatron (Beast)]] based on Rexy, the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' that appears in the original ''Jurassic Park'' film as well as the ''Jurassic World'' trilogy. In another nod to the film, [[Mr. DNA]] is pictured on a box flap, and the removable package backing references the famous scene where Rexy breaks out of her enclosure when power to the fences were shut off and encounters the Explorers, with several flaps able to unfold for an extended display area.

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[[File:Collab-toy-DilophoconJP12-box.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|I can't believe I have to drive all the way to work on a Saturday. All the way to work!]]

* '''Dilophocon / Autobot JP12''' ([[2023]])

: [[Dilophocon]] and "[[JP12|Autobot JP12]]" are packaged together in a ''Jurassic Park''-themed two-pack in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the original ''{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}'' film. JP12 transforms into a licensed {{w|Jeep Wrangler}}, while Dilophocon becomes a film-inspired ''{{w|Dilophosaurus}}''. A recreation of Dennis Nedry's infamous embryo heist and subsequent death, the set includes accessories based on Biosyn's embryo containment unit and Barbasol shaving cream disguise used in the movie.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Jurassic Park'' was directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and produced and distributed by [[Universal]], based on the {{w|Jurassic Park (novel)|1990 novel}} by {{w|Michael Crichton}}. Spielberg would go on to direct its sequel, ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' in [[1997]]. ''The Lost World'' was also one of the licenses featured under the [[MicroVerse]] branding.
*[[Dino Drive]] is a homage to ''Jurassic Park''.
*The [[Raptoricon]]s from ''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]'' homage the Raptor Squad from ''Jurassic World''.

==External links==
*{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|''Jurassic Park'' at Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]
[[Category:Jurassic Park]]
[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]

The Tendorizer

2022-12-09T23:13:57Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|hungerhubs}}
:''The Tendorizer is a member of the [[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]''.
[[File:Tenderizor-art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You shouldn't eat food from a stranger's plate!]]
'''The Tendorizer''' is a cut above the rest.

{{TOC}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
*'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures''' (Single pack, [[2022]])
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''ID Code'': '''D'''
**''Rarity'': Common
**''Accessories'': Spatula

: Part of the sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)| BotBots]]'', The Tendorizer transforms from a small robot into a raw t-bone steak. They include a spatula that they can hold in robot mode or store on the back of their steak mode.

: They are only available in the [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] "Blind Bag Mystery Figures" assortment, and like all Bots in the assortment, comes one to a case of 24.

{{picsneeded}}

==Notes==
* The Tendorizer is the "example" character used for the "2 MODES" demonstration illustration on the Series 6 "Hunger Hubs" packaging.
* His "Common" rating doesn't really jive with their actual rarity, as they are ''only'' available in the single-pack assortment.

[[Category: Gamer Geeks]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Scratchmouth

2022-11-25T00:39:04Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|gamergeeks}}
:''Scratchmouth is a member of the [[Gamer Geeks]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:BotBots-toy Scratchmouth.jpg|thumb|upright=2.33|[https://youtu.be/eT3BFzSD6YY?t=22 Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' And they don't stop comin' and they don't stop comin']]]
SomeBODY once told '''Scratchmouth''' the world was gonna roll them.

{{TOC}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
*'''Gamer Geeks''' (5-pack, [[2022]])
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Rarity'': '''Common'''
: Part of the sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)| BotBots]]'', Scratchmouth is a [[redeco]] of [[Pucksie#Toys|Pucksie]], transforming from a 1-inch tall robot into a stack of CDs.

: They are available in both of the "Gamer Geeks"-themed 5-packs:
:: The first has him, [[Gamerguy1027]], [[Jetaway]], [[Retro Recon]], and a [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] [[Joystick]].
:: The second has him, [[Chitter Click#Toys|Chitter Click]], [[Go-Naut]], [[Pew Pew Pew]], and a blind-packed [[Blindspot]].

: This mold was also used to make [[24K-Bit#Toys|24K-Bit]], [[Alda Feelz]], [[Bemyne]], and [[Songwave]].

==Notes==
* "Scratchmouth" is a reference to the band {{w|Smash Mouth}}, and the tendency for CDs to get, well, scratched.

[[Category:Gamer Geeks]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Voin

2022-11-16T04:26:18Z

Bobpiecheese:

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartTwo-Voin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy. Come here, Squishy!]]

The octopus-like [[alien]]s known as the '''Voin''' are a fiercely individualistic race—an issue not helped by their strange culture and ethics, which makes the inner workings of their society something of a mystery to all but the most experienced Cybertronian diplomats. A mercantile race, the Voin place great value in the nature of transactions—to a Voin, everything can be interpreted as an exchange or potential deal. The Voin view life and death differently from other races; despite their odd, almost anarchic society that eschews leaders, Voin society, such as it is, does not value each individual Voin life. Paradoxically, however, some ''are'' held in very high regard by the collective... so woe betide anyone who accidentally harms the wrong Voin.

Though the Voin are a naturally aquatic race, individual Voin can operate on land by using "slaved organics" to act as their hands and feet, and directly control these genetically-engineered beings from floating bubbles of water. Although most Voin on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] rely on ape-like beings, other varieties include large, cybernetically-augmented creatures used by Voin asserters, specialist Voin committed to their race's tradition of retaliatory justice.

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:NauticaHome-Voin.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I'd like to be under the sea, in an octopus's garden in the shade.]]

Cybertron's relationship with the Voin stretched back to the interwar years after the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]; during the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], at least one Voin attended [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and later snarled at [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] when the red 'bot emerged from the [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]] and asked if it could mentor him. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} By [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s era, Iacon's sprawling [[Xeno-Quarter]] included a large Voin community. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} Despite their growing presence on Cybertron, the planet's Xeno-Relations division discouraged the average Cybertronian from prolonged interaction with a Voin—owing to the differing psychologies of the two species, an untrained individual ran the risk of inadvertently diverging sensitive information or making deals without their knowing. Xeno-Relations relied on trained specialists in order to facilitate constructive dialogues between the two species; [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], head of Xeno-Relations, had spent megacycles with the aliens in their native environment {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} and possessed a number of Voin contacts on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

At some point, a lone Voin ape escaped from its master and later trapped itself in a secluded region of the Cybertronian wilderness, a place where [[Cryak]] had gone immersant some years before. Its trailing neural cable somehow asorbed Cryak's decaying spark; unable to die, both beings were bonded together and trapped in a strange limbo between life and death. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

The [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] visionary [[Termagax]] owned a dead Voin. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} In the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel Prime included a number of Voin ambassadors within his diplomatic retinue, who accompanied him aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] during the First Senator's tour of Cybertron's colony worlds. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartOne-Voin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Today's mission is for you all to go to the Brain Slug planet." "What are we going to do there?" "Just walk around not wearing a helmet."]]

Some Voin made a living as unlicensed scavengers, operating on the periphery of Cybertron's illegal black markets. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} One such Voin traded regularly with [[Headlock (G1)|Headlock]]; {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} while operating in the remote badlands beyond Iacon, it witnessed [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Shortly afterwards, the same Voin encountered the young Cybertronian [[Rubble]] before [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] arrived and scared off the alien with her weapons. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} The Voin traded information on the murder to one of its compatriots; {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} but with the complex nature of Voin society a mystery to most Transformers, both [[Security Operations]] and the Ascenticons began searching for the mystery Voin in the hopes that it knew something about Brainstorm's death. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} Unfortunately, the fragmented nature of Voin society made it hard for officer [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to work effectively with their community, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} an issue compounded by the fact that all Voin looked alike. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Although Prowl eventually determined that he would have to go outside the law in order to find the missing Voin, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} it was the covert Ascenticon sympathizer [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] who found a lead on the Voin's location after he went after Headlock. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} Rather than report his news to Prowl, however, he instead reported it to the Ascenticon senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who, in turn contacted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], leader of [[The Rise]], to silence this potential witness. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} By pure coincidence, Rubble encountered the same Voin again while wandering through the Xeno-Quarter; hoping that he could make a difference to the ongoing investigation, the little Cybertronian pursued the alien deeper into the tangled streets of the district... but, by the time he'd caught up with it, Rise operative [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] had already found and murdered the alien. As soon as Quake noticed Rubble, he chased after the newborn and killed him, too. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} During a subsequent autopsy on both Rubble and the murdered Voin, xenobiologist [[Greenlight]] noted that the alien had been crushed to death—an ultimately superflous act of violence, she opined, as the creature had been effectively doomed the moment its sealed globe had fractured. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartFour-VoinAsserter.jpg|thumb|left|300px|They have no freedom. They have no will. Th-th-th-th-these Kongs were bred to kill.]]

Upon learning everything that had occurred on Cybertron in her absence, Nautica worried about the effect it would have on Cybertron's Voin community, as some deaths meant more than others in their culture. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} Her fears were proven correct; after speaking with one of her contacts and trading relevant political information, she received a secondhand account of Brainstorm's murder... and confirmation that the scavenger was an important member of their race, whose death would surely provoke a reaction. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Seeking revenge for the senseless murder of their kind, the Voin sent an asserter to Iacon's spaceport, intent on bringing the killer to justice and slaughtering every other Cybertronian that got in its way. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Hoping to smooth over fraying diplomatic relations, Prowl escorted the Voin to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] while Nautica tried to talk the angry alien down. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Undeterred, the Voin continued to seek out Quake. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

After the criminal had been arrested, and Sentinel Prime had turned his arrest into a public spectacle, the Asserter eluded Nautica and Road Rage, charging at Quake when Ascenticon supporters allowed him to escape custody. Confronting him in an alley, the Asserter unleashed all its firepower on Quake. Though one of its simian enforcers managed to cut off one of Quake's hands, this only shattered his bonds and freed his other appendage. Even in his crippled state, Quake's raw strength managed to overpower all of the Voin's monsters forcing the Asserter to turn its own weapons on the Cybertronian. With its weapons bouncing off Quake's armor, the Asserter was helpless as Quake reached through its forcefield and slammed its globe against the ground, crushing the Asserter to death in much the same manner as the one it had been sent to avenge. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

While on the trail of a "ghost" haunting the wilderness, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] stumbled across the stranded Voin ape; after briefly having his spark absorbed into the creature, however, he was able to outmaneuver his former mentor Cryak and sever their connection, dooming Cryak to an eternity alone in the wilderness. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}
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====Alternate future====
In a dystopian future where [[Exarchon]] had conquered Cybertron, the planet's new ruler cut a deal with the Voin by selling many of his fellow Cybertronians into slavery. Those unlucky Cybertronians were forced to become mindless appendages for the aliens in place of their usual organic servants. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}}

==Notes==
*The Voin are [[Brian Ruckley]]'s favorite alien creation for the 2019 continuity.<ref name=Ruckley>{{twitter|Not intrinsic, but there was/would have been a connection of some sort - if only because the Voin are my favourite alien babies and part of my original conception was that they tend to get involved, usually as individuals, somehow, sometime, in pretty much everything.|https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/status/1556973833353138177|Brian Ruckley|2022|08|09}}</ref>
*Had the continuity continued, the Voin would have been revealed to have a link to the [[Quintesson]]s, though the specific nature of that connection was never developed beyond tying into the Voin's tendency to involve themselves in events and cause problems.<ref name=Ruckley/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Alien species]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) species]]

Loose Deuce

2022-11-05T23:22:09Z

Bobpiecheese: /* BotBots */

{{factions|custodialcrew}}
:''Loose Deuce is a member of the [[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]''

[[File:BotBots - opening credits - Loose Deuce.jpg|250px|thumb|It's funny because it's poop!]]

Looking at '''Loose Deuce''' you'd think he wouldn't get along well with his fellow [[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]] members. After all, they're all about cleaning duty and he seems more about doodie. While he's not [[Sergeant Scrubforce]]'s number two, he'll never raise a stink when he needs to make a splash in the [[bathroom]].

{{TOC}}
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==Fiction==
===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots - Goldrush Games 1 - Custodial Crew.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh crap. Literal crap.]]
Loose Deuce was with the other Custodial Crew members in a cleaning closest, slid down the handle of a broom.{{storylink|Mall Than Meets the Eye}} As [[Clogstopper]] secretly watched the Custodial Crew in the bathroom, Loose Deuce could be seen spraying an unknown can of something on the outer bowl of a toilet. {{storylink|Lone Bot and Carb}} When [[Dave (BotBots)|the flesh being]] was fired from his job as a security guard, Loose Deuce celebrated with the Custodial Crew by participating in ''Operation: Explode the Commode'', diving into a toilet and clogging it, causing it to overflow. {{storylink|Shopping Brawl}} Deuce entered the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]] with his fellow Custodial Crew members. It's unknown what events he participated in. {{storylink|The Goldrush Games - Part the First}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots-toy LooseDeuce.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Y'know, IN THE BATHROOM!]]
*'''Custodial Crew''' (8-pack, 2022)
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Rarity'': Common

: Part of the sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)| BotBots]]'', Loose Deuce transforms into... well... poop. A coil of poop.

: Poop.

: He was available in both of the "Custodial Crew"-themed 8-packs:
::The first has him, [[Lady Loofah#Toys|Lady Loofah]], [[Sergeant Scrubforce#Toys|Sergeant Scrubforce]], a floor buffer, overalls, toilet brush, and a currently-unknown blind-packed member of the [[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]].
::The second has him, [[Granny Giggleclean]], [[Grunge Plunge]], Lady Loofah, [[Unhandy#Toys|Unhandy]], [[Vomit Comet#Toys|Vomit Comet]], a vacuum, and a ''different'' currently-unknown blind-packed member of the Oil Slicks.

{{note|Both of these sets are "recommended minimum buys" for a complete set of Series 6 BotBots.}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
* Loose Deuce never had their name given in the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]]. [[Chris Wyatt]] provided it via Twitter, though he misspelled it as "Duece". <ref>{{Twitter|Their names are "Handy" and "Loose Duece"!|https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1516449420451143685|Chris Wyatt|2022|04|19}}</ref>
* Loose Deuce is the "example" character used for the "2 MODES" demonstration illustration on the Series 6 "Custodial Crew" packaging.
* His toy's robot mode deco is weirdly evocative of the title character from the ''{{w|Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo?}}'' books. We have no idea what the connection might be.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Toilet Troop]]

Predaking (SG)

2022-08-13T06:28:05Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Classics */

{{faction|sgDecepticon}}
{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon|his evil counterpart|Predaking (Prime)|Predaking}}
:''Predaking is a heroic [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (SG)|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AnotherLight-Predaking.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I've decided to call him Norbert.]]

'''Predaking''' is a heroic Predacon.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
At the Battle of Decepticon City, Predaking and the Predacons engaged [[Superion (SG)|Superion]] after [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took a pounding. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}}

==Toys==
===''Classics''===
[[File:Class06-toy Nightscream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|What is this? A Predaking for ants?!]]
*'''Clear Skies Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2007)
{{note|Predaking was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from ''Classics [[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]].}}

: Nightscream transforms into a robotic winged dragon. He was only available as part of the Clear Skies Team, part of the second wave of ''Classics'' Mini-Cons, packaged with his teammates [[Steel Wind]] and [[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Dragoyell]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Sling (AOE)|Sling]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Nightscream/nightscream.htm More information on Nightscream at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Predaking is one of the handful of non-[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters in ''Shattered Glass'', based on the dragon individual from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' rather than the Generation 1 [[combiner]].

[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Wideload (Animated)

2022-08-04T04:11:35Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Wideload}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Wideload is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The only Afterburner in here is my lingering odor!]]

'''Wideload''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
{{idw-tfa}}
''Wideload was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]].'' {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Strafe (Animated)

2022-08-04T04:10:20Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Strafe}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm in-between the [[Nosecone (Animated)|sourpuss]] and the [[Wideload (Animated)|literal sourpuss!]]]]

'''Strafe''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{idw-tfa}}
''Strafe was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]].'' {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

==Notes==
*Since Autobots can't fly, Strafe probably doesn't transform into a jet like most other Strafes do.

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Lightspeed (Animated)

2022-08-04T04:07:12Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Lightspeed}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Lightspeed is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm the one copping a feel on Warpath!]]

'''Lightspeed''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
Lightspeed was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Nosecone (Animated)

2022-08-04T04:06:43Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Nosecone}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Nosecone is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The curmudgeon in the corner.]]

'''Nosecone''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
''Nosecone was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]].'' {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Menasor (G1)

2022-07-31T08:15:23Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Notes */ Whoops, missed this

{{disambig3|Menasor}}
{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
{{featured}}
:''Menasor is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Menasor studioox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dennis the Menasor]]
'''Menasor''' was meant to be the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and perhaps he would have been if not for the fatal flaw in his design. His mind was designed to merge the psyches of the five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] who compose his form. Unfortunately the great depth of resentment the four limb components feel towards [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], plus the extreme differences in attitude that makes them less a team and more a destruction derby, and of course the tiny detail that they're all psychotic, has created a primal psychological rift and left Menasor an unpredictable mass of conflicting, chaotic impulses.

Extremely powerful, highly mentally unstable, and prone to violent tantrums where he lashes out at anything in range, Menasor is not a weapon to point and fire, but a raging monster to turn loose on the battlefield and then get as far out of range as possible.

Menasor is the combined form of all five Stunticons:

*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (torso)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (left arm)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (left leg)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (right arm)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (right leg)

In some universes, [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replaces Wildrider on the team, and sometimes the "[[roller car]]" or [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] act as a sixth component forming a chestplate for the combiner.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Regis Cordic]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Cosmic Rust"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KtVS2 Introducing Menasor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5| - Don't offend the little ones, Prime!]]
Created by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to counteract the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the road, the Stunticons were powerful in their own right, but were also equipped with a secret ability by the Decepticon leader: they were the second Decepticon combiner team, able to merge into the towering Menasor. Megatron had the Stunticons unveil their combined form to battle the Autobots' new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] had predicted Menasor's existence, and had given the Aerialbots the power to combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Menasor quickly took the upper hand in the fight that ensued between the two giants, his sheer aggression driving the Autobot combiner back, trapping him in a landslide. Just as Menasor was charging his opponent with intent to impale him on a factory smokestack, however, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept the Stunticon gestalt's attack. Omega freed Superion, and the two Autobots overpowered Menasor, forcing him to disengage and retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

When the Autobots obtained the weather-manipulating [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Megatron had the Stunticons merged into Menasor to reclaim the device. His heavy-handed efforts did more harm than good, however, as the Pearl was knocked free from [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s grasp and was swept up into a cyclone of its own making. Megatron abandoned the field of battle, leaving Menasor to menace the Autobots until the Pearl's storms wiped out all life on Earth. Bumblebee, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] tried burying Menasor in a crevasse, but the giant's prodigious strength allowed him to tear free easily, forcing the Autobots back into a corner as he pressed his attack. Moments before the Autobots met their end, the <s>raging jackass</s> champion driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] hopped a cliff in his specially-designed car, launching it full speed ''straight into Menasor's face.'' Even Menasor couldn't shrug off an impact like that, and went down like a sack of tironium bricks. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:CosmicRust Menasor holds aloft bug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|By the power of bumblebees!]]
Menasor's size and strength were brought into play when the Decepticons targeted the [[Statue of Liberty]] for destruction, as he could wield the [[Antilla]]n [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray as a hand-held weapon. The Autobots defend the statue, and before Menasor could open fire with the Lightning Bug, a strafing run from the Aerialbots caused him to drop the weapon. His flying foes combined into Superion and the two titans grappling over the weapon until Superion triumphed, throwing Menasor so hard that he splintered into his component Stunticons, giving the Aerialbot combiner the chance to destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Masquerade Menasors.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"If you are me, then who am I? This is all way too confusing for me."]]
While gathering up the components required for a new Decepticon laser weapon, the Stunticons wound up being captured by the Autobots. Looking to find out what Megatron was up to, a squad of Autobots used [[camouflage paint]] to disguise themselves as Stunticons to infiltrate the Decepticons camp, but while they were away on the mission, Breakdown managed to shake the true Stunticons free from their cells. The team united into Menasor, who felled their Autobot captors, then smashed his way out of the Autobots' volcano and took off for the Decepticons' temporary base. His arrival confused everyone, as he insisted that the "Stunticons" already present were impostors, but the Autobots were able to maintain their deception a while longer by "merging" into a Menasor form of their own through a combination of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetic powers and [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]]'s illusions. The two Menasors battled, but the Autobots' makeshift combination couldn't stand up to a slash from the true Menasor's sword, and their true identities were exposed. Menasor stood strong in the hail of firepower the Autobots proceeded to unleash against him, but when a cavalry of other Autobots then arrived, the combiner decided he had had enough, and fled. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
[[File:FiveFaces1 Menasor wields sword.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I'll kill you if you point out that I'm just Motormaster with some cars attached to my arms!]]
When the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] rampaged with his new [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] army, Megatron requested the assistance of the Stunticons, only to be rebuffed by Drag Strip. The Stunticons finally decided to take notice when the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; at first, the rowdy bunch of cars did not care if Megatron was destroyed, but they realized Starscream would not simply stop at eliminating his former leader. The team quickly formed Menasor, who dispatched Bruticus with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In 2005, following their expulsion from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Stunticons retreated with the rest of the Decepticons to the planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] returned with a pittance of [[energon]] to go around, the Decepticons began fighting over the small handful of cubes, but Menasor held back until a victor had emerged in the form of Devastator, whom he then attacked. Menasor chopped the energy-deprived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner into his constituent 'bots, but before he could claim his prize, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] swooped in to snatch up the cube. At that point, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived to chastise the squabbling Decepticons; Menasor and Astrotrain shared a wearied look as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s mindlessly chanted their loyalty to the absent [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In 2006, the Stunticons attempted to attacked a weakened [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who was missing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], as he rescued a falling train. Unfortunately for them, no sooner had they combined into Menasor than [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] blasted their combined form in the back, disabling him before he even laid a hand on Defensor. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above, except the events of 2006 take place in 2010, and many additional stories are inserted into the timeline.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage combaticon menasor.jpg|thumb|Brutisor, or Menacus. You decide!]]
When Menasor clashed with Superion in the heart of a major metropolitan area, the Stunticon combiner took the upper hand in the fight, but was bested when the Aerialbots separated and bound their opponent with energy ropes, making him an easy target for [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]'s firepower. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}} Later, Menasor teamed up with Devastator to wreak some havoc on the Autobots, but the Autobots had some new backup in the form of Defensor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

During a later battle with the Autobots, Motormaster combined with the Combaticons to form a variant version of Menasor with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] as arms, and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as legs. The Autobots were aghast at the sight of this new menace, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 13|Story page #13}} but likely not ''quite'' as aghast as they were at the sight of Menasor, Devastator, and Bruticus's [[:File:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|deformed bodies]] when they later gathered for another major battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 16|Story page #16}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
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After the Aerialbots prevented an attempt by the Decepticons to attack the subterranean construction site of their Scramble City project, the Stunticons were called into action and soon combined into Menasor to battle their airborne rivals. When Superion unveiled the full extent of the Aerialbots' [[Scramble Power]], reconfiguring his limbs to increase his power, Menasor shocked the Autobots by revealing that he too had the same ability. The Stunticons had a slightly better handle on the power, too; when [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] forgot his position on the combiner, leaving Superion legless, Menasor disconnected Wildrider and had him take the place of Superion's missing limb, crippling the Aerialbot gestalt. A barrage from the other Autobots severed Wildrider, and the restored Superion toppled Menasor, but the Combaticons then arrived to aid the Stunticons. Menasor and Bruticus tag-teamed Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
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Following the return of Galvatron and their alliance with the [[Quintesson]]s, the Decepticons renewed their offensive against the Autobots. Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator joined the Decepticons' newest combiner [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battling Superion and Defensor, though Predaking did most of the work as Menasor held back and smirked at the sight of his old rivals taking a beating. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} To fight back, the Autobots had to take the threat posed by Menasor and the other combiners into consideration and develop appropriate countermeasures. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 4|Story page #4}}

In an "imaginary tale" that proposed an alliance between the Stunticons, Aerialbots, Combaticons and Protectobots, a version of Menasor was formed who had Vortex for a right arm, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] as his left arm, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] as his right leg, and Fireflight as his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hōchū Ōtsuka]], [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM2 menasor uses hotrod as shield.jpg|thumb|left|''"Made... In... China...?"'']]
The Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron in the year 2011. They formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Returning to Earth, they were deployed to stop what appeared to be an attempt by the Aerialbots to steal a cache of Decepticon energon in the desert, but this was a feint to keep them busy and prevent them from interfering in Hot Rod's quest for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Realizing they had been had, the team formed Menasor and sped to Hot Rod's location in the Arctic, but Superion followed and took Menasor down despite his attempt to use Hot Rod as a shield. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In [[San Francisco]], Menasor assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. He fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' combined form, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Much later, the Stunticons assembled in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They formed Menasor and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:HMep35 sixshot strikes menasor.jpg|thumb|he got hit with a getsuga tensho'']]
Following the Decepticons' apparent expulsion from Earth, Menasor was among the group who secretly did not leave the planet, but who instead withdrew to the sub-oceanic city of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], where he oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for Scorponok's fiendish [[Death Tower]]s. Following the towers' deployment, he joined the entire Decepticon army in battling the Autobots at the North Pole, where he would have killed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] if Sixshot hadn't intervened on the boy's behalf, charging the combiner head-on and toppling him. When Scorponok's plan was foiled, Menasor escaped into space along with the rest of the Decepticons as the battle climaxed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:MenasorZone1.jpg|left|thumb|Those racecars are, like, 50 stories tall.]]

Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Together with Overlord and Abominus, Menasor laid waste to the world of Feminia, destroying the entire planet and nearly killing Autobot leader Star Saber. With the Autobots left in disarray, Violengiguar gathered all nine of his generals together and instructed them to gather the energy sources necessary for him to create a Decepticon Zone: the Energon Z of planet Zone, and the mysterious [[Zodiac]], concealed on Earth. Menasor joined Overlord, Abominus and Bruticus in attacking Zone; the armament of the Autobots' Zone Base was no match for the giants, and Menasor smashed the [[Gasoline Base]] component to pieces with his huge shield. Overlord tore the Energon Z power core out of Zone Base, and the team immediately departed to redenzvous with the other generals and hand over the Energon Z so they could take it with them to Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
Menasor was charging into battle against the Autobots when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] suddenly dropped in through a tear in space-time. Menasor cared little about the new arrival's identity, moving in to crush him immediately. But with a single swift blow of Grand Scourge's [[Matrix Breaker]] sword, Menasor was split into his individual components. The Stunticons were then forced to combine with Grand Scourge, save Motormaster, who fled in terror. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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In the late 1980s, under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Menasor joined the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Though challenged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobots, Menasor made short work of them by punching all he could in the face with his giant fist. His evil was bested, however, when Prime drove up a ramp and punched ''him'' in the face. The blow was powerful enough to force him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Menasor later attacked a baseball stadium where [[Kenji]] was on a date, intending to turn it into a new Decepticon base. Kenji quickly summoned [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to battle the Decepticon, but Menasor was immediately aided by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After a short skirmish, Decepticon victory seemed in the bag until Menasor got his legs knocked off. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Menasor away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
The Stunticons joined the entire Decepticon army in a raid on [[Feminia]] to capture the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Menasor was formed along with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to oppose the Autobot battalion guarding the tower; they were met by the Autobots' own big soldiers Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme, but with the addition of Predaking to the fray, the Autobots were soon outnumbered. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] were there to save the day, tying Predaking's legs together and causing him to topple over and crush Menasor and the other combiners under his weight. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
[[File:GreatTFwar menasor vs aerialbots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and joined Bruticus in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
The image of Menasor was among a group of holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Following the generals' successful destruction of the planet Feminia, which badly wounded current Autobot leader [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]], a team consisting of Menasor, Bruticus, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the leaderless Autobot [[Micromaster]]s on the planet [[Micro|Zone]] and stole their [[Energon Z]] power source, a key component in Violengiguar's plan. As they came under an intimidating amount of firepower from [[Zone Base]], they feld with their prize; the Autobots tried to pursue them into space, but were stopped by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] and his energy web. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
[[File:FullThrottleScramblePower menasor doublegravitoguns.jpg|thumb]]
On a mission to steal energy from a power plant, the Stunticons formed Menasor to fight off the interfering Superion. With Superion weakened by a blast from the Decepticons' new electromagnetic [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Menasor reconfigured his limbs, positioning Drag Strip and Wildrider as his arms for a [[gravito-gun|Double Graviton Gun]] attack that pinned the Aerialbot down. Unfortunately for Menasor, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left the Stunticon combiner momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to right himself. Superion disengaged Slingshot, who knocked Wildrider loose from Menasor and took his place, immobilizing the Decepticon so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Bruticus, how come we weren't in the movie?"
"Because that would take focus off the [[To sell toys|new Autobots.]]]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Menasor and Bruticus staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Menasor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Only Breakdown, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Menasor suffered. He swore revenge against the last surviving [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], dedicating himself to finishing the destruction his team had started. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Menasor second generation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
''Menasor first appeared in a series of dreams experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], in which the young boy saw the Decepticon combiner ambush Superion while the Autobot was distracted after defeating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in combat, only to be beaten back and buried in a landslide. Realizing in short order that these dreams were, in fact, visions of the future granted to Buster by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] his brain had briefly housed, the Autobots and Decepticons devised a way to peer into his mind. In this dream-vision, they watched as the Stunticons formed Menasor to combat the Protectobots as they attempted to save humans at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Menasor found himself physically outmatched by the Protectobot gestalt Defensor, but back-up soon arrived in the form of Bruticus. While Defensor and Bruticus grappled, Superion arrived to engage Menasor; unfortunately for the Stunticon combiner, his personality problems handicapped him, with Dead End taking objection to being ordered about, leading to him firing his weapons too late to hit Superion and accidentally blasting Bruticus instead. Menasor attempted to flee, but Superion stopped his flight by opening a crevasse under his feet with his [[stress fracture cannon]].'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:Menasor superion heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''Using these dreams as a blueprint'', the Decepticons constructed the Stunticons and imbued them with life via one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, which siphoned off the energies of the Creation Matrix as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] used it to bring the similarly created Aerialbots to life. When the two teams subsequently met in battle over the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and his human passenger, [[Donny Finkleberg]], they merged into Menasor and Superion for the first time. The two gargantuan gladiators shattered a freeway overpass (or was it an entrance ramp...?) before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the ever-unhelpful robot hunter named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] entered the fray for [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and zapped Superion, temporarily overloading his circuitry and allowing Menasor to administer the coup-de-grace, courtesy of his [[cyclone gun]]. Skids and Finkleberg disappeared in the melee, though, forcing the Stunticons to disconnect and begin searching for them anew. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Menasor superion perchance to dream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
''Later, Menasor attacked a [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] fuel plant, once again drawing the attention of the Aerialbots. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his team were forced to combine into Superion in order to battle the united Stunticons. Unfortunately for Silverbolt, this meant his teammates learned about his fear of heights due to the mental bleedover. Ashamed, he caused Superion to fight back extremely savagely against Menasor, almost injuring innocent civilians in the process.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
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In [[2008]], the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent named [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Cut off from the battle by a set of blast doors, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned Menasor to help him break through and deal with the traitors. The super-robot eventually succeeded, but it was too late. Shockwave was dead, and the Decepticons were forced to accept Scourge and Cyclonus as their new leaders. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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===The Special Teams===
A malfunction in the systems of the Autobots' new combiner team, the Aerialbots, caused them to briefly defect to the Decepticons, but when they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was inspired to compensate for their loss by creating the Stunticons. After Starscream collected the freshly-created Stunticons from Cybertron, Megatron ordered them all to rendezvous with the rest of the Decepticon force at the recently evacuated [[Pullen Power Plant]]. The Stunticons merged into Menasor to smash through the Protectobots guarding the plant, but Menasor was unprepared for the Protectobots' own ability to combine into Defensor. Bruticus soon arrived to back him up, but Superion then join the fray; Menasor and Superion squared off, with the Aerialbot combiner successfully damaging Menasor's armor with his stress fracture cannon. Having taken enough lumps for one day, Menasor disengaged into the individual Stunticons and fled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarandPeace4 menasor crush.jpg|left|thumb|Shoot him before his pelvic thrust is fully realized!]]
Menasor was one of several combiner robots based on the original prototype, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. He existed as the combined form of Motormaster's Stunticons, but was effectively forced into retirement by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], which outlawed the use of super-robots among the factions. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]], much to the relief of security officer [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #6}} However, in the year 2003, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] surreptitiously release the Stunticons, unleashing Menasor on an unsuspecting world once again. The deranged combiner ran amok for a while, crushing Defensor and the Wreckers when they tried to stand in his way, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and took up the fight. Insulting the individual Stunticons as he battled, Magnus was able to fracture Menasor's mind, causing the five Stunticons' consciousnesses to began to bickering inside his head over whose fault it was that they were losing. Temporarily paralyzed by this mental turmoil, Menasor was left wide open, and Ultra Magnus rammed the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his disabled component parts. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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When a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] members ran into the Stunticons in 1930's [[Chicago]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] warned them about the existence of Menasor. Thankfully, Motormaster wasn't around to form the giant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

After the Stunticons were recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, Menasor attacked an Autobot peace ceremony, teaming up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to defeat [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then tracked down Optimus Prime, stomped on a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] Optimus had just saved, and delivered [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to pass a message on to the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
[[File:BeastWithin menasor killed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Just as the Decepticons were on the brink of a great victory over the Autobots, the tables turned when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] revealed their long-hidden combined form, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. This misshapen monstrosity's raw power struck fear in all the Decepticons, but the Constructicons, Combaticons and Stunticons found the courage to combine and counter-attack. When the Beast effortlessly felled Bruticus and Devastator, however, Menasor thought twice about going through with an attack, and instead cowered before the monster, begging for mercy. But the Beast had none: it seized Menasor, lifted him above its head, and tore him to pieces. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
{{see|#Games}}
====''Alternity''====
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One of a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]'s many pawns in a "[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]", Menasor was empowered to be pitted against an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] of a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]], alongside endless hordes of other Decepticons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. Magnus leapt over their blasts and returned fire, striking the combiner's weak point: the flashing spot in the middle of his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #5]]; [[First Contact (IDW)|''Transformers vol. 2'' #39]] (with Offroad & Blackjack)
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.70|Menasor's only purpose in IDW fiction is get beaten up by everyone and everything.]]
Gestalt technology was the product of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]] in the ancient past of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and when it was lost, many dedicated themselves to rediscovering it. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Perhaps the most unexpected success was that accomplished by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who stole what little of the technology had been re-engineered, reunited the scattered Stunticons after they were left behind on Earth following the Decepticon evacuation of the planet, and gave them the ability to combine into Menasor. Keeping his accomplishment a secret, Swindle forged a phoney alliance with a splinter group of Autobots led by Hot Rod, but once they had completed construction of the spacecraft to take them off Earth, he revealed his intent to steal the ship and kill the Autobots, and had the Stunticons merge into Menasor before their horrified eyes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Fortunately for the Autobots, the combination wasn't seamless, and the Stunticons were left with individualized consciousnesses instead of a gestalt Menasor mind. ''Un''fortunately for Swindle's chosen first target, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], they didn't disagree about killing him...only ''how'' to kill him. The arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave Menasor momentary pause, long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] to recognize how uncoordinated Menasor's mind(s) was, and instruct the Autobots on exploiting that weakness. By selectively targeting the individual Stunticon components, the Autobots forced them to think of their own safety instead of Menasor's, making the giant easy prey. He was overwhelmed by their firepower, and broken down into separate Decepticons before capture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The Stunticons' makeshift combination would never function again, but represented a further step in the continuing rediscovery of the technology; Shockwave studied the records of his creation, {{storylink|Shockpoint}} which fed into the Decepticons' subsequent perfection of the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later took rulership of Cybertron, he encouraged [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] to help him create a functioning combiner of his own, citing Menasor as a particularly worrisome example of a combiner created by an unlikely source. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:CW-returnofmenasor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.70|Basically the only time that Menasor posed a threat to anyone... for about five minutes or so.]]
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Beforehand, Starscream had also arranged for [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] to join the Stunticons, fully aware that the cop's anger issues would affect the personality of a combiner... {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor—allowing the Stunticons to properly merge their minds—the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], ready to steal anything of value from its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} He appeared in front of the [[Alpha Squadron]] to menace his enemies and when [[Afterburner (G2)|one of them]] tried to arrest him, he stomped the poor bot flat. By this point Swindle realized Starscream had arranged for the Stunticons to play villains so that he could take them down and become the "savior" of Caminus, but his attempts to convince Menasor to stand down were in vain due to Blackjack's influence, which turned the combiner into an unhinged, raging monster. Menasor made short work of both Camien defenders and Starscream's reinforcements from Cybertron, but was finally brought down when Starscream and Optimus Prime deployed the Autobot combiner [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], whose mental stability prevailed over Menasor's blind rage. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

The Stunticons and Swindle were incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison while Starscream built relations with the Camiens. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} However, in the interim, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the Constructicons returned to Cybertron and tried to use [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] to forcibly sever contact between Cybertron and Caminus, only to bet thwarted when Starscream created the Autobot combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Meanwhile, Starscream's advisor [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], also not wanting Starscream to form a Cybertronian empire, was colluding with Prowl. While Starscream gained Devastator's loyalty, Rattrap freed Swindle to cause a distraction while Rattrap freed Prowl. Swindle graciously complied, breaking out the Stunticons and proceeding to lie to them and several Decepticons that a better life awaited them on Caminus. The Stunticons combined into Menasor, leading the charge to Metroplex's space bridge chamber. Menasor tried to enter the portal only for Devastator to oppose him; Defensor and Superion soon joined the four-way fray. During the ensuing clash, a stray shot from Swindle hit the space bridge's control panel and destabilized the portal. Menasor and Superion fell through to an unknown, alien planet and were soon joined by Defensor and then Devastator, who demands that the other three calm down or else he would make them calm down. But then they were joined by the result of Prowl's machinations: the new combiner [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]! {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The combiners fought as they travelled from planet to planet, and Menasor was subsequently knocked out by Defensor and dragged back to Cybertron, where Windblade and Chromia helped subdue him. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or Menasor could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], Menasor attempted to place a giant bust of [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s head atop the Decepticon's solar tower. However, the three were unable to work as a team and sent the tower collapsing on themselves. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
During the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Menasor attacked [[Defensor (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Defensor]] while the Autobot was attempting to evacuate the workers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Menasor was among the gathered Decepticons standing safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came calling. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Guzman]] (English)}}
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|thumb|upright=1.5|right|"Hi, I'm Trypticon!"]]
The creation of Menasor and his ilk led to Optimus Prime's realization that the Transformers' civil war had become a never-ending arms race, one that could only end in Cybertron's destruction. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] fought one another, a fight that spilled over to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Menasor was able to put down his Autobot enemy for good, but was soon set upon by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Maxima]]. Declaring that combiners were here to stay, he killed Maxima after she blasted him in the eye - but Maxima's sacrifice allowed Windblade to kill the combiner. {{storylink|The Fall}} For this incident, Windblade swore vengeance against the combiners and all who followed them. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} Menasor's remains were brought back to Cybertron, where Starscream absorbed them into his giant super-combiner form. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}

For some reason or the other, Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] were later brought back to life. Probably due to the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Menasor assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached the [[Titan (group)|Titan]], where Menasor got distracted by a flashing button and pressed it, inadvertently launching a [[Emissary (TR)|missile]]. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[Victorion]] took control of Fortress Maximus's weapons and prepared to fire them at Trypticon, Menasor spoke up in protest, noting that the barrage would hit [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as well, but was overruled. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Menasor-dies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Menasor and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Menasor managed to grab Megatron, but was forced to release him after taking a shot to the face from his [[fusion cannon]]. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Menasor fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Menasor was quick to jump back into the fray. He and Computron attempted to attack Trypticon's foot to knock him off balance, later joining the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Menasor and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Menasor was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Believing he intended to restart the Decepticons, Menasor was all but ready to kill Megatron, but cooler heads eventually prevailed and he agreed to follow Megatron's lead in hopes of stopping Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Menasor and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he refused to admit Megatron's whereabouts and tried to fight back, he was eventually restrained by Overlord, who forced him to watch as Rodimus destroyed each of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s limbs. Finally cracking, Menasor confessed where the others had gone, only for Rodimus to finish Devastator off and Overlord to crush Menasor's neck, killing him again, causing his spark to float away. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Menasor-easter-egg.jpg|250px|thumb]]
Upon exiting the [[Dead Universe]], [[Teletraan I]] was immobilized while processing a massive data upload, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} as he was seeing multiple visions of the future, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} one of which included Menasor. An ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' monitor would display the future data again after crash landing on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*After some dramatic transforming and posing, the Stunticons and Aerialbots combined to do battle as Menasor and Superion. Superion evaded Menasor's firepower and closed in for a hand-to-hand fight, but Menasor was ready for the Aerialbot combiner and hurled him over his shoulder. Charging in to finish the job, however, Menasor was met by Superion's powerful fist and send reeling backwards to collide with a cliff-face, which collapsed and buried him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*When Menasor was wreaking havoc in a human city, either [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] stepped forth to oppose him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:MysteryofConvoy Menasor.png|right|thumb|Menasor, famous for... flying in place.]]

Menasor guards the end of the [[Floating City]], in a great dark room with three hovering platforms, firing periodic laser blasts across the room. His armor makes him invulnerable to damage, except for one spot: a conveniently glowing multicolored spot on his forehead crest. Shot enough times there, and Menasor will fall. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
[[File:HeadmastersNES chromedome vs menasor.jpg|thumb]]
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Menasor and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] stood guard over [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] on the Jail planet. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, the Stunticons were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon discovering that the key could transform Earth's organic matter into metal, the Stunticons merged once more into Menasor to fight against the Aerialbots, who attempted to stop them from transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. Menasor was defeated by Superion. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Menasor}}
Menasor appears as the third Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Corporal Pig's. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Menasor, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Menasor was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My optic sweep specials make me more ineffective at max level!]]
Menasor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Menasor could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]]}}

[[File:Devastation-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
After being defeated by the Autobots while they tried to retrieve the [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster brought out the rest of the Stunticons to form Menasor. The Autobots were able to get the better of the combiner, but he still tossed the Plasma Core to a waiting Insecticon that delivered it to Megatron (while rather petulantly complaining that no one defeated Menasor). Menasor appeared again on the ''[[Proudstar]]'' to help Devastator stop the Autobots from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], but both of the combiners were sent plummeting over the ledge to their apparent doom. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Menasor_Earth_Wars.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Offroad not used, because Menasor doesn't want to seem [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|too familiar]]]]

Menasor was formed after a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Rust Renegades, and Lugnut's betrayal so that he could revive Megatron. Motormaster vowed revenge, but the personalities of the Stunticons clashed, and Menasor couldn't exactly be controlled.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Menasor can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Stunticons have been collected.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
* '''Weapons''' - Menasor swings around a large sword to heavily damage any building. His sword is capable of deflecting projectiles and damage. When up close, Menasor can also stomp on enemy defenses.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Blade Dash''' - Dash straight to a target and slash it for heavy damage
**'''Kinetic Barrier''' - Spin your blade, reflecting 75% of all damage dealt to you and dealing damage to nearby enemies
**'''Internal Conflict''' - Deal heavy damage and disable enemies over a large area while losing 20% of your max Health. If this ability kills you, disable the entire enemy base for 10–15 seconds
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:menasor Menasor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Masquerade|Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay]].]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's [[cyclone gun]] and [[ionizer sword]], small Stunticons' individual guns, sticker sheets (both individual packs and giftset)
:Menasor is formed out of all five Stunticon toys, with Motormaster serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Menasor's hands and feet, a mask for his head, waist armor, and a chestplate formed from the "roller car" figure included with Motormaster. He is armed with Motormaster's sword and cyclone rifle. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, Menasor's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant. Menasor is the smallest, but sturdiest, of the Scramble City combiners.

:Along with Metroplex, Superion, Bruticus, and Defensor, Menasor was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that would have been called ''Jizai Gattai'' ("[[Free-Combination]]"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. A Japanese "VS-A" set that would have packaged Menasor with Superion was planned, but went unreleased.

:In his original release year of 1986, Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. The individual Stunticons were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Yowza]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's cyclone gun and sword, small Stunticons' individual guns
:[[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for release in [[1994]], but were canceled, with only a handful of test shots and production samples made, including a small run of [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdowns]] produced as a [[BotCon 1994|1994 BotCon]] exclusive. Given the ''Generation 2'' toyline's handling of other combiners, it is unlikely Menasor would have been released as a giftset even if the individual figures had made it to retail.

:While the number of collectors who own ''Generation 2'' Menasor is vanishingly small in ''this'' universe, at least one collector in [[Unicron Trilogy|''another'' universe]] has managed to snag himself [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|a set]]—Decepticon toy aficionado [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]]!

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Man. He looks like a rolling bruise.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Unreleased Ultra Class, 200?)
:A redeco of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] (himself a [[retool]]ing of Generation 1 [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]) as Menasor was planned as a store exclusive for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe toyline]]'', but was ultimately canceled. It was initially supposed to be Motormaster, but trademark issues forced a name change.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''

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===''Classics''===
*'''Menasor''' (Classic Legends, [[2007]])
[[File:ClassicsLOCMenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].]]
:This black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybetrron]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]] transforms into a Cybertronic truck cab. It was intended to be Motormaster, but the name [[trademark]] could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior," effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Classics'' Menasor at TFU.info.]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Menasor.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Not [[Dark Hot Rod]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, display stand
:A [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] first sold at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2007, Menasor is a redeco of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic Winnebago-ish thing.

:According to this Menasor's bio, he is a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons and controlled by their psychotic, permanently unified minds. Whether this same backstory applies to the ''Classics'' or ''Universe'' toys is unknown.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/SDCCMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Menasor on TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now, where's my Trucker hat?]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Menasor comes as a set of four component Kreons: Breakdown, Dead End, Drag Strip, and Motorbreath. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Menasor by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Menasor comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Menasor's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] instead ended up as a Series 4 blind-bagged figure. However he can built along with the gestalt if you have any creativity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMenasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:Generations CW Menasor.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Still not Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay...[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|or is he?]] ]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Blackjack''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Menasor is an entirely new mold Scramble City-style combiner made up of four Deluxe figures ([[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and new member [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]) as limbs, a Voyager figure ([[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]) as the torso, and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] for the chestplate. He can wield a large, [[5 mm post]] sword formed by connecting Motormaster's smaller sword to his gun and can also hold any of the Deluxe components' smaller weapons. He was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] along with fellow combiner Superion. His stock photo cleverly concealed an online listing image of ''Generations'' Huffer and Blackjack. A few months after the other Stunticons' release, [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (actually Wildrider, renamed due to trademark reasons) was announced and released shortly thereafter, intended to replace Offroad and complete the original Stunticon roster.

:Menasor is considered the least-stable Combiner of the entire ''Combiner Wars'' line, due to the various design failures that plague Motormaster's design which will more likely than not cause him to fall apart. Such issues include but are not limited to: bad hip articulation due to poorly-designed ratchet joints which complicates his ability to stand any way other than straight and stiff (further complicated by the lack of ankle articulation necessary to compensate), shoulder mechanisms that come untabbed due to weak lock tolerances if the arms are moved, a problematic waist swivel caused by the skirt flap being attached to the stomach instead of the pelvis, and the inability to keep Blackjack securely attached to the chest due to incorrectly-molded sizing in the tabs. Although the hip ratchet problem was (slightly) resolved with an updated re-release of Motormaster that included remolded ratchets, the other problems were not addressed by the rerelease or subsequent redecos.

:Although heavily based on the G1 design for Menasor, the Generations iteration of Menasor instructs the legs to be attached with the car body facing forward, as opposed to facing backwards like the G1 toy. Although the undersides of the Stunticons resemble the G1 toys enough to resemble the G1 design if attached backwards, doing so will rob Menasor of his functional knees, ironic due to the fact the reverse was done to give the G1 Menasor toy functioning knees.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Menasor was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Brake-Neck or Blackjack, however.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Generations'' Menasor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] would have a field day at this.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, based on their cancelled [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]]. Well, okay, [[Circular reporting|technically]], this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. This set replaces Offroad with [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], and includes [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]. G2 Menasor is available as a box set, and comes with a collector card and a poster of ''Combiner Wars'' G1 Menasor printed on cardstock paper, both presented inside an envelope.

:This set's Motormaster has the improved hip ratchet joints.

:The second set of stock photos shows Menasor as ''hideously'' mistransformed in combined mode, and some shots also depicted the head with only one horn, the other being broken off.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TakaraTomy-UW02-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, no room for Offroad, huh? Well fine, I'll go build my own combiner! With Blackjack! And hookers!]]
*'''Stuntron Combined Soldier Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Stunticons Combiner Menasor'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Menasor was sold in a gift set including all five "Stuntrons" (minus [[Runabout (RID)|the Blackjack mold]]) with Wildrider (a retooled Dead End) included instead of Offroad. He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most notably, Motormaster has more black on his vehicle mode, "Drag Stripe" has red details instead of purple, and Dead End lacks his usual gold stripe. The set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Motormaster for increased stability. In addition, Breakdown's hand/foot/gun accessory (which was designed with the intended Sunstreaker redeco/retool in mind, doubling as his "supercharger" engine) was replaced with another version of Dragstrip's hand/foot/gun accessory, which also increases the symmetry for the hands and feet.

:As the entirety of Motormaster is molded in [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|swirly plastic]], Menasor/Motomaster's waist can eventually crack and split the torso in half ''over time''.

:Printed on his instructions is the second chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Undocumented in the instructions, ''Unite Warriors'' Menasor's chest can attach ''Adventure'' [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] (or his mold mates Blackjack and Rodimus) on his combined mode chest.

:The giftset also included a collector commemorative coin when purchased in select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ゴゴゴゴ (''Menacing'')]]
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*'''Menasor''' ([[2022]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Drag Strip]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]'''
**'''5 of 5: [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]'''
:The first combiner figure released in the main ''Generations'' line since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Menasor is based heavily on the character's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. To match this design — which depicted the Stunticons as if they were simply hanging off Menasor's limbs, rather than actually forming the limbs themselves — the toy features a very unconventional combination method that involves Motormaster's trailer splitting into five combiner-body pieces—two arms, two legs, and a torso—to which the individual Stunticons attach. When attached to the arm pieces, hidden buttons on the arm Stunticons are pressed that allow them to split in two, giving Menasor a full range of elbow articulation; the leg Stunticons, meanwhile, activate an auto-transform feature in the leg pieces themselves, closing up the front of the leg to "complete" its appearance. Motormaster himself forms the upper block of the chest and the head.

:As the Stunticons themselves do not actually play a role in the combination process, it is possible—and indeed, advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging—to fully combine the trailer pieces into a skeletal, incomplete Menasor even if you don't have any of the limb-bots. Unlike past toys of Menasor, the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not interchangeable, each designed to form a specific limb; at most, you can swap the legs for one another. Although the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not designed to be reverse-compatible with the older ''Combiner Wars'' figures, Motormaster's combination system features ''Combiner Wars'' joint-sized recesses, which technically allow any ''Combiner Wars''-compatible figure to be used as a leg for Menasor, although the connected ''Combiner Wars'' leg will not secure inside the recess and not scale properly if used with a native Menasor leg.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Ramune===
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*'''Menasor''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''3'''
:An unpainted figurine of Menasor was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Menasor was sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Menasor was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue, or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Menasor and his wave-mates saw no American release.
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===Forms Robo===
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Menasor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Menasor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green, and yellow.

===Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Menasor''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Menasor is formed by combining the separate Stunticons available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip and Wildrider were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Dead End and Breakdown share a mold, as do Drag Strip and Wildrider, each kit affecting minor differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color, which, aside from Motormaster, bear no resemblance to any previous established color schemes for the Stunticons.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor, Menacing Colossus''' (2019)
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Paranoid Scout
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Doomed Loner
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Drag Strip]], Cutthroat Warrior
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], Stunticon Leader
**[[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], All-Terrain Soldier
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Menasor, Menacing Colossus can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Menasor, Menacing Colossus' art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Menasor, with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replacing [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. Like the Combiner Wars version of Menasor, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] is depicted as a chestplate despite not being included in the card set.
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==Notes==
[[File:MenasorEarly.jpg|thumb||upright=.9|Menasor got dressed in a rush this morning.]]
*Menasor's [[instructions]] and [[package art]] depict Drag Strip and Breakdown as his arms, and Wildrider and Dead End as his legs, while the character model used for the cartoon and comic—which has gone on to become the "default" arrangement for Menasor in most subsequent media—makes Drag Strip and Dead End the arms, and Breakdown and Wildrider the legs. An alternate model, designed for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga and story pages, seen at the top of this article, makes Drag Strip and Wildrider the arms, and Breakdown and Dead End the legs. Drag Strip's the only one in the same place in every configuration!
*An alternate animation character sheet from the original cartoon exists for Menasor. It features all of the limbs in different orientations (the arms upside-down, the legs upside down and reversed with the car sides facing front) from the final model ''and'' the chest sports an Autobot symbol (!), suggesting, perhaps, that the Stunticon and Aerialbot toy factions may have originally been the other way around. This model was used for the toy [[commercial]] which appeared to introduce the Stunticons and Aerialbots, though with the faction symbol corrected.
*The animators frequently misinterpreted Menasor's character model in the original G1 cartoon. Instead of having the four small Stunticons as his actual limbs (with, for example, his fist directly attached to Drag Strip's form), he was drawn as though the four cars attached on top of generic blocky limbs that extended from Motormaster, which would pretty much negate the whole point of the combining schtick.
**Menasor's original design featured in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]] features a modified version of this idea; Motormaster's separating parts form the torso, forearms, hands, and feet of Menasor's body, with the Stunticons filling the missing gaps in the body. When Menasor returned after being rebuilt by the Enigma of Combination, his design was altered to resemble the toy featured in the concurrently running ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline, and returns to the traditional combiner limb setup.
**[[File:MenasorDevastationConcept.jpg|thumb]]Conversely, Menasor's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' combines his classic Generation 1 and ''Combiner Wars'' designs. While combining, the Stunticons instead attach directly on top of Motormaster's limbs before merging with them to form Menasor's limbs. The resulting Menasor design uses the torso and arms from his G1 design, and uses the CW design for the legs, chest and head. Offroad is featured in this design instead of Wildrider, and although he does not appear with the Stunticon grouping prior to combining or when Menasor briefly separates, Blackjack takes the place of the Roller Car on Menasor's chest, materializing directly from Motormaster himself.
**His Legacy design closely resembles his model in G1 cartoon with the same "combination" sequence. This, however, has Motormaster resort to form only the cab portion (like his CW toys). This, however, makes Motormaster, while still taller, not so out-of-scale to other Stunticons.
***Interestingly, prior to this, many [[Third party|3rd party]] companies have released their version of Menasor with this configuration.
*Despite using his ''Combiner Wars'' design, the ''Earth Wars'' iteration of Menasor uses Wildrider/Brake-Neck as a left leg as opposed to Offroad. Offroad, however, is still in the game and his bio also mentions him as a Stunticon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Menasor''' (メナゾール ''Menazōru'')
*''French:'' '''Menaseur''' (Canada, limb cards and cartoon), '''Confusio''' (Canada, Motormaster's box)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentacar''' (toyline and season 3), '''Ultrax''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēitiān Hǔ''' (飞天虎, "Flying Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ameaçador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Megasaur''' (Мегазавр ''Megazavr'')
*''Polish:'' '''Minozaury''' (Minosaurs)

==References==
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Menasor (G1)

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:''Menasor is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Menasor studioox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dennis the Menasor]]
'''Menasor''' was meant to be the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and perhaps he would have been if not for the fatal flaw in his design. His mind was designed to merge the psyches of the five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] who compose his form. Unfortunately the great depth of resentment the four limb components feel towards [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], plus the extreme differences in attitude that makes them less a team and more a destruction derby, and of course the tiny detail that they're all psychotic, has created a primal psychological rift and left Menasor an unpredictable mass of conflicting, chaotic impulses.

Extremely powerful, highly mentally unstable, and prone to violent tantrums where he lashes out at anything in range, Menasor is not a weapon to point and fire, but a raging monster to turn loose on the battlefield and then get as far out of range as possible.

Menasor is the combined form of all five Stunticons:

*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (torso)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (left arm)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (left leg)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (right arm)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (right leg)

In some universes, [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replaces Wildrider on the team, and sometimes the "[[roller car]]" or [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] act as a sixth component forming a chestplate for the combiner.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Regis Cordic]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Cosmic Rust"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KtVS2 Introducing Menasor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5| - Don't offend the little ones, Prime!]]
Created by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to counteract the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the road, the Stunticons were powerful in their own right, but were also equipped with a secret ability by the Decepticon leader: they were the second Decepticon combiner team, able to merge into the towering Menasor. Megatron had the Stunticons unveil their combined form to battle the Autobots' new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] had predicted Menasor's existence, and had given the Aerialbots the power to combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Menasor quickly took the upper hand in the fight that ensued between the two giants, his sheer aggression driving the Autobot combiner back, trapping him in a landslide. Just as Menasor was charging his opponent with intent to impale him on a factory smokestack, however, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept the Stunticon gestalt's attack. Omega freed Superion, and the two Autobots overpowered Menasor, forcing him to disengage and retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

When the Autobots obtained the weather-manipulating [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Megatron had the Stunticons merged into Menasor to reclaim the device. His heavy-handed efforts did more harm than good, however, as the Pearl was knocked free from [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s grasp and was swept up into a cyclone of its own making. Megatron abandoned the field of battle, leaving Menasor to menace the Autobots until the Pearl's storms wiped out all life on Earth. Bumblebee, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] tried burying Menasor in a crevasse, but the giant's prodigious strength allowed him to tear free easily, forcing the Autobots back into a corner as he pressed his attack. Moments before the Autobots met their end, the <s>raging jackass</s> champion driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] hopped a cliff in his specially-designed car, launching it full speed ''straight into Menasor's face.'' Even Menasor couldn't shrug off an impact like that, and went down like a sack of tironium bricks. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:CosmicRust Menasor holds aloft bug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|By the power of bumblebees!]]
Menasor's size and strength were brought into play when the Decepticons targeted the [[Statue of Liberty]] for destruction, as he could wield the [[Antilla]]n [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray as a hand-held weapon. The Autobots defend the statue, and before Menasor could open fire with the Lightning Bug, a strafing run from the Aerialbots caused him to drop the weapon. His flying foes combined into Superion and the two titans grappling over the weapon until Superion triumphed, throwing Menasor so hard that he splintered into his component Stunticons, giving the Aerialbot combiner the chance to destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Masquerade Menasors.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"If you are me, then who am I? This is all way too confusing for me."]]
While gathering up the components required for a new Decepticon laser weapon, the Stunticons wound up being captured by the Autobots. Looking to find out what Megatron was up to, a squad of Autobots used [[camouflage paint]] to disguise themselves as Stunticons to infiltrate the Decepticons camp, but while they were away on the mission, Breakdown managed to shake the true Stunticons free from their cells. The team united into Menasor, who felled their Autobot captors, then smashed his way out of the Autobots' volcano and took off for the Decepticons' temporary base. His arrival confused everyone, as he insisted that the "Stunticons" already present were impostors, but the Autobots were able to maintain their deception a while longer by "merging" into a Menasor form of their own through a combination of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetic powers and [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]]'s illusions. The two Menasors battled, but the Autobots' makeshift combination couldn't stand up to a slash from the true Menasor's sword, and their true identities were exposed. Menasor stood strong in the hail of firepower the Autobots proceeded to unleash against him, but when a cavalry of other Autobots then arrived, the combiner decided he had had enough, and fled. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
[[File:FiveFaces1 Menasor wields sword.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I'll kill you if you point out that I'm just Motormaster with some cars attached to my arms!]]
When the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] rampaged with his new [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] army, Megatron requested the assistance of the Stunticons, only to be rebuffed by Drag Strip. The Stunticons finally decided to take notice when the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; at first, the rowdy bunch of cars did not care if Megatron was destroyed, but they realized Starscream would not simply stop at eliminating his former leader. The team quickly formed Menasor, who dispatched Bruticus with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In 2005, following their expulsion from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Stunticons retreated with the rest of the Decepticons to the planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] returned with a pittance of [[energon]] to go around, the Decepticons began fighting over the small handful of cubes, but Menasor held back until a victor had emerged in the form of Devastator, whom he then attacked. Menasor chopped the energy-deprived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner into his constituent 'bots, but before he could claim his prize, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] swooped in to snatch up the cube. At that point, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived to chastise the squabbling Decepticons; Menasor and Astrotrain shared a wearied look as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s mindlessly chanted their loyalty to the absent [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In 2006, the Stunticons attempted to attacked a weakened [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who was missing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], as he rescued a falling train. Unfortunately for them, no sooner had they combined into Menasor than [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] blasted their combined form in the back, disabling him before he even laid a hand on Defensor. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above, except the events of 2006 take place in 2010, and many additional stories are inserted into the timeline.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage combaticon menasor.jpg|thumb|Brutisor, or Menacus. You decide!]]
When Menasor clashed with Superion in the heart of a major metropolitan area, the Stunticon combiner took the upper hand in the fight, but was bested when the Aerialbots separated and bound their opponent with energy ropes, making him an easy target for [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]'s firepower. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}} Later, Menasor teamed up with Devastator to wreak some havoc on the Autobots, but the Autobots had some new backup in the form of Defensor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

During a later battle with the Autobots, Motormaster combined with the Combaticons to form a variant version of Menasor with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] as arms, and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as legs. The Autobots were aghast at the sight of this new menace, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 13|Story page #13}} but likely not ''quite'' as aghast as they were at the sight of Menasor, Devastator, and Bruticus's [[:File:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|deformed bodies]] when they later gathered for another major battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 16|Story page #16}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Scramblecity breakdown forms an arm.jpg|thumb|left]]

After the Aerialbots prevented an attempt by the Decepticons to attack the subterranean construction site of their Scramble City project, the Stunticons were called into action and soon combined into Menasor to battle their airborne rivals. When Superion unveiled the full extent of the Aerialbots' [[Scramble Power]], reconfiguring his limbs to increase his power, Menasor shocked the Autobots by revealing that he too had the same ability. The Stunticons had a slightly better handle on the power, too; when [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] forgot his position on the combiner, leaving Superion legless, Menasor disconnected Wildrider and had him take the place of Superion's missing limb, crippling the Aerialbot gestalt. A barrage from the other Autobots severed Wildrider, and the restored Superion toppled Menasor, but the Combaticons then arrived to aid the Stunticons. Menasor and Bruticus tag-teamed Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
[[File:2010storypage mixed up menasor.jpg|thumb]]
Following the return of Galvatron and their alliance with the [[Quintesson]]s, the Decepticons renewed their offensive against the Autobots. Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator joined the Decepticons' newest combiner [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battling Superion and Defensor, though Predaking did most of the work as Menasor held back and smirked at the sight of his old rivals taking a beating. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} To fight back, the Autobots had to take the threat posed by Menasor and the other combiners into consideration and develop appropriate countermeasures. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 4|Story page #4}}

In an "imaginary tale" that proposed an alliance between the Stunticons, Aerialbots, Combaticons and Protectobots, a version of Menasor was formed who had Vortex for a right arm, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] as his left arm, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] as his right leg, and Fireflight as his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hōchū Ōtsuka]], [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM2 menasor uses hotrod as shield.jpg|thumb|left|''"Made... In... China...?"'']]
The Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron in the year 2011. They formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Returning to Earth, they were deployed to stop what appeared to be an attempt by the Aerialbots to steal a cache of Decepticon energon in the desert, but this was a feint to keep them busy and prevent them from interfering in Hot Rod's quest for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Realizing they had been had, the team formed Menasor and sped to Hot Rod's location in the Arctic, but Superion followed and took Menasor down despite his attempt to use Hot Rod as a shield. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In [[San Francisco]], Menasor assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. He fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' combined form, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Much later, the Stunticons assembled in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They formed Menasor and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:HMep35 sixshot strikes menasor.jpg|thumb|he got hit with a getsuga tensho'']]
Following the Decepticons' apparent expulsion from Earth, Menasor was among the group who secretly did not leave the planet, but who instead withdrew to the sub-oceanic city of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], where he oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for Scorponok's fiendish [[Death Tower]]s. Following the towers' deployment, he joined the entire Decepticon army in battling the Autobots at the North Pole, where he would have killed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] if Sixshot hadn't intervened on the boy's behalf, charging the combiner head-on and toppling him. When Scorponok's plan was foiled, Menasor escaped into space along with the rest of the Decepticons as the battle climaxed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:MenasorZone1.jpg|left|thumb|Those racecars are, like, 50 stories tall.]]

Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Together with Overlord and Abominus, Menasor laid waste to the world of Feminia, destroying the entire planet and nearly killing Autobot leader Star Saber. With the Autobots left in disarray, Violengiguar gathered all nine of his generals together and instructed them to gather the energy sources necessary for him to create a Decepticon Zone: the Energon Z of planet Zone, and the mysterious [[Zodiac]], concealed on Earth. Menasor joined Overlord, Abominus and Bruticus in attacking Zone; the armament of the Autobots' Zone Base was no match for the giants, and Menasor smashed the [[Gasoline Base]] component to pieces with his huge shield. Overlord tore the Energon Z power core out of Zone Base, and the team immediately departed to redenzvous with the other generals and hand over the Energon Z so they could take it with them to Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
Menasor was charging into battle against the Autobots when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] suddenly dropped in through a tear in space-time. Menasor cared little about the new arrival's identity, moving in to crush him immediately. But with a single swift blow of Grand Scourge's [[Matrix Breaker]] sword, Menasor was split into his individual components. The Stunticons were then forced to combine with Grand Scourge, save Motormaster, who fled in terror. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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In the late 1980s, under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Menasor joined the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Though challenged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobots, Menasor made short work of them by punching all he could in the face with his giant fist. His evil was bested, however, when Prime drove up a ramp and punched ''him'' in the face. The blow was powerful enough to force him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Menasor later attacked a baseball stadium where [[Kenji]] was on a date, intending to turn it into a new Decepticon base. Kenji quickly summoned [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to battle the Decepticon, but Menasor was immediately aided by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After a short skirmish, Decepticon victory seemed in the bag until Menasor got his legs knocked off. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Menasor away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
The Stunticons joined the entire Decepticon army in a raid on [[Feminia]] to capture the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Menasor was formed along with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to oppose the Autobot battalion guarding the tower; they were met by the Autobots' own big soldiers Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme, but with the addition of Predaking to the fray, the Autobots were soon outnumbered. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] were there to save the day, tying Predaking's legs together and causing him to topple over and crush Menasor and the other combiners under his weight. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
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After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and joined Bruticus in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
The image of Menasor was among a group of holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Following the generals' successful destruction of the planet Feminia, which badly wounded current Autobot leader [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]], a team consisting of Menasor, Bruticus, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the leaderless Autobot [[Micromaster]]s on the planet [[Micro|Zone]] and stole their [[Energon Z]] power source, a key component in Violengiguar's plan. As they came under an intimidating amount of firepower from [[Zone Base]], they feld with their prize; the Autobots tried to pursue them into space, but were stopped by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] and his energy web. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
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On a mission to steal energy from a power plant, the Stunticons formed Menasor to fight off the interfering Superion. With Superion weakened by a blast from the Decepticons' new electromagnetic [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Menasor reconfigured his limbs, positioning Drag Strip and Wildrider as his arms for a [[gravito-gun|Double Graviton Gun]] attack that pinned the Aerialbot down. Unfortunately for Menasor, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left the Stunticon combiner momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to right himself. Superion disengaged Slingshot, who knocked Wildrider loose from Menasor and took his place, immobilizing the Decepticon so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Bruticus, how come we weren't in the movie?"
"Because that would take focus off the [[To sell toys|new Autobots.]]]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Menasor and Bruticus staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Menasor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Only Breakdown, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Menasor suffered. He swore revenge against the last surviving [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], dedicating himself to finishing the destruction his team had started. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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''Menasor first appeared in a series of dreams experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], in which the young boy saw the Decepticon combiner ambush Superion while the Autobot was distracted after defeating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in combat, only to be beaten back and buried in a landslide. Realizing in short order that these dreams were, in fact, visions of the future granted to Buster by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] his brain had briefly housed, the Autobots and Decepticons devised a way to peer into his mind. In this dream-vision, they watched as the Stunticons formed Menasor to combat the Protectobots as they attempted to save humans at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Menasor found himself physically outmatched by the Protectobot gestalt Defensor, but back-up soon arrived in the form of Bruticus. While Defensor and Bruticus grappled, Superion arrived to engage Menasor; unfortunately for the Stunticon combiner, his personality problems handicapped him, with Dead End taking objection to being ordered about, leading to him firing his weapons too late to hit Superion and accidentally blasting Bruticus instead. Menasor attempted to flee, but Superion stopped his flight by opening a crevasse under his feet with his [[stress fracture cannon]].'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

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''Using these dreams as a blueprint'', the Decepticons constructed the Stunticons and imbued them with life via one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, which siphoned off the energies of the Creation Matrix as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] used it to bring the similarly created Aerialbots to life. When the two teams subsequently met in battle over the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and his human passenger, [[Donny Finkleberg]], they merged into Menasor and Superion for the first time. The two gargantuan gladiators shattered a freeway overpass (or was it an entrance ramp...?) before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the ever-unhelpful robot hunter named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] entered the fray for [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and zapped Superion, temporarily overloading his circuitry and allowing Menasor to administer the coup-de-grace, courtesy of his [[cyclone gun]]. Skids and Finkleberg disappeared in the melee, though, forcing the Stunticons to disconnect and begin searching for them anew. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

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''Later, Menasor attacked a [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] fuel plant, once again drawing the attention of the Aerialbots. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his team were forced to combine into Superion in order to battle the united Stunticons. Unfortunately for Silverbolt, this meant his teammates learned about his fear of heights due to the mental bleedover. Ashamed, he caused Superion to fight back extremely savagely against Menasor, almost injuring innocent civilians in the process.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
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In [[2008]], the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent named [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Cut off from the battle by a set of blast doors, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned Menasor to help him break through and deal with the traitors. The super-robot eventually succeeded, but it was too late. Shockwave was dead, and the Decepticons were forced to accept Scourge and Cyclonus as their new leaders. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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===The Special Teams===
A malfunction in the systems of the Autobots' new combiner team, the Aerialbots, caused them to briefly defect to the Decepticons, but when they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was inspired to compensate for their loss by creating the Stunticons. After Starscream collected the freshly-created Stunticons from Cybertron, Megatron ordered them all to rendezvous with the rest of the Decepticon force at the recently evacuated [[Pullen Power Plant]]. The Stunticons merged into Menasor to smash through the Protectobots guarding the plant, but Menasor was unprepared for the Protectobots' own ability to combine into Defensor. Bruticus soon arrived to back him up, but Superion then join the fray; Menasor and Superion squared off, with the Aerialbot combiner successfully damaging Menasor's armor with his stress fracture cannon. Having taken enough lumps for one day, Menasor disengaged into the individual Stunticons and fled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarandPeace4 menasor crush.jpg|left|thumb|Shoot him before his pelvic thrust is fully realized!]]
Menasor was one of several combiner robots based on the original prototype, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. He existed as the combined form of Motormaster's Stunticons, but was effectively forced into retirement by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], which outlawed the use of super-robots among the factions. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]], much to the relief of security officer [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #6}} However, in the year 2003, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] surreptitiously release the Stunticons, unleashing Menasor on an unsuspecting world once again. The deranged combiner ran amok for a while, crushing Defensor and the Wreckers when they tried to stand in his way, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and took up the fight. Insulting the individual Stunticons as he battled, Magnus was able to fracture Menasor's mind, causing the five Stunticons' consciousnesses to began to bickering inside his head over whose fault it was that they were losing. Temporarily paralyzed by this mental turmoil, Menasor was left wide open, and Ultra Magnus rammed the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his disabled component parts. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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When a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] members ran into the Stunticons in 1930's [[Chicago]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] warned them about the existence of Menasor. Thankfully, Motormaster wasn't around to form the giant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

After the Stunticons were recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, Menasor attacked an Autobot peace ceremony, teaming up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to defeat [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then tracked down Optimus Prime, stomped on a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] Optimus had just saved, and delivered [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to pass a message on to the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
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Just as the Decepticons were on the brink of a great victory over the Autobots, the tables turned when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] revealed their long-hidden combined form, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. This misshapen monstrosity's raw power struck fear in all the Decepticons, but the Constructicons, Combaticons and Stunticons found the courage to combine and counter-attack. When the Beast effortlessly felled Bruticus and Devastator, however, Menasor thought twice about going through with an attack, and instead cowered before the monster, begging for mercy. But the Beast had none: it seized Menasor, lifted him above its head, and tore him to pieces. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
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====''Alternity''====
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One of a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]'s many pawns in a "[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]", Menasor was empowered to be pitted against an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] of a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]], alongside endless hordes of other Decepticons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. Magnus leapt over their blasts and returned fire, striking the combiner's weak point: the flashing spot in the middle of his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #5]]; [[First Contact (IDW)|''Transformers vol. 2'' #39]] (with Offroad & Blackjack)
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.70|Menasor's only purpose in IDW fiction is get beaten up by everyone and everything.]]
Gestalt technology was the product of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]] in the ancient past of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and when it was lost, many dedicated themselves to rediscovering it. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Perhaps the most unexpected success was that accomplished by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who stole what little of the technology had been re-engineered, reunited the scattered Stunticons after they were left behind on Earth following the Decepticon evacuation of the planet, and gave them the ability to combine into Menasor. Keeping his accomplishment a secret, Swindle forged a phoney alliance with a splinter group of Autobots led by Hot Rod, but once they had completed construction of the spacecraft to take them off Earth, he revealed his intent to steal the ship and kill the Autobots, and had the Stunticons merge into Menasor before their horrified eyes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Fortunately for the Autobots, the combination wasn't seamless, and the Stunticons were left with individualized consciousnesses instead of a gestalt Menasor mind. ''Un''fortunately for Swindle's chosen first target, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], they didn't disagree about killing him...only ''how'' to kill him. The arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave Menasor momentary pause, long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] to recognize how uncoordinated Menasor's mind(s) was, and instruct the Autobots on exploiting that weakness. By selectively targeting the individual Stunticon components, the Autobots forced them to think of their own safety instead of Menasor's, making the giant easy prey. He was overwhelmed by their firepower, and broken down into separate Decepticons before capture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The Stunticons' makeshift combination would never function again, but represented a further step in the continuing rediscovery of the technology; Shockwave studied the records of his creation, {{storylink|Shockpoint}} which fed into the Decepticons' subsequent perfection of the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later took rulership of Cybertron, he encouraged [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] to help him create a functioning combiner of his own, citing Menasor as a particularly worrisome example of a combiner created by an unlikely source. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:CW-returnofmenasor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.70|Basically the only time that Menasor posed a threat to anyone... for about five minutes or so.]]
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Beforehand, Starscream had also arranged for [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] to join the Stunticons, fully aware that the cop's anger issues would affect the personality of a combiner... {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor—allowing the Stunticons to properly merge their minds—the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], ready to steal anything of value from its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} He appeared in front of the [[Alpha Squadron]] to menace his enemies and when [[Afterburner (G2)|one of them]] tried to arrest him, he stomped the poor bot flat. By this point Swindle realized Starscream had arranged for the Stunticons to play villains so that he could take them down and become the "savior" of Caminus, but his attempts to convince Menasor to stand down were in vain due to Blackjack's influence, which turned the combiner into an unhinged, raging monster. Menasor made short work of both Camien defenders and Starscream's reinforcements from Cybertron, but was finally brought down when Starscream and Optimus Prime deployed the Autobot combiner [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], whose mental stability prevailed over Menasor's blind rage. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

The Stunticons and Swindle were incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison while Starscream built relations with the Camiens. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} However, in the interim, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the Constructicons returned to Cybertron and tried to use [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] to forcibly sever contact between Cybertron and Caminus, only to bet thwarted when Starscream created the Autobot combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Meanwhile, Starscream's advisor [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], also not wanting Starscream to form a Cybertronian empire, was colluding with Prowl. While Starscream gained Devastator's loyalty, Rattrap freed Swindle to cause a distraction while Rattrap freed Prowl. Swindle graciously complied, breaking out the Stunticons and proceeding to lie to them and several Decepticons that a better life awaited them on Caminus. The Stunticons combined into Menasor, leading the charge to Metroplex's space bridge chamber. Menasor tried to enter the portal only for Devastator to oppose him; Defensor and Superion soon joined the four-way fray. During the ensuing clash, a stray shot from Swindle hit the space bridge's control panel and destabilized the portal. Menasor and Superion fell through to an unknown, alien planet and were soon joined by Defensor and then Devastator, who demands that the other three calm down or else he would make them calm down. But then they were joined by the result of Prowl's machinations: the new combiner [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]! {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The combiners fought as they travelled from planet to planet, and Menasor was subsequently knocked out by Defensor and dragged back to Cybertron, where Windblade and Chromia helped subdue him. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or Menasor could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], Menasor attempted to place a giant bust of [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s head atop the Decepticon's solar tower. However, the three were unable to work as a team and sent the tower collapsing on themselves. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
During the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Menasor attacked [[Defensor (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Defensor]] while the Autobot was attempting to evacuate the workers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Menasor was among the gathered Decepticons standing safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came calling. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Guzman]] (English)}}
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|thumb|upright=1.5|right|"Hi, I'm Trypticon!"]]
The creation of Menasor and his ilk led to Optimus Prime's realization that the Transformers' civil war had become a never-ending arms race, one that could only end in Cybertron's destruction. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] fought one another, a fight that spilled over to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Menasor was able to put down his Autobot enemy for good, but was soon set upon by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Maxima]]. Declaring that combiners were here to stay, he killed Maxima after she blasted him in the eye - but Maxima's sacrifice allowed Windblade to kill the combiner. {{storylink|The Fall}} For this incident, Windblade swore vengeance against the combiners and all who followed them. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} Menasor's remains were brought back to Cybertron, where Starscream absorbed them into his giant super-combiner form. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}

For some reason or the other, Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] were later brought back to life. Probably due to the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Menasor assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached the [[Titan (group)|Titan]], where Menasor got distracted by a flashing button and pressed it, inadvertently launching a [[Emissary (TR)|missile]]. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[Victorion]] took control of Fortress Maximus's weapons and prepared to fire them at Trypticon, Menasor spoke up in protest, noting that the barrage would hit [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as well, but was overruled. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Menasor-dies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Menasor and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Menasor managed to grab Megatron, but was forced to release him after taking a shot to the face from his [[fusion cannon]]. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Menasor fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Menasor was quick to jump back into the fray. He and Computron attempted to attack Trypticon's foot to knock him off balance, later joining the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Menasor and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Menasor was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Believing he intended to restart the Decepticons, Menasor was all but ready to kill Megatron, but cooler heads eventually prevailed and he agreed to follow Megatron's lead in hopes of stopping Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Menasor and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he refused to admit Megatron's whereabouts and tried to fight back, he was eventually restrained by Overlord, who forced him to watch as Rodimus destroyed each of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s limbs. Finally cracking, Menasor confessed where the others had gone, only for Rodimus to finish Devastator off and Overlord to crush Menasor's neck, killing him again, causing his spark to float away. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Menasor-easter-egg.jpg|250px|thumb]]
Upon exiting the [[Dead Universe]], [[Teletraan I]] was immobilized while processing a massive data upload, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} as he was seeing multiple visions of the future, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} one of which included Menasor. An ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' monitor would display the future data again after crash landing on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*After some dramatic transforming and posing, the Stunticons and Aerialbots combined to do battle as Menasor and Superion. Superion evaded Menasor's firepower and closed in for a hand-to-hand fight, but Menasor was ready for the Aerialbot combiner and hurled him over his shoulder. Charging in to finish the job, however, Menasor was met by Superion's powerful fist and send reeling backwards to collide with a cliff-face, which collapsed and buried him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*When Menasor was wreaking havoc in a human city, either [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] stepped forth to oppose him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:MysteryofConvoy Menasor.png|right|thumb|Menasor, famous for... flying in place.]]

Menasor guards the end of the [[Floating City]], in a great dark room with three hovering platforms, firing periodic laser blasts across the room. His armor makes him invulnerable to damage, except for one spot: a conveniently glowing multicolored spot on his forehead crest. Shot enough times there, and Menasor will fall. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
[[File:HeadmastersNES chromedome vs menasor.jpg|thumb]]
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Menasor and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] stood guard over [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] on the Jail planet. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, the Stunticons were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon discovering that the key could transform Earth's organic matter into metal, the Stunticons merged once more into Menasor to fight against the Aerialbots, who attempted to stop them from transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. Menasor was defeated by Superion. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Menasor}}
Menasor appears as the third Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Corporal Pig's. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Menasor, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Menasor was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My optic sweep specials make me more ineffective at max level!]]
Menasor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Menasor could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]]}}

[[File:Devastation-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
After being defeated by the Autobots while they tried to retrieve the [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster brought out the rest of the Stunticons to form Menasor. The Autobots were able to get the better of the combiner, but he still tossed the Plasma Core to a waiting Insecticon that delivered it to Megatron (while rather petulantly complaining that no one defeated Menasor). Menasor appeared again on the ''[[Proudstar]]'' to help Devastator stop the Autobots from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], but both of the combiners were sent plummeting over the ledge to their apparent doom. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Menasor_Earth_Wars.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Offroad not used, because Menasor doesn't want to seem [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|too familiar]]]]

Menasor was formed after a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Rust Renegades, and Lugnut's betrayal so that he could revive Megatron. Motormaster vowed revenge, but the personalities of the Stunticons clashed, and Menasor couldn't exactly be controlled.
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Menasor can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Stunticons have been collected.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
* '''Weapons''' - Menasor swings around a large sword to heavily damage any building. His sword is capable of deflecting projectiles and damage. When up close, Menasor can also stomp on enemy defenses.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Blade Dash''' - Dash straight to a target and slash it for heavy damage
**'''Kinetic Barrier''' - Spin your blade, reflecting 75% of all damage dealt to you and dealing damage to nearby enemies
**'''Internal Conflict''' - Deal heavy damage and disable enemies over a large area while losing 20% of your max Health. If this ability kills you, disable the entire enemy base for 10–15 seconds
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:menasor Menasor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Masquerade|Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay]].]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's [[cyclone gun]] and [[ionizer sword]], small Stunticons' individual guns, sticker sheets (both individual packs and giftset)
:Menasor is formed out of all five Stunticon toys, with Motormaster serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Menasor's hands and feet, a mask for his head, waist armor, and a chestplate formed from the "roller car" figure included with Motormaster. He is armed with Motormaster's sword and cyclone rifle. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, Menasor's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant. Menasor is the smallest, but sturdiest, of the Scramble City combiners.

:Along with Metroplex, Superion, Bruticus, and Defensor, Menasor was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that would have been called ''Jizai Gattai'' ("[[Free-Combination]]"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. A Japanese "VS-A" set that would have packaged Menasor with Superion was planned, but went unreleased.

:In his original release year of 1986, Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. The individual Stunticons were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Yowza]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's cyclone gun and sword, small Stunticons' individual guns
:[[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for release in [[1994]], but were canceled, with only a handful of test shots and production samples made, including a small run of [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdowns]] produced as a [[BotCon 1994|1994 BotCon]] exclusive. Given the ''Generation 2'' toyline's handling of other combiners, it is unlikely Menasor would have been released as a giftset even if the individual figures had made it to retail.

:While the number of collectors who own ''Generation 2'' Menasor is vanishingly small in ''this'' universe, at least one collector in [[Unicron Trilogy|''another'' universe]] has managed to snag himself [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|a set]]—Decepticon toy aficionado [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]]!

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Man. He looks like a rolling bruise.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Unreleased Ultra Class, 200?)
:A redeco of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] (himself a [[retool]]ing of Generation 1 [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]) as Menasor was planned as a store exclusive for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe toyline]]'', but was ultimately canceled. It was initially supposed to be Motormaster, but trademark issues forced a name change.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''

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===''Classics''===
*'''Menasor''' (Classic Legends, [[2007]])
[[File:ClassicsLOCMenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].]]
:This black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybetrron]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]] transforms into a Cybertronic truck cab. It was intended to be Motormaster, but the name [[trademark]] could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior," effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Classics'' Menasor at TFU.info.]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Menasor.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Not [[Dark Hot Rod]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, display stand
:A [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] first sold at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2007, Menasor is a redeco of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic Winnebago-ish thing.

:According to this Menasor's bio, he is a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons and controlled by their psychotic, permanently unified minds. Whether this same backstory applies to the ''Classics'' or ''Universe'' toys is unknown.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/SDCCMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Menasor on TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now, where's my Trucker hat?]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Menasor comes as a set of four component Kreons: Breakdown, Dead End, Drag Strip, and Motorbreath. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Menasor by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Menasor comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Menasor's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] instead ended up as a Series 4 blind-bagged figure. However he can built along with the gestalt if you have any creativity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMenasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:Generations CW Menasor.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Still not Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay...[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|or is he?]] ]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Blackjack''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Menasor is an entirely new mold Scramble City-style combiner made up of four Deluxe figures ([[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and new member [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]) as limbs, a Voyager figure ([[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]) as the torso, and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] for the chestplate. He can wield a large, [[5 mm post]] sword formed by connecting Motormaster's smaller sword to his gun and can also hold any of the Deluxe components' smaller weapons. He was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] along with fellow combiner Superion. His stock photo cleverly concealed an online listing image of ''Generations'' Huffer and Blackjack. A few months after the other Stunticons' release, [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (actually Wildrider, renamed due to trademark reasons) was announced and released shortly thereafter, intended to replace Offroad and complete the original Stunticon roster.

:Menasor is considered the least-stable Combiner of the entire ''Combiner Wars'' line, due to the various design failures that plague Motormaster's design which will more likely than not cause him to fall apart. Such issues include but are not limited to: bad hip articulation due to poorly-designed ratchet joints which complicates his ability to stand any way other than straight and stiff (further complicated by the lack of ankle articulation necessary to compensate), shoulder mechanisms that come untabbed due to weak lock tolerances if the arms are moved, a problematic waist swivel caused by the skirt flap being attached to the stomach instead of the pelvis, and the inability to keep Blackjack securely attached to the chest due to incorrectly-molded sizing in the tabs. Although the hip ratchet problem was (slightly) resolved with an updated re-release of Motormaster that included remolded ratchets, the other problems were not addressed by the rerelease or subsequent redecos.

:Although heavily based on the G1 design for Menasor, the Generations iteration of Menasor instructs the legs to be attached with the car body facing forward, as opposed to facing backwards like the G1 toy. Although the undersides of the Stunticons resemble the G1 toys enough to resemble the G1 design if attached backwards, doing so will rob Menasor of his functional knees, ironic due to the fact the reverse was done to give the G1 Menasor toy functioning knees.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Menasor was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Brake-Neck or Blackjack, however.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Generations'' Menasor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] would have a field day at this.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, based on their cancelled [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]]. Well, okay, [[Circular reporting|technically]], this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. This set replaces Offroad with [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], and includes [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]. G2 Menasor is available as a box set, and comes with a collector card and a poster of ''Combiner Wars'' G1 Menasor printed on cardstock paper, both presented inside an envelope.

:This set's Motormaster has the improved hip ratchet joints.

:The second set of stock photos shows Menasor as ''hideously'' mistransformed in combined mode, and some shots also depicted the head with only one horn, the other being broken off.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TakaraTomy-UW02-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, no room for Offroad, huh? Well fine, I'll go build my own combiner! With Blackjack! And hookers!]]
*'''Stuntron Combined Soldier Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Stunticons Combiner Menasor'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Menasor was sold in a gift set including all five "Stuntrons" (minus [[Runabout (RID)|the Blackjack mold]]) with Wildrider (a retooled Dead End) included instead of Offroad. He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most notably, Motormaster has more black on his vehicle mode, "Drag Stripe" has red details instead of purple, and Dead End lacks his usual gold stripe. The set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Motormaster for increased stability. In addition, Breakdown's hand/foot/gun accessory (which was designed with the intended Sunstreaker redeco/retool in mind, doubling as his "supercharger" engine) was replaced with another version of Dragstrip's hand/foot/gun accessory, which also increases the symmetry for the hands and feet.

:As the entirety of Motormaster is molded in [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|swirly plastic]], Menasor/Motomaster's waist can eventually crack and split the torso in half ''over time''.

:Printed on his instructions is the second chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Undocumented in the instructions, ''Unite Warriors'' Menasor's chest can attach ''Adventure'' [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] (or his mold mates Blackjack and Rodimus) on his combined mode chest.

:The giftset also included a collector commemorative coin when purchased in select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ゴゴゴゴ (''Menacing'')]]
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*'''Menasor''' ([[2022]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Drag Strip]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]'''
**'''5 of 5: [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]'''
:The first combiner figure released in the main ''Generations'' line since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Menasor is based heavily on the character's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. To match this design — which depicted the Stunticons as if they were simply hanging off Menasor's limbs, rather than actually forming the limbs themselves — the toy features a very unconventional combination method that involves Motormaster's trailer splitting into five combiner-body pieces—two arms, two legs, and a torso—to which the individual Stunticons attach. When attached to the arm pieces, hidden buttons on the arm Stunticons are pressed that allow them to split in two, giving Menasor a full range of elbow articulation; the leg Stunticons, meanwhile, activate an auto-transform feature in the leg pieces themselves, closing up the front of the leg to "complete" its appearance. Motormaster himself forms the upper block of the chest and the head.

:As the Stunticons themselves do not actually play a role in the combination process, it is possible—and indeed, advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging—to fully combine the trailer pieces into a skeletal, incomplete Menasor even if you don't have any of the limb-bots. Unlike past toys of Menasor, the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not interchangeable, each designed to form a specific limb; at most, you can swap the legs for one another. Although the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not designed to be reverse-compatible with the older ''Combiner Wars'' figures, Motormaster's combination system features ''Combiner Wars'' joint-sized recesses, which technically allow any ''Combiner Wars''-compatible figure to be used as a leg for Menasor, although the connected ''Combiner Wars'' leg will not secure inside the recess and not scale properly if used with a native Menasor leg.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Ramune===
[[File:Ramune menasor keshi.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''3'''
:An unpainted figurine of Menasor was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Menasor was sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Menasor was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue, or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Menasor and his wave-mates saw no American release.
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===Forms Robo===
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Menasor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Menasor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green, and yellow.

===Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Menasor''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Menasor is formed by combining the separate Stunticons available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip and Wildrider were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Dead End and Breakdown share a mold, as do Drag Strip and Wildrider, each kit affecting minor differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color, which, aside from Motormaster, bear no resemblance to any previous established color schemes for the Stunticons.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor, Menacing Colossus''' (2019)
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Paranoid Scout
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Doomed Loner
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Drag Strip]], Cutthroat Warrior
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], Stunticon Leader
**[[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], All-Terrain Soldier
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Menasor, Menacing Colossus can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Menasor, Menacing Colossus' art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Menasor, with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replacing [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. Like the Combiner Wars version of Menasor, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] is depicted as a chestplate despite not being included in the card set.
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==Notes==
[[File:MenasorEarly.jpg|thumb||upright=.9|Menasor got dressed in a rush this morning.]]
*Menasor's [[instructions]] and [[package art]] depict Drag Strip and Breakdown as his arms, and Wildrider and Dead End as his legs, while the character model used for the cartoon and comic—which has gone on to become the "default" arrangement for Menasor in most subsequent media—makes Drag Strip and Dead End the arms, and Breakdown and Wildrider the legs. An alternate model, designed for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga and story pages, seen at the top of this article, makes Drag Strip and Wildrider the arms, and Breakdown and Dead End the legs. Drag Strip's the only one in the same place in every configuration!
*An alternate animation character sheet from the original cartoon exists for Menasor. It features all of the limbs in different orientations (the arms upside-down, the legs upside down and reversed with the car sides facing front) from the final model ''and'' the chest sports an Autobot symbol (!), suggesting, perhaps, that the Stunticon and Aerialbot toy factions may have originally been the other way around. This model was used for the toy [[commercial]] which appeared to introduce the Stunticons and Aerialbots, though with the faction symbol corrected.
*The animators frequently misinterpreted Menasor's character model in the original G1 cartoon. Instead of having the four small Stunticons as his actual limbs (with, for example, his fist directly attached to Drag Strip's form), he was drawn as though the four cars attached on top of generic blocky limbs that extended from Motormaster, which would pretty much negate the whole point of the combining schtick.
**Menasor's original design featured in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]] features a modified version of this idea; Motormaster's separating parts form the torso, forearms, hands, and feet of Menasor's body, with the Stunticons filling the missing gaps in the body. When Menasor returned after being rebuilt by the Enigma of Combination, his design was altered to resemble the toy featured in the concurrently running ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline, and returns to the traditional combiner limb setup.
**[[File:MenasorDevastationConcept.jpg|thumb]]Conversely, Menasor's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' combines his classic Generation 1 and ''Combiner Wars'' designs. While combining, the Stunticons instead attach directly on top of Motormaster's limbs before merging with them to form Menasor's limbs. The resulting Menasor design uses the torso and arms from his G1 design, and uses the CW design for the legs, chest and head. Offroad is featured in this design instead of Wildrider, and although he does not appear with the Stunticon grouping prior to combining or when Menasor briefly separates, Blackjack takes the place of the Roller Car on Menasor's chest, materializing directly from Motormaster himself.
**His Legacy design closely resembles his model in G1 cartoon with the same "combination" sequence. This, however, has Motormaster resort to form only the cab portion (like his CW toys). This, however, makes Motormaster, while still taller, not so out-of-scale to other Stunticons.
***Interestly, prior to this, many [[Third party|3rd party]] companies has released their version of Menasor with this configuration.
*Despite using his ''Combiner Wars'' design, the ''Earth Wars'' iteration of Menasor uses Wildrider/Brake-Neck as a left leg as opposed to Offroad. Offroad, however, is still in the game and his bio also mentions him as a Stunticon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Menasor''' (メナゾール ''Menazōru'')
*''French:'' '''Menaseur''' (Canada, limb cards and cartoon), '''Confusio''' (Canada, Motormaster's box)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentacar''' (toyline and season 3), '''Ultrax''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēitiān Hǔ''' (飞天虎, "Flying Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ameaçador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Megasaur''' (Мегазавр ''Megazavr'')
*''Polish:'' '''Minozaury''' (Minosaurs)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mystery of Convoy Decepticons]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Wheelie (G1)

2022-07-21T01:33:54Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Last Bot Standing */ Haiku tweaking (one line missed a syllable, "different" has differently-syllabled pronunciations so I changed it for clarity)

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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]]—just to clear up ambiguities / From a whole bunch of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1 continuities]].''
[[File:Wheelieg1.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|"You give Wheelie sass? He ''will'' kick your ass."]]
The diminutive '''Wheelie''' is an Autobot child / But don't let your guard down; he gets pretty wild! 
He's often sold short and gets called hurtful things / But Wheelie won't suffer such arrows and slings! 

You see, he ''survives''; that's just what he ''does'' / You can't keep him down. How so? Well, because 
Of all of the years he's spent fighting in space / With [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] goons and the [[Quintesson]] race. 

Keeping things peaceful gets a bit tricky / When he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. 
This bot and that child are birds of a feather / And they tend to get into trouble together! 

Though reasons may differ across his depictions / Young Wheelie speaks always with curious diction. 
But don't be too hateful to this rhyming bot / Or you'll lose an eye to his fine [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]]! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 5", "Chaos" & "Call of the Primitives"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Surprise Party"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Úrsula Bezerra]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Mário Jorge Andrade]] (Portuguese, season 3)}}
[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie, you're such an insufferable brat... 
Careful, you'll take someone's eye out with—]]
After surviving a ghastly crash-landing / [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] was where Wheelie found himself standing. 
Surviving alone quickly toughened him lots / Enough to impress the mighty [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. 
They'd come to Quintessa in search of their friends / And Wheelie was perfectly happy to lend 
His expertise on this strange world to these strangers / To keep them from stumbling face-first into danger. 
After he helped rescue [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] / They hijacked a [[Quintesson Cruiser|Quintesson ship]] and flew up 
Into space where they destroyed [[Unicron]] / Before returning to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wheelie’s actions in this animation / Were also recounted in two [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|print]] [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|adaptations]]!}}

Wheelie returned in 2006 / When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] got in a bit of a fix. 
He hadn't received his [[transformation cog]] / And getting it to him would be a right slog! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

He formed a delivery duo with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] / Straight away, though, complications occurred. 
Galvatron left them both stuck on [[Io|a moon]] / They needed to get the cog down to Earth soon! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie and I might have our spats, But did he deserve to fight all these bats?]]
The alien [[lightpole]]s descended on them / And Wheelie and Blurr simply couldn't contend, 
'Til [[Marissa Faireborn]] showed up to assist / Bringing her ship down right into their midst. 
Into some missiles the lightpoles converted / Blasting her ship and leaving them deserted! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up and defeated the bats / The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were similarly dispatched. 
They made it to Earth in a manner quite dashing / And Metroplex gave [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] quite a thrashing! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Wheelie listened to Kup as he yick-yacked / About how, on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], he had fought off an [[Ick-Yak]]. 
Regarding [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Grimlock was curious / But Wheelie was scared and Kup was furious. 
Suddenly, in came a signal from [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] / Someone'd attacked the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]—heck naw! 
Together with Blurr, they all boarded Sky Lynx / Ready for mystery-solving high-jinks! 
While scanning the station, Kup's technobabble / Was too much for Wheelie and the rest of the rabble. 
Kup said, only [[death crystal]]s could do this damage / But that explanation was all he could manage, 
Before from the sky came [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] / With their new weapon, hoping to gun a shmuck. 
Wheelie and Blurr returned fire with their pistols / As Runamuck blasted a rain of death crystals. 
In typical form, Sky Lynx came to the rescue / Picking up Wheelie and all of the rest too. 
Grimlock begged, once they had barely absconded / For answers, and at long last Kup responded: 
There's only one place in the world you can find / Death Crystals—growing on Chaos's hide. 
On Dread, Galvatron's new acquisition / Kup and Blurr went off on the mission. 
Wheelie and the others followed where they had gone / And good thing—they helped to fight off the Predacons! 
They were able to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and Galvs distracted / While Kup made a plan that he quickly enacted 
Freeing the [[Dread slaves|miners]], to Chaos he beckoned / Before blowing him up with [[Death crystal cannon|Galvatron's weapon]]. 
Safe back on Sky Lynx, after they'd scrambled / Wheelie groaned as Kup once again rambled... 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] came back from the dead / The [[Quintesson]]s had secretly messed with his head. 
He left [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|now-Hot-Rod]] and the others for scrap / Before leading his army straight into a trap. 
When Hot Rod returned, Wheelie was there / To see Hot Rod quite angrily declare: 
"Where's that stupid truck of ours? / I'm going to light his darkest hour." 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

A Quintesson plot meant time started repeating / While, against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Wheelie was competing. 
He reckoned he had crossed the finish line—a record race / But in seconds he was back a second time in second place. 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth, a dinosaur caused a strange mystery / By stealing the most famous buildings in history. 
The Dinobots were suspects, but that was just hype / It was Trypticon, working for an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]. 
Wheelie helped the Autobots save the dictator / And was there when Rodimus scolded him later. 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Surprise Party Hall of Records.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Daniel&wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time. Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!]]
[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's biggest adventure began / At the surprise party for his dear friend Dan. 
[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s crashed the event—in the madness / Wheelie's life was saved by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. 
To let Magnus know he was appreciated / They tried to find out when he was created, 
Asking around without making it known / To throw him a [[birthday]] party of his own. 
First they asked [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], who reckoned / The answer might lie in the Hall of Records. 
Next at the Hall, they asked [[Custodiobot|the librarian]] / Who wasn't much help, being quite the contrarian. 
He explained the Autobots of the past employed / [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|A secret archive, housed on an asteroid]]. 
Wheelie, being a terrible influence / Stole a garbage ship. By coincidence, 
When he blundered into an asteroid field / (Wheelie's too young to be behind a wheel), 
The meteor into which their ship crashed / Was the very same one where the data was stashed! 
Meanwhile [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], with abnormal patience / Weirdly had garbage ships under surveillance? 
He told Galvatron, who swiftly commanded / He follow and spy on what Wheelie and Dan did. 
Witwicky and Wheelie, assessing their freighter / Were harried by eels that flew out of craters. 
Into a nearby cave the scamps fled / And Wheelie turned on the torch on his forehead. 
They passed through a door with the Autobot sigil / But inside, sentry drones were keeping vigil! 
With the killer robots hot on their heels / And to make matters worse, lots more air eels, 
Wheelie quipped surely that their goose was cooked / The robotic sentries, in a stroke of luck, 
Took out the eels they saw as invaders / Only to sight Wheelie next with their lasers! 
But somehow the sentries were the ones to die—blown up / By unlikely saviours: the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Cyclonus! 
Out of the frying pan, into the fire / Hostages of the Decepticon flier, 
They watched the asteroid get redirected as / Cyclonus threatened the [[First Inter Galactic Peace Conference|peace conference]] delegates! 
Locked up after Cyclonus' recap / Wheelie shone a torch, this time from his kneecap. 
Before long, they heard a distant commotion / And so at last Wheelie sprang into motion, 
Ramming the door in his car mode, he gets through / And they found [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] 
Magnus commanded they fly off with Sky Lynx / But Wheelie, unwilling to leave him to die, thinks 
Better to not do what Magnus instructs / And instead to turn on the rock's self-destruct! 
With his plan foiled, Cyclonus scarpered / The Autobots made their own departure. 
Back home, Daniel explained things to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] / Who made a suggestion: he said, if they like, 
Magnus doesn't know when he was born, meaning / They may as well say it's his birthday this evening! 
Wheelie said, shame they only thought of this after / And the episode ended with good-natured laughter. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Wheelie was present when [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], the paragon / of the utopian planet [[Paradron]], 
Asked Rodimus Prime and the rest to assist / In freeing his people from Galvatron's fist. 
Using a spare ship as a decoy / They let Galvatron think they'd been destroyed 
Before secretly deploying a platoon / From a secret staging ground on Paradron's moon. 
Wheelie was in Ultra Magnus's squadron / Planning to take back the planet's energon, 
But Galvatron's army was much too effective / Forcing them to change the mission objectives. 
Wheelie managed to spot a trapdoor / So Magnus could get to the energon core— 
See, rather than let the Decepticons have it / they decided to blow up the entire planet! 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When Perceptor unveiled his new generator / Wheelie was stood in the crowd of spectators. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Our energy was drained. No jokes have remained.]]
When [[Tornedron]] fell into Cybertron's sink / Wheelie, [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] didn't blink: 
They aimed at the spider while pulling their triggers / But their laser blasts only made it grow bigger! 
Their bodies' energy, it drained all that too / Turning them white; they toppled like statues. 
(Lucky for Wheelie, Tornedron's defeat / Presumably put him right back on his feet.) 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Rodimus led an Autobot strikeforce / To get back Optimus Prime's corpse 
Making up one of the subgroups were / [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Wheelie and Blurr. 
At the lab, Rodimus Prime made his entry / Ordering Wheelie and the rest to play sentry. 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

To hear Sky Lynx tell it, Wheelie had been one / Of the Autobots hurt by a [[Hate Plague|rogue]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. 
(But, that event wasn't seen in the last part / And lying there unconscious wasn't Wheelie, but [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]! 
So, maybe Sky Lynx was simply mistaken / And Wheelie had gone off on well-earned vacation.) 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[Tommy Kennedy]] was feeling quite rotten / Because he thought Optimus Prime had forgotten 
His birthday, so he was nicely surprised / When the Autobots gave him a cake, robot-sized! 
Tommy thanked them, and blew out the candles / And Wheelie cheered just like he had for Daniel. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
{{note|This later pack-in comic invents / A [[Retcon|new scene]] set during the movie's events.}}
As they blasted off, with Kup ever-rambling / Wheelie wowed Hot Rod with his expert handling. 
They set course for Magnus's last known location / And found the debris from [[Autobot shuttle|that ship]]'s separation. 
Wheelie deduced the Autobots' gambit / And guessed that they'd fled to the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Junk planet]]. 
But, at that moment, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] attacked! / On Kup's command, Wheelie fired back. 
Cyclonus dodged, too agile in flight. / Then Hot Rod was struck by [[Matrix of Leadership|divine insight]]. 
Through Wheelie, Rod hailed Cyclonus to tell 'im / Invoking the [[Challenge of Aria-Bellum]], 
He wanted to meet the Decepticon upon / The ship for a little one-on-one. 
Cyclonus and Rod traded backhands, grappled. / Meanwhile, Wheelie hailed [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], 
Who, [[Rayzor Nebula|nearby]], were doing some research / not far from the boss of the [[Sweeps]]—[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]! 
See, as Cyclonus ranted, Kup listened / So he knew about [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s competition. 
By luring both lackies to the same region / They pitted Cyclonus against Scourge and his legion. 
While the goons fought over who'd get the kills / The Autobots happily ran for the hills. 
After they split, they landed on Junkion / Where all the new friends would soon get their funk on. 
But, if you want to see them get groovy / You'll have to go watch ''[[#The Transformers cartoon|The Transformers: The Movie]]''. 
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Erika Robledo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme / He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone / He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone. 

While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise / By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes! 
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe / Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below. 

They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] / To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn. 
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] / So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum! {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant / [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present. 
It was a mix-tape of music he'd composed on his own / And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost / [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost. 
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly / And was acting all snarky, at least up until he 
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude / So he offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude. 
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit / So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it. 
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him / And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression / "No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression. 
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit / He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it! 
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation / And thus began the Great Cassette Operation! {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie hears what you mutter. Get your mind out of the gutter.]]
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship / And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip 
To the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] / Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least). 
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves / But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves! 
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there / They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

The meteorite [[Metamorphose]] then threatened Autobot space / By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace! 
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it / Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it! 
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack / So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack. 
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock / But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan / To come visit their birthplace in far-off [[Japan]]. 
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] made some trouble / Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double! 
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet / While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'', 
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss / Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.) {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought / To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not, 
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble / Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble! 

But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme: / To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene! 
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration / Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation. 
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet go KER-PEW! / Poor little guy...his day kind of ''blew''. 
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest / Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry, His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.]]
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end / The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend. 
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink / And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru / To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew 
From making a volcano blow up sky-high / Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry. 
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] / But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried! 
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots / But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots! 
With no options left, they evacuated the town / Saving the villagers while the magma poured down. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[File:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon, But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"]]
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds / And began watering them to tend to their needs. 
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show / He was shocked when he saw [[buridanka|the plant]] starting to grow! 
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]] / That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross! 

Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid / Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid). 
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base / Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:HM14 Daniel trips Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission / They found that the red planet was in perilous condition! 
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core / And once they went off, Mars would then be no more! 
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] / Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers! 

Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves / Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves. 
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl / Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call! 
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths / But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!) {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright / Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight! 
When they found that their leader had been injured severely / Wheelie swore to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly! 
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated / Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead / Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread. 
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger / He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer. 
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit) / He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit. 

Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist / A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!) 
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe / So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'', 
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get'' / The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.) 
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep / Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:HM17 Daniel and Wheelie have fun with hoses.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space / Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race, 
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid / And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made. 
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would / And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could 
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes / Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes. 
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved! / Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Normally, this would bring Wheelie to tears, But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'' in a million years!]]
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last / [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past. 
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends / But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race / To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space. 
The planet of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] was the villains' first victim / But they were thwarted when the Autobots arrived to evict 'em. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

As for the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity and Toruin]] / Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin. 
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash / Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash. 

And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find: / The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind! 
They had taken their energon far away from there / Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere! 
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits / And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled / But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled. 
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up / But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up. 

A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point / So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint. 
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck / And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''. 
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad / And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad. 
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot / And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.) {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's? This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...]]
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]] / Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice! 
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests / Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''. 
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red / It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head. 

After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her / By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser 
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small / Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''. 
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did / And Wheelie gave up on Papika. (She was out of your league, kid.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes / Having stolen energy from six planets. Why? ''Lord only knows''. 
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky: / An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky. 
And then an awesome adventure immediately began / Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''. 
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun / Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one? {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code / Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road. 
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient / And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient). 
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into bits / And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top; / The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop! 
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success / But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can. He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.]]
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job / To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob 
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care / Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there. 
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough / Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough. 

As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work / Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk''). 
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out / The weak spot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt! {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid / In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid. 
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew / But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too! 

Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong / When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along! 
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed! / But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed. 
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar! / They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire! {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s / The veterans began insulting the obsolete Headmasters. 
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome / Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown. 
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less / (If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess). {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.'' Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).]]
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself / Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health. 
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly / Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly. 
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run / Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun! 

Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree / To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly! 
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die / But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy! 
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok / With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks. 

They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late / Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''? 
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders / He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole / And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal. 
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan / Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan. 
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own / He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown! 
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship / And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double-time on repairs / Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs. 
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans / The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space / After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase. 
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet: / He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret! 
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside / And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''. 
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief; / If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief! {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend / And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end. 
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation / And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[File:FinalWheeliegoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Here's a joke that's a real zinger. Go ahead, Daniel, pull my finger!]]
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first / Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst''). 
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight / Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight). 
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind: / Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind! 
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother / And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'') {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth / And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth). 
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation / And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation! 
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away / Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say. 
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older / And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[File:15GoGo Wheelie.jpeg|upright=1.2|thumb|Wheelie may be drawn as his worst toy of all time, but that's still a punishment lighter than fits the crime.]]
[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white, 
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10]] took this as a slight! 
10 taught him a lesson with a kick from her high heel 
That split open his head and ground his face into meal! 
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}

[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] then showed up to give that perv Wheelie a scolding, 
And then hugged poor 15, whose spine would need some remolding! 
{{storylink|Kup Volume}}
{{-}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Legends Wheelie.jpeg|right|thumb|Wheelie concedes soccer is pretty fun, as long as the ball is also a gun.]]
[[2021|Ten years]] after his defeat, old Scorponok came back, 
So Wheelie joined Fortress and his crew for a counterattack. 
His friends shrunk when bad guys made a [[black hole]] detonate, 
But Wheelie saved himself and [[Headmaster Junior|some humans]] from sharing their fate. 
{{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

Wheelie came with the rest to the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], 
Where he flipped skirts at a soccer game (he's kind of perverse). 
He argued with [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] that soccer is boring, 
But cut it out when the head-mode [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] came soaring. 
The culprit was a Galvatron [[Transtector|without a head]], 
So Wheelie and Shūta took him down without getting dead. 
An impressed Wheelie found Shūta's kick moves exciting, 
And admitted that soccer could be just as fun as fighting. 
{{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}}
{{--}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] hatched a plan, 
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can! 
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature 
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature. 

[[File:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one? Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!]]
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed, 
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed! 
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight, 
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight. 
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb, 
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]] 
Came under attack from Decepticon power, 
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing, 
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. 

Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game, 
Prompting [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame! 
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away, 
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day! {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], 
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]! 
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror, 
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior! 

The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind 
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind! 
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight, 
And used a special device to turn everything right! {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|When you have at this frame peered, You'll have to admit, it's pretty weird.]]
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye." 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
{{--}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wheelie judgment day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|We don't see him giving the Dinobots trouble His part was chopped down to just one speech bubble.]]
[[File:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Though his speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
{{note|Below, the italics is just a mnemonic / To show that this happened in the UK comic.}}

''In one possible future timeline / Wheelie appeared suddenly on the sidelines 
''He'd found a ship while on the run from Quintessons / To which Hot Rod was welcome—good first impression! 
{{storylink|Judgment Day!}}''

''On Junkion, when their ship made its arrival / Wheelie bore witness to Magnus' revival. 
''(One can assume things went otherwise similar / To [[#The Transformers cartoon|Wheelie's adventure as was seen in cinemas]].) 
{{storylink|The Final Battle!}}''

''Wheelie later returned to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] / Acting as Rodimus Prime's intercessor. 
''Wreck-Gar, about to be Sharkticon chowder / Was rescued by Wheelie, who dropped him a ladder. 
''With Quintesson fighters patrolling, they waited. / Unsure whether to run, they debated. 
''Wheelie convinced him, and so they scrambled / Using emergency thrust as a gamble. 
''Jets overheating, pursued by a squadron / Wreck-Gar set course for the Delta Six quadrant. 
''There, on an asteroid, his Junkion friends / Had the [[Quintesson Journal|message canister]] ready to send. 
''In a flash, Wreck-Gar's radio station / Successfully ruined the Quints' reputation. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====''Generation 2''====
In the background, he briefly emerged / On a Cybertron highway near Blurr and Scourge. 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
{{-}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:Wheelie Treasure Coloring Book.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Wheelie's battery-powered and knows how to vibrate! (No, that's not what we meant, you perverted primate.)]]

Wheelie and others were enjoying a picnic / When Kup chose to share an unusual titbit: 
Long ago, back when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed / They lost some [[energon cube]]s—a large cache! 
Hot Rod thought it was a no-brainer / To go on a hunt for the missing container. 
But [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who had been secretly spying / Escaped with the news thanks to his clever flying. 
With no time to waste they went back to [[Autobot City (G1)|the city]] / Where Ultra Magnus gathered up a committee. 
But by the time they arrived at [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hillary]] / Galvatron was claiming the cubes for his villainy! 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] saw everyone caught up with brawling / Opened his mouth, and shovelled the cubes all in! 
Galvatron, not similarly energon-empowered / Was still an even match for the coward. 
So, while the two would-be leaders were bickering / The Autobots sidled off home, snickering. 
{{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

When Hot Rod and Daniel were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
Those wicked Decepticons were playing for keeps! 
He fled from the scene to go fetch some reinforcements. 
Wheelie moved so fast he could've had NASCAR endorsements! 
At Autobot City, Ultra Magnus heard the news 
And soon those evil Decepticons were singing the blues! 
{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}
{{-}}

===Big Looker storybooks===

[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts? Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!]]

While Wheelie was flying through space with [[Wheelie's parents|his parents]] / Their corkscrew-shaped rocket ran out of propellant. 
When it exploded, Wheelie was thrown forth and / Left on [[Quintessa (planet)|the planet]] dazed, lost, and orphaned. 
The [[Quintesson]]s came across the boy where he fell / And dragged him away to one of their cells. 
Not long after regaining consciousness / Wheelie got a taste of Quintesson justice: 
When he was pushed out over a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] tank. / But, leaping up in an arc from the plank, 
Wheelie fled out through the halls to the jungle / And attempts to recapture the boy were all bungled. 
Thanks to a firestone sling and a laser knife / And the love of his parents, he eked out a life. 
On Earth, loading up boxes one-by-one / [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and friends prepared for a supply run, 
But the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s loaded too much shipment on / And so they too wound up crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! 
Luckily Wheelie leapt out from the treeline / To take out the Quintessons creeping up behind. 
Wheelie turned to go, but got stopped / By a friendly greeting from Hot Rod. 
With more reinforcements quick to follow / Wheelie and his friends fled into the hollow. 
Together with Hot Rod, Wheelie raced / To his parents'—and their ship's—resting place. 
The others bought them the time they required / For Hot Rod to fix the ship so they could fly her. 
Wheelie, on watch, thought he felt an earthquake / But it was only the Dinobots making the ground shake. 
He motioned for them to get onto the corkscrew / And waved, sad he'd soon have nobody to talk to. 
But at the last minute, Hot Rod made him get on! / So went {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Toy pack-in material===
On a moon base, Wheelie helped Rodimus Prime. / Hot Rod was weirdly there at the same time...? 
{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, But poor Wheelie also died!]]

Wheelie and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], now much better fighters / Helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] hold off an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s 
So [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doc Fujiyama]], the legion's creator / Could make an escape on a [[Micro Trailer]]. 
Just as the doctor made it to evac / A ninja-bot stabbed Wheelie in the back. 
As Wheelie lay dying, his friend Daniel stayed / To make a last stand, pulling out a grenade. 
Together they went out in a blaze of honor / As Arcee watched on from the shuttle in horror. 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This Wheelie's not one for hawing and hemming, He'll jump into lava pools like a lemming.]]

A different Wheelie to that old one / Plucked from [[Primax 1108.10 Alpha|his home timeline]], wound up in the [[Cauldron]], 
Where kidnapped Transformers were forced into duels / Releasing their [[spark]]s to give [[Unicron]] fuel. 
Freeing the prisoners, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] / Led Wheelie and countless more abductees in revolt. 
Wheelie helped stop the two sparring brothers / [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], from killing each other. 
After watching [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] take / A leap of faith into a molten lake 
Only for [[Primus]] to come to his rescue / Wheelie jumped in, passing the test too. 
In beams of light, the [[Child of Primus|Children]] dispersed. / Maybe Wheelie went back to his universe? 
{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:PassiveAggression-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! (Let's hope he's sterile.)]]
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Dreamwave made one good decision: Giving Wheelie supervision.]]

{{note|In Dreamwave's Generation 1 reboot / Wheelie was depicted as totally mute.}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took over as Cybertron's commander / Not every bot fell for his propaganada. 
Out in the Wastelands, the rebels met freely / And at some point they picked up [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and Wheelie. 
Wheelie was an orphan—the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] / Had decided to act as the little bot's guardian? 
Later, after Gnaw rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] / It was Wheelie and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] who stopped him just 
In time from killing the shark by mistake / In his confusion once he was awake. 
Wheelie, taking after his new dad's example / Gave Optimus Prime a bite on the ankle. 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Convening once Shockwave's rule was no more / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] gave Wheelie and Hot Rod a chore, 
One that Hot Rod thought a waste / Of their talents: to guard [[Autobase]]. 
{{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
{{note|The following issues were [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|cancelled abruptly]] / Because of Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy.}}
As they watched over Prime, still in [[CR chamber|stasis]] / The sound of a [[Space bridge|space bridge]] put shock on their faces. 
Come to steal Prime from his unconscious swimmin' / Was the worst enemy they'd yet faced: [[Female Autobots|women]], 
Designed by a [[Quintesson]] illuminati / To conquer with feminine skill and karate. 
A stomp from [[Elita One (G1)|Elita]] had Hot Rod out cold / So Gnaw, transforming to shark mode, told 
Wheelie to stay back, worried for his son. / We'll never know if Wheelie did listen! 
{{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
{{-}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Wheelie was sure he'd be invited to play a role in the [[Transformers (film)|Transformers live-action movie]]. 
He was wearing a pair of sunglasses, which made him look pretty groovy. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]] (cameo); [[Spotlight: Wheelie]] (full)

[[File:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie is sad, for once again he's been had!]]
[[File:Arachnosaurslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Chaosterosslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]

All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all, 
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small. 
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due, 
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—''boo-hoo!'' {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help. 
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] got the call but ignored the little whelp! {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died, 
His ship crashed into a planet and its systems were fried! 

The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him, 
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb! 
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk, 
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk. 
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain. 
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him severe pain. 

The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon, 
And found that it had been piloted by Decepticons! 

An [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], 
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass. 
For that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time, 
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme! 

And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew! 
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do. 
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place, 
But their dreams were crushed when Spyglass shot Varta in the face! 

The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, 
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go ''Kaboom!'' 
In a year, Varta recovered and the pair built a home. 
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan! 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

From the future, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] travelled backward through time, 
To prevent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] from committing an insidious crime. 
Orion Pax met with Wheelie and the two formed a team, 
Intent on thwarting Bludgeon and his whole sinister scheme. 

Wheelie's poor friend Varta was killed in the altercation, 
Then [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] showed up to confuse the situation. 
Jhiaxus's intent was to steal Wheelie's escape ship, 
Before the 'Bot could use it for his homecoming trip. 
Wheelie stalled [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who was apparently there, too), 
[[Chaosteros|With]] [[Arachnosaur|creatures]] he'd hoped to take home and lock up in a zoo. 

[[File:Cloaked Wheelie the Stars My Destination.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wheelie has done things he cannot forget. (But he'd do them again without regret.)]]
The whole battle proved futile, as time rippled out of sync, 
Leaving Wheelie alone (but with plenty of time to think). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

But Wheelie would not spend eternity trapped in that place; 
He used the ship Jhiaxus wanted to travel through space. 
He didn't make it very far (only just [[LV-118|next door]]), 
Where he found himself stranded all by himself, once more. 
Time slowly began to take its toll on poor Wheelie's brain, 
So he took up playing music to keep himself sane. 

One day Rodimus showed up and Wheelie came to his aid. 
They'd known each other once, but Wheelie's memory was frayed. 
Then together with Rodimus and [[Garnak|some other guy]], 
Wheelie stole another ship and bid his prison ''bye, bye''. 
{{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

While their trip back to Cybertron was a success, 
Years of war had rendered the whole planet a mess. 
The only ones there were [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], 
Who gladly got on Wheelie and Rodimus's ride. 

Cybertron was occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
And Wheelie had to defend himself against one of the creeps. 
The Autobots decided they could waste no more time, 
They had to report this invasion to Optimus Prime! 
{{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Their motley crew traveled to the planet of [[Earth]], 
Where Wheelie was greeted with a surplus of mirth. 
He was reunited with the others at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] 
Where his comrades finally stopped to listen to him, it would seem. 
{{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

When [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] seized control of the [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]] station, 
Omega Supreme was first on the list for devastation. 
Along with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Wheelie was assigned as a scout, 
But when he sniped a Sweep he gave their position out! 
Pinned down by the horde, it looked as if their lives would be gone 
Until they were suddenly rescued by the heroic... ''Megatron''? 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Kings Blurr Ratchet Hound Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Things only got worse as the Decepticons began to merge, 
Creating the [[Deceptigod]]; a most terrible scourge! 
Wheelie fell back with the others as the monster did advance 
And it destroyed Omega Supreme, who didn't stand a chance. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

Wheelie could do nothing but scramble in the huge creature's wake, 
But luckily [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was around to make Optimus break 
Open the Matrix so its energy could be released. 
And with no thanks to Wheelie, the monster's threat suddenly ceased. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Syndromica1 pax and crew.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Underage drinkin' is hella bitchin'! (This stays between us; don't be snitchin'!)]]

With his mind not so well after years of taking flight, 
Wheelie sought active duty to keep his brain going right. 
So he accompanied Hardhead and Garnak with a smile, 
Guarding the sinister [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in self-imposed exile! 

[[File:Bludgeon Wheelie Syndromica1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Hey, let's all shit on Wheelie! That sounds like plenty of fun!" Writers hate this guy more than that [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|certain other someone]].]]

On [[Arduria]], Wheelie became discombobulated, 
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had Jhiaxus fiercely liberated! 
In pursuit of [[Regenesis]], the villains immediately fled 
To the distant LV system (a place that messed with Wheelie's head). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

He and his friends gave chase through space's vast infinity, 
But found not their quarry but another [[Reflector (G1)|'Con trinity]]. 
It was none other than the trio that ''should'' have been dead. 
And yet somehow they were out piloting a spaceship instead! 

The reason for this soon became known (if not so much ''clear'') 
When they followed them to a place that filled Wheelie with fear. 
It was the very same planet where Wheelie had been stranded, 
(And the same place where Reflector had gotten his ass handed). 
For [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had tampered with this world, long long ago, 
And plucked it from the lockstep of time's regular flow. 
Flashes of the past and future collided, ''cor blimey''! 
All in all, it was an adventure most ''timey-wimey''. 

Orion Pax went back in time on some ridiculous trip, 
And in the end Jhiaxus made away with the 'Con's spaceship. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

[[File:HardheadShootsWheelie Homecoming.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
They chased that evil rascal all the way to [[Gorlam Prime]] 
In the desperate hope that they could possibly stop him in time. 
Their investigation led them deep beneath the surface 
To an abandoned city that served no obvious purpose. 
Wheelie found out the hard way to keep his hand in his pocket, 
As a corrosive dissolved his arm right up to its socket. 
The city turned out to be a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]], 
Whom Jhiaxus awoke, primed and ready for fightin'! 
With his colossal new pal, Jhiaxus quickly flew the coop, 
Leaving Wheelie behind to disintegrate alongside his group. 
Gorlam Prime was dissolving, but Orion wasn't scared: 
For just such an occasion, he had an [[Skyroller|escape ship]] prepared! 
At last understanding Jhiaxus's convoluted scheme, 
One-armed Wheelie set course for Cybertron (along with his team). 
{{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The ship tried to escape Gorlam's gravity well, 
But they couldn't break free! Things didn't look swell. 
The ''[[Lost Light]]'' soon saved them, and blasted ahead 
All the way home, while Wheelie spoke with Hardhead. 
Wheelie said that the [[Knights of Cybertron|Knights]] were a lie, and he didn't believe, 
But there was no time to argue, because Orion had to leave! {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Pax left for the [[Dead Universe]], that cold, morbid realm 
Wheelie wished him farewell and let Pax take the helm. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While Orion embarked on his perilous trip, 
Wheelie and Garnak remained behind on the ship. 
Orion, in trouble, asked the pair for a lift, 
But Wheelie informed him that there was no more rift! 
The former Prime was stranded, he couldn't get through, 
And poor Wheelie had no idea what he could do. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart1 TeamProwl.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
But Wheelie and Garnak hadn't thrown in the towel! 
Though we don't know how, they met up with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. 
The redoubtable trio - plus new friend, [[Stardrive]] - 
Were next to be seen on [[Regalis V]]. 
Marooned [[Throttlebot]]s were under some threat 
From bad [[Maximal]]s - but weren't dead yet! 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

They boarded [[Peaceful Revolution|Prowl's ship]], and all took a seat, 
Put it in gear, and made hasty retreat. 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

The crew persevered despite Cybertron's scouring, 
Then helped save the Earth! Pretty empowering! 
{{storylink|Road's End}}{{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}{{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 11 cover.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|When your parents have a new kid, Out you go on the dustbin lid!]]

As a full-on member of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] team, 
Wheelie went on a mission that was more than it seemed. 
Following energy signatures, the group of peons 
Unearthed a dino-Transformer who'd been buried for eons! 

Wheelie wasn't congratulated for his hard work. 
Instead, the confused [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] up and went berserk! 
[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] intervened and handed the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] defeat, 
Which was good news for Wheelie, who almost became dead meat. 
{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[Transcendent Technomorph|A bunch of guys]] mistook [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] for someone named "Wheelie" 
As well [[Hot Shot (Armada)|as]] [[Side Burn (RID)|some]] [[Cheetor (BW)|others]] whom he never was, really. 
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===

Overthrowing the [[President of the United States|Prez]], [[General Flagg]] led the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] 
On a mission to Cybertron to engage their foes. 
But the big metal planet was in a state of unrest 
And Wheelie was snatched by [[Harvester unit|a unit programmed to harvest]]. 
{{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

But Wheelie escaped! He's a tough little guy. 
He survived till the end of the war, and that's why 
when Cybertron then passed into Rodimus's care, 
Wheelie was present! Look–he's right there! {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Wheelie was fast! He felt the need 
To challenge [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], on [[Velocitron|the planet of speed]]. 
But [[scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked! They had one desire– 
To abduct Blurr's partner [[Haywire|Hyperfire]]! {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieSteeljawSharpclaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Time sure takes its toll. You know how the saying goes: One day, heads will roll.]]
[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieBitesRodimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|A change in writer, Yet strangely Wheelie is still An [[#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|ankle-biter]].]]
The most annoying 
bot in [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]]'s whole crew was 
named the Veteran. 

Steeljaw had first used 
The group's fuel stocks to revive 
all the better ones. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2}}

He was brought online 
To talk to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], who 
wasn't much psyched to 

Learn that he, Wheelie, 
Reduced to a rolling head, 
Now spoke in haikus. 

Kindly, Wheelie let 
Rodimus embrace [[Shib Wallkis|Shib]], who 
He wanted to [[Biofuel|eat]]. 

To his shock, Shib used 
her key to put Rodimus 
back up on two feet. 

Sending goons to warn 
the rest, he made his last stand 
(so to speak), floored it— 

And chomped on Rod's leg. 
Unimpressed, Rodimus kicked 
him into orbit. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
While stranded on hostile [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] with Hot Rod and Kup, 
Wheelie made sure the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] didn't gobble them up! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

He later helped his fellow Autobots charge Galvatron, 
But when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] joined in, he had to get gone! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
In the distant year 2010, things were looking quite bleak: 
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had seized command from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], that psychotic freak! 
Most of the Autobots were now dead, buried and gone 
Because Shockwave used the [[Zel Quartz]] to destroy [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]!

But Wheelie had survived alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] 
And along with some others, they travelled backward in time 
To 2003, before Shockwave had gone totally nuts 
And squarely kicked all of the Decepticons' butts. 

And yet it wasn't ''Wheelie'' who ended up saving the day; 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wound-up thwarting the Decepticons (in his own stupid way). 

With Shockwave's sinister future now erased from the timeline, 
Wheelie vanished into nothingness, leaving sparkling starshine. 
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
In the future, the Autobots found Wheelie on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. 
He keenly joined up with them, after the end of [[Unicron]]. 
Magnus brought him to Earth to help the Autobots rebuild, 
But when the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s attacked, they were all almost killed! 
{{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

When [[Quintesson]]s put [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on trial 
Wheelie helped Grimlock rescue them with a smile. 
{{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Wheelie-(Gen).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|As an Epic character, all my stats were very strong! Yet I wasn't around for very long! As the last Transformers game from DeNA, you see, ''Transformers: Battle Tactics'' was gone in 2016!]]
Wheelie fought several Decepticons, Autobots, and others. Sometimes he fought with identical brothers! He first appeared in the event, "Transform and Roll Out!" Whether he was easy to build with 50 Wheelie cores, I doubt.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You think I'll get taller when I get older? Right now, my head's lower than both my shoulders!]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-80'''

:In just a few steps, Wheelie's G1 toy / Turns from "minicar" to a strange looking boy.
:We think his alt-mode, which looks pretty nifty / Was based on the ''[//oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/fiat-abarth-record-car-1956/ Fiat Abarth 750]''.
:Of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] from 1986 / Wheelie's the only new mold in the mix.
:He came with a rubsign, for checking his faction / And early ones came with a badge you could [[Iron-on patch|patch-on]].
:Instead of a blister, when sold by Takara / He was packed in a box with [[Tech Spec|a card]] of his artwork.
:This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on / Into Optimus Prime's old friend [[Dion (G1)#Collector's Edition|Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm If you head on to TFU.info / there's much more on Wheelie that soon you will know!]''

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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The latest trend in space fashion: Making your face ashen.]]
*'''Future Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, [[2005]])
**''ID number:'' '''20'''

:When reissued for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' / Wheelie was given a brand-new complexion
:[[Show-accuracy|To match with the show]]—no longer orange / His face, now gray, smiles out from under his door-hinge.
:But that's not all! The set also includes / [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup]] and [[Recoil (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Recoil]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] dudes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm You guessed it—check out the great TFU / to find out much more on this gray reissue!]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblebee swine, Your [[alternate mode|alt mode]]'s mine!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2009]])
**''Series:'' G1 Series

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Wheelie, from the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] / Is still pocket-sized but much more badass.
:He now turns into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this / Assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> / Sculpted with a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] for spooking the reader.
:If a redecoed version is something you lack / "You can have any colour, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|so long as it's black]]."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUWheelie/wheelie.htm For more on ''Universe'' Wheelie / check out TF University!]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wheelie's popular in Japan, but hey, that ain't a crime. Why do they like him so much? Because he doesn't... talk poetry.]]
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:The same as above, but a little more mellow / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Wheelie's a light orange-yellow.
:With one more friend, they could've sold us a four-pack / Alas, he just came with [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]] and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Recently Wheelie has gotten much buffer From lugging about a pair of subwoofers.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Two speakers, slingshot/blaster

:The beefiest Wheelie was from ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' / The "Global Development Organization"
:Used the mold of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Jazz]] / With the [[C joint|C-clip]] speakers that other toy has.
:Aside from a new head, Wheelie also [[5 mm post|swapped]] / Jazz's dumb gun for his classic slingshot!
:But in a bit of a branding disaster / The [[package art]] still shows him with Jazz's blaster.
:The toy was [[exclusive]] to Asia, before / Hasbro released it in [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
:Aside from Jazz, the original tooling / was used for a few other figures including:
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], and from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' / [[Stepper (SG)#Timelines|Stepper again]] and [[Longarm (SG)#Timelines|Longarm]]'s [[Customizing#Customizing class|Custom Class]],
:[[Treadshot (SG)#Timelines|Treadshot]] employed the mold's [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]] / While [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]] tooled a brand-new one instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOWheelie/wheelie.htm You know the drill, here's Wheelie GDO / as covered by TFU.info!]''
{{2010JazzMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So what if no other Transformer listens? He's compatible with [[Built to Rule!|other building-brick systems]]!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, large rifle

:This [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] Wheelie, made up of bricks / Was part of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s Wave 6.
:Molded in orange that borders on [[neon]] / He can be built as a car or a [[Kreon]].
:The helmet he uses is borrowed from [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] / He has no ID code, and so, to be found,
:You'll either have to buy his whole damn box / Or stand in the aisle feeling for his blocks.
:[[Toys"R"Us]] dropped [[exclusive|the line]], so every fan had ta / Buy them from Asia, Australia or Canada
:In 2015, though, the fans were in luck / Dollar Tree sold them each for just a buck.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Class-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, world, are you jelly? I fit tiny men in my belly!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])

:For ''Titans Return'', Wheelie's new figure / (another Legends, [[Legends Class (2005)#The end of Legends as we knew them|but a little bit bigger]])
:is more closely based on the show than his last was / and turns into a car which can seat [[Titan Master]]s.
:In robot mode, he stands just shy of four-inch / Tastefully decked out in two shades of orange,
:But his collector card's art is differently-hued / And depicts a slingshot he doesn't include.
:A space for a [[Insignia|badge]] sits just under his chin—though / the final toy puts it right on the window.
:[[Quality control|Tolerances]] vary with this toy, some copies / Don't quite peg together and seem a bit floppy.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRWheelie/wheelie.htm For Wheelie's toy from ''Titans Return'' / TFU.info has more you can learn!]
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG29-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Run to order me on your computer, I come packaged with a little Go Shooter!]]
*'''Wheelie & Goshooter''' (Two-pack, [[September 24]], 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''LG29'''

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s release of that same Wheelie lavished / Him with tons of paint to make him more [[Show-accuracy|slavish]].
:The clear windshield lets his insignia come through / But in car mode one more's stuck right on the front too!
:[[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and Wheelie were sold as a pair / The former can sit inside if you so care.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro you big jerk, My legs won't work!]]
*'''Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-06'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-64'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Slingshot

:In 2021, Hasbro devised / To sell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s at the right size.
:At long last the fans would finally snag / The full team, starting with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], then [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]]
:And all the rest under ''[[Studio Series]]'' / Why does this matter? Well, here's our theory:
:Hasbro's designers began with a fear / That with only three or four Leaders per year
:And rising production costs on the horizon / How could they do them all without downsizin'?!
:Simple: start small, and with the leftover budget / Try something—surely the fans won't begrudge it
:If maybe they threw in a fun little freebie / A [[Size class|Core Class]] figurine of ol' Wheelie.
:But pretty soon they had the realization / They could only afford five-point articulation<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEdhw_OI5u/ The reason why ''Studio Series'' Wheelie kinda sucks / Was explained on Instagram by Evan Brooks]</ref>
:So when they revealed him, the fans all seethed / "Why, this Wheelie's got no knees!"
:"Since when did you guys care about Wheelie?" / "Uhh, since always, we care EXTREMELY."
:"He can ride Grimlock! Isn't that fun? / And he looks just like he did [[The Transformers: The Movie|in G1]]."
:They raged: had it really come to this? / A squatting, smirking, rhyming homunculus.
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==Merchandise==
===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This midlife crisis Looks the nicest!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2018)
:A static Wheelie came attached to / This 20-inch-high Grimlock statue,
:Slingshot pulled back to deliver / Death to a Sharkticon shiver.
:150 made, it cost two grand: / Hope your wife will understand.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Wheelie figure, mind transfer helmet, apron, serving tray, 6 drinking glasses, fish, crown, 6 sets of dino forelimb claws

: Roses are red
: Violets are blue
: A non-transforming figurine of Wheelie was included with ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ULTIMATES!|Grimlock]]
: Whoop-de-doo
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| I could've had a touch of blue, But [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do."]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionWheelieModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It sure is a good thing I'm not black and yellow; You might've confused me with [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|some other fellow!]]]]
[[File:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Two designs that we were spared, Because nobody really cared.]]
*Wheelie was in [[commercial]]s and the show / Frank Welker provided both voices, although His lines in the former had a lower pitch / Producing, on balance, a performance which Sounded a lot, and we're sure you'll agree / Like the voice of the {{w|The Smurfs|Smurfs'}} good friend "{{w|Johan and Peewit|Peewee}}"!

*In the cartoon's dub shown in Italy / Wheelie speaks noticeably differently. His rhyming speech is left wholly unsaid / He just randomly says "wroom wroom" instead.

*The toy which appears in [[Toy Fair 1986|this catalog]] ain't / The finalised figure—which had different paint! Though that Wheelie didn't end up going on sale / He used those colours in [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|more]] [[Space Pirates!|than]] [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|one]] tale!

*In 2010, [[Ron Friedman]] sold off a set / Of Wheelie's old character models—and yet Rather than orange, this art had him clad / In different hues: all yellow and black!

*[[Floro Dery]]'s said, of all his designs / Wheelie's the one he most fiercely maligns!<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html An interview made in the Philippines, wherein Floro Dery is really mean!]</ref>

*As making new models just would've been harder / His model was used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]'': [[Past|First]] as [[Endo|a full-sized bot]] on Cybertron / [[Miracle|Then]] as a [[Generic|fill-up-a-crowd]] [[Mini-Con]].

*Look at his ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight]]''—[[Klaus Scherwinski|Scherwinski]] employs / A look for him based on that of [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html JIZAITOYS'].<ref>This inspiration might first have been caught / By a sharp-eyed fan on [[Chris Ryall]]'s [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html Blogspot].</ref>

*For ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', to make him less weedy / Wheelie was redesigned by [[Guido Guidi]]. But seeing as he was marooned on [[LV-117|a comet]] / There was no way he could show up in the comic.

*Wheelie's dear parents apparently hailed / From planet [[Gobotron]]—as once was detailed In a note that [[Jim Sorenson|Sorenson]] snuck into / The code text of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'')
*''Korean:'' '''Wheelie''' (휠리 ''Hwilli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wiley''' (Taiwan, 威利 ''Wēi Lì''), '''Zhuàn Lún''' (China, 转轮, "Reel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)

==References==
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Tamale Mal

2022-07-19T07:37:38Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|losdeliciosos}}
:''Tamale Mal is a member of the [[Los Deliciosos]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].

[[File:Tamale.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11|''
Hangin' pictures on my wall Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Tamale Mal'']]

'''Tamale Mal''' is a ground and pound rudo (a wrestler who does not respect the rules of Lucha libre or his fellow wrestler) feared by luchador bots everywhere for his skills and hefty husk, which he uses with sheer brute force, hitting, lifting and grinding an opponent into submission. While Tamale Mal's moves are rougher and less elaborate, he is not to be taken lightly, especially his legendary finishing move, the Triple Tamale Twist, said to be impossible to escape.

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==Fiction==
===Stop-motion shorts===
Tamale Mal was among the BotBots training and participating in the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]]. He took on [[Lunchador]] in the wrestling event, which turned out to be more or less a blowout with Mal taking the win and belt. He gave an interview for Bot News, proudly stating "Botbotbot botbot botbot botbotbotbot." {{storylink|Get Ready, Get Set...}}

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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
*'''Los Deliciosos''' (5-pack, 2020)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the fourth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Tamale Mal is a redeco of [[Lunchador]], transforming from a tamale into a wrestling-themed robot.

: He is available in one of the "[[Los Deliciosos]]"-themed 5-packs, along with [[Cheero]], [[Professor Scope]], [[Shudder]], and a blindpacked [[Winner's Circle]] bot [[Gol-D]].

{{note|This set is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 5 BotBots.}}

*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack, 2020)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Tamale Mal is also available in one of the "[[Frequent Flyers]]"-themed 8-packs. This set has him along with [[Buffloon]], Shudder, [[Snuggle Puggle]], [[Sweet Fang]], [[Tranquillabeast]], [[Fizzkick]], [[Unreelz Dealz]], and a blindpacked [[SPF Gold]].

{{note|This set is also a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 5 BotBots. Hey, two luchador tamales ain't bad!}}
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==Notes==
* Tamale Mal is the "example" character used for the "2 MODES" demonstration illustration on the Los Deliciosos' cardfront.

[[Category: Los Deliciosos]]

Buzz Saw (BW)

2022-07-16T09:52:41Z

Bobpiecheese: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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:''Buzz Saw is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. ''

[[File:BWBuzzSawJapan.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kid Friendly Character Rejection: Wrong kind of Bug]]
'''Buzz Saw''' (sometimes '''Buzzsaw''') is a figure of mystery, feared and respected on both sides in the Beast Wars. He is seldom even glimpsed as he flies at extreme altitudes to gather vital recon information or to rain unexpected death down on the Maximals far below. Little do any of them realize that he is, in actuality, a complete and utter coward, and his long range tactics stem entirely from the fact that he is terrified of coming into direct contact with the enemy. On the occasions where he must appear on an actual battlefield he does his best to remain at the back of the lines, hiding as best he is able behind dozens of other attacking Predacons. Socially he's a bit of a gossip and rather prone to bragging, wanting everyone to know what a great job he did on his last mission.

Buzz Saw is equipped with boosters that make him capable of escaping planetary orbit and flying free in space.

At some point after the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] he returns to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and joins the [[Maximal]]s in their fight against Megatron's [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]].

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Buzz Saw liked to gang up with his equally wicked partner, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and reveled in fighting land-based foes to give himself the extra edge in battle. His optical array was impressive, being capable of detecting Maximal activities from 200,000 feet by using infrared scanning sensors. His strategy was then to zero-in on his victims, and temporarily paralyze them with his air-to-ground "sting" missiles. {{storylink|#Beast Wars|Buzz Saw bio}}

Buzzsaw was saved from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s virus by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and became a part of the Maximal band fighting Megatron's rule over Cybertron. {{storylink|#Beast Machines|Buzzsaw bio}}

===''Timelines''===
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]] (English)}}

The [[Tripredacus]] agent [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was held prisoner and interrogated by a group of [[Autobot]]s and [[Maximal]]s. However, this was actually a ruse perpetrated by [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]] and a group of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] followers, among them Buzz Saw (disguised as [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]). {{storylink|Intimidation Game}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Buzzsawbw.jpg|thumb|left|Just buzzing about. Don't mind me.]]
The 'bot who would one day call himself "Buzz Saw" served under [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] at the tail-end of the Great War. Though the Tripredacus Council sought to let hostilities between the Autobots and the Decepticons die out after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] both fell in combat, Megatron had more aggressive plans. His squadron attacked [[Tigatron]] when he approached them to broker peace between the two factions. While [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] dealt with Tigatron's entourage, Megatron and his troops headed off for the Primal Counci's base of operation to bring them down. Once there, they managed to surround their targets, only for [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Under-3|Unit-3]], and [[Tigatron]] (who had caught up to them) to combine into [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] and strike back. As they were being pushed back, the Tripredacus Council arrived on the scene, and surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Decepticons, ending the war. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

[[File:BWGatherBuzzSawTusked.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
Buzz Saw later came to be one of the [[protoform]]s on [[Earth]] reprogrammed into Predacons by [[Magmatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} He was sent to search for [[Razorbeast]] and his team of Maximals from the air by the recently revived [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

When [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]] discovered the Maximals' lair, Buzz Saw was among the Predacons who participated in the battle that ensued. After being beaten by the Maximals and their newly arrived reinforcements, Buzz Saw presumably retreated along with the other Predacons. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

He popped up again in the air wing of the Predacons' last ditch assault on the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} After the initial charge, he became a victim of the [[Pack]]'s attack, with [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] nibbling on his wings. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} He was presumably left on Earth with many of the injured Predacons and Maximals as the rest returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to fight [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Down in front!]]
Buzz Saw took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] less than three months after the planet's reformatting into a [[technorganic]] world. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

One year after the [[Great Transformation]], Buzzsaw got a front row view of several wayward Autobots exiting their spaceship, at least until [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way to get a better view. Otherwise, he remained silent and blended into the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Buzzsaw was a Predacon-turned-Maximal who joined [[Primal Prime]]'s [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs, 2014/06/18}} Aboard the ''[[Rodimus Major]]'', he played pranks which annoyed [[Night Viper]] and [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs, 2015/01/07}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends webcomic xmas Waspinator.jpg|thumb|150px|Buzz Saw is the little guy on the left.]]

Buzz Saw and [[Venom (G1)|Venin]] were the sons of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], with whom they celebrated [[Christmas]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] tried to convert him into a [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] fan, Waspinator-turned-[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] refused on behalf of his kids, telling Tankor they had no idea who the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]] was. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Buzz Saw had a helicopter alt-mode before undergoing the [[Beast Upgrade]] to become an [[insecatron]]. He became a reconnaissance agent for the [[Resistance]] during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When all contact was lost with the city-state of [[Damaxus]], Buzz Saw and [[Stormrazor]] were sent across the [[Rust Sea]] to scout the situation. They uncovered one of the first hives of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s, sparkless combat drones able to convert proto-formers into more of their kind. Damaxus was completely overrun by Vehicons...and they noticed the scouts. Stormrazor sacrificed himself to help Buzz Saw escape with the intelligence report, but that delayed the Vehicons for only a few moments. Unable to escape, Buzz Saw attempted to surrender, even offered to turn over Resistance data to save himself. He pled for mercy, only to find the Vehicons had none. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:Kingdom-Golden-Disk-Predacons-under-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|left|Buzzsaw's the yellow Waspinator lookalike.]]
The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]], both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Buzz Saw was present when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] ascended to the leader of the Predacons, alongside [[Retrax]], [[Predaking (Kingdom)|Predaking]], [[Manterror]], and [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:TheEnd-BuzzSaw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Buzzsaw's the one not having the best day.]]

The Cybertronian who would become Buzz Saw was one of the many Maximal protoforms aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. To eliminate the Maximals and Predacons, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and the [[Vok]] brought every crashed [[stasis pod]] they could find online and reprogrammed the protoforms within into loyal "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]". Together, they attacked the crashed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' in an attempt to take out the Maximal-Predacon alliance, and in the ensuing battle [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used his super-speed to punch Buzz Saw. Eventually, when the Maximals and Predacons destroyed the Vok themselves, Buzz Saw and the remaining followers agreed to a truce and left to live peacefully in the wilderness. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}

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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW Buzz Saw toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
*'''Buzz Saw''' (Deluxe Class, [[1996]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-9'''
**''Takara release date'': December [[1997]]
**''Accessories'': missile launcher, 2 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the original [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Toys|Waspinator]] mold, Buzz Saw transforms from an organic yellowjacket to a robot. His beast-mode stinger separates to become a hand-held spring-loaded missile-launching gun. Missiles for the gun store in the insect wings' undesides. His torso features a rotating center-block with a [[robot mode]] head on each end; one is a "normal" robot mode face (with which he is usually depicted), the other a "mutant" face (which is nominally used by Waspinator).

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release, part of the fourth wave of Takara's ''Beast Wars'' line in December 1997, is slightly different from the [[Hasbro]] version, using a darker purple plastic, and replacing the lime-green plastic with a muted gray. (Curiously enough, exactly the same plastic changes were done to [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Toys|Blackarachnia]]'s Japanese release. Takara's Waspinator and Tarantulas also had matching changes made to these parts, indicating the spider and hornet molds were at least partially [[gang-molding|gang-molded]].)

: This mold was also [[retool]]ed to make [[Dirge (BW)#Dirgegun|Dirgegun]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Thrustinator|Thrustinator]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/BuzzSaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on Beast Wars Buzz Saw at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Wolfang-and-Buzz-Saw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Wolfang and Buzz Saw)''' (two-pack, 1996)
**''Accessories'': missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], Buzz Saw was released alongside [[Wolfang (Maximal)#BJs2pack|Wolfang]] in a two-pack card.

: Both toys are identical to their original releases.

::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9282/wolfang_and_buzz_saw_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''

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[[File:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|BLACKED OUT WINDOWS]]
*'''Darkness Showdown: Howlinger vs Buzz Saw''' (Multi-pack, 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-9'''
**''Accessories'': missile launcher, 2 missiles

: In Japan, Buzz Saw was also available in a "Darkness Showdown" (暗闇の対決 ''Kurayami no Taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Wolfang (Maximal)#VS9|Howlinger]]. The two-pack versions are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:Buzzsaw-BMtoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not to be confused with Gordon Sumner or Steve Borden.]]
*'''Buzzsaw''' (Basic Class, [[2000]])

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Buzzsaw transforms into a [[technorganic]] wasp. His stinger/left arm is on a long flexible spring with a string "spine", letting it bend freely. It opens up to form a claw with an extending barb, also revealing his [[spark crystal]].

: Buzzsaw is one of the few flying-insect Transformers whose bug-wings don't just hang off him as [[kibble]], instead forming his robot mode legs.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Buzzsaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on ''Beast Machines'' Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Cyb-toy Buzzsaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Buzzsaw''' (Deluxe class, [[2005]])
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, Cybertron Decepticon Cyber Key
{{note|The ''Cybertron'' [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Buzzsaw]] toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the pre-beast form of ''Beast Wars'' Buzz Saw in ''Beast Wars: Uprising''.}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Buzzsaw is a [[redeco]] and fairly extensive [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]], transforming into a Cybertronian helicopter. The figure's cockpit is retooled into a "bubble" style window that resembles the head of a wasp. While one might think this removes the original [[Mini-Con]] "second cockpit" [[gimmick]], the cockpit can still be lifted up to accommodate [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (or [[Heavy Barrel (Cybertron)|Heavy Barrel]]). His primary gimmick is a trigger-activated gear assembly that runs through the length of the vehicle mode; pulling the trigger both spins the rotor blade and a gear system in the cockpit area. Normally, this simply causes his cockpit-mounted twin-cannons to shake back and forth. If Crumplezone/Heavy Barrel is attached in secondary cockpit mode, the gears make their cannon move. Attaching a compatible geared Mini-Con to the square frame on the underside of his cockpit (any member of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], or [[Refute (Armada)|Refute]]) allows the gear system to activate ''their'' gear-wheel gimmicks as well by pulling the trigger.

: The figure's wing-mounted missile launchers have been retooled to operate off of a [[Cyber Planet Key]] rather than a Mini-Con, which also means he cannot wield the helicopter blade as an arm-mounted weapon as the original does. The Powerlinx ports on his legs do '''not''' activate the pop-out shin-guns anymore; these are released with a simple nudge.

: In robot mode the figure features a retooled head which resembles the "robot" head of the ''Beast Wars'' character that is his namesake.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Buzzsaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (campaign item)===
[[File:AOE Mini-con Buzz Saw toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Buzz Saw''' (Clear Micron, May 2014)

: Released as part of Takara's Clear Micron campaign, Buzz Saw a clear yellow and blue redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends class [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]]. He was exclusive to Joshin and Bic Camera stores. Buzz Saw can transform into a wasp, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a gun with a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]]. He has an [[autotransformation]] feature that folds up his wings when his gun barrel is extended.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacytoy-Buzzsaw.jpg|thumb|300px|If you're wondering: No, he does not fit into [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave's]] door.]]
*'''Buzzsaw''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''Accessories'': Stinger blaster

:A redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Waspinator]], with a new head based on the original toy's robot head, Buzzsaw transforms from a robot into a "realistic" yellowjacket. The figure, while mostly accurate to his original toy, has a black thorax and black wings. Buzzsaw's weapon is concealed in his abdomen and has sculpting on its underside to resemble Waspinator's pistol (though its lack of transformation and color separation results in an unaltered wasp stinger from most angles). He also has far more [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]\[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] compared to his ''Beast Wars'' compadres.

:The figure was a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the US, and unlike other boxed Deluxes from that line, his packaging has a plastic window.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Buzzsawmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Buzz Saw was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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==Notes==
[[File:BuzzSawBMconcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
* The identification of ''Beast Machines'' Maximal Buzzsaw as the same character as the ''Beast Wars'' wasp stems from the fact that he was originally planned as a Predacon, until [[Hasbro]] decided more than two factions in the toyline would be confusing to kids. His [[bio]] still reflects this and talks about his conversion to the Maximals. Thus, as a Predacon wasp named Buzz Saw with the function "aerial recon" he would certainly have been the same bot. Hasbro has apparently confirmed this identification.
* Early concept artwork of Buzzsaw's ''Beast Machines'' body portrayed him with a different color scheme.
* Buzz Saw's ''Beast Wars'' box art shows him with his "normal" head when in robot mode. This was most likely to make him look different from Waspinator, whose box art (and subsequent fictional portrayals) depicted him with his [[mutant head]].
* The ''Beast Wars'' incarnation of Buzz Saw served as the inspiration for the [[homage]]-character [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' series. Fittingly, 11 years later ''Cybertron'' Buzzsaw was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of Buzz Saw.
* The ''Beast Machines'' version of the character had the pre-production names of "Mudobber" and "Sting".
* At some point following [[BotCon 2015]], a plan was conceived to produce new heads, based on the original Waspinator toy's non-mutant robot head, that could be included with [[Fun Publications]]' remaining unsold stock of the [[Waruder]] Marauders, allowing them to be sold as different characters. The [[Mudfighter]] toy was apparently planned to be marketed as a dual-purpose ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]] (using the mutant head) and ''Beast Wars'' Buzz Saw (using the new robot head).<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/transformers-legacy-line-revealed.370/post-34915 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark, 2022/05/07] – "The TCC was planning on including new heads with the Waruder sets they still had and categorizing them as new characters. [...] This is where those last day bios came from despite the plans for the new heads falling through."</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1524516092823191553 Tweet by @JesseWittenrich] – "That's correct. All four would have had the new head sculpt. Bug Bite II, Skywasp, Buzz Saw, and King Warudaros were originally planned as recolors of Buzz Saw's head."</ref> Unlike several other bios produced for the unrealised initiative,<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/botcon-2015-post-event-discussion-t104603.php#p1849843 Official post by Jesse Wittenrich] on Seibertron about the repurposed Waruder bios published on [https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/815245714766774277 Twitter] (original link now defunct)</ref> the planned profile card for Buzz Saw was never published, but would have reportedly described a rivalry between him and [[Grizzly-1|Barbearian]].<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137861-tfss-50-spoiler-thread-final-figures-arriving-17th-may/?p=3469872 Post by NightViper (Jesse Wittenrich) on The Allspark, 2017/03/24]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buzz Saw''' (バズソー ''Bazu Sō'')
*''French:'' '''Frelon''' (Canada ''Beast Wars'', "Hornet")
*''Spanish:'' '''Abejorro''' (America ''Beast Wars'', "Bumblebee")

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Age of Extinction Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]]
[[Category:Legacy Predacons]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Resistance]]
[[Category:Surveillance specialists]]
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Predacons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Maximals]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Predacons]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Peels the Monkey

2022-06-28T11:01:14Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|freshsqueezes}}
:''Peels the Monkey is a member of the [[Fresh Squeezes]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:Peels the Monkey-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Heyo, look out down below! Here he comes, banana slamma!'']]

As slippery as his alt-form, '''Peels the Monkey''' is a trouble-making hooligan who loves to swing throughout the mall, smash items, and generally cause chaos and problems.
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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:Peels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Eyhq-D9yM OH BANANA!]]]
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the fourth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Peels the Monkey transforms from a monkey robot into a [[banana]].

: Peels is available in one of the "[[Science Alliance]]" themed 5-packs, along with [[Dr. Flaskenstein]], [[Incog-Eggo]], [[Starscope]], and a blind packed [[Mr. Business Esquire]].

{{note|This set is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 4 BotBots.}}

*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Level'': ''' 1 Star'''

: Peels is also available in one of the "[[Movie Moguls]]"-themed 8-packs, packed with [[Bretzel]], [[Chef Nada]], [[Incog-Eggo]], [[Lumidope]], [[Pop N. Lock]], [[Rusty Von Cleave]], and a blind-packed [[Snotty Stem]].

*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Level'': ''' 1 Star'''

: Peels is also available in one of the "[[Wilderness Troop]]"-themed 8-packs, along with [[Bemyne]], [[Cam The Man]], [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]], [[Fizzkick]], [[Pop N. Lock]], [[Rusty Von Cleave]], and a blindpacked [[Lunchador]].

{{note|This set is '''also''' a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 4 BotBots. Yes, you'll have two bananas. You'll have two bananas today.}}
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[[Category: Fresh Squeezes]]

Xant

2022-06-15T01:21:53Z

Bobpiecheese:

:''Xant is an evil [[Antron]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Micronauts]]).''

'''Xant''' is one of the malevolent insectoid Antron cyborgs from [[Microspace]].

==Toys==
===''Revolution''===
[[File:SDCC Revolutions Xantfig.jpg|thumb|upright=1.10|You are a foolish traitor, Midna.]]
*'''Revolution Set''' (SDCC Gift Set, 2017)
:Released as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive set, Xant is a small non-articulated figurine of a multi-limbed cyborg-insect dude. He was released as one of the nine tiny non-articulated Micronauts mini-figures, along with [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]], [[Quin-Tillus]], [[Phenolo-Phi]], [[Betatron (Micronauts)|Betatron]], [[Oberon]], [[Baron Karza]], [[Biotron]], and [[Gammatron]].

:They were packed with several other [[Hasbro Universe]] action figures: [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Revolution|Jetfire]], [[Matt Trakker]] of ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]'', [[Action Man]], ''[[Visionaries]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[Leoric]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', and [[Rom]] and a [[Dire Wraith]].
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==Notes==
*Xant is based on the Antron figure which was released by Mego toys as part of the ''Micronauts'' toyline in 1979

==External links==
*[http://www.innerspaceonline.com/new%20antron%20page.htm Antron at Inner Space Online]

[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Micronauts franchise]]

Loose Deuce

2022-05-31T13:50:04Z

Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|custodialcrew}}
:''Loose Deuce is a member of the [[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]''

[[File:BotBots - opening credits - Loose Deuce.jpg|250px|thumb|It's funny because it's poop!]]

Looking at '''Loose Deuce''' you'd think he wouldn't get along well with his fellow [[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]] members. After all, they're all about cleaning duty and he seems more about doodie. While he's not [[Sergeant Scrubforce]]'s number two, he'll never raise a stink when he needs to make a splash in the [[bathroom]].

{{TOC}}
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==Fiction==
===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots - Goldrush Games 1 - Custodial Crew.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh crap. Literal crap.]]
Loose Deuce was with the other Custodial Crew members in a cleaning closest, slid down the handle of a broom.{{storylink|Mall Than Meets the Eye}} As [[Clogstopper]] secretly watched the Custodial Crew in the bathroom, Loose Deuce could be seen spraying an unknown can of something on the outer bowl of a toilet. {{storylink|Lone Bot and Carb}} When [[Dave (BotBots)|the flesh being]] was fired from his job as a security guard, Loose Deuce celebrated with the Custodial Crew by participating in ''Operation: Explode the Commode'', diving into a toilet and clogging it, causing it to overflow. {{storylink|Shopping Brawl}} Deuce entered the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]] with his fellow Custodial Crew members. It's unknown what events he participated in. {{storylink|The Goldrush Games - Part the First}}
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==Notes==
* Loose Deuce never had their name given in the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]]. [[Chris Wyatt]] provided it via Twitter, with his name spelled as Duece. <ref>{{Twitter|Their names are "Handy" and "Loose Duece"!|https://mobile.twitter.com/otherland71/status/1516449420451143685|Chris Wyatt|2022|04|19}}</ref>
* A poop character has been shown as part of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'' series 6. While they are a member of the Custodial Crew, they have a red and white color scheme in bot mode that doesn't match Deuce's appearance in the show. As such it's unclear at this time if this is him or not.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Toilet Troop]]

Seawiggle

2022-05-27T03:13:57Z

Bobpiecheese:

:''Seawiggle is a member of the [[Pet Mob]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:BotBots artwork - Seawiggle.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|right|I transform into an anemonemone.]]

'''Seawiggle''' keeps Nemo safe.

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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots-toy Seawiggle checklist.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Amnemonemomne.]]
*'''???''' (5-pack, <s>2020</s>)
**''Series'': '''<s>6</s>'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''
*'''???''' (8-pack, <s>2020</s>)
**''Series'': '''<s>6</s>'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the originally-planned sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Seawiggle is a [[redeco]] of [[Fun Gus]], transforming into a sea anemone (we think).

: They were ''supposed'' to be available in both the 5-pack and 8-pack assortments. However, we do not know what the package breakdowns for those were planned to be as the initial Series 6 that Seawiggle was part of never materialized. On top of that, a ''different'' Series 6 was developed for release in [[2023]], leaving Seawiggle's release in limbo.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* What limited information we have on their planned availability comes from the [[:File:BotBots_series_6_checklist.jpg|''BotBots'' Series 6 checklist]] found on Hasbro's customer service website in early 2021.

[[Category: Pet Mob]]

Transformers Collaborative

2022-05-21T10:09:20Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Ghostbusters × Transformers */

[[File:Collaborative.jpg|200px|center]]
'''''Transformers Collaborative''''' is a [[subline imprint|subline]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[franchises|franchise]] that began in [[2019]], intended to incorporate properties originating outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, not unlike the ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' franchise (2008–2011) before it.

''Unlike'' its predecessor, some ''Collaborative'' toys feature tie-in crossover comics published by [[IDW Publishing]].

{{TOC|limit=4}}
==Collaborations==
===''Ghostbusters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collaborative-Ghostbusters-Ectotron-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Ghostbusters × Transformers'' Ectotron box]]
{{main|Ghostbusters}}

====Fiction====
* ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]: Ghosts of Cybertron'' (5-part miniseries)
: Occurs in IDW's pre-existing ongoing ''Ghostbusters'' universe.

====Toys====
Announced in the run-up to [[Toy Fair 2019]], preorders for Ectotron went up on [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[February 15]], 2019, and was also sold online through [[GameStop]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], [[EB Games]] in [[Canada]], and [[Zing]] and EB Games in Australia. In [[2020]], additional online retailers offered it for sale. MP-10G Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the Hasbro Pulse online store.

[[2021]]'s Ectotron was released as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]], going up for preorder on [[November 13]], 2020 and later made available as a Toyworld exclusive, in [[New Zealand]]. It is also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

=====2019=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] (w/ [[Slimer#Masterpiece|Slimer]])}}
</ul>

=====2021=====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Afterlife|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Afterlife|Slimer]] and [[Muncher#Toys|Muncher]])}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''Back to the Future × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy Gigawatt.jpg|thumb|250px|''Back to the Future × Transformers'' Gigawatt]]
{{main|Back to the Future}}

=====Fiction=====
* ''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]'' (4-part miniseries)

====Toys====
Gigawatt was released in two separate versions: a [[Walmart]]-exclusive numbered edition was put up for preorder on [[July 2]], 2020 with added graphics on the box identifying the figure as one of a limited run of 1,985. A standard non-numbered version was made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other "select retailers" on [[October 1]]. In July, [[TakaraTomy]] announced that they would be releasing Gigawatt as well, making it the first ''Collaborative'' product to be released in [[Japan]]. Gigawatt was later released in [[Italy]] initially as a Gamestop-exclusive and then on [[Amazon]] starting from January 2021. On [[September 27]], 2021, Gigawatt was sold as a Mighty Ape-exclusive in [[New Zealand]]. It was also available on Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gigawatt#Toys|Gigawatt]] (2020)}}
</ul>
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===''Top Gun × Transformers''===
[[File:Maverick Packaging.jpg|thumb|250px|''Top Gun × Transformers'' Maverick box]]
Maverick is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the United States and Canada. It was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]] (2020)}}
</ul>
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===''X-Men × Transformers''===
[[File:Transformers-XMen-Ultimate-XSpanse.jpg|thumb|250px|''X-Men × Transformers'' Ultimate X-Spanse]]
{{main|X-Men}}
Ultimate X-Spanse is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse, Gamestop, and Target in the United States and Hasbro Pulse in the United Kingdom. On [[March 4]], 2021, the set was made available on Mighty Ape for New Zealand consumers.

*[[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] (w/ [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]]) (2021)
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===''Jurassic Park × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Jurassic Park-box.jpg|thumb|250px|''Jurassic Park × Transformers'' Tyrannocon Rex / JP93 box]]
{{main|Jurassic Park}}
The set is exclusive to Amazon in the United States and went up for pre-order on [[June 29]], 2021. It will later, on [[December 1]], 2021, be available on Hasbro Pulse in the United States, and select retailers worldwide.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tyrannocon Rex#Toys|Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93#Toys|Autobot JP93]] (2021)}}
</ul>
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===''J. Balvin × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-J-Balvintron.jpg|thumb|250px|''J. Balvin × Transformers'' J. Balvintron Yes, this is real.]]
{{main|J. Balvin}}
The set is exclusive to the [[NTWRK]] app and went up for pre-order on [[July 13]], 2021, and began shipping in mid-November.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Energia Buzzaw]] & [[Stripes#Collaborative|Vibras Stripes]] (2021)}}
</ul>
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===''Universal Monsters × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Draculus.jpg|thumb|250px|''Dracula × Transformers'' Draculus]]
{{main|Dracula}}
This figure is exclusive to [[Target]] and Hasbro Pulse, announced on [[September 10]], 2021, and due to ship [[November 28]] (though international retailers got a head start on that.)

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Draculus]] (2021)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|250px|''G.I. Joe × Transformers'' Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]
{{main|G.I. Joe (franchise)}}
Released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', this set was announced on [[February 24]], [[2022]].

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]] (2022)}}
</ul>
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
* Many of the toys released under the ''Collaborative'' banner had "Project" code-names with varying degrees of bizarreness:
{{collist|3|
:::*Ectotron: "Project Mullet"
:::*Gigawatt: "Project Future"
:::*Maverick: "Project {{w|Tom Cruise|Cruise}}"
:::*Ultimate X-Spanse: "Project {{w|Blackbird (comics)|Bird}}"
:::*Tyrannocon Rex/JP93: "Project Park"
:::*J. Balvintron/Energia Buzzsaw & Vibras Stripes: "Project Jam"
:::*Draculus: "Project Bat"
:::*Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank: "Project Trooper"
}}
* As of [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]], only the second Ectotron, the Ultimate X-Spanse and Gigawatt figures have been released in [[New Zealand]]. Ectotron was available through Toyworld and Mighty Ape, while Gigawatt was only available through Mighty Ape. Ultimate X-Spanse on the other hand had ''almost'' received a full retail release, being sold through The Warehouse, Toyworld and Mighty Ape (3 of 5 major New Zealand ''Transformers'' toy distributors).

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collaborative}}
[[Category:Back to the Future]]
[[Category:Collaborative| ]]
[[Category:Crossover toylines]]
[[Category:Franchises]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Ghostbusters franchise]]
[[Category:Jurassic Park]]
[[Category:Marvel properties]]

San Diego Comic-Con

2022-05-21T10:07:46Z

Bobpiecheese: /* 2019 */

{{Stub|Dates, other news}}
[[File:San Diego Comic-Con Logo.jpg|thumb|150px]]
The '''San Diego Comic-Con''' is an annual [[San Diego]] convention. [[Hasbro]] debuts new product at the event, and various [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' merchandise is made for it, usually sold at the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth (and later also made available online via the Hasbro Toy Shop website). Additionally, in 2015 and 2016, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figures were offered at the Entertainment Earth /[[Toys"R"Us]] booth, and subsequently also made available online at the Toys"R"Us website and sold at Toys"R"Us brick and mortar stores.

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was obviously cancelled due to the {{W|COVID-19 pandemic}}. With no guarantee that further conventions will take place, the foreseeable future of San Diego Comic-Con is looking a bit murky. However, Comic-Con@Home will return as an online event on July 23-25, 2021. A smaller supplemental (in person) event dubbed "Comic-Con Special Edition" is planned for November 26-28, 2021, while the traditional con is planned for Summer, 2022.<ref>https://www.comic-con.org/cci</ref> See, not so bad after all.

==Fiction==
===Live-action film ARG continuity===
[[Leo Spitz]] and [[Sharsky]] attempted to attend Comic-Con 2008, but were hampered by the fact that Sharsky had booked the hotel room for the week after Comic-Con. Luckily they met [[Fassbinder]], who got them a room by less-than-legal means, and the new trio of friends attended the convention. Unfortunately all their pictures of the event were accidentally destroyed. {{storylink|The Real Effing Deal}}

==2005==
'''''Preview Night [[July 13]], [[July 14]] to [[July 17]]'''''
[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]''' - A [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]].

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[[File:Palisades Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* '''[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Palisades Toys|Megatron]]'''
{{-}}
==2006==

'''''Preview Night [[July 19]], [[July 20]] to [[July 23]]'''''
[[File:AltNemesisPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
* '''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alternators|Nemesis Prime]]''' - A [[Black repaint|black]] redeco of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]/[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Optimus Prime]].
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==2007==

'''''Preview Night [[July 25]], [[July 26]] to [[July 29]]'''''
[[File:Alternators Rodimus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus Prime]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]].
{{-}}
[[File:Titanium-toy Menasor.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*'''[[Menasor (G1)#Titanium Series|Menasor]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]].
{{-}}
==2008==

'''''Preview Night [[July 23]], [[July 24]] to [[July 27]]'''''
[[File:Nemesisprimesdcc08.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nemesis Prime]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]].
{{-}}
[[File:Titanium-toy WWSkywarp.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|War Within Skywarp]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thundercracker]].
{{-}}
[[File:DST SDCCToonPrimeBust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#G1AnimatedOptimusPrimeBust|G1 Animated Optimus Prime]]'''
{{-}}

==2009==

'''''Preview Night [[July 22]], [[July 23]] to [[July 26]]'''''
[[File:Universe2008toy soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Soundwave]]''' - A reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original 1984 toy]].
{{-}}
[[File:MightyMuggs MetallicOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SDCCmightymugg|Optimus Prime]]''' - A metallic redeco of ''[[Mighty Muggs]]'' [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/merchandise#Mighty_Muggs|Optimus Prime]].
{{-}}
==2010==

'''''Preview Night [[July 21]], [[July 22]] to [[July 25]]'''''
[[File:Universe2008 SDCC G1Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Hasbroreissue|Autobot Blaster]]''' - A reissue of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original 1985 toy]].
{{-}}

[[File:MightyMuggs Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Mighty Muggs|Prowl]]'''
{{-}}

==2011==

'''''Preview Night [[July 20]], [[July 21]] to [[July 24]]'''''
[[File:PrimeFEtoy-OptimusPrimeSDCC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This should tide us over for <s>three</s> <s>six</s> eight months!]]
[[File:PrimeFEtoy-SDCCpackaging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Step 1: Put Optimus Prime toy inside a wearable Matrix. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit!]]
*'''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#First Edition|Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime]]'''
{{-}}
[[File:SDCCUltimateOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Ultimate Optimus Prime]].
{{-}}
[[File:StarscreamSkystriker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Starscream Skystriker]] with [[Cobra Commander#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Cobra Commander]]''' - A Redeco of the 2011 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]]
{{-}}

==2012==

'''''Preview Night [[July 11]], [[July 12]] to [[July 15]]'''''
[[File:Generationstoy-SDCCBruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]'''
{{-}}
[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#SDCC2012|Rust In Peace Cliffjumper]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].
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[[File:ShockwaveHISS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank]] with two figures & Energon''' - A redeco of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]].
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==2013==

'''''Preview Night [[July 17]], [[July 18]] to [[July 21]]'''''
* '''[[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Thrilling_30#Toyline|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]].
[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|For every G1-themed Shockwave you buy, you get a bonus Predacon fetus.]]
*'''[[Shockwave (WFC)#SDCC2013|Shockwave's Lab]]''' - Redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager [[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Shockwave]] and ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Cyberverse]]'' [[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]].
* '''[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|The Epic Conclusion!]] box set''' - A redeco of the 2011 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]].
[[File:SDCC2013Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Occasionally Illegal]]
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack'''
:A five-pack of 6" PVC ''[[Titan Heroes|Titan Warriors]]'' figures made up of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titan Warriors|Grimlock]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Soundwave]]. Most of these figures were later released at retail, the exception being Grimlock.

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==2014==

'''''Preview Night [[July 23]], [[July 24]] to [[July 27]]'''''
[[File:KOU-toy Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
*'''Knights of Unicron Reunion Tour Set''' - The ''glorious'' set features the members of [[Knights of Unicron (band)|the eponymous band]] and their instruments.
**'''[[Megatron (KOU)#Knights of Unicron|Megatron]]''' - A redeco of Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|Megatron]].
**'''[[Laserbeak (KOU)#Toys|Laserbeak]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Laserbeak (Animated)#Animated|Laserbeak]].
**'''[[Optimus Prime (KOU)#Knights of Unicron|Optimus Prime]]''' - A redeco of Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron (2012–2013)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Fall of Cybertron|Optimus Prime]].
**'''[[Ratbat (KOU)#Toys|Ratbat]]''' - A redeco of ''Animated'' [[Ratbat (Animated)#Toys|Ratbat]].
**'''[[Smooth_Jazz#Toys|Smooth Jazz]]''' - A redeco of Deluxe Class ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Autobot Jazz]].
**'''[[Soundwave (KOU)#Toys|Soundwave]]''' - A redeco of Deluxe Class ''War for Cybertron'' [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Generations|Soundwave]].

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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
*'''G1-Colored Dinobots'''
:This set features Voyager class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Grimlock]] and deluxe class [[Swoop (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Strafe]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Slug]] and [[Snarl (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Snarl]] done in G1-inspired decoes. This set comes with an ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' playset made up of platforms and inspired by the ship from Generation One.

:(A toy of [[Slog (AOE)|Slog]] in similarly-themed colors was released separately via Amazon.)
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[[File:KreO-Toy BluestreakC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
*''''Class of 1984' Kreon set'''
:A massive Kreon set which includes practically everyone from the first year of Generation One, namely [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Bluestreak]], [[Brawn (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Brawn]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Cliffjumper]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Frenzy]], [[Gears (G1)#SDCC2014|Gears]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)#SDCC2014|Huffer]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Jazz]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Megatron]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Mirage]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ratchet]], [[Rumble (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Rumble]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Shockwave]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Sideswipe]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Skywarp]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Starscream]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Sunstreaker]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Trailcutter]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Wheeljack]] and [[Windcharger (G1)#SDCC2014|Windcharger]]. Both Frenzy and Rumble are done using the smaller human-sized Kreon molds. In addition, [[Arcee (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ultra Magnus]], [[Perceptor (G1)#SDCC2014|Perceptor]], and [[Zaptrap#Kre-O|Skrapnel]] are also included even though they aren't strictly 1984. [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Laserbeak]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Ravage]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#SDCC2014|Buzzsaw]], which are impractical to turn into Kreons, are included among the plethora of random accessories, which includes stuff like a Rubik's Cube, a syringe and a mullet for Sunstreaker. Whew!

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==2015==
'''[[July 9]] to [[July 12]]'''

'''''Preview Night [[July 8]]'''''

===Panels===
*'''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers Generations]]: More Than Meets the Eye''' - July 9
:"Come see what the Transformers characters are up to as you are entertained with sneak peeks of the all new [[Activision]] video game trailers, IDW comic prints, and other special surprises. Then get your collector action on as you get an exclusive glimpse at the latest and greatest ''Transformers Generations'' ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toys that have yet to hit toy shelves. The Transformers team members will also host a Q&A session to answer your burning questions."

*'''''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''''' - July 9
:Roll out with the cast and creatives behind ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' as they share details of the making of the popular animated series and give a sneak peek into the rest of Season 1, now airing on Cartoon Network. Followed by a Q&A.

*'''Women of Transformers''' - July 10
:From [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the [[Victorion|brand-new Combiner]] making her debut at SDCC, female Transformers characters have finally gotten their due; but behind the page and in fandom, even bigger changes have been happening. Panelists include Transformers comics writers [[Mairghread Scott]] and [[Georgia Ball]], artists [[Corin Howell]] and [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]], Hasbro's Sarah Carroll, and special guests.

*'''IDW and Hasbro: Transformers, Jem, Ponies, and More''' - July 11
:IDW editors [[John Barber]] and Bobby Curnow, along with [[Michael Kelly]] (Hasbro's senior director, global publishing), present a comprehensive overview of all things IDW and Hasbro; ''Transformers'', ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''[[Jem]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. JOE]]'', ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Get the inside scoop on the latest news and announcements. Featuring writer Mairghread Scott, artist [[Agnes Garbowska]], and more special guests.

===Exclusive toys===
[[File:SDCC-Titan-Class-Devastator.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Now with 40% Chrome!]]
*'''[[Devastator (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Devastator]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generations|Devastator]].

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
* "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set

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==2016==
'''Dates:''' [[July 21]]–[[July 24|24]]

'''''Preview:''''' [[July 20]]

===Panels===
*[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers Generations]]: More Than Meets The Eye with [[Machinima]]
:The primary focus of the ''Transformers'' panel was the ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Combiner Wars]]'' cartoon in an attempt to appeal to the mostly adult fans attending the convention.
:In hindsight, that probably wasn't the best idea.

*Transformers Animation: Then and Now
:"Celebrate the legacy of the Transformers characters and stories that have led you to ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''."

===Exclusive toys===
[[File:SDCC-2016-Fortress-Maximus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can't make it to SDCC? Well, hope you weren't a fan of the Master Sword and my new smaller head!]]
*'''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#SDCC2016|Fortress Maximus Convention Edition]]''' - A Redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|]]
* '''Titan Force gift set'''
**'''[[Brainstorm (G1)#TitanForce|Brainstorm]]''' - A [[retool]] of ''Titans Return'' [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]].
**'''[[Sentinel Prime (G1)#TitanForce|Sentinel Prime]]''' - A redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]].
**'''[[Windblade (G1)#Titans Return|Windblade]]''' - A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Windblade (RID)#Warrior|Warrior Class Windblade]].
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[[File:SDCC-2016-Xiaomi-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|]]
* '''[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SDCC2016|Transformers Evolution Soundwave]]''' - A redeco of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys##Xiaomi_.2F_Transformers|''Xiaomi / Transformers'' Soundwave]]
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==2017==
[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Primitive-Skateboarding-Powermaster-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A black Optimus that isn't [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|evil]]? And he has ''blue'' windows?! '''''THIS IS TOO MADDENING! GAHHHHHH!''''']]
*'''[[Shreddicus Maximus|Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus]]''' - A redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].
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[[File:TF-TLK-SDCC2017-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Takara is better than us? We'll show them! Give him the best paint apps we got! And give them the free extra tire piece."]]
*'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCC17|Optimus Prime]]''' - A redeco of [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLK-Voyager|Optimus Prime]].
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==2018==

The winners of that year's [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] balloting were announced at Hasbro's Transformers panel at the event.

[[Shogo Hasui]] and [[John Warden]] were on hand to sign ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' Posters.

[[Uglydolls]] crossed over with the franchise, creating limited run dolls of Ox and Ice-Bat dressed as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], respectively.

Hasbro and [[Wizards of the Coast]] announced the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], allowing fans to purchase a booster pack containing a set of exclusive cards.
===Exclusive toys===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Throne of the Primes'''
**[[Amalgamous Prime#Generations|Amalgamous Prime]] - A retool of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Micronus Prime#Toys|Micronus]] / [[Cloudburst#Generations|Cloudburst]] inner robot.
**[[Nexus Prime#Generations|Nexus Prime]] - A retool of ''Power of the Primes''[[Alchemist Prime#Toys|Alchemist Prime]].
**[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Optimus Primal]]
**[[Prima#Generations|Prima Prime]] - A retool of ''Power of the Primes'' [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]
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==2019==
[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Where [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|he]] at?]]
*'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]]''' - A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]].
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==2020==
Following {{W|COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19}}'s utter devastation of the convention scene, the [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]] 5-pack originally intended as a Comic-Con 2020 exclusive was shifted to being available online via [[Hasbro Pulse]].<ref>[https://bwtf.com/news/quintesson-5-pack Ben's World of Transformers - Toy News: Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron Trilogy Quintesson Pit of Judgement 5-Pack Revealed]</ref>

==Notes==
* The "'''S.D. 74'''" on the [[Hasbro]] version of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] mold is an in-joke, according to [[Aaron Archer]]. He has pointedly and repeatedly refused to ''explain'' the joke, so its meaning remains a mystery. However, an explanation of sorts was offered at [[BotCon 2008]]: The marking evidently originates from an incident at the San Diego Comic Con involving an unfortunate mix of Hasbro employees, alcohol, and a construction crane. Whatever happened, apparently the {{w|Petco Park}} stadium was nearly not built because of it. Yowza. (How the 74 relates to this, exactly, remains uncertain.)

==External links==
*[http://www.comic-con.org/ Comic-Con International]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Hasbro]]

Proton pack

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[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart4-protonpacks.jpg|thumb|right|350px| "You know, it just occurred to me we haven't had a completely successful test of this equipment."]]

A miniaturized, and unlicensed, nuclear accelerator, the '''proton pack''' is a [[ghost]]-capturing device, and pseudo-weapon, invented by [[Egon Spengler]] and [[Ray Stantz]] for their [[Ghostbusters|ghost-hunting activities]]. In use, the operator uses a "neutrona wand" to direct a stream of positively charged ions at their ghost prey, the spectres being composed of negatively charged ions, acting as a snare to control the ghost, before a [[ghost trap]] is deployed to suck in and contain the errant phantasm.

As an important safety tip, crossing the proton streams of two packs is an extremely ill-advised idea and should be done only in do-or-die situations. Otherwise, it would be bad.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As they duelled a tentacled ghost in [[Prospect Park]], the Ghostbusters ensnared it within proton streams, with [[Peter Venkman]] and [[Winston Zeddemore]] discussing baseball, before a ghost trap contained the ghoul. Soon afterwards, the quartet came across the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who asked to speak to "the [[Autobot]]", before they contained him within a ghost trap. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} It was then that [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] revealed himself and, not knowing the full consequences of his actions, overrode the ghost trap and freed Starscream. Undeterred, the Ghostbusters simply used their proton streams to ensnare the Seeker before he was able to call a truce, Venkman reasoning that he could be easily recaptured. When a [[Kremzeek]] sprite arrived, Winston wrapped the electrical ghost in a proton stream before the Ghostbusters dispelled it, using Ectronymous' metallic body as a grounder. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

When the Ghostbusters confronted an [[Killerwatt|electricity consuming ghost]], the spirit used its powers to gain enough strength to shake off the proton streams, only being detained when Ectronymous - now dubbed "Ectotron" - interrupted its power flow. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived on Earth, the Ghostbusters found that the trapped Starscream had escaped. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}} To help their new friends deal with the paranormal, Ray and Egon constructed Cybertronian sized proton packs. When the six confronted the spectral Starscream at the [[Grosbeak Generating Station]], they wrapped the Seeker in proton streams which were soon shattered by Kremzeek the Scavenger who absorbed Starscream into his being by way of punishment. After the Scavenger explained that he sought the power of the [[AllSpark]], he too was wrapped in proton streams but managed to quickly shatter them. When Ectotron suggested using the packs to force Kremzeek back, Ray overruled it on the grounds of Kremzeek's partially electric makeup but the line of discussion did ultimately lead to Kremzeek's defeat, though, as a consequence, it freed the ghosts of [[Decepticon High Command]]. When confronted by a vengeance crazed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus plugged his proton pack directly into his systems, channeling its power through his [[energon-axe]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

As the two leaders duelled, Starscream, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attacked the Ghostbusters, each being wrapped in a proton stream. Though the latter two were imprisoned, Shockwave's fire broke Venkman's concentration, allowing Starscream to break free from his bonds and flee the area. When Megatron wound up possessing Ectotron, he used the scientist's proton pack to attack Optimus before he was forced out by a canister of [[mood slime]] and snared by Ectotron's proton stream before being imprisoned. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy Ectotron.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''Ectotron''' ([[2019]])

:[[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]]'s roof-mounted equipment rack turns into a proton pack, plugging into his gun which also serves as the wand.

*'''Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[2019]])
:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] similarly comes with an equipment rack that mounts on the roof of his [[Ecto-1]] themed trailer, and converts into a proton pack for the Autobot leader. A hose connects to his [[ion blaster]] to act as the wand.

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==External links==
* [[wikia:ghostbusters:Proton Pack|Proton Pack at the Ghostbusters Wiki]]
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Slimer

2022-05-21T10:06:48Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Collaborative */

:''Slimer is a Class 5 Full Roaming Vapor from {{w|Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters}}.''

[[File:TFGB01-cvrB-Slimer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|He's an ugly little spud, isn't he?]]
'''Slimer''' is a really hungry [[ghost]] that causes trouble for the [[Ghostbusters]].

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
{{note|In IDW's Ghostbusters continuity, Slimer is not referred to by name, having been known as "the green ghost", "the Sedgewick ghost", and (briefly) "Kevin Jr." over the course of his apperances in the comics.}}
[[File:GhostsOfCybertron3-Slimer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I think he can hear you, Ray.]]

Captured and kept under indefinite containment by the Ghostbusters for research purposes, the Sedgewick ghost was busy eating when a ghostly [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] entered the top floor of the [[Ghostbusters firehouse|firehouse headquarters]]. Disgusted by the slovenly ghost's appearance and eating habits, Starscream attempted to put the creature out of its misery, but learned that his ghostly blasts were unable to penetrate the ghost's holding tank. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Ectotron Slimer.jpeg|thumb|300px|I feel so funky.]]
*'''Ectotron''' ([[2019]])

: A translucent soft-plastic figurine of Slimer is included with the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' [[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] toy.

: He has a small 3mm peg-hole on his underside, which means he can be (awkwardly) attached to the end of Ectotron's neutrino wand accessory. He can also be attached to the peg on the side, which allows him to ride on top of the vehicle mode. This make him compatible with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' series "blast effect" pegs, if you're into that. Of course, his being soft-plastic means he's flexible enough to fit on ''slightly'' thicker pegs, but maybe you don't want to press your luck.

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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-GhostTrap-Roller.jpg|thumb|300px|That thing's having the time of its afterlife.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' (2019)

:An opaque, painted redeco of the above Slimer figurine is included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]]. He retains his "blast effect" capabilities, and can use his 3mm peg hole to mount on top of the [[ghost trap]] accessory, which in turn mounts on [[Roller (G1)#Collaborative|Roller]].
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[[File:Collab-toy Afterlife Ectotron.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Ectotron''' ([[2021]])

:A Slimer figurine similar to the original is included with the [[Ectotron#Afterlife|Afterlife version of Ectotron]]. While stock photos show him with a painted mouth and eyes, the final product is unpainted.
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==Notes==
* Though he debuted in, and was an iconic part of, the original ''{{w|Ghostbusters}}'' movie, Slimer was only named such in the cartoon series ''{{w|The Real Ghostbusters}}'' (although the credits of ''Ghostbusters II'' do use the cartoon moniker). As such, he has never been referred to as "Slimer" on-panel in IDW's ''Ghostbusters'' comics, which follow the [[continuity]] of the films. However, the ''[[wikia:ghostbusters:Tobin's Spirit Guide (Insight Editions)|Tobin's Spirit Guide]]'' reference book, generally written by [[Erik Burnham]] to align with IDW continuity, did use the name and gave an origin for it.
* Slimer was previously voiced by [[Frank Welker]] in ''The Real Ghostbusters'', and [[Troy Baker]] in ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game''.
* [[Kōichi Yamadera]] dubbed over Slimer in the Japanese dub of ''The Real Ghostbusters''.

==External links==
* {{w|Slimer|Slimer at Wikipedia}}
* [[wikia:ghostbusters:Slimer|Slimer at the Ghostbusters Wiki]]

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Ghost trap

2022-05-21T10:05:42Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Collaborative */

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[[File:GhostsofCybertron1 ghost trap.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Two in the box!
Ready to go!
We be fast, and THEY BE SLOW!]]
The '''ghost trap''' is a device used to capture and contain [[ghost]]s ensnared by a [[proton pack]] for transport to the ghost containment unit at the [[Ghostbusters]] headquarters. In use, once an operator has ensnared a ghost with a stream from the proton pack, the trap is slid directly underneath the ghost. A switch is then activated to open the trap, drawing in the ghost and closing when the apparition is contained.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
After containing a tentacled ghost that was menacing [[Prospect Park]], [[Ray Stantz]] deployed a ghost trap that sucked it up. As the Ghostbusters returned to [[Ecto-1]], they found a duplicate sitting on the grass before the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] appeared to them, the ghost trap being redeployed and drawing in the Seeker. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} The duplicate car then revealed itself to be [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] who, believing the ghost had been but a [[hologram]], shorted out the ghost trap. The Ghostbusters were quick to respond, restraining Starscream and using the threat of a second ghost trap to keep him cooperative. When a [[Kremzeek]] sprite arrived, an unimpressed [[Peter Venkman]] used the second trap to casually contain the creature before its electrical makeup overloaded the trap and caused it to violently explode. Starscream used the opportunity to make a disparaging remark about humanity's intelligence as Venkman grumbled about the cost of replacing both traps. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

After the sprite had been defeated, the group returned to the [[Ghostbusters firehouse]] where Venkman, quickly pegging Starscream as a schemer, trapped him in wall-mounted ghost trap. When the Ghostbusters went off to [[Brooklyn]] to respond to a ghost sighting, Kremzeek the Scavenger infiltrated the firehouse and caused a power surge in the trap, freeing Starscream. In Brooklyn, detecting a PKE signature similar to Kremzeek's, Ray, Ectotron, and [[Egon Spengler]] modified a ghost trap to better contain [[Killerwatt|an electricity consuming ghost]]. Upon their return to the firehouse, they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] waiting for them, Venkman collecting Starscream's trap only to find it empty. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}

Tracking the errant Seeker to the [[Grosbeak Generating Station]], the group met with the genuine Kremzeek who engaged Optimus Prime in physical combat. As the humans debated ideas on how to defeat the electrostatic being, Ectotron revealed that he still possessed the trap holding the electricity feasting ghost, along with two empty ones, Ray opening the trap so the spectre would be drawn to Kremzeek and short both of them out. Defeating Krezmeek, however, had the side-effect of freeing the trapped spirits of [[Decepticon High Command]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} While two of the traps were quickly used to capture [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wound up possessing Ectotron, using his body to fight against Optimus. As the ghost traps were unable to capture a possessing spectre, the warlord was forced out via a canister of [[mood slime]] before being sealed in the last trap. When the Autobots left Earth, Optimus took the three ghost traps with him, hoping to one day rehabilitate the Decepticons before using the [[AllSpark]] to resurrect them. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
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*'''Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[2019]])
:The [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|Ecto-35 Edition]] redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Optimus Prime]] includes a new accessory which snaps onto his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone to make it resemble a wheeled ghost trap. A small peg allows [[Slimer]] to ride on top.

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==External links==
* [[wikia:ghostbusters:Trap|Ghost trap at the Ghostbusters Wiki]]

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Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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[[File:Sunbow Kup character model.jpg|thumb|200px|"Are you trying to stall us, or are you just senile?" 
"A little from Column A, a little from Column B."

]]
In [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|one particular universe]], '''Kup''' is a crotchety old Autobot who tells a ''lot'' of old war stories. No change there, then.

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Lionel Stander]] (English, ''The Movie''), [[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Takao Ishii]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Carl Béchard]] (Canadian French), [[Bernard Musson]] (French, ''The Movie''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths" & "Only Human"), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, "Dark Awakening", "Forever Is a Long Time Coming", "Starscream's Ghost", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "Fight or Flee", "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, first "The Movie" dub), [[Mario Bombardieri]] (Italian, second "The Movie" dub), [[Alfonso Vallés]] (Spain-Spanish, "The Movie"), [[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub & "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 5"), [[Armando Tiraboschi]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, most of season 3), [[André Luiz Chapéu]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Gyula Szersén]] (Hungarian, "The Movie" 1st dub (some lines)), [[Zoltán F. Nagy]] (Hungarian, "The Movie" (2nd dub, all but a few lines))}}

[[File:Chaos deathcrystalmines.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"Let's go! If I'm not back at the home by nine they declare me legally dead and collect my insurance!"]]

In his younger days, one hundred thousand years ago, Kup once found himself crash-landed on the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], where he was stalked by an [[Ick-Yak]]. Although Kup was able to lure the creature into a swamp of quick-mud, he was then captured by the evil [[Orb]]s, who forced him to work in the [[death crystal]] mines of [[Queeg Mountain]]. When [[Dread slaves|the miners]] were attacked by [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], the creature on whose hide the crystals grew, Kup was afforded an opportunity to escape. Before exiting the mines, he quickly grabbed the key to the cell in which the other slaves were held... but before he could open the cell door, Chaos came roaring into the cavern. Petrified, Kup dropped the keys and fled, escaping with his life, and a guilt that would gnaw at him for millennia. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

Kup was stationed in another part of the galaxy while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces were battling on [[Earth]], but eventually joined up with the Earthbound Autobots when the Decepticons took over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the early days of the 21st Century. {{storylink|Secret Files of Teletraan II}}

[[File:Kup tale.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"What do you people like?" "Sleep!" "Sexy dames 'n plenty of 'em!" "''Maaatlooock!''"]]

In 2005, Kup was supervising the erection of a security cordon at the foot of [[Lookout Mountain]] when the work was interrupted by an impetuous drive-through by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]. Kup shook his finger at the adventure-seeking youth, vowing to straighten him out yet. Even Kup couldn't believe it, however, when mere minutes later, Hot Rod began firing upon the approaching [[Autobot shuttle]]. The shuttle had, in fact, been hijacked by the Decepticons, who immediately began pouring out of the craft and attacking [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Kup saved Hot Rod from being blasted by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], and the pair then headed back towards the city, but they didn't move fast enough to avoid being trapped outside of the city's fortress-like defenses. Luckily, an attempted hull breach by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] opened a small hole in the city's blast doors, and Kup used [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'s skull as a ramp to leap the gap and make it into the city safely.

[[File:Tftm launcherpush.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"Oh, it's not a swindle. What you do is, see, you give 'em all your credit card numbers, and if one of them is lucky, they'll send you a ''prize!''"]]

Once inside the city, Kup and Hot Rod joined [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in shoving an explosives launcher into place to help defend against the might of [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. The battle continued through the night, but the arrival Optimus Prime the next day turned the tide and the Decepticons were defeated—but at a terrible price. Despite Kup's warnings, Hot Rod had interfered in Prime and Megatron's one-on-one battle, and had given the Decepticon leader the opening he needed to fatally wound Prime. Prime had used the last of his strength to dispatch Megatron, but as Kup and the other Autobots gathered around their fallen leader, Optimus Prime died, passing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

[[File:Tftm kup tells story.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere, like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say..."]]

Even as the Autobots began to pick up the pieces, they came under assault on two fronts. First, reports came in from their moonbases of a [[Unicron|monster planet]] that was bearing down on Cybertron; when Hot Rod eagerly announced that he was sure the Matrix could stop the creature, Kup was less than convinced, asking what the youth would know about it. The Autobots made quick preparations to join their comrades on Cybertron's moons, but just before they were able to board their shuttles, a group of new Decepticons led by the powerful [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] launched another attack upon the ruins of Autobots City. Kup, Hot Rod and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] boarded one of the shuttles and hot-footed it into space. Once they were safely away, Kup passed the time during the trip by telling the Dinobots the tale of his encounter with another Ick Yak on [[Beta 4]]. The story was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the Decepticons, and while Kup's experience with the [[Shrikebat]]s of [[Dromedon]] allowed him to out-manoeuvre the villains' [[moleculon missile]]s, an attack by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] crippled the shuttle and caused it to crash-land into an ocean on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. Kup was set upon by a robotic squid, which tore off several of his limbs before Hot Rod was able to fight it off. Hot Rod gathered up all of Kup's pieces and put his friend back together again, but despite the fact that he managed to get rid of a burr on Kup's rotator, Kup was fairly insistent that Hot Rod had left a piece out.

[[File:TFTM Kup beserker.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"Now, where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones..."]]

Setting out to explore Quintessa and find the Dinobots, Kup and Hot Rod came across a herd of [[Allicon|strange transforming creatures]] which Kup attempted to placate with the [[universal greeting]] and some [[energon goodie]]s. Unfortunately, when the goodies ran out, so did the creatures' good nature, and Kup and Hot Rod were set upon, captured and dragged before the planet's rulers, the [[Quintesson]]s. The whole experience reminded Kup of the [[Niter Slave Mines]] on [[Golgonath Seven]], but Hot Rod didn't see what good the old-timer's experienced was doing them at that moment. Hurled into a jail cell to await trial, the pair met another captive named [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], whose world had been consumed by the monster plant currently threatening Cybertron: a monster that Kranix told them was named [[Unicron]]. Sadly, Kranix soon met his end in the jaws of the Quintessons' [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and Kup and Hot Rod were dropped into the creatures' pit soon after. The pair did not accept the Quintessons' judgement with gentle grace, however, and fought back against the Sharkticons, creating a whirlpool by driving around their watery pit and sweeping the fight to dry land. Kup tore off one of the Sharkticons' tails and used it as a mace, but the duo was in danger of being overwhelmed until the timely arrival of the Dinobots, who routed the Sharkticons and turned them against their Quintesson masters. With the aid of the Dinobots' new friend, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the team found a ship and reunited with their fellow Autobots on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. There, Kup was able to talk a little TV with native [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], but even the levity the Junkions brought to the proceedings did not obscure the tragic news that Galvatron had stolen the Matrix from Ultra Magnus.

[[File:Kup vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Oh, son, don't overreach. Go for the dented car, the dead-end job, the less attractive girl. I blame myself. I should have had this talk a long time ago."]]

Proceeding on their way to Cybertron, the Autobots arrived just in time to witness Unicron transforming to [[robot mode]] and attacking their home planet – a sight so awesome that it left Kup speechless, unable to recall anything like it that he had ever seen. Ever eager, Hot Rod ploughed their ship straight into Unicron's eye, but was separated from the rest of the group on the fall through the chaos-bringer's interior. While Kup and the other Autobots battled against Unicron's internal defences, Hot Rod battled Galvatron (who had been betrayed Unicron and been swallowed in punishment) and reclaimed the Matrix from him, becoming the Autobots' new leader, Rodimus Prime. Rodimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, which began to destroy Unicron from within, and as the Autobots retreated from the planet-eater's exploding body, Kup congratulated Rodimus, claiming he had always known he had potential. In the wake of Unicron's destruction, the Autobots forced the Decepticons off of Cybertron and reclaimed the planet for their own. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Kup’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]," the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]."}}

[[File:ffod pitfall.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"The year is nineteen-aught-six! The President is the divine Miss Sarah Bernhardt! And all over America, people were doing a dance called the ''Funky Grandpa''!"]]

Appointed as [[Chief of Security]] for Cybertron, Kup accompanied Rodimus Prime and the other Autobots to the opening of the [[Galactic Olympics]], only for the ceremony to be attacked by a commando squad of mysterious shadowy figures. The raiders captured Kup, Ultra Magnus and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and took them back to their masters, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} who turned out to be the Quintessons. This time around, the aliens interrogated Kup a lot more thoroughly, questioning him on the state of Cybertron's security and meticulously analyzing his responses, seeing through the sarcastic misdirection he attempted to throw back in their faces. After a failed attempt escape landed the trio in the Sharkticon pit, the end seemed inevitable, until a team of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime arrived in time to save them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} In retaliation, the Quintessons detonated a [[core bomb]] and blew up Quintessa, and the explosion hurled Kup and the Autobots through space to the planet [[Goo 8739-B]]. As the Autobots struggled through the planet's sticky surface, they were set upon by a massive machine that swept the goo clean, and Kup was awestruck by Rodimus's single-handed attempt to stop the dangerous device. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} As they continued on their gooey trek, the Autobots came under attack from Galvatron and the Decepticons, who had entered into an alliance with the Quintessons, but were whisked to safety by Wreck-Gar and the Junkions.

A short time later, back on Cybertron, a mayday request came through from a crippled shuttle requesting clearance to land. Unable to risk the lives on the humans that he believed were on board, Kup allowed the shuttle to land... but as it approached Cybertron, it veered off course and crashed into the planet's central power facility, taking out power across the board. The shuttle had been a dupe perpetuated by the Decepticon/Quintesson alliance, which promptly invaded the planet. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the ensuing battle, Rodimus and Kup were surprised when Blitzwing fell out of the sky in front of them, and begged them no to shoot. The [[Triple Changer]] revealed that the Quintessons had double-crossed the Decepticons, and had sent a team of Sharkticons into the depths of Cybertron to activate a [[large switch]] that would shut down all the Transformers. Rodimus and Blitzwing were unable to stop the switch being thrown, but Spike Witwicky was then able to destroy the mechanism and reactivate the Transformers, forcing the Quintessons to flee Galvatron's wrath. Kup stood by Rodimus's side as he announced their uneasy victory to the other Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 Chaos.JPG|upright=1.3|thumb|"Kup, am I cute as a bug's ear?" "No, you're homely as a mule's butt!"]]

The past came back to haunt Kup when he was called in to investigate a Decepticon attack on the [[Earth Defense Command]] post on Goo. Discovering that the attack had been perpetrated using death crystals, Kup was finally forced to return to planet Dread to stop the Decepticons' plan to destroy Cybertron using a [[death crystal cannon]]. Venturing into the mines alone, through swarms of [[shrikebat]]s, Kup located Chaos in the depths of the mountain and lured him back to the surface, taunting him all the way. Before exiting the mines, Kup freed all [[Dread slaves|the slaves]], and in turn, they helped him to re-aim the Decepticons' cannon, pointing it right at Chaos at the monster emerged from the tunnels. Kup pulled the trigger, blasting Chaos with its own death crystals and finally destroying it. With his demons laid to rest, the high-spirited Kup spent the journey back to Cybertron tell his comrades of the time he flew the shuttle ''[[Jonagar]]'' in the mouth of a [[space whale]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Darkawakening kup fires.jpg|upright=1.2|left|thumb|"Ah, can't get a good sarsaparilla like this back in Iacon. It angries up the blood." "Heh, you like it, huh?" "Up yours!"]]

Kup was among a team of Autobots who were caught off-guard by the Decepticons while traveling through space in a shuttle, and were forced to dock their damaged craft at the giant mausoleum the Autobots had constructed to hold the bodies of those who had died in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. There, they were shocked to discover that Optimus Prime had apparently returned to life, only to find themselves suddenly betrayed by their old leader when he set the mausoleum on a collision course with a sun and escaped aboard a spaceship of his own. The Autobots quickly improvised a ship of their own before the mausoleum was destroyed, which Kup piloted back to Cybertron. Upon their returned, it was discovered that "Optimus Prime" was merely a robotic zombie, animated as part of a Quintesson plan to destroy the Autobots, forcing Rodimus Prime to defeat him in battle. His true personality re-emerging as he neared death again, Optimus seemingly sacrificed himself, getting the other Autobots to safety and triggering the Quintessons' explosive trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

When a survey mission led by Perceptor sent out an SOS, Kup responded with Rodimus Prime, [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The team fought off the Quintessons occupying the asteroid, and discovered that the aliens had been attempting to alter history using a [[Time Window]]. Most of Perceptor's team had vanished through the portal into Cybertron's distant past, and Kup and the others fought off a Quintesson attempt to reclaim the asteroid while their teammates were returned to the present. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

The arrival of an Autobot named [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on Cybertron gave Kup cause for concern, as the newcomer claimed to be from the planet [[Paradron]], which Kup was unable to locate on any star charts. A lie detector confirmed the truth of Sandstorm's story, however, and the Autobots rallied to save his world from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Soon after, when Kup discovered that a team of Decepticons had been able to sneak their way past Cybertron defences, he, Rodimus, Magnus and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] headed out to force the villains off the planet. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

[[File:Gitm kup and screamer.jpg|thumb|"Looking at that tired old freak has made me realize I'm no spring chicken myself. I can feel death's clammy hand on my shoulder. Wait, that's my hand."]]

While making a security inspection of Autobot City on Earth, Kup was impressed by the work [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] had been doing in his absence. Blaster's choice of music, however, still rattled his transistors. During Kup's visit, Autobot City was attacked by [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. They did serious damage to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], stealing his eyes and then blowing up a bomb inside his brain. Hopefully, Kup didn't mark that up in his report as a strike against Blaster. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:Ditd vampire kup and springer.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Dear Mr. President, there are too many states nowadays. Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot."]]

Alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Blaster and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Kup headed to Junkion to investigate a strange hypnotic television signal that was coming from the planet. On their way, they were attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] and crashed on an asteroid, where Kup helped draw the Decepticons off so that Magnus could repair the damage done to Omega Supreme. The team voyaged on to Junkion, where they stopped the hypnotic broadcast. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Not long after, Kup was among the Transformers who fell victim to the energy-draining touch of the [[Trans-Organic]] [[Dweller (G1)|Dweller]], becoming an [[energy vampire]] who menaced the other Autobots until Perceptor restored them to normal with a surge of energon. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

Kup was working out of Autobot City on Earth when Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Springer and Arcee went missing investigating the human terrorist, [[Victor Drath]]. Unbeknownst to Kup, the crime lord transplanted the four Autobots' minds into human-like [[synthoid]] bodies, and when the humanized Arcee attempted to get his attention near the entrance of Autobot City, he just drove on by. {{storylink|Only Human}}

[[File:Grimnewbrain kup vs sintwin.jpg|thumb|"I couldn't quite put my finger on it. There was something strange about the way he walked. Much more vertical than usual."]]

When the Autobots all began experiencing malfunctions following the activation of Cybertron's newest power generator, Kup was part of the team that ventured below the planet's surface to investigate the cause. The source of the malfunctions was discovered to be [[anti-electron]]s snuck into the generator by the Decepticons, which began to affect Kup's mind, leaving his much vaunted memory of past adventures so badly scrambled that he couldn't even remember who he was or where they were. The generator was shut down, but the Autobots soon deduced that the anti-electrons had come from Unicron, and followed the Decepticons to the planet-eater's decapitated head to stop them from acquiring more. Once they arrived on Unicron's head, the anti-electrons began affecting them once more, but Kup fought off their influence long enough to hold his own against [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]. The Decepticons were then routed by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, new Autobots created by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] using the super-intelligence the anti-electrons had given him. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Running the security center on Cybertron, Kup detected the cataclysmic arrival of [[Tornedron]] shortly before the energy creature devoured all energy on the planet, leaving every Autobot completely inert. Only a small group of [[Primitive]]s from both factions managed to reach the creature's creator, [[Primacron]], and reverse the process. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[File:Bhtb kup and rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|"That raccoon stole my lamb chop!"]]

During a series of missions in Japan, Kup could see the burden of leadership weighing heavily on Rodimus Prime's shoulders. Kup tried to teach him about the Japanese concept of ''giri'', the "burden hardest to bear", but Rodimus departed to blow off some steam on his own, and Kup recognized that it was a problem Rodimus would have to resolve for himself. Unfortunately, Rodimus was attacked by the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and had the Matrix stolen, which then wound up in the clutches of Scourge, who led a Decepticon attack on Tokyo. Kup face off against the Matrix-powered Decepticon, but was hit by energy beams that left him convulsing. Luckily, Hot Rod made peace with his ''giri'' and arrived in time to defeat Scourge and reclaim the Matrix. Kup sagely noted that regardless of who held the Matrix, that missing part of himself that Rodimus had discovered would always be with him. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:Roop kup and prime.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Optimus Prime is not a Communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a Communist, but he is NOT a porn star!"]]

When the Autobots learned that Optimus Prime might still be alive, Kup was part of an enormous task force assembled by Rodimus Prime to retrieve Optimus's body from the treacherous human scientists who had taken possession of it. While Ultra Magnus and Rodimus led several team members inside the laboratory, Kup remained outside on guard with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], Wheelie, and several others. The situation turned deadly when the scientists unleashed space spores that induced a [[Hate Plague]] among the Autobots. The Aerialbots were among the first exposed, and Kup's team soon had to face off against a crazed [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. They suffered serious damage and were taken off-line but, as a silver lining, also managed to escape contamination. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} As his last order before he too was lost to the plague, Rodimus Prime had Sky Lynx locate a Quintesson, who was put to work restoring Optimus Prime to life at last. At Prime's instruction, the Quintesson repaired Kup and the rest of his team, and the group then headed for the Decepticons' base on [[Chaar]] to recover a heat-resistant alloy the villains had stolen. Battling through the dangers of Chaar's native wildlife, the Autobots were able to recover the alloy, but not before Kup and most of his team were infected by the Hate Plague. Optimus Prime subsequently used the alloy to shield himself from the plague's effect and recovered the Matrix from Rodimus Prime, then released its wisdom to cure the madness of the spores. A cured Kup and Hot Rod watched as Optimus Prime and Galvatron shook hands, as the Decepticon leader declared there would be no war that day. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[File:Rebirth targetmaster torture.jpg|upright=1.2|left|thumb|"You see, back in those days, rich men would ride around in Zeppelins, dropping coins on people, and one day I seen J. D. Rockefeller flying by. So I run out of the house with a big washtub and-- Where are you going?"]]

Galvatron's promise did not last long, unfortunately. Kup was on Cybertron when the Decepticons launched a massive assault on Autobot City on Earth and stole the [[key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], but word of the attack soon reached Cybertron as the Decepticon bore down on the planet. During the ensuing conflict, Kup and a team of other Autobot boarded a shuttle and pursued Scourge into the depths of the planet, but when Scourge used the key to momentarily open the Plasma Energy Chamber, the energy released blasted the Autobots' shuttle across the galaxy. The ship crashed on the planet [[Nebulos]], which reminded Kup of the time he was stranded on [[Regulon Four]] and faced off against the planet's native [[Regulon metalmonger|metalmongers]]. The Autobots were soon captured by a rebel cell of native Nebulans, who believed them to agents of the planet's evil rulers, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], but the Autobots were able to convince them that they were on the side of the angels when the Decepticons followed them to Nebulos and attacked. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[File:Rebirth kup and recoil.jpg|thumb|"Anyway, about my washtub... I just used it that morning to wash my turkey, which in those days was known as a "walking bird". We'd always have walking bird on Thanksgiving with all the trimmings: cranberries, Injun eyes, yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we'd all watch football, which in those days was called "baseball"."]]

During the battle that resulted, Kup, Hot Rod, Blurr, [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] were captured by the Decepticons and tortured for information about the location of the Plasma Energy Chamber key. Kup and his comrades were soon rescued by the other Autobots, who had bonded with the Nebulons rebels to become powerful "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]", and soon decided to undergo a variation of this bonding process themselves, becoming "[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]". By the time Optimus Prime finally tracked his warriors to Nebulos and arrived to join them, Kup had been bonded to the Nebulan [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]], and was the first to display his new powers to the shocked Prime. Alas, even with this added power, the Autobots were unable to prevent the Decepticons from stealing back the Plasma Energy Chamber key. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Pursuing the Decepticons back to Cybertron, Kup delivered the shocking report to his fellow Autobots that the planet itself had disappeared. The Decepticons had, in fact, moved it into Earth's orbit, where Galvatron intended to open the Plasma Energy Chamber and overload the sun, destroying both planets in one fell swoop. As the chamber was opened, Kup and all the other Transformers on the planet were disabled by its energy, but thankfully, Spike Witwicky and the Autobots' Nebulan partners were able to stop the process and use the energy to revitalize Cybertron, bring about a new Golden Age for the planet. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

===''Macrocosmic Seekers''===
[[File:United Expanded Story 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"She did things your mother would never do. Like have sex for money."]]
In the midst of a [[Christmas]] celebration, Kup and Rodimus Prime were called to Junk by [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], a Junkion who had uncovered a rare treasure. He found a piece of Optimus Prime's armor among the refuse, a physical reminder of Rodimus's predecessor. {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}} Unfortunately, Galvatron had been monitoring Junkion transmissions, and arrived on Junk to claim the "priceless treasure" for the Decepticons. Unable to convince Galvatron the treasure merely had sentimental value, a battle broke out. Kup was hit by a stray blast, prompting Galvatron to use him as a bargaining tool—turn over the treasure, or else Kup dies. {{storylink|Unending Battle}}

Before the situation could escalate any further, a strange transparent ship appeared in the skies over Junk, and snared Rodimus, Galvatron and his minions in beams of light. Kup and Scrapheap were swept up in the beams as well, and found themselves on board the mysterious ship. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}} Kup and the Junkion found Rodimus, Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus being preserved as specimens of change in the ship's gallery. The ship's controller, the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], wished to preserve unique forms of change throughout the universe, such as the transition between Hot Rod and Rodimus and Unicron's minions into their current state. Kup tried to free Rodimus, but was struck down by a force that caused him to rust and corrode. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} With the captives freed by Scrapheap, the Transformers all attempted to flee the Seeker's ship. {{storylink|Time to Move}} Rodimus protected the weakened Kup with a new force field the Seeker's machinations accidentally gave him, and the transparent ship was torn apart by weapons fire. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} Once he learned the true nature of the Junkion's "treasure", Galvatron sullenly departed. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

Kup was still suffering from the rapid corrosion the Seeker infected him with, but Scrapheap devised a way to drain off the excess energy of change lingering in Rodimus's body to restore Kup to full health. {{storylink|Journey to the Future}} Back to his normal, talkative self, Kup congratulated Scrapheap on his quick thinking in combat, and warmly invited him into the Autobots. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}

===Controverse===
Kup was present when the [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] of BT-World discovered they were trapped in the OG-World. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
In [[2011]], Kup was present when Unicron tried to reform himself. He witnessed Optimus Prime and [[Primus|Oracle]] defeating Unicron and sealing him away in the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Leonardo Araujo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:kup and fortress.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|"I'm gonna get me a job! A real Malibu...and see if Stacy... can help... invent... me... young... ''Heeeeelp!''"]]

In 2011, one year after Optimus Prime's resurrection, Kup was stationed on Cybertron when [[Vector Sigma]] began to destabilize as a result of the release of the Matrix's energy. Exploiting the opening, the Decepticons invaded the planet, and, at Optimus Prime's command, Kup withdrew to the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]]. This sudden, violent re-ignition of the Transformers' war stirred four-million-year-old memories in Kup, but Spike stopped him before he got started by informing that this wasn't a time when thinking of the past was going to do any good. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As it turned out, the past ''did'' play a major role in winning the battle, when a mysterious spaceship arrived carrying new Autobot warriors who helped turned the tide of the battle. These new "Headmasters" were led by a robot named [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who turned out to be an old friend of Kup's who had left Cybertron four million years ago to escape the war. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Headmasters threestooges.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Put it all on 41! I've got a feeling about that number." "The wheel only goes up to 36, sir." "Okay, put it all on 36! I've got a feeling about that number."]]

Kup stayed on Athenia with [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], Wheelie and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] while the other Autobots began searching across Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away by Optimus Prime, but which would be necessary to stabilize Vector Sigma. Kup recalled the battle on Feminia and told the other Autobots to trust in [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] – and Kup's trust was not misplaced, as Hot Rod and the Headmasters soon had the Matrix in their hands. Kup's team returned to Cybertron to monitor Vector Sigma as its condition grew worse, but alas, before Hot Rod (now Rodimus Prime once again) could use the Matrix to stabilize the computer, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself by merging with it to bring it back under control. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Kup later conferred with Rodimus Prime on the Decepticons' new weapon, the [[Madmachine]], and tried to help console the [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s over the loss of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Not long after, when Athenia was threatened by the Decepticons' metal-warping meteor, [[Metamorphose]], Kup hit upon the idea of sending a human to disable the space-rock, as they would be unaffected by its powers. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Rodimus Prime was on a mission to Earth when an SOS from the planet [[Praum]] reached Kup, Arcee and Blurr on Athenia, reminding Kup of several times in the past when the Decepticons deliberately attacked when the Autobots were without a commander. Kup was eager to go into battle on Praum alongside the Headmasters, but they encouraged him to stay behind and guard Athenia with Blurr and Arcee. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

[[File:Headmasters rodimus kup blurr.jpg|upright=1.34|left|thumb|"Where'd you get all the money?" "The government. I didn't earn it, I don't need it, but if they miss one payment I'll raise hell!"]]

When the Decepticons launched a massive attack on Cybertron in order to obtain a new alloy created by Vector Sigma named [[Cybertonuron]], Kup and Arcee leapt into action, but were held up from joining the battle when they had to stop to pull Blurr free of the chair he'd managed to get stuck in. They soon made it to Cybertron, however, and watched from the sidelines as Rodimus battled Galvatron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} When Galvatron broke off the fight, Rodimus and Kup withdrew to debate strategy with Fortress, but the bad news kept on coming: [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] reported in to inform them that the Decepticon had planted bombs at the core of Cybertron which would destroy the planet within ten minutes. With no possible recourse, the Autobots evacuated Cybertron just before the bombs detonated, reducing the planet to a burnt-out husk. Deciding that the age of his generation had come to an end, Rodimus Prime passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to Fortress and prepared to embark on a mission to find a new planet on which the Transformers could make their home. Kup and Blurr announced that they would accompany Rodimus on his mission, and the trio departed for space. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

===''15 Go! Go!''===
[[File:TGGKup.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|"Well, whenever I'm confused, I just check my underwear. It holds the answer to all the important questions."]]
While on her journey through time and space, [[Teletraan 15]] found herself in a future era where she was harassed by a feisty Wheelie. Kup—now bonded to Recoil—came to the rescue, grabbing Wheelie by the scruff of the neck and tossing him away. As Teletraan 15 looked up at him with sparkly eyes and thanked him for his help, he claimed he recognized her and gave her a big old spine-cracking hug. As Kup started rambling about some past encounter they had supposedly had with giant Ick-Yaks, Teletraan 15's sarcastic partner, [[Teletraan 10]], boggled over the sheer scientific illogicality of Kup's "musket laser", unable to comprehend how something that shot acid could be classified as a laser. Suddenly, Kup realized that he actually had ''no idea'' who Teletraan 15 was, and drove off. {{storylink|Kup Volume}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Upon recognizing [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the [[Legends World]]'s [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]] recalled the scene where she fought [[Unicron]]'s inner defenses alongside Kup and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

After finding himself in the Legends Universe, a past-his-prime Springer (hailing from beyond the year [[2030]]) recalled his adventures with Rodimus Prime and Kup. Kup was rendered as an inconsequential background character, dwarfed by Springer's romantic heroism. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} The Blurr of [[2021]] also had fond memories of Rodimus and Kup, recalling the time they spent searching for a new homeworld together. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

Kup himself continued to follow Rodimus, later converting to a [[Micromaster]] body to found the planet [[Micro]] alongside his leader, but his small size left him unable to fight back when he faced a stray Sharkticon, and he panicked and fled the planet. Stricken with fear of larger opponents and the guilt of abandoning his friends, Kup refused to relive these memories and stopped talking about his past. He further converted into a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and traveled to the Legends World in search of a [[transtector]] body, becoming a used car dealer and taking in the lost human girl [[Sue Faireborn|Sue]]. Sue helped him with his trauma by encouraging him to relive his good memories instead, and when Sharkticons attacked his shop and left him paralyzed with fear, she helped carry him to a transtector so he could grow large and fight back. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}}

When Sue brought home a new "pet" in the form of [[White Lune]] only for a group of Sweep clones to try to capture the [[Beastformer]], Kup held them off while Sue took White Lune to safety. The conflict led to Kup running into Hot Rod, and while he was at first embarrassed and apologized for running away, Hot Rod was just happy to learn that his old friend was still alive and embraced him. Together with Hot Rod, Blurr and their Targetmaster partners, Kup and Sue then took out the Sweeps. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Kup was later knocked out by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]]s, upsetting Sue who then helped defeat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}}

Kup gave [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] some transtectors from his shop when they arrived in the Legends World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} He participated in the battle with [[Majin Zarak]] as part of the "2010 Team" and evacuated alongside everyone else when the dimension was destroyed. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} The Headmaster-era Transformers returned to [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] of their own dimension, where Kup watched happily as Sue returned to [[Marissa Faireborn|her mother]]'s side. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
Kup was on board [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], investigating the disappearance of numerous [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombian]] freighters. Their investigation eventually uncovered a secret undersea Decepticon laboratory. Full of monsters, of course. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

Upon hearing from [[Splashdown]] that his fight against one of the monsters was not going too well, Kup and Hot Rod assured him they were on their way to help out, and that they would bring [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] along to help with the underwater mission. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}
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==''TV Magazine'' comic continuity==
===''Story of the Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''===
[[File:Kup g1manga.jpg|left|thumb|"I admit it! I am the Lindbergh Baby! Wah Wah! Goo Goo! I miss my fly-fly da-da!"]]
Responding to an SOS from deep space, a team of Autobots including Kup helped rescue a human spacecraft from the jaws of a spaceship-eating Decepticon vessel. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When the Autobots were attacked by the [[Megatron Corps]], Kup was decidedly puzzled, as he had understood that Megatron had been recreated as Galvatron. The Megatrons proved to be tough opponents, and Kup and the other Autobots encouraged Rodimus to get away to safety while they held the Megatrons back, but the Autobot leader refused. Soon, it was discovered that one of the Megatrons was Galvatron in disguise, who was remote-controlling the duplicate Megatrons himself. Rodimus dispatched Galvatron, and the Megatrons lost power, allowing Kup and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to make short work of them. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2}}

After Ultra Magnus and Metroplex repelled an attack on Autobot City, Kup was among the Autobots who came to Earth to congratulate their efforts. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}} Later, Kup was part of the Autobot team who traveled to the planet [[Feminia]] to defend its [[Prime Energy Tower]] against a Decepticon attack. Kup deduced that the villains would deploy [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] to steal the energy, and he was right, but thankfully, arrival of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s won the day. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

===''The Great Transformer War''===
Kup watched the battle between the upgraded [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}} then later joined Hot Rod, Springer and the resurrected Optimus Prime in battling Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps in space shortly after Prime was resurrected. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

==Madman ''The Transformers'' comic==
[[File:Madman comic HotRod sigh.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"You, a Prime? This is the greatest country in the world. We got a whole system set up to keep people like you from ever becoming Prime! Quit your daydreamin', melonhead!"]]
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Before Optimus Prime left to lead the evacuation of the remaining Autobots on their home planet, he told Ultra Magnus about his intention to hide the Autobot Matrix of Leadership at a not-so-secret bunker on the construction site of the future Autobot City on Earth. The Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his array of [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s managed to spy on meeting and moved to capture the Autobot relic for the Decepticon cause, but fortunately that young lad Hot Rod foiled their dastardly and vague plans. Upon arriving on Earth, Kup was present when Hot Rod returned the Matrix to Optimus, and explained the strange Matrix-induced vision he received, to which Optimus Prime commented that perhaps Hot Rod's destiny was greater than the young Autobot realised. Kup had a decidedly different opinion, however. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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==Rodimus vs. Cyclonus==
[[File:RodimusVsCyclonus-lostyourbearings.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"No, Rodimus. They may say she died from a burst ventricle, but I know she died of a broken heart."]]
After Kup and company left Quintessa following the Battle of Autobot City, Wheelie helped track down the remains of Ultra Magnus's ship using its last known speed and trajectory. Kup surmised from the remaining wreckage that they had disengaged the nosecone and set down on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs. The Quintesson ship was then attacked by Cyclonus. While Hot Rod and Cyclonus faced off in the ship's anterior propulsion silo, Kup was surprised that Hot Rod managed to hold his own in battle, despite Cyclonus's overwhelming power. When Hot Rod began winning, the dishonorable Cyclonus fled.

In the meantime, Kup, fearing for Hot Rod's life, had radioed for help to distract Cyclonus. The gambit worked, and a short time later they were welcomed on the Planet of Junk by Wreck-Gar and Ultra Magnus's crew. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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==''Wings Universe''==
[[File:WingsofHonor-Kuptransmit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Is a coma painful?" "Oh heck no. You relive long lost summers, kiss girls from high school. It's like one of those TV shows where they show a bunch of [[clip show|clips from old episodes]]."]]
Before the Great War, Kup was part of the crew of the Autobot Guard transport ship, the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'', under the command of [[Thunder Clash]]. After Kup transmitted the results of their scan of the Outer Rim, he patched through a transmission from [[Autobot High Command]]. A cargo hauler, the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'', crashed on [[Beta-Nine]], possibly due to an early Decepticon uprising. Kup and the others were charged by Autobot Guard Commander [[Magnum]] with retrieving a very important piece of cargo that was on board the ''Van De Graaff'' and return it to Cybertron. Unfortunately, the ''Eight Track'' was shot out of the sky, crash-landing on the swampy surface of Beta-Nine.

Thunder Clash, Kup, [[Flak (G1)|Flak]], and [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] set out from the wreckage to find the ''Van De Graaff'' and its precious cargo. Along the way, an attack from a squad of prototypical Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Skyraider]] warriors separated Kup from the rest of his crew. He soon found himself surrounded by their leader, [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]], and two other Skyraiders. One of them, [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]], hypnotized him into submission, but he was inadvertently rescued when a sea monster ate the Decepticon. Kup escaped, and the other two Decepticons pursued.

[[File:WingsofHonor-KupBanzaitron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"That's my son up there!" "What, the balding fatass?" "Uhh, no. The Hindu guy."]]
Kup was the first to reach the ''Van De Graaff'', where he found its dead crew, the cargo, and some [[Quintesson|creepy dead aliens]]. Soon, the Decepticons were upon him, and when Thunder Clash arrived to give him backup, Kup had a plan. He set his blaster to overload, placed it in one of the dead crewmen's canister-looking body parts, and handed it over to Banzai-Tron. When it exploded, Thunder Clash was able to put the Decepticons under arrest.

Thunder Clash, Kup, and the others returned to Cybertron as unheralded heroes. Commander Magnum told them that their battle was the first of the new civil war against the Decepticons, and assigned them to a new elite military unit, the [[Elite Guard]]! However, Kup never did learn [[Matrix of Leadership|what]] was in that cargo... {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

After returning home victorious, Kup starred in recruitment videos for the Elite Guard. {{storylink|BotCon 2009: Join the Elite Guard!}}

[[File:ComingStorm2-Dion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ehh, why didn't you get something useful, like storm windows, or a nice pipe organ? I'm thirsty! Ew, what smells like mustard? There sure a lot of ugly people in your neighborhood. Oh! Look at that one."]]
A few years later, Kup's team teamed up with [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s team to battle a horde of [[Virulent Clone]]s. He asked the team's youngest recruit, [[Dion (G1)|Dion]], if fighting bugs was what he expected on his first mission. Dion was about to answer in the affirmative when he got a facefull of bug goo. Nevertheless, Kup and the rest of the Elite Guardsmen were victorious.

Kup leaned back to join the others in relaxing for a bit, until a call bleeped over Thunder Clash's comm, causing him to flail in surprise. Landshark told Kup that he ''really'' need to learn to finally relax, until Thunder Clash told everyone to quiet down, as the call was Magnum informing them that Metalhawk's squad had to ferry Thunder Clash's squad to [[Space Port Bravo]] straightaway. Dion and Kup helped load everyone's gear onto the ''[[Hawk's Claw]]'', then they all disembarked.

Once at the spaceport, the two squads bid their goodbyes. Kup told Dion that he'd make sure to share any stories he came across with the "lad". When Dion reacted to the nickname by pointing out Kup wasn't that much older, Kup replied that it was just the first time he'd gotten to meet a younger Elite Guard member than himself. His squad then walked off into the spaceport, with Kup waving goodbye to Dion until the last moment. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Some time later, the ''Beast With Wings'' approached Elite Guard HQ after Bruticus's rampage and couldn't raise anyone on the ground. Kup found a newsfeed reporting on the attack that said pretty much everyone was dead. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}} As Magnum's team walked through the [[Autobot High Council Citadel]], Kup ventured the opinion that they would be better utilized out in the field. The entire team was surprised to find that the High Council was appointing Optimus Prime as the leader of a new Autobot military. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} Magnum took his team, including Kup, to the Elite Guard [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] to pick up more weapons and troops. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} They proceeded to look for [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s base so they could attack it, but were ambushed by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the bulk of Deathsaurus's troops. As they fought the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, Kup commented that it reminded him of the time they fought the [[Omacronian]]s of [[Persei Eight]]. He was first belted and then shot by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and therefore unable to react when moments later the Combaticons formed Bruticus and were promptly blasted by a newcomer. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} The newcomer turned out to be [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] along with [[Big Bang (G1)|Big Bang]], [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and Kup watched them join in the battle. After the Combaticons were captured, he helped secure them. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

[[File:BattleLines6-stasishibernationpods.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Maybe if I go to sleep for a few days some good mail will build up."]]
A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} He was reminded of an adventure on [[Derelictus Five]], and he and Thunderclash reenacted their solution to that problem by hitting Devastator with a high-energy power cable. It was unsuccessful, but inspired Dion to try something else that worked. The battle was eventually won, but not without casualties on the Autobots' side. As the war continued, Cybertron's energy levels dipped dangerously low. While some Autobots left the planet in search of energy, and most of the others opted to go into [[stasis hibernation pod]]s until the planet was reenergized, Kup opted to remain online, despite Alpha Trion's warning that operating during periods of low energy would accelerate the aging process. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Thunderclash and Kup's [[Cybertron Defense Team (G1)|Cybertron Defense Team]] valiantly fought [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]'s forces but were ultimately forced offworld. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|Jhiaxus profile in Club magazine #44}}

Millions of years later, a battle against Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps reminded Kup of his battle on Beta Nine, and he told the story to Hot Rod and the Dinobots. But soon, the Autobots were found within their hiding spot inside a nebula, and they were forced to fight the Decepticons one-on-one inside their own ship. Kup repeated the overloading weapon trick to defeat Scourge. After the Dinobots finished off the Sweeps, and Cyclonus made a lone escape, Kup and the others declared victory. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
In an unstable hybrid universe where the Autobots were at war with [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s [[Renegade]]s, Kup participated in the defense of Autobot City after Cy-Kill's forces launched an attack, crushing [[Spoons]] with his vehicle mode.

[[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] kept playing merry hell with the timelines, and reality shifted back and forth, creating a world where the Autobots and Guardians co-existed with the Decepticons and Renegades. After escaping Galvatron's siege on Guardian City, Hot Rod and Kup crash-landed on [[Antares 3|Antares III]], where they were taken hostage and put on trial by the [[Master Renegade]]. He battled the Master Renegade's [[Monster GoBot]] forces with the help of the [[RoGun]]s and Dinobots. Kup befriended a [[Dactyl]], whom he tamed and named Gnaw. The group commandeered a ship to make their way to [[Major Mo]], and the other Autobots and Guardians stranded on [[Quartex (planet)|Quartex]]. There, they made an alliance with [[Boulder (GoBots)|Boulder]]'s friendly [[Rock Lord]]s, and defeated [[Magmar]]'s hostile Rock Lords.

The Autobots, Guardians, RoGuns, and Rock Lords made their way to Cybertron, where they battled Unicron. [[Vector Prime]] ultimately undid the damage to the two universes, separating them once again. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==

[[File:Deviations-perversionofjustice.jpg|thumb|right|"No door is going to keep me from my meddling!"]]

In an alternate universe where the [[Battle of Autobot City]] happened very differently, Kup was more proactive in stopping Hot Rod from interfering with Optimus Prime's duel with Megatron. Rather than just yell at Hot Rod, Kup tackled him to the ground; the event which ultimately altered the timeline in many ways.

Prime killed Megatron in the fight and Ultra Magnus never received the Matrix of Leadership. Kup soon left with Optimus Prime following the counterattack on Autobot City led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Deviations|Megascream]] and they made an emergency landing on Quintessa. Kup's attempt to use the Universal Greeting on the local Sharkticon population failed and a fight erupted. Kup survived to return to Cybertron with Prime and witness Hot Rod's sacrifice that ultimately destroyed both Megascream and Unicron. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Kupcharactermodelcomparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"You're in the newspaper business? Something that's going to die before I do."]]

[[File:FriedmanAuctionKupModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I'll take that secret to my grave, or urn, or medical school dissecting table or wherever you're dumping me.]]

*Like the rest of the central ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' cast, Kup had a preliminary [[character model]] (at right) by [[Floro Dery]] that was revised by Japanese artists before final animation. And just like the rest of the central movie cast, that early model was used as a basis for his toy design, and for his Marvel Comics appearances. Like the other movie characters, Kup's early model often appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon as a result of production errors (in particular, he spends the entirety of "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]" in the design), but it was also deliberately employed in the episode "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]", where it was used [[:File:Kup model comparison Chaos.jpg|in flashback scenes]] to represent a younger version of the character. The final model features a slimmer torso, a differently-shaped belt and boots and signs of aging.
*Regardless of whether they were drawing him to the specifications of his finalized character model or the early design, [[AKOM]] would always use the early design as a colour reference. Consequently, Kup always appears with a slightly different colour scheme in AKOM episodes, with grey boots and hip-pouches instead of the grey-green they should be.
*In 2010, a set of Kup's original color models (at lower right) from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman]]'s collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. He looked extremely teal.
*In the Japanese ''[[Asterisk Story]]'' online manga, a little lost kitty is rescued from certain death (well, being stuck in a tree) by [[Ai Kuruma]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. That kitty is named [[Cher]],<ref>Reminder: this name is pronounced like "teacher", not like the American singer.</ref> Kup's Japanese name.

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

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Bobpiecheese: /* War for Cybertron Trilogy */

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[[File:G1 boxart Kup.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"Death stalks you at every turn!" "Kup!" "Well it ''does''."]]

None of '''Kup'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toys are as old as him.

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1toy-Kup.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I always get the blame around here! ''Who threw a cane at the TV? Who fell into the china hutch? Who got their dentures stuck on the toilet?''"]]
*'''Kup''' (Autobot, 1986)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-82'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Musket laser]]"

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Kup transforms into a Cybertronic pickup truck (though how he is able to carry goods safely with no tailgate is a mystery). The entire front of the vehicle (including the windshield) is made out of die-cast metal. In [[robot mode]], Kup has full shoulder rotation, though the way his elbows are set up means he cannot make full use of their joints. He (somewhat) makes up for it with swivel wrists. His legs feature no articulation whatsoever. Maybe Hot Rod left a piece out. He is armed with a blue laser rifle. Early releases of Kup had metal rear wheels, while later releases replaced them with black plastic.

:Amusingly, one of the details on the figure's chest sticker depicts a pair of [[floppy disk|5 1/4-inch floppy disk]] drives. Whether that is supposed to indicate that he can store up to two extra Transformers' brains is up to anyone's guess.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Kup/kup.htm More information on Kup at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy-KupTargetmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You're a gutsy daredevil with a give-'em-hell attitude and a fourth grade education. You coulda made Sergeant!"]]
*'''Kup''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-113'''
**''Accessories:'' Musket Laser/Recoil Targetmaster partner

:Kup (this time with plastic rear wheels rather than die-cast) was slightly [[retool]]ed with larger fist-holes and a mounting point on his vehicle mode back-end in order to make him into a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. He came with his Nebulan partner [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]] rather than his original blaster.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Kup/kup.htm More information on Targetmaster Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:TransformersCollection20.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"He used to be as smart as a monkey, but now... he's as dumb as a chimp."]]
*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''20'''
**''Accessories:'' Musket Laser, Musket Laser/Recoil Targetmaster partner (you read that right)

:Targetmaster Kup was reissued in Japan, and like the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Collection]]'' reissue of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Hot Rod]], he came with his original metal parts restored, as well as both his partner Recoil ''and'' his original gun, which was slightly retooled to fit the larger weapon-mounting points. The set also came with a redecoed [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Wheelie]].

:This iteration of the mold was used to make [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax]].
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-KupWoH.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Three wars back we called Sauerkraut 'liberty cabbage' and we called liberty cabbage 'super slaw' and back then a suitcase was known as a 'Swedish lunchbox'. Of course, nobody knew that but me. Anyway, long story short... is a phrase whose origins are complicated and rambling..."]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' ([[BotCon 2009]] box set)
**''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key

:This ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' version of Kup is a convention-exclusive [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] and transforms into a {{w|Dodge Magnum}} emergency vehicle. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his car mode causes two rear side-panels to pop out and reveal two spring-forward non-firing blasters. This gimmick is retained in robot mode, where they become over-shoulder blasters. He features an unusual transformation sequence where both the front and rear halves of the vehicle mode come together to form his legs. His hood halves open to reveal storage space for extra tools (a hammer-head and an opening claw) that can be attached onto his left arm blaster.

:Kup comes in a box set with fellow Autobots [[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]], [[Thunder Clash#Timelines|Thunderclash]], and [[Landshark (G1)#Timelines|Landshark]], and rival Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scourge]].

:The Kup tooling was also the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Kup (SG)|Kup]]. The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]], and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]] [[Crankcase (Movie)#Toys|Crankcase]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCKup/kup.htm More information on Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations SergeantKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"So you see, old people aren't so useless after all. Ironhide's old, and he outsmarted the lot of you. And I'm even older and I outsmarted him! ''Ah ha ha ha!''" "Shut up." "I've had my moment."]]
*'''Sergeant Kup''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe

:Part of wave 6 of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', "Sergeant Kup" sticks to the character's roots, transforming into an old-school (or, alternatively, "retro"-styled) Earth pic'''kup''' truck. The design closely resembles a Honda Ridgeline. He comes with his signature [[Musket laser|laser musket]] weapon, which looks like an actual musket this go-round. Like his contemporaries, Kup is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back (these two are shown in the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' version's instructions). The musket can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Kup noticeably has a peculiar elbow setup; the top hinge moves vertically, while the bottom hinge moves horizontally. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Kup's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:Despite appearances, his musket does ''not'' have a proper 5 mm peg, being slightly smaller. This makes it impossible for Kup to hold 5 mm accessories without stretching and potentially damaging his hands. Coincidentally, it's about the same size as the smaller peg on [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Grimlock]]'s spring loaded launcher, meaning they can swap weapons. The extra, proper 5 mm ring on Grimlock's weapon makes it a loose fit on Kup's open hands, though.

:He was later retooled/redecoed into [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]], whose head was depicted in Kup's [[instructions]] before the retool was officially announced, and was separately retooled into [[BotCon 2013]] [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/SergeantKup/kup.htm More information on Sergeant Kup at TFU.info]''
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*'''Autobot Warriors''' (multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe

:''Generations'' Sergeant Kup was re-released in a three-pack with ''Universe'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratchet]] and ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decoes.

:This release of Kup simply calls him "Kup", without any additional trademark prefixes.
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Yeah, well, I may not have a fancy black bath robe and a hammer like snooty, but I ''do'' have slippers and an oatmeal spoon! Look!"]]
*'''Autobot Kup''' ([[February 26]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-17'''
**''Accessories:'' "Musket gun"/tailpipe
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' "Autobot Kup" is a [[redeco]] of ''Generations'' Autobot Kup in metallic paint. Other changes include silver paint on his stomach, painted rims, and a smaller Autobot symbol with a silver border. Surprisingly, Kup is presented with his cy-gar attached to his mouth on the back of his package.
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[[File:Unitedtoy-KupeHobby.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Full speed ahead! Dam the torpedos!" "What did he say? Put on our tuxedos?" "I want some taquitos."]]
*'''Autobot Set''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle/tailpipe

:Dubbed "Autobot Kup Damage Version", this [[redeco]] of the 2010 Kup mold (see above) is cast in brighter teals, with silver "scrape" paint marks (as well as other additional paint applications), giving him a more weathered look (despite his more saturated color palette). Official photography depicted this Kup as bright blue, but that was a case of photography having trouble with his shade of teal.

:This version was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#United|clear-blue Hot Rod]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]], 2010 and closed on [[January 11]], 2011, and with the set shipping in April.

:This figure was available with a Hot Rod pin and ''[[Macrocosmic Seekers]]'' booklet directly from e-Hobby, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Cybertron/Kup/kup.htm More information on Autobot Kup Damage Version at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Kids love that water."]]
*'''Scourge / Sergeant Kup / Blitzwing''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''762'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''598'''
***''Sword strength'': '''260'''

:Part of the second wave of Series 2 three-packs, "Sergeant Kup" is a redeco of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#SpinShot|Spin Shot Ironhide]] in cyan in homage to Generation 1 Kup and thus turns into a pickup truck with a massive spoiler. As a Spin Shot toy, an impact to his front bumper will cause him to autotransform while his top half spins around.

:The second wave of Series 2 three-packs didn't reach mass retail in the United States, only showing up in discount stores like Ross.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSKup/kup.htm More information on Sergeant Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy KupKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Here you go, ya ingrate. Think of ME when you're having the best sex of your life!"]]
*'''Autobot Kup''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''33501 39'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, small pistol

: Part of the fourth full series of [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Kup can be rebuilt from a robot to a pickup truck. His deco is based on his Generation 1 namesake, although his grey plastic is lighter than usual.

: He uses the very popular [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] style helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OKup/kup.htm More information on Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Kup.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Old Man Yells at Cloud'']]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (5-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Sergeant Kup is a more "[[show-accuracy|screen-accurate]]" redeco of his [[#Generations|''Generations'' Deluxe Class toy]], with his primary plastic color being cast in a lighter shade of teal, the metallic gray plastic parts and paint operations replaced with cyan, and featuring additonal new paint operations (including painted rims).

:Most copies of this figure appear to suffer from the same [[Misassembly|assembly error]] as ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Transformers Timelines]]'' [[Electro#Timelines|Electrons]] and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]], whereby the central chest assembly doesn't fully rotate up into place. Luckily, this can be [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/hoist-electrons-chest-fix-from-botcon-2013-machine-wars-termination-set.943752/ easily fixed] by removing the three screws holding the chest together and turning the spring-loaded panel inside 180 degrees around, taking care of the spring when reinserting it into its slot.

:Sergeant Kup was released as part of 5-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Ultra Magnus]] (including [[Minimus Ambus#Platinum Edition|Minimus Ambus]]), [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Arcee]] and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website but was sold in some stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.

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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-SergeantKup.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"So how do you know so much about American history?" "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."]]
*'''Flintlock & Sergeant Kup''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': 2 guns, [[Recoil (G1)|Flintlock]] Titan Master

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Sergeant Kup" transforms from a robot based on the character's [[Guido Guidi]] ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' design into a futuristic pic'''kup''' truck based on his alt mode in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', with colors based on his original toy. Kup's head is formed by [[Titan Master]] [[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]], who can also transform into a robot and pilot Kup's vehicle mode, although the wideness of the cockpit combined with an ineffective tab recess often results in him falling out of position inside.

: Kup's two 5mm guns can combine into a larger weapon incorporating a Titan Master seat, or can be mounted separately on his truck bed, where there are also three pairs of pegs to attach Titan Masters. The guns can also be combined and mounted onto his back in robot mode.

: All copies of Kup (including his redecoes/retools) are misassembled; his leg panels' central lines between the two sculpted square details do not line up with the line extending beyond it. If you want to fix this, you have two options:
::1. You can use a small handsaw to carefully cut off the parts that connect the pieces to his wheels and swap the pieces before gluing them back.
::2. The other option involves using a soldering iron to heat the head of the pins and then pushing the wheels and the panels off, then reattaching them to the correct sides. This can be difficult and risks causing damage to the toy. If attempting this method, USE EXTREME CAUTION to avoid injury.

:This mold was retooled with a new face into ''[[Transformers Tribute|Tribute]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Orion Pax]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-LG-46-Targetmaster-Kup.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, Kup, can't you go five seconds without humiliating yourself?" *''sproing!''* "How long was that?"]]
*'''Targetmaster Cher (Targetmaster Kup)'''<ref>The Japanese text on the packaging is チャー / "Cher", but the English subtitle says "Kup".</ref> ([[September 30]], [[2017]])
**''ID Number'': '''LG46'''
**''Accessories'': Headmaster, [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|Recoil]] Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Targetmaster Cher" is a redeco and retool of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class Sergeant Kup]], featuring new arms, a new face on the Headmaster and a color scheme based on his appearance in the ''G1'' animated series. Instead of the two guns the original version had, he comes with Recoil, a completely new molded Targetmaster who transforms from robot to gun. Although Kup's robot mode matches his original design better thanks to his new arms, this unfortunately creates noticeable gaps in his truck mode, as well as making the robot mode fists more visually obvious.

:Early stock photography of ''Legends'' Kup showed him in a color scheme so desaturated that he was entirely grey, but later images reflected his cartoon-accurate dark-green-grey colors. The figure is unfortunately plagued by the leg panel misassembly from the original ''Titans Return'' release.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-86-Kup.jpg|thumb|300px|"Movies! What a rip-off! I don't have to sit here and listen to th-zzzzzz!"]]
*'''Kup''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-02'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-61'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': Musket laser, [[energon goodie]] dispenser, "Sea Squid Showdown" backdrop

:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Kup is based on his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. His limbs are attached on [[5 mm post]]s, and can be removed to recreate the scene of his repair by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. The pegs used to attach his limbs lack any kind of locking mechanism though, which makes it very easy to unintentionally remove them. Oddly, this feature is not documented in his instructions.

:He comes with an Energon goodie dispenser and a musket laser based on his original toy's gun accessory, both of which can be mounted on his vehicle mode.

:Like all ''Studio Series'' figures, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is Kup and Hot Rod's fight against the [[sea squid|giant squid]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]].

:The vehicle mode roof's coloration appears to be based on [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/kupg1.html an incorrect fan-coloring] of his [[character model]] that takes its colors from [[:File:Kup vehiclemode.jpg|a scene in the film]] that features a mixture of highly exposed lighting and very dark shadows, leading to a lot of colors looking similar if one doesn't pay close attention. This model regularly makes its rounds on the web due to it being readily available on Pinterest. Unfortunately, due to the incorrect fan-colored model, it appears that the entire figure's transformation was built with this color layout in mind, as the sides of the roof form his faux-shoulder wheel wells and the center of the roof has been painted into the lighter shade to match said parts. A more accurately colored-model that was recreated using production material and color charts can be found [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/kup-jpg.28846499/ here.] Oddly, Kup also has movie-styled Autobot insignia with "angry" eyes instead of the Generation 1-styled insignia.

:Care should be taken when rolling Kup along any surface in vehicle mode; the painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage.

:If one so chooses, Kup can accommodate [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|''Legends'' Recoil]] in robot mode; however, there is no way to mount the Targetmaster onto his vehicle mode.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
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[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-86-02BB-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I first met Bumblebee in 1927, in a bar in Brooklyn. Little did I know he would soon become Mrs. Joe DiMaggio and..."]]
*'''Kup''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)
**''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''ID number'': '''86-02BB'''
**''Accessories'': Musket laser, [[energon goodie]] dispenser, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop

:A minor redeco of ''Studio Series'' Kup, now sporting an opaque windshield instead of a clear one, tampographed scuffs and damage, gray wheels, and a Generation 1-style Autobot [[insignia]] instead of the live-action film Autobot insignia. Also, notably, the vehicle mode roof is now a more accurate green instead of the turquoise the above ''Studio Series'' figure sports. This release replaces his original backdrop with a "Battle of Autobot City" one. His eyes are also painted a brighter shade of blue, resolving the dead-eyed look of the original release.

:The problem with the vehicle mode undercarriage dragging on the original release of this mold was fixed on this version.

:Like much of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line-up, Kup was found at retail in Taiwan in early [[December]] [[2021]] with no prior announcement.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Behold Galvatron Kup.JPG|thumb|200px|Arcee: Come on, Hot Rod. You can make it! 
Kup: Oh, of course he'll make it, it's TV.]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Kup is a non-transforming and immobile minifigure, barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#HasLab|HasLab Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1SergeantKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Let's see... hmm... I'm an elk... a mason... a communist... I'm the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance for some reason..."]]
*'''Sergeant Kup, Veteran Sergeant''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T40'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Sergeant Kup, Veteran Sergeant is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' Sergeant Kup toy.

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[[File:W5SergeantKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Bah! This is just another Hallmark holiday cooked up to sell cards."]]
*'''Sergeant Kup, Wrecker Leader''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T35/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
* Kup's appearance in the Takara ''Kre-O'' online manga pre-dates his reveal as a Micro-Changer. Given wave-mate [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Rodimus]] also appears in the story but doesn't actually use the same parts as the toy version, it's a safe bet that this was a coincidence.
*Two almost-realized [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]]s from [[Fun Publications]] included a redeco of [[#Generations|''Generations'' Sergeant Kup]] into [[Crosshairs (G1)|Generation 1 Crosshairs]] and [[Hubcap (MW)|''Machine Wars'' Hubcap]] (utilizing a [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]]/[[Electro#Timelines|Electrons]] head).<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/843904312589930496 Tweet by Jesse Wittenrich, 2017/03/20]</ref>
*The ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Orion Pax]] mold had a pretooled alternate head based on Kup, but this tooling never came to fruition. At the [[Unofficial conventions|unofficial Pete's Robot Convention 2018]], former [[Fun Publications]] displayed a mock-up of what this Kup figure would have looked like, courtesy of extra parts from a test run of the 2015 figures [[Lio Convoy#Timelines 2|Lio Convoy]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:E-Hobby]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]

Nope Soap

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Bobpiecheese:

{{factions|toilettroop}}

:''Nope Soap is a member of the [[Toilet Troop]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].

[[File:NopeSoap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|NOPE NOPE NOPE]]

'''Nope Soap''' has seen some... ''stuff''. A veteran of many a dirty job, she's been left stained and worn down. Covered in gross residue, her days of grime-fighting are pretty much over.

==Fiction==
===BotBots Official Sticker Book===
Nope Soap had the power to scare off other bots with how grimy she is. {{storylink|Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book|BotBots Official Sticker Book}}
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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots-toys Nope_Soap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|All I remember after I closed my eyes, was that first, it got real loud, then it got real hot, then it got real slimy, then it got quiet, and then it got...unspeakable.]]
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the second Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Nope Soap is a [[redeco]] of [[Sergeant Scrubadub]], transforming into a (distressingly) used bar of soap.

:This mold was also used to make [[Justine McClean]].

: Nope Soap is available in one of the "[[Backpack Bunch]]"-themed 5-packs, along with [[Bogus Pocus]], [[Hashtagz]], [[Short Edge]], and [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Love Struck]].

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 2 BotBots.}}

*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Nope Soap is also available in two of the "[[Spoiled Rottens]]"-themed 8-packs, along with [[Big Cantuna]], [[Bottocorrect]], [[Brock Head]], [[Ollie Bite]], [[Outtacontrol]], [[Sour Wing]], and Lost Bot [[Rebugnant]].

{{note|This pack is also a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 1 BotBots. That's two Nopes...}}

*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Nope Soap is also ''also'' available in one of the "[[Swag Stylers]]"-themed 8-packs, along with Brock Head, [[Chic Cheeks]], [[Frizzle Fry]], [[Grumpy Clumpy]], [[Scribby]], [[Songwave]], and Lost Bot Love Struck.

{{note|This pack is also ''also'' a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 1 BotBots. Triple Nope! A triple negative!}}

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Slobs]]
[[Category: Toilet Troop]]

Clogstopper's hand puppet

2022-04-18T07:19:09Z

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[[File:BotBots 8a Scanned Out - Clogstopper's hand puppet.jpg|220px|thumb|Mr. Flibble's very cross. You shouldn't have ran away from him.]]
:''Clogstopper's hand puppet is a puppet from the [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]] continuity.''

Sometimes when [[Clogstopper]] is being...well, particularly odd, he may bring out his '''hand puppet''' to do some talking for him. It also acts as a performing partner in the six hour, one bot, magnum opus puppet show ''[[To Unclog One's Heart]]''.

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==Fiction==
===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots 5b Bot Prom - Clogstopper and hand puppet dress up.jpg|220px|thumb|left|What are we going to to with them, Mr. Flibble?]]
After telling the [[Lost Bots]] "guess what?", [[Dimlit]] guessed that [[Burgertron]] was a ventriloquist. Confused, Burgertron said he wasn't and told the Lost Bots to follow him. Clogstopper stayed behind, pulling out his hand puppet. Saying to the puppet that no one asked if he was a ventriloquist, the hand puppet replied (with Clogstopper's lips very clearly moving) that he wasn't, much to Clogstopper's surprise. Later when Burgertron slipped in a puddle of oil, the hand puppet laughed along with the other Lost Bots hidden behind Clogstopper's back. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}} While getting ready for the [[Bot Prom]], Burgertron told Clogstopper his hand puppet didn't need a suit and shouldn't go to the event. Clogstopper unhappily replied back that ''Burgertron's'' puppet shouldn't go, while Clogstopper's hand puppet nodded in agreement. Clogstopper seemed to take his advice as the hands puppet didn't attend Bot Prom. {{storylink|On the Bot Prom Dance Floor}}

[[File:BotBots 8a Scanned Out - Clogstopper and hand puppet performing.jpg|220px|thumb|We can't ''possibly'' do that! Who'd clear up the mess?]]
When the Lost Bots attended a tea party with the [[Lady Macaron]] at the [[Sugar Shocks]] [[Sprinkles|candy store]] in hopes of repairing their damaged reputation. A bored Clogstopper decided to kick the party up a notch. Pulling out his hand puppet, he declared it was time to premiere ''[[To Unclog One's Heart]]''. Ignoring Burgertron's request for a ten minute version (or no minute version), Clogstopper and his hand puppet began the performance, with it ending very quickly after tea was spilled all over the Sugar Shocks. The Lost Bots left in embarrassment. Returning to [[Lost and Found (BotBots)|Lost and Found]] the many times Clogstopper ruined chances they had to impress the other squads is brought up, with Burgertron not even wanting to get started on the birthday urinal cake incident. Clogstopper's hand puppet then pipes up saying they'll never guess what's in the frosting. This frustrates Burgertron even more as he points out Clogstopper can't event put down the hand puppet to get yelled at. Fully flipping out, Burgertron tells Clogstopper always messes things up. Hurt, Clogstopper storm off. The following day Clogstopper was "scanned out" (purchased by a [[human]]), then returned for being "defective". This caused all the other BotBots of the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] to want to learn how to be "defective" as well. After many lessons, Clogstopper is made king of the mall. His first decree? Everyone attend ''To Unclog One's Heart''! Clogstopper and his hand puppet performed the show, confusing the audience before putting most to sleep. Hours later [[Ol' Tic Toc]] couldn't take it any longer, interrupting the performance by yelling and storming off. [[Spud Muffin]] stripped Clogstopper of his crown and all the BotBots there left...except for the Lost Bots. Declaring how much they loved Clogstopper, puppet and all, they asked to see rest of the show. Clogstopper and his hand puppet finished the performance, with Burgertron admitting the last hour brought it all together. {{storylink|Scanned Out}}

[[Category:BotBots]]

Tappy Takeout

2022-04-16T00:48:52Z

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[[File:BotBots ep 10b Goldrush Tappy Takeout.jpg|220px|thumb|It's time for tasteball!]]

:''Tappy Takeout is a member of the [[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].''

The seldom seen '''Tappy Takeout''' seems to be a bit of a loner, rarely interacting with his fellow [[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]].

==Fiction==
===''BotBots'' cartoon===
[[File:BotBots ep4b Lone - Hunger Hubs.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Oh, crap! It's tasteball already?]]
As [[Burgertron]] fantasized about rejoining the [[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]], Tappy Takeout sat looking down and smiling from the top of the soda fountain at [[Spud Muffin]] and [[Ulf the Orange]]. {{storylink|Lone Bot and Carb}} Later, following the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]] Tappy Takeout stood with the other Hunger Hubs as they invited Burgertron to rejoin them. {{storylink|The Goldrush Games - Part the Second}}

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==Notes==
* Tappy Takeout's name was confirmed on Twitter by showrunner [[Chris Wyatt]] <ref>https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1511708094673301506 "Their name is "Tappy Takeout"!"</ref>
* A takeout box character using the [[Lieutenant Lo Mein]] mold has been shown as part of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'' series 6, but as of now their name has not been revealed. It's currently unknown if this is intended to be Tappy Takeout.

==References==
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[[Category: BotBots characters]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Greaser Gang]]

Hawt Diggity

2022-03-31T01:07:55Z

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:''Hawt Diggity is a member of the [[Greaser Gang]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].

[[File:HawtDiggity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|to my ex: frAG you fr*g your robot hotdog wife frag her stupid sun-glasses and FRAG the [[Fottle Barts|ketchup kids]] and frag THEIR sunglasses]]

Some might call '''Hawt Diggity''' a showoff, but the truth of the matter is that she just ''loves'' to strut her stuff and entertain crowds. It's probably a good thing that the other BotBots appreciate her performances; as the superstar of the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] [[food court]], she holds the record for "longest standing ovation" and "most likes." Perhaps its due to her affable nature, as she never misses the opportunity to pose with her fans for pictures.

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==Fiction==
===''BotBots Official Sticker Book''===
Hawt Diggity held the record for the most likes on Botstagram. She also had the power of being the star of the show. {{storylink|Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book|BotBots Official Sticker Book}}

===''Lost Bots!''===
While playing one day, [[Dimlit]] and [[Stinkeye Stapleton]] encountered Hawt Diggity and [[S'up Dawg]]. Dimlit thought the two Greaser Gang members had a lot in common. {{storylink|Lost Bots! (book)|Lost Bots!}}

===Happy Christmas from Transformers!!!===
[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] set Hawt Diggity disguised in her hot dog mode out as the [[Autobot]]s set the table for [[Christmas]] dinner. Eventually the hidden BotBots caused a food fight between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s to break out, with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] throwing Hawt Diggity at the Decepticons. After being tossed back and forth, she snuck onto the table. She grabbed [[Fottle Barts]] and [[Must Turd]] in quick succession, using them to spray ketchup and mustard all over Chromia and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. He later [[transformation|transformed]] with the other Botbots as they revealed themselves, putting an end to the food fight, then posed with everyone present for a holiday photo. {{storylink|Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|Happy Christmas from Transformers!!!}}

===''BotBots Mad Libs''===
When [[Angry Cheese]] declared herself queen of the food court Hawt Diggity and [[S'up Dawg]] taunted her, saying she was too gooey to be in charge. This lead to a massive food fight that was ended when [[Twerple Burple]] gave a massive icy belch. {{storylink|Fast Food Fight}}

==Commercial appearances==
===Goldrush Games Digital Commercial===
Hawt Diggity cheered with other members of the Greaser Gang for the golden [[Winner's Circle]] tribe. Later, an illustration of his pizza slice mode could be seen on the display behind the podium the Winner's Circle members stand on. {{storylink|Commercial#Goldrush Games Digital Commercial|Goldrush Games Digital Commercial}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots-toy HawtDiggity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My sensors indicate you are, indeed, a weenie.]]
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack, 2018)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Hawt Diggity is a 1-inch tall robot that converts into a [[hot dog (food)|hot dog]] and back.

: Hawt Diggity is also available in one of the "[[Greaser Gang]]" themed 8-packs, along with [[Arctic Guzzlerush]], [[Screen Fiend]], [[Duderoni]], [[Frohawk]], [[Cuddletooth]], [[Lolly Licks]], and [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Stinkeye Stapleton]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Bratworst]].

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 1 BotBots.}}

*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack, 2018)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Hawt Diggity is also available in one of the "[[Jock Squad]]" themed 8-packs, along with Arctic Guzzlerush, [[Batsby]], [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]], [[King Toots]], [[Major Lee Screwge]], [[Slappyhappy]], and Lost Bot [[Game Over]].
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[[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11|Perhaps you saw her in that one Lindsay Ellis GIF.]]
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Hawt Diggity was also ''also'' inexplicably available in two of the six iterations of the "Arcade Renegades Surprise" 16-pack, found only in one of the eight [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] bubbles on the package. The ID code for each arrangement is printed on the back, just to the right of the team art next to Sweet Cheat (appropriate!).

:She comes in these blindpacked arrangements:
::'''2''': [[Chilla Gorilla]], [[Duderoni]], [[The Fizz]], Hawt Diggity, [[Papa Click]], [[Pixelfin]], [[Shredder Jack]], [[Wrist Banned]]
::'''4''': The Fizz, Hawt Diggity, [[Laceface]], Pixelfin, [[S'up Dawg]], [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]], Shredder Jack, [[Tangry Tart]]
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==Notes==
[[File:BotBots hot dog.jpg|thumb|upright=.75]]
* In the opening credits of the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]] series, an unidentified BotBot that the theme song indicates is a hot dog appears. While the visor and head crest do bear a similarity to those on the original toy, it's currently unclear if this is them.
* Hawt Diggity is used as a prop in both the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] bases in all five of the ''[[Transformers Stop Motion Netflix Anime]]'' shorts. The Decepticon base even has two Hawt Diggitys sitting near one another on the snack table.
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Greaser Gang]]

Barf Bag

2022-03-26T13:30:52Z

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:''Barf Bag is a member of the [[Frequent Flyers]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:BotBots - Barf Bag art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11|Nintendo Power! Don't open, unless you got a barf bag!]]
If there's one bot you never wanna see on your next plane ride, it's '''Barf Bag'''. As his name suggests, this guy gets sick whenever he flies, the ups and downs of the plane just making him feel worse, and you can usually count on him losing his lunch at some point on the flight.

If you see this guy in the aisles, take the train instead.

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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:Barf_Bag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack, 2020)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the fifth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Barf Bag is a [[redeco]] of [[Overpack]] and transforms from a small robot to a green backpack full of vomit.

: Barf Bag was available in two of the "Frequent Flyers"-themed 8-packs:

:* The first comes with [[Brash Butterhead]], [[Flood Jug]], [[Reptilin' Sleepstylin']], [[Sandy Shades]], [[Slurp-A-Derp]], [[Special Optics]], and a blind-packed [[Tidy Trunksky]].
:* The second comes with [[Bok Bok Bok-O]], [[Lightweight]], [[Doctor Flicker]], [[Jet Setter]], [[Shifty Gifty]], [[Yard Guard]], and a blind-packed [[The Corn Crusader]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Excessory]].

{{note|The first of these two 8-packs is a "recommended minimum buy" for a compelte set of Series 5 BotBots.}}
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[[Category: Frequent Flyers]]

Tranquillabeast

2022-03-23T02:53:12Z

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:''Tranquillabeast is a member of the [[Cardio Clique]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].
[[File:BotBots - Tranquillabeast art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11|Let my fists show you how tranquil I am!]]

Feeling stressed? Need help to relax? Just call '''Tranquillabeast''', a guru whose mellow melodies are proven to calm down even the most anxious bundles of nerves. In fact, his tunes are so good at what they do, that they can cause a person or bot to become so relaxed, that they fall sound asleep.

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==Fiction==
===Stop-motion shorts===
Tranquillabeast was among the BotBots participating in the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]]. He trained with [[Bot-T-Builder]], using her as a lifting weight. He tried to help [[Aday]] train with a little volleyball back-and-forth, but the ball just bounced off her noggin, twice, knocking her for a loop. Later, he was a spectator for the fighting event, watching a number of BotBots go at it in one-on-one combat. {{storylink|Get Ready, Get Set...}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:Tranquillabeast.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[J. Balvintron|Trrrrrr, trrrr, tranquila Dale baby, dale, que tú no haces fila]]]]
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack, 2020)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the fifth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Tranquillabeast is a redeco of [[Chilla Gorilla]], who transforms from a pair of padded headphones into a small robot gorilla and back.

: He is available in the one of the "Cardio Clique"-themed 5-packs, along with [[Experi-Mental]], [[Glam Glare Fancy Flare]], [[H2-Ego]], and a blindpacked [[Richmond Cakesmore]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Abominable Soundman]].

{{note|This set is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 5 BotBots.}}

*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack, 2020)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: He is also available in one of the "[[Frequent Flyers]]"-themed 8-packs, with [[Buffloon]], [[Shudder]], [[Snuggle Puggle]], [[Sweet Fang]], [[Tamale Mal]], [[Unreelz Dealz]], and a blindpacked [[SPF Gold]].

{{note|This set is also a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 5 BotBots.}}

*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack, 2020)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: He is also ''also'' available in one of the "[[Hibotchi Heats]]"-themed 8-packs, along with [[Brash Butterhead]], [[Drama Sauce]], [[Dr. Fraud]], [[Reptilin' Sleepstylin']], [[Outta Order]], [[Wasabi Breath]], and a blind-packed [[Super Bubs]].

[[Category: Cardio Clique]]

Calamity Keys

2022-03-12T07:46:06Z

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:''Calamity Keys is a member of the [[Music Mob]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:Calamity Keys.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|That's piano! Ah said pianee!]]

[[Calamity Keys]] most natural habitat is in the a tavern in an old western town. This old timey player piano is always ready to play music for any rootin', tootin' times, from bar fights to standoffs between an outlaw and the county sheriff. But for now, it's time to get along, little doggies! Yee-haw!
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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots Calamity Keys toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Make mine sarsparilly!]]
*'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures''' (Single pack, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''ID Code'': '''10'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the second Series of ''BotBots'', Calamity Keys is a [[redeco]] of [[Grampiano]] and converts from a robot into an upright piano.

: He is available in the [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] "Blind Bag Mystery Figures" assortment, and like all Bots in this assortment, comes 1 to a case of 24.

*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Calamity Keys is also available in one of the "[[Seasons Greeters]]" themed 5-packs, along with [[Moldwich]], [[Sugar Breath]], [[Yule B. Bored]], and the blind packed [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Fail Polish]]
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[[Category: Music Mob]]
[[Category: Musicians]]
[[Category: Elderly Transformers]]

Peels the Monkey

2022-03-07T09:38:16Z

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:''Peels the Monkey is a member of the [[Fresh Squeezes]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].
[[File:Peels the Monkey-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Heyo, look out down below! Here he comes, banana slamma!]]

As slippery as his alt-form, '''Peels the Monkey''' is a trouble-making hooligan who loves to swing throughout the mall, smash items, and generally cause chaos and problems.
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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:Peels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Eyhq-D9yM OH BANANA!]]]
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the fourth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Peels the Monkey transforms from a monkey robot into a [[banana]].

: Peels is available in one of the "[[Science Alliance]]" themed 5-packs, along with [[Dr. Flaskenstein]], [[Incog-Eggo]], [[Starscope]], and a blind packed [[Mr. Business Esquire]].

{{note|This set is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 4 BotBots.}}

*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Level'': ''' 1 Star'''

: Peels is also available in one of the "[[Movie Moguls]]"-themed 8-packs, packed with [[Bretzel]], [[Chef Nada]], [[Incog-Eggo]], [[Lumidope]], [[Pop N. Lock]], [[Rusty Von Cleave]], and a blind-packed [[Snotty Stem]].

*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Level'': ''' 1 Star'''

: Peels is also available in one of the "[[Wilderness Troop]]"-themed 8-packs, along with [[Bemyne]], [[Cam The Man]], [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]], [[Fizzkick]], [[Pop N. Lock]], [[Rusty Von Cleave]], and a blindpacked [[Lunchador]].

{{note|This set is '''also''' a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 4 BotBots. Yes, you'll have two bananas. You'll have two bananas today.}}
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[[Category: Fresh Squeezes]]

Arcee (WFC)

2021-11-23T06:47:59Z

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Arcee-Prime-stock-render-alternate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Transformers: '''Prime'''''? Pft! You know who the ''real'' star is.]]

A former scout on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the [[Great Exodus]], '''Arcee''' is the least physically-imposing of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew, but she's also Optimus's most reliable soldier, his go-to [[Female Transformer|gal]] when he needs someone he can count on.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/cast-gallery/arcee The Hub's profile page for Arcee]</ref> Whatever she lacks in physical form she more than makes up for it in force of personality. She is tough as nails at all times, always ready with a snarky quip even in the face of deactivation, not afraid to bend the rules every now and then, and seemingly never, ever scared.

And while that is largely true, and makes her an incredibly dangerous opponent (especially in melee combat, her specialty), that force of will ''is'' also a bit of a front. The loss of [[Tailgate (Prime)|a partner]] back on Cybertron rattled her, leading her towards a path of going it alone. And when she finally started opening up to [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|another partner]] on [[Earth]], losing ''him'' shook her to her core. To then be immediately saddled with the task of being the "guardian" for [[Jack Darby]], one of the locals accidentally caught up in the struggle on Earth, well, let's just say she was less than thrilled about that.

Okay, she was openly verbally hostile to Jack over the whole thing, but her loyalty to Optimus kept her from refusing the task. Like it or not, she's his guardian, and she's going to protect that boy's life... with her own, if she has to.

Slowly, but surely, Arcee is coming around again and facing her past demons. Jack's bravery and ingenuity even when in mortal peril is growing on her. Who knows. He might make a good partner.

{{quote|It is the external wounds which heal the quickest.|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Partners (Prime)|Partners]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Arcee was among to Autobots that participated in the Battle at [[Tyger Pax]], and joined [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] in their plan to launch the [[AllSpark]] into space to keep it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

With Ironhide and Jazz on lookout up at the [[Well of All Sparks]]'s rim, it fell upon Arcee to launch the AllSpark into space under Optimus's instructions, since Primes were forbidden to interfere with the AllSpark as a failsafe. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:PrimeComicArcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Well I can tell ''''arth'''' is 'Earth' but ''''age'''' is really throwing me."]]
Before the war, Arcee had been spying in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], and sometime during it she had been rescued by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. When Optimus ordered the Autobots to [[Earth]], her ship had been destroyed, and she was willing to wait as she detected the Decepticons had returned to Cybertron and they were planning something ''big''. There, she entered a base and annihilated the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] there, inadvertently returning Cliffjumper's favor. She hacked into the Decepticons's communications signal there, and found their weapons lab in Kaon. Arcee found Cliffjumper a brash soldier inappropriate for her stealthy mission, but he convinced her Kaon was too dangerous and that she could use his ship to go to Earth.

[[File:Arceeprimecomictransform.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Arcee, transform and—geeeaaaheeeewwww!!]]

The duo entered the city through the maintenance tunnels Arcee had once explored, and she found a secret staircase by activating an Autobot symbol on the wall. There they discovered [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] had rebuilt a [[space bridge]] to travel to Earth. Concerned by the repercussions of the Decepticons's discovery of how to build space bridges, Arcee wanted to destroy it, but Cliffjumper convinced her it was their way off Cybertron. Distracting Starscream with a ruse, Arcee activated the space bridge and overloaded its systems, jumping through it with him before it blew up.

Landing on Earth, the duo scanned their alternate modes and traveled to find a population center where they could build a scanner and find Optimus. Starscream attacked, having also jumped through the space bridge, blasting Arcee's arm off. Cliffjumper fought him and tried to get Arcee to safety, but she refused, telling him to leave her and find Optimus. Thankfully, Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] came to them instead, and fended off both Starscream and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]. Optimus carried Arcee through a [[GroundBridge]] to base, where [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] reattached her arm. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sumalee Montano]] (English), [[Markie Post]] ([[BotCon 2011]]), [[Shizuka Itō]] (Japanese)|[[Fan Churong]] (Chinese), [[Rosa Campillo]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Seon Lee]] (Korean), [[Sonia Mazza]] (Italian), [[Martina Treger]] (German), [[Rosalba Sotelo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Márcia Regina]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Anneli Heed]] (Swedish), [[Susa Saukko]] (Finnish), [[Célia Torrens]] (French)}}
[[File:Predatory-Airachnidscratch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Pull my finger.]]
During the Great War, Arcee was partnered with [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. After one mission, she was talking to Tailgate over the comm when she was captured by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and taken for interrogation. She refused to talk, but when Airachnid revealed she had also captured Tailgate, she revealed she knew nothing, and Tailgate was killed by the Decepticon. Arcee was subsequently rescued by Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, though Airachnid herself escaped. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

[[File:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"Did it have anything to do with those sirens around noon?" "I said I ''don't'' want to talk about it!"]]
Following the exodus from Cybertron, Arcee was investigating talk of a Decepticon operation on the deserted planet. Both she and Cliffjumper were captured by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] who needed them to decode a transmission. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee, revealing the transmission was [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s call to bring other Autobots to Earth. Learning that Shockwave had developed a [[space bridge]] that the 'Cons intended to use to invade Earth, Arcee and Cliffjumper teamed up to sabotage it, using it to land up on Earth just before it exploded. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} Soon after she arrived on Earth, Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[File:DarknessRising1-thisisjasper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's gonna ride her like a Harley on a bad stretch of road.]]
Arcee was engaged in casual banter with Cliffjumper when her friend was ambushed by Decepticons: by the time Arcee and the others got there, his body was missing and his lifesigns had ceased. While Optimus Prime said they should not dwell on negative emotions, Arcee claimed she'd go back on duty protecting humans; but when targeted by a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] duo and forced to rescue [[Jack Darby|human youth Jack Darby]], she showed an irritable, seething nature, attacking the Vehicons with angry cries of vengeance for Cliffjumper.

She ignored most of Jack's questions, initially threatened him to forget what he'd seen, and wasn't that concerned with humans witnessing the battle afterwards. To her annoyance, Optimus then ordered her to bring in Jack and the other human witnesses to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], so the Decepticons couldn't target them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-girltrouble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|She transforms into the world's largest motorcycle.]]
When the Autobots headed to the Decepticon Energon mines to locate Cliffjumper, Arcee found the broken and [[Dark Energon| Dark Energon-corrupted]] body of Cliffjumper moving, and tried to save him. She grabbed his hand, but was horrified when the body turned out to be a [[zombie|mutated ''thing'']] bent on attacking, and dropped him. When [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] arrived to drop a bomb into the area to destroy the mines, the Autobots were forced to retreat without Cliffjumper through the [[GroundBridge]]. Once inside their base, Arcee began to feel dizzy, much to the surprise of Jack, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and Raf. It was due to contact with a miniscule amount of the Dark Energon that had corrupted Cliffjumper.

Arcee, despite her "illness", was given the task of taking Jack Darby home, and angrily snapped at him when he said he was sorry for her loss, demanding to know what he'd know about such losses; the argument was interrupted when [[June Darby|Jack's mother]] arrived and promptly began questioning him about the mysterious blue bike. The next morning, Arcee snappily woke Jack up and dragged him to Central Command... but demanded he write a note so his mother wouldn't worry. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

On the way back, Arcee showed off some motorcycling tricks. They reached the base, only for Optimus to leave her in charge and go off on a mission with [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Arcee was disgruntled and, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in charge, immediately went out on patrol with Bumblebee. The pair patrolled the nearby Nevada desert until they got a call from Bulkhead to say Fowler had been kidnapped, and he'd gone to the Decepticon ship to mount a rescue. Arcee tried to contact base to get bridged back, but no one was there, and she and Bumblebee had to put "the metal to the pedal". {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:DarknessRising4-Arceestandoff.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"No, ''I'm'' ****ing Blue Death from above."]]
They arrived at the Decepticon ship to find Bulkhead had already dealt with the guards. Within, they rescued Jack and Raf from a pair of Decepticons, and quickly caught up with Bulkhead and Miko. The three kids being a liability in a fight, the Autobots cleared out a room for them to shelter in. A short time later, they found the brig. Arcee slipped in through a shaft in the ceiling to get the drop on Starscream, but he threatened to shoot the prisoner. Fowler caused a distraction and the Autobots opened fire. Starscream inconsiderately blasted Arcee with his jet exhaust as he fled. With Fowler rescued, the Autobots picked up the kids and returned back to base, where they faced some pointed questions from Optimus. Jack, however, was sick of the constant danger and decided he wanted no more to do with the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. Arcee reminded him to keep the conflict secret, and as he left by GroundBridge, she was sad to see him go. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

She later paid Jack a visit and managed to talk him into returning to the Autobot base. When they did so, it was to find that Ratchet had discovered the location of the space bridge, and Arcee and the other Autobots headed up into orbit to try and prevent Megatron from sending the Dark Energon through. They reached the space bridge terminal, but came under attack from flying Decepticons. Ultimately they were unable to prevent Megatron's plan from going ahead, and the only way to prevent the zombies coming through from Cybertron was to destroy the space bridge itself. Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee followed Ratchet's instructions, feeding the space bridge's power back on itself, but were attacked by Megatron just as they completed the job. Arcee was hit and knocked off into space. Luckily Bumblebee had the presence of mind to grab her as the Autobots retreated through the GroundBridge just before everything exploded. Back at base, Arcee seemed in a bad way, but after some concern from Jack, she was able to stand up again. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee could later be seen hanging out with the three kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Arcee attempted to help Jack with his science project, a motorcycle engine, despite not knowing anything about Earth auto-mechanics. Her role was usurped by Ratchet anyway. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:Scrapheap-huddleforwarmth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|"I wish we'd chosen the sauna."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, but they were unable to raise base so they could GroundBridge back. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Arcee decided to keep warm by blaming Bulkhead for their predicament. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The Scraplets froze in the cold air and the three Autobots were subsequently able to return home. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

Arcee was amused by Bulkhead's exuberant job when they were contacted by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], one of Bulkhead's old friends, though she was initially worried the signal could be a 'Con trap. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee GroundBridged out to Wheeljack's landing site in time to see him take out a bunch of Vehicons. They returned to base where the Autobots celebrated, though Arcee mainly sat on the sidelines with Jack. When Bulkhead began to grow suspicious that Wheeljack wasn't all he seemed, Arcee tried to allay his fears, and when he directly confronted Wheeljack, Arcee urged him to keep calm. He turned out to be right. After everything was resolved, Arcee again took part in the partying, mostly by standing around watching the others dance. She also turned out to see the real Wheeljack off when he returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[File:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright|upright=1.4|"My bad" won't cut it with Optimus this time.]]
When Fowler asked for help transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Arcee took part in the Autobot convoy, concealed in Prime's trailer along with the D.N.G.S. When [[MECH]] goons broke the back of the trailer open, she zoomed out in her cycle mode and blew up one of the MECH cars. She helped pass the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but a short time later the Autobots were attacked by Vehicons, and she, Bumblebee and Bulkhead spent the rest of the whole affair fighting them. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. A missile from Breakdown sent Arcee skidding into Bumblebee. After the Decepticons obtained the Harvester, Arcee made a token effort to chase them. She, Bumblebee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:ArceeThey'reRacing.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Well, I hope Jack wasn't too attached to his legs.]]
As Arcee and Jack were leaving school, they encountered Sierra, who asked if she could take Jack up on his offer of a ride. They were interrupted by [[Vince]], who challenged Jack to a race. Arcee reminded her companion of the rules, however when Vince made disparaging remarks about her motorcycle mode, she decided that he needed to be taught a lesson. Arcee and Jack completely smoked Vince at racing, though she made Jack swear not to tell any of the other Autobots. When Jack agreed to another race, Arcee flatly refused to take part, and later found out he'd talked Bumblebee into helping him instead. Furious, she dragged Bulkhead out to help her find Jack and Bumblebee, only to reach them just as Knock Out was abducting Vince. The three Autobots tracked the Decepticons to a storage facility, where Arcee attempted unsuccessfully to retrieve Vince from Knock Out, and ended up chasing the 'Con. She was unable to catch him, but Optimus turned up to lend a hand and rescue the human, and he demanded an explanation from his ashamed soldiers. Afterward, Arcee was willing to allow Jack to give Sierra a ride, but just once. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:AirachnidUpsideDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"So... Is this the part where we [[Spider-Man|kiss?]]"]]
On a routine energon scouting mission, Arcee and Jack stumbled on a crashed spaceship in the wilderness. Arcee recognized it as belonging to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and found she was unable to contact base. After dropping Jack a safe distance away, she hunted Airachnid, interrupting her foe's attack on a lone camper. They fought, but Jack's reappearance distracted Arcee long enough for Airachnid to get the upper hand and stick the Autobot to a nearby rock with webbing. Airachnid played on how Arcee had a habit of losing partners before starting to chase Jack. Haunted by her previous meeting with Airachnid, Arcee eventually managed to break free using her motorcycle mode, and caught up with Jack in time to save him by delivering a brutal pounding to Airachnid, who managed to flee underground. Arcee was left with a new respect for how Jack had handled the situation, and was happy to call him her partner. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

[[File:Arceeandherblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|That'll cost extra]]
After Optimus was infected by [[Cybonic plague]], Arcee and Bumblebee GroundBridged aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. They found Megatron's body in stasis lock, and Arcee formed a [[cortical psychic patch]] so Bumblebee could find the cure in the Decepticon leader's mind. She hid with Bumblebee's unconscious body in a vent, but time began to run out when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] entered the room and discussed pulling the plug on their commander. Soundwave noticed the cortical link and Starscream began following it to the vent, but Bumblebee had located the cure and the two GroundBridged off the ship. Arcee sent a parting gift by shooting at Megatron, and the Decepticons found Megatron's mind was blank... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

Arcee was unsure if she'd successfully offlined Megatron. She was unenthusiastic when it turned out they had to return to the Arctic after the Decepticons stole a telescope lens. There, she and Bulkhead fought Breakdown as a diversion while Optimus snuck on board the Decepticon ship to destroy the heat ray they'd built the lens into. Her success in fighting breakdown was limited, but they kept him busy for long enough, and were knocked flying by the shockwave from the heat ray exploding. They were surprised when Megatron subsequently turned up alive and well to stop Starscream from finishing off Optimus. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:ArceeFailstonoticekidsenteringSpacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Arcee's such a great babysitter.]]
When a Dark Energon signature was detected, Arcee was left at base on GroundBridge duty because Optimus wanted Ratchet's Dark Energon knowledge handy. She failed to notice the three kids sneaking after Optimus's team, and only later spotted that they were gone. She attempted to GroundBridge them back, but interference resulted in an explosion and the kids vanished en route. After Bulkhead's attempt to phone Miko failed, Arcee tried to ring Jack, but there was too much interference for them to talk. They eventually discovered the kids were trapped in an alternate dimension, and when Ratchet used the GroundBridge to rescue them, Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead went to make sure they were safe from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Arcee and the others were surprised when Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon, though it turned out he was concerned that Cybertronian technology would fall into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and followed an energon signal Ratchet had detected. The trace led them to find Breakdown's eye and a MECH bomb. After they avoided being blown up by the bomb, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:Crisscross-callmeArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|It's the equivalent of a guy introducing his mom to his girlfriend.]]
Jack's alter-school activities resulted in his mom forbidding him from using his motorcycle. Jack pointed out to Arcee that this would mean she would have to stay in the garage for several weeks, but she instead promised that she would try to be back before Jack's mom got home at night. The next day Arcee and Bumblebee were fighting some Vehicons when Jack called her to warn her that mom was on her way home early. Arcee failed to get back in time, and had to sneak in via GroundBridge. Later on that evening, she managed to get back before June Darby did, but it turned out that was because mom had been abducted by MECH. Arcee and Jack followed Silas's instructions, proceeding to a deserted factory, and were shocked to find that Airachnid was involved. Arcee was webbed and rendered unconscious, but while MECH was preparing her for "surgery", she recovered and escaped. She managed to catch up with Airachnid before the 'Con could do anything to Jack or his mother, and the pair fought at length around the building. She eventually succeeded in knocking Airachnid into a container and pouring concrete on top, but as she was moving to rescue June, was webbed to the ground by the still active Decepticon. Relief came in the form of Agent Fowler and three helicopters, which forced Airachnid to retreat. Arcee and Jack subsequently took June to the Autobot base to meet the team. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[File:TFP ep18 tag team.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67|"We'll do fine as long as you don't need the bathroom anytime soon." "Um Arcee..."]]
Arcee was scheduled to do some routine maintenance with Jack, but June's well-meaning questions drove Arcee batty, and she instead opted to accompany Bulkhead on a mission to find a magnetic anomaly. Miko managed to sneak along on the mission, and Arcee again found herself as the third wheel, but when they reached the source of the magnetic disturbance, it turned out to be Airachnid and Breakdown fighting over a magnetic weapon. During the ensuing fight, Breakdown used the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], to magnetize the two Autobots, and Arcee became stuck to Bulkhead's back. With the only choice to retrieve the gauntlet, Arcee ordered Miko to return to base, and she and Bulkhead tracked the 'Cons to an old gas station. After some more fighting, Arcee managed to become unstuck from Bulkhead, and briefly used the gauntlet to polarize everyone. In the end, the Autobots triumphed and returned to base with the gauntlet, where Arcee received an apology from June for the earlier questioning. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Bulkhead and Arcee were assigned to check out an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]]. When Miko ran into the mine, Jack persuaded Arcee to let him take a look inside too. She and Jack stumbled on Megatron and Starscream, and during the firefight that ensued, she shot Megatron's arm, causing him to blast the ceiling and causing a cave in. After the floor fell away, she lost track of the others, but eventually found the kids, and was able to rescue Bulkhead from Starscream. The two Autobots and the kids escaped the mine and briefly considered ending the Decepticons then and there before deciding it wasn't what Optimus would have done. Though Arcee still looked tempted. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[File:Partners2 Arcee talk to rock.jpg‎|upright=1.4|thumb|left|I can't believe we actually had to bury a horn.]]
Standing at Cliffjumper's graveside, Arcee pledged she would find the 'Con who killed him. When the Autobots were on their next mission to check out a signal from a buried Decepticon wreck, they ran into Airachnid, and Arcee attempted to take the opportunity to settle the score for Tailgate, only for Airachnid to get the better of her. After coming to her rescue, Optimus reminded her that revenge was never profitable. When their captive, Starscream, claimed to want to switch sides, Arcee spoke out to say they should take him with them. Arcee was left guarding the prisoner, however when he inadvertently revealed that it was he who had killed Cliffjumper, she became enraged and attacked him. Though she eventually got the upper hand and was about to finish him off, she realized that Bumblebee was watching the fight, and reluctantly let Starscream limp away. Later at base, her injuries were healed, but she blamed herself for ruining their chance to gain access to Starscream's knowledge. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

Arcee accompanied Prime and Bumblebee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. During the fight she was tackled by Knock Out. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Arcee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, and wondered aloud what the formula Bulkhead was writing was—the Autobots were excited to find it was a set of equations for synthetic energon. Arcee found it weird when Bulkhead was in "brainiac mode", and as it turned out the data was eating Bulkhead's mind. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and Arcee was present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-surrounded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Steves are gonna have a field day with this.]]
During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Arcee sped over a roadblock caused by Vehicons, separating herself from the other Autobots despite Prime's orders. She soon found herself surrounded by Vehicons, but was surprised when Ratchet came through the GroundBridge and single-handedly bashed the lot of them. Ratchet later revealed that he had injected himself with the synthetic energon he'd been working on, and Arcee was keen for them all to try it, however, Ratchet began exhibiting personality changes that disturbed her. During their next mission, Ratchet accused Optimus of not being pro-active enough, bringing up Cliffjumper's death which angered Arcee to the point of threatening violence. When Ratchet took off to tackle Megatron on his own, Arcee and the other Autobots were forced to come to his aid. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Optimus ordered Arcee to accompany him and Bumblebee back to base. While Ratchet fought to save the boy's life, Arcee had to keep Bumblebee calm. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Arcee accompanied Bulkhead and Ratchet on a mission to rescue Prime from an area rich in Dark Energon, though at one point she appeared to become mesmerized by the sight of a volcano spewing Dark Energon. Once they got Optimus back to base, they set about investigating the cause of the natural disasters that had begun plaguing the planet, and realized that [[Unicron]] lay at the center of the Earth. Arcee and the other Autobots began checking out the sites of the tremors. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one that knocked Bulkhead and Bumblebee aside, then sent Arcee likewise tumbling along the ground. As it moved to crush Optimus underfoot, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. After they returned to base, Optimus gave the trio the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to [[Earth's core]], and Arcee opted to go for Jack's sake. She, Bumblebee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him, and when they were ready to GroundBridge to their new destination, she insisted Megatron go first. Before long, they were standing within Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As the Autobots battled [[Unicron's antibodies|anti-bots]], Arcee was briefly separated from the others, and had to ride one of the anti-bots to catch up with them again. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee remained outside Unicron's spark chamber to fight off the anti-bots. After Unicron's defeat, they entered the chamber only to discover that Optimus had lost his memory and was leaving with Megatron. They subsequently had to GroundBridge back to base minus their leader and explain what had happened to the others. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Autobots tried fruitlessly to find a way to get Optimus back. Arcee even managed to get on board the ''Nemesis'' by slipping through the Decepticon GroundBridge after Knock Out and Breakdown. She searched through the ship, fighting Vehicons, only to be expelled from the ''Nemesis'' by Soundwave. It didn't help matters that she didn't even manage to determine if Optimus was on board, let alone where the ship was. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Arcee and the others scoured the globe fruitlessly for the space bridge until they got information on its whereabouts from an undisclosed source which Arcee immediately figured out was Starscream. The Autobots stormed the energon mine housing the bridge before sending Jack and Arcee through to Cybertron, where they began using Jack's [[Key to Vector Sigma|key]] to search for [[Vector Sigma]]. {{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} On their arrival at [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], they were attacked by an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] which Arcee attempted to keep busy while Jack headed onwards. She was rendered unconscious for a time, but came around and retrieved Jack from the Vector Sigma chamber. On their return to Earth, she was forced to fight Megatron to distract him while Jack uploaded the Matrix information into Optimus. Mission successful, they returned to base for the big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Arcee was impressed by Bumblebee's retrieval of the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]], and when his [[transformation cog|T-cog]] was later stolen, knew immediately it was MECH. Unfortunately her racing around in vehicle mode didn't do much to make Bumblebee feel better about his lack of a cog. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} She was unhappy about being asked to do the transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee, but luckily didn't get the chance, as she had to rush off with Optimus and Bulkhead to try and secure an artifact. She and Prime proved unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and as a result, Megatron got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:Crossfire Airachnid captures Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|One day, she'll learn not to run off after Airachnid on her own. This is not that day.]]
Arcee and the others came to Wheeljack's aid when he returned to Earth to battle [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Arcee was part of an Optimus-led mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an Insecticon. Arcee was more interested in the fight's observer, Airachnid, and immediately attacked her old foe. After chasing her through tunnels, Arcee stumbled into a web trap and ended up dangling cocooned from a tree. Her life was only saved by Starscream, who chased Airachnid off and cut Arcee down, though she still had to ask the other Autobots for help. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

When Fowler was attacked by a truck resembling Optimus, Arcee chased the interloper and was run down by him. She recovered at base, and they discovered that the truck was a MECH-built clone of Optimus. The Autobots located the MECH base, but as they explored it, [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] took them out one by one. After Optimus prevailed, the Autobots returned to base for repairs. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Optimus, Bumblebee and Arcee responded to strange activity and found Airachnid in the process of unleashing a swarm of Insecticons. Leaving the others to fight the Insecticons, Arcee chased Airachnid, eventually reaching the Insecticon hive. Though she was tempted to finish off Airachnid, Arcee tricked her foe into stepping onto one of the Insecticon pods, resulting in Airachnid being put in stasis lock so she could be safely taken back to base. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

[[File:TunnelVisionArceeRelic.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Stay away from the cookie jar.]]
After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Arcee took part in an attack on it with the spark extractor, only to be put into stasis by its weapons. She recovered back at base when the kids disabled the ship. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} Arcee was sent with Bumblebee, Jack and Miko to retrieve a relic located in the [[New York City|Manhattan]] subways. {{storylink|Toxicity}} {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} The two Autobots found Knock Out with the artifact, but as Arcee tried to seize it, the Decepticon stunned her with his prod. After the party was interrupted by a sweeper train carrying Miko and Jack, Arcee pursued the train while being chased by Knock Out's Insecticon. She managed to both save the train from crashing and get rid of the Insecticon by getting it to touch a third rail. After Bumblebee got hold of the relic, he and Arcee were introduced to [[Vogel]], who'd helped Jack and Miko. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}}

They returned to base to find Bulkhead critically injured after his mission, and Arcee and Bumblebee helped get the Wrecker to the medical bay. {{storylink|Hurt}} Attempting to comfort Miko, who was upset by the slowness of Bulkhead's recovery, Arcee told her about the time she and Cliffjumper were interrogated by Shockwave and arrived on Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} When new Autobot [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] appeared while the Autobots were investigating a crashed escape pod, Arcee was initially suspicious of him, recalling Makeshift. She was eventually convinced of the veracity of his story and after he helped during a mission to recover [[Red Energon]], she joined the others in welcoming him to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team including Arcee to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Arcee was unconvinced that it would be a good thing when Jack was assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth, and the fact that the pair pulled a prank on Vince during their first mission did nothing to help. While Arcee was on a mission to find an Iacon relic, Smokescreen endangered Jack by taking him into combat, and though Arcee and the rest of the team rescued the boy, she was not pleased with either of them. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

With the news they might soon be able to restore Cybertron, Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee were unsure whether they wanted to leave Earth and their friends. She volunteered to accompany Smokescreen to [[Egypt]] to find the first [[Omega Key]] but, though they found the key, Smokescreen was apparently destroyed by Megatron. Arcee returned to base despondent at losing another partner, but it later turned out Smokescreen was still alive. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Smokescreen's exuberance got on her nerves. After she and Bumblebee failed to secure a key, Smokescreen and Bulkhead likewise failed in their mission, and Arcee ended up lecturing the rookie on being a team player, causing him to leave the Autobot base upset. When Smokescreen later turned out to be the final relic they were after, the Autobots located him too late to prevent him being captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering a trade for the final key. Arcee operated the GroundBridge and guarded the base with Smokescreen and Bumblebee, but Starscream was able to steal their three keys anyway, thanks to his Red Energon. {{storylink|Inside Job}} As the Autobots equipped themselves to go to Cybertron, Arcee availed herself of the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], which proved very useful during their battle against the Decepticons. Having obtained the Omega Keys, the Autobots found the [[Omega Lock]], only for the Decepticons to unveil their trump card in the form of the three kids as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Arcee was forced to hand over her key in exchange for Jack. After Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock to prevent Megatron destroying Earth, Arcee returned with the others to base, only to find that the Decepticons were attacking it. The Autobots were forced to abandon base, and Arcee and Jack bridged to a point somewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Arcee and Jack paused in their travels so Arcee could scout out a helicopter, which turned out to be civilian. In the meantime, Jack came under attack by Decepticons but he and Arcee managed to blow them up with a gas station. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} After they took a rest stop at an abandoned farm house, the pair were cruising down a road when [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus's]] spacecraft set down in front of them. {{storylink|Scattered}}
Introductions were made, and the pair accompanied Ultra Magnus as he collected up the rest of Team Prime, finally arriving at the ''[[Harbinger]]''. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Bumblebee and Arcee joined the attack on [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], acting as a "stealth team" and infiltrating the citadel under cover of a diversion. Unfortunately they ran into heavy resistance and were taken captive, but when Optimus Prime arrived to join the assault, they renewed their attack on the Decepticons. Following the destruction of Darkmount, the Autobots assembled at a human military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

[[File:PlusOneArceeAwesomePose.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Such a basic hero pose. But it ''just works for her.'']]
Arcee reflected that without Smokescreen's inability to follow orders, they might not still have Optimus Prime. The Autobots soon discovered that the Predacons were working on cloning more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When Decepticon activity was detected in [[New Mexico]], Arcee talked Wheeljack into going with her and the pair immediately ran into trouble in the form of a squad of Vehicons. After dispatching the Decepticons, Arcee and Wheeljack proceeded to retrieve the bone they'd been after, and Arcee managed to talk her companion into not abandoning his place in the Autobot team. While they were still hauling the bone away, news came that Fowler and June had gotten into trouble, and the two Autobots had to go and rescue the pair from Knock Out. They succeeded, though Knock Out got away with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

[[File:PrimePersuasionArceeShocked.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Arcee read her "test results."]]
Arcee and the others took time out from hunting for Predacon fossils to secure some energon supplies, unaware it was part of a Decepticon plan to deceive the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Evolution}} When the Decepticons began stealing technology to repair the Omega Lock, Arcee and the other Autobots attempted to stop them. They traveled to the [[Solaris particle collider]] in Antarctica, where they found the Decepticons already in the process of raiding the place. {{storylink|Minus One}} Though they fought their way through the Decepticons, they were ultimately unable to stop the Decepticons stealing the needed technology, and on top of this, when they returned to base it was to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

They launched the probe and monitored it and Optimus's progress from the base. Though the probe was destroyed, Ratchet was able to send them the coordinates to the Decepticon warship, and Arcee and the others geared up in preparation to assault the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Arcee attempted to lead her team to join Ratchet, only for Smokescreen to abandon them along the way, and for them to be confronted by Starscream. They managed to fight their way through to the Omega Lock control room, where Arcee watched Bumblebee kill Megatron with the Star Saber. With the ''Nemesis'' secured, the Autobots were able to take the ship to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to restore their home world. Arcee told Jack to stay in touch, before she and the other Autobots returned home. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

In the aftermath of Cybertron's rebirth, Arcee patrolled in an attempt to find Starscream and Shockwave. With the discovery that there were two new Predacons on the loose, she and the other Autobots attempted to persuade Predaking to help them, but were unsuccessful. After encountering Unicron, in possession of Megatron's rebuilt form, the Autobots realized that the dark god intended to destroy their world. After foiling an attempt by Starscream to retake the warship, the Autobots attempted to defend the Well of All Sparks from Unicron's onslaught. It was only when Optimus returned that Unicron was defeated, and Arcee was later present when Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.3 Arcee is melodramatic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say - that Arcee shot Christmas in the face.]]
Arcee took part in the testing of Ratchet's newly-developed [[Safe]] training room, though she was amused by the medic's interest in making things explode. After Bulkhead broke through a wall, Arcee alerted the others to the rather large nuclear missile he'd accidentally uncovered and activated. A Vehicon scouting party showed up looking for the source of the energy signature the bomb was giving off, so Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to trash them. The trio returned to base a short time later to find Fowler had arrived to deal with the bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

During some downtime, Optimus took the other Autobots, including Arcee, on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

During the holidays, Arcee roundly mocked Bulkhead as he attempted to decorate a [[Christmas]] tree. Unfortunately for her, after Fowler reported that the Decepticons had taken over a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]], she found herself left at base with Bulkhead. The kids suggested she and Bulkhead try to find something they both liked, but progress was slow until they discovered their mutual love of ice skating. They subsequently turned the base into an ice rink and skated around it until the other Autobots came back. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[File:Titan4.5 Arcee threatens MECH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Our coverage of "Convoy" says different, Arcee!]]
She and Jack scouted out [[Franklin High School]] when schools in the region began unexpectedly exploding. It paid off when [[MECH]] turned up, however while Arcee was on the comm to Optimus, Jack sneaked inside the school. Arcee crashed inside to rescue him from MECH, though he insisted on following the baddies up to the roof. Silas got away anyway, and Arcee had to get Jack off the burning building. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}} After the [[President of the United States]] was kidnapped, the Autobots traced the culprit, Starscream, to the [[Grand Canyon]]. Bumblebee and Arcee teamed up to take out the cannons manned by Vehicons that Starscream had brought along. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Arcee and Bulkhead headed to [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]] after the Autobots lost contact with Optimus Prime. They found [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and a bunch of Vehicons feeding Optimus's body into a crusher but were overcome by the Decepticons before they could rescue him. Luckily Optimus came to his senses in time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by [[MECH]] agent [[Novo]], Arcee joined the hunt to find her. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Arcee was bemused by Jack's demonstration of bobbing for apples. She was on the team which visited the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform and encountered [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] and his men. After ending up underneath Bulkhead, she managed to trick two of the soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s into shooting each other. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} When Bulkhead went missing, Arcee searched in vain until Miko managed to work out he was on the Decepticon ship. Arcee was subsequently part of the mission to rescue their friend. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}} Arcee took part in a battle against the Decepticons in [[The Wave]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Following a TV studio takeover by Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], Arcee came along on the mission as backup. She took to the shadows, and once Optimus had rescued the other hostages, Arcee rescued [[Chuck Chuckles]] and took down the two Decepticons herself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.17|Collider Scope}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}}}}

====Mega-Mouth====
Arcee occasionally takes time out from defending the universe and protecting the planet Earth in disguise to... answer fan mail? {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|Mega-Mouth}}

===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|On Thin Ice}} {{storylink|Sand Trap}} {{storylink|Horrible TV}} {{storylink|Cell}} {{storylink|Cleanup}}}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters'' comic===
Arcee tracked [[Ripclaw]] to the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Rather than attack directly, she leaked the coordinates to the Decepticons in the hope they would deal with the problem. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19}}

===''Beast Hunters'' comic===
Following Optimus's sacrifice, Arcee, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead encountered [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] in a tunnel. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}} They emerged on the surface in time to help [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the other Dinobots fight a squad of [[Forged]]. Arcee was shocked to hear they'd been created by Shockwave. After dealing with that threat, Arcee starting filling the Dinobots in on recent events, only for them to be promptly attacked by a new Predacon. The Autobots split into groups to head to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], with Arcee and Swoop taking one group of survivors. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] drew off the Predacon when it attacked, allowing Arcee and the other to reach Kaon while the Predacon was dealt with. There, Arcee explained that the Dinobots would always be welcome in the Autobot ranks. Grimlock, however, said the Dinobots would be unable to help with the reconstruction of Kaon, since they'd be building a new home for the survivors. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|thumb|]]
Arcee was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams, in which she spotted the approaching evil female Transformers seeking to kidnap Tigatron. She may have subsequently engaged [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] in battle, or might have just been in the latter's line of sight. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

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===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Bulkhead spied on Bumblebee's team from their spaceship. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} While struggling to get his team to work together, Bumblebee recalled happier times when he was part of Team Prime with Arcee. She and Bulkhead were sent by Magnus to question [[Spinhead]], but arrived after the Decepticon had been captured. They returned to the ship, unaware that Bumblebee had spotted them. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

The trio visited Bumblebee so they could question some of the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' prisoners over the whereabouts of [[Clipshade]], and Arcee discovered she had a fan in [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Arcee took part in the capture of the Decepticon, though she was prevented from speaking further with Bumblebee when Magnus ordered them back to the ship with Clipshade. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

Arcee accompanied Ultra Magnus and Bulkhead on another visit to Team Bee following an operation that ended with [[Overhead]] escaping. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} After Ultra Magnus filled the other Autobot team in on the fact that Clipshade was an Autobot spy, Arcee and the rest of the team launched an operation to arrest the leader of the [[Cybercomrade Sect]], [[Overhead]]. Arcee and Strongarm got to tagteam Overhead, though when the Sect leader turned the space bridge she was working on into a black hole, Grimlock saved Arcee from being sucked in. In the aftermath of the fight, Overhead and her hench-[[Croctobot]]s were taken into custody, and Ultra Magnus, Arcee and Bulkhead returned to Cybertron with them. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

===''Kre-O'' bios===
Arcee was once webbed to the ground by Airachnid and tickled mercilessly by [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid's bio}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO Arcee.jpg|thumb|]]
Arcee was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Arcee was deployed on Earth alongside [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy-Arcee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This High Council don't want none unless your helmet's got buns, hon.]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Arcee adopted a new body with a blue and pink color scheme. However, when a new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] came into power, Arcee was blacklisted for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Arcee was weirded out by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an {{w|Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker}} singing Christmas carols. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Arcee fought off Starscream as he led Vehicon troops to the town of [[Jasper]] to collect Dark Energon from a nearby mine. She then teamed up with Bumblebee to stop Soundwave and more Vehicons from reaching an abandonned military base. She then helped Optimus Prime destroy whatever Vehicons managed to infiltrate the outpost on their way out. Upon Megatron's arrival to the battlefield, she aided Optimus Prime defend Autobot headquarters.

Arcee could deploy "Cannon Turrets", "Anti Air Turrets", and "Sniper Turrets" through the Ground Bridge to aid her in destroying Vehicons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
[[File:WFCArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'' Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'']]
{{voiceactor|[[Kari Wahlgren]] (English)|[[Alina Kamińska]] (Polish)}}
{{Note|Arcee is not a playable character in the storyline campaign. However, she can be unlocked for Escalation mode and for customization in online multiplayer as an Autobot scout. Her chassis type is listed as "Sprinter".}}

Arcee was one of the many Autobots who were captured and placed in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s prisons complex. She was freed from her imprisonment when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured in order to rescue [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. During their rescue attempt, they opened all of the Kaon cells, allowing the prisoners, Arcee included, to escape. The freed prisoners were all led to transport ships, overseen by [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]], in which they used to escape the complex. Arcee herself helped direct her fellow prisoners to the ships, whilst Optimus's team kept the Decepticons busy.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
[[File:Arcee-foc-pinup-Crop.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|link=File:Arcee-foc-pinup.jpg|Click for full version]]
Deep in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], a Decepticon facility housed a room containing not only a number of weapons but also a [[:File:arcee-foc-pinup.jpg|pin-up poster]] of Arcee. Sketchy. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}
{{Note|Arcee is one of three characters (with [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]) from ''War for Cybertron'' whose parts are not available in the multiplayer character designer, ostensibly because the designers couldn't make female parts work with the system.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7dBQA-OJR0 Comic-Con: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron panel at YouTube (50:00 mark)]</ref>}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:Transformers prime the game arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Say goodnight, Jak! (3DS version pictured)]]
{{voiceactor|[[Sumalee Montano]] (English)|[[Rosa Campillo]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

The Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed toward Earth, and intercepted the ''Nemesis'' crew attempting to retrieve the asteroid when bridging to the location. At the climax of the battle, the asteroid began to split apart and exploded. Team Prime fell to Earth and scattered across the country.

Arcee landed back in Jasper, and was met by a horde of Insecticons upon waking up. Arcee proceeded to defeat them and was alarmed when Jack, who had come to her aid when her life signal was detected on Earth, contacted her and opened up a ground bridge for her. However, Arcee was met by Airachnid, and the latter ended up kidnapping Jack. Arcee pursued her and managed to release Jack from her possession.

Arcee & Bumblebee went to investigate a part of the asteroid that landed on Earth, though Bumblebee scouted ahead. She assisted Bumblebee in grounding Dreadwing, but that was about it. Later, Arcee joined Bumblebee in bridging to the Nemesis to save Ratchet and the children, who had been captured by the Decepticons over this period of time. She was met yet again by Airachnid, though this time coming rather close to defeating her. Unfortunately, Airachnid had escaped. The team regrouped, though missing Optimus, and Ratchet dispatched Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Arcee to chase Thunderwing in order to give him time to create a device to corrupt his Dark Energon core. Arcee was knocked into stasis by Megatron, just in time for Optimus to arrive. Arcee was taken by Bulkhead for medical care. Arcee then assisted Jack, after much hesitation from her and Optimus, in planting Ratchet's disruption device inside of Thunderwing's core. The dynamic duo were successful in carrying out the task.

Arcee later joined the rest of the team in watching the sun set after a day's hard work. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

===''Transformers Prime: Relic Hunter''===
Arcee was once sent to [[Antarctica]] to find and retrieve an Ionian{{sic}} relic. She fell in a lot of Dark Energon pits along the way. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Relic Hunter|Relic Hunter}}
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===Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)===
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Arcee with [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]] were assigned a mission to capture the [[Dark Spark]], but were confronted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. After fighting them, the Autobots continued on their way. At the railway station, they joined the waiting Optimus, Bumblebee and Jazz. Together, the Autobots dealt with a group of Insecticons, and then loaded on a train. When the train was blown up by the Decepticons, Arcee was at the head of a detachment of the Autobots, who tried to prevent the escape of the Decepticons with the Dark spark. This attempt was unsuccessful. Then the female followed the enemies to Kaon, where she headed one of the groups that attacked Bruticus and also confronted numerous Decepticon drones. Bruticus returned, leading Arcee and the others to attack him, forcing him to retreat due to his injuries. The Autobots eventually caught up with him and caused him to fall apart.{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Arcee and the Autobots countered it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris. While the dish was under construction, Arcee and Jack could help out by scanning the nearby debris for the necessary components. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tom-stockwell-arcee-small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right]]
{{Note|Arcee is seen for a brief moment in the 2014 trailer, furthermore her portrait can be found in the game files. She was intended to be the mentor for the training room, however the game was shut down before the training section was produced.}}
{{Storylink|Transformers Universe}}

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==Toys==
{{main|Arcee (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Arcee (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:DarknessRising3-Arceesizechange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The motorcycle transforms into her leg and then the rest of her robot mode hops over and attaches to it.]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Basically destined to be [[Pinkie Pie]] at some point.]]
*In the ''Prime'' cartoon, Arcee's [[hologram|holographic]] driver is named "[[Sadie]]".<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]
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* All of the Autobots in ''Prime'' [[size changing|change size]] between [[alternate mode]]s, but it's way more noticeable with Arcee's transformation from a vehicle roughly the size of Jack to a robot just a little shorter than Bumblebee. Her tires do not change size when she transforms. One can see a little regular-sized tire in her back, and small half-tires on her calves.
*Arcee's chest panels [[:File:PrimeArcee PinkParts.jpg|fluctuate]] in color from episode to episode. Sometimes, they're pink; other times, they're clear. They seem to be clear more often than pink, though.
*Arcee's blue color scheme is due to the writers not wanting to make Jack look silly by putting him on a pink motorcycle.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/nycc-2011-transformers-prime-panel-tony-todd-is-dreadwing-nathan-fillion-to-voice-a-transformer-173567/ NYCC 2011 Transformers: Prime Panel at TFW2005]</ref>
*Arcee's show model is the basis for the non-toy character [[Akiba Prime]].
*In the Japanese dub of ''Transformers: Prime'', Arcee's catchphrase of "scrap" was rendered "saiaku" (最悪), a phrase that literally translates to "the worst". It is often used by young women as an expression of frustration or irritation.
*Arcee's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Arcee parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*In the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|3DS version of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'']], there are obvious hints at a relationship between Cliffjumper and Arcee. Cliffjumper refers to Arcee as, "Darling", and Hound flat out says to Arcee, "I see why Cliffjumper likes you, boss."
*Arcee is the only one of the original Autobots in ''Prime'' (excluding the deceased Cliffjumper) not to appear in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' with a speaking role.
**During his easter egg appearance on the show, she is depicted in an updated version of her ''Prime'' body with elements of her Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|counterpart]], what with the divided backpack and Princess Leia-inspired "buns" on her helmet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')

==References==
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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Talk:Casey Kasem

2021-11-03T05:56:11Z

Bobpiecheese: /* Dead pet dedications */

I'm a little bit concerned about the phrase "not quite arab" in this entry. I'm sure there's no intention to offend here, but I've worked in Lebanon, and the Druze people I met identified themselves as arabic. Also Mr Kasem seems to identify himself as such in the linked article.
Feedback from anyone better informed than me would be great.
-Also whatever edits do or do not result, "zoinks" should definitely remain on the page IMO.

== CASEY KASEM FOUND IN WASHINGTON STATE ==

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/25521541/authorities-casey-kasem-found-in-washington-state

--[[User:Jeff39042|Jeff39042]] ([[User talk:Jeff39042|talk]]) 22:51, 15 May 2014 (EDT)

== Dead pet dedications ==

Unless there was another swear-laden rant that I missed, the "he really hated it when people dedicated songs to their dead pets" seems a titch inaccurate. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7WF5VVwuo ramble] was more about the producers scheduling the up-tempo numbers right before the death dedication. The reason why I'm posting in the talk rather than tweaking the line myself is because I don't know how to do it without ruining the punchiness, if that makes sense. [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 19:59, 2 November 2021 (EDT)
:Updated accordingly. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:26, 2 November 2021 (EDT)
::Cheers, mate! [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 01:56, 3 November 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Casey Kasem

2021-11-02T23:59:12Z

Bobpiecheese:

Cybertron's Got Talent

2021-09-24T06:54:45Z

Bobpiecheese:

'''''Cybertron's Got Talent''''' is an [[interpretive transforming]] competition held in [[Axiom Nexus]], where Transformers can demonstrate their transformation feats to everyone.

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] became a judge in the wake of [[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]]'s death, and enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. Other judges included [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], who was known for her peppy attitude; [[Escargon]], whose switching of the contestants' genders was a favorite of audiences; and [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]].

Notable contestants include [[Stakeout (PCC)|Stakeout]], who dazzled audiences with the power of [[Power Core Combination]] with the help of his [[Protectobot (PCC)|Protectobot]] drones; [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], where his double-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] companions [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] gave him an edge; [[Quickswitch]], who was following in his father [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s footsteps and had a healthy fanbase thanks to hailing from the [[Primax]] cluster; and [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], whose the ability to easily [[Trans-scan|scan]] new forms gave him an advantage in the competition. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

===''Behind the Music''===
In 2014, [[Soundwave (KOU)|Soundwave]] became a judge on ''Cybertron's Got Talent'', at least until the other [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] called for a reunion to that he could take the stage once again. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)#Behind the Music pack-in booklet|Behind the Music}}

==Notes==
*''Cybertron's Got Talent'' is a reference to ''{{w|America's Got Talent}}''.

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