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Mob Control

2025-07-19T19:19:20Z

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{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]] [[March 12]], [[2024]] - [[March 13]], [[2025]] (Transformers content)
|platforms=iOS, Android
|rating=
}}

'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and ended on 6pm EST on April 14, 2024,<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> debuting with an arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue". Arenas and passes have been added since. There were a number of Transformers-related seasons that followed, each launching with a new episode and character. The final season titled Transformers Season Finale began on February 20 and ended on March 13, 2025, after which all Transformers-related branding and cards were removed from the game.

==Synopsis==
Groups of a species known as Mobosapiens (often shortened to mobs) live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
===Bumblebee to the Rescue===
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You would then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Voting ended on April 21 with 72% of players voting for the "Leave it! We can use it!" option and 28% voting for the "Destroy energon!" option. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

===Master of the Puppets===

===The Rise of Megatron===

===Starscream's Masterplan===

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 blueprints to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''
** 100 from ''Spring Season 2'' Pass (free version): 50 (45) + 50 (50)
** Various amounts from booster packs
* An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] champion
* A [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] champion
* A [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] champion
<gallery>
File:MobControlBumblebee.jpg|Bumblebee champion
</gallery>

==Notes==
* Optimus' memory revert plotline into Orion Pax is based off the same story from the "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|One Shall Rise]]" and "[[Orion Pax, Part 1|Orion Pax]]" arcs in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [[fandom:mob-control:Mob Control Wiki|''Mob Control'' wiki]]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2025-07-19T19:16:33Z

CBT:

{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]] [[March 12]], [[2024]] - [[March 13]], [[2025]] (Transformers content)
|platforms=iOS, Android
|rating=
}}

'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and ended on 6pm EST on April 14, 2024,<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> debuting with an arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue". Arenas and passes have been added since. There were a number of Transformers-related seasons that followed, each launching with a new episode and character. The final season titled Transformers Season Finale began on February 20 and ended on March 13, 2025, after which all Transformers-related branding and cards were removed from the game.

==Synopsis==
Groups of a species known as Mobosapiens (often shortened to mobs) live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
===Bumblebee to the Rescue===
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You would then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Voting ended on April 21 with 72% of players voting for the "Leave it! We can use it!" option and 28% voting for the "Destroy energon!" option. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

===Master of the Puppets===

===The Rise of Megatron===

===Starscream's Masterplan===

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 blueprints to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''
** 100 from ''Spring Season 2'' Pass (free version): 50 (45) + 50 (50)
** Various amounts from booster packs
* An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] champion
* A [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] champion
* A [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] champion

==Notes==
* Optimus' memory revert plotline into Orion Pax is based off the same story from the "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|One Shall Rise]]" and "[[Orion Pax, Part 1|Orion Pax]]" arcs in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [[fandom:mob-control:Mob Control Wiki|''Mob Control'' wiki]]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2025-07-19T19:13:12Z

CBT:

{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
|platforms=iOS, Android
|rating=
}}

'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and ended on 6pm EST on April 14, 2024,<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> debuting with an arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue". Arenas and passes have been added since. There were a number of Transformers-related seasons that followed, each launching with a new episode and character. The final season titled Transformers Season Finale began on February 20 and ended on March 13, 2025, after which all Transformers-related branding and cards were removed from the game.

==Synopsis==
Groups of a species known as Mobosapiens (often shortened to mobs) live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
===Bumblebee to the Rescue===
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You would then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Voting ended on April 21 with 72% of players voting for the "Leave it! We can use it!" option and 28% voting for the "Destroy energon!" option. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

===Master of the Puppets===

===The Rise of Megatron===

===Starscream's Masterplan===

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 blueprints to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''
** 100 from ''Spring Season 2'' Pass (free version): 50 (45) + 50 (50)
** Various amounts from booster packs
* An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] champion
* A [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] champion
* A [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] champion

==Notes==
* Optimus' memory revert plotline into Orion Pax is based off the same story from the "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|One Shall Rise]]" and "[[Orion Pax, Part 1|Orion Pax]]" arcs in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [[fandom:mob-control:Mob Control Wiki|''Mob Control'' wiki]]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2025-02-22T06:48:23Z

CBT: Updated with new information

{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
|platforms=iOS, Android
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'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and ended on 6pm EST on April 14, 2024,<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> debuting with an arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue". Arenas and passes have been added since. The current season titled Transformers Season Finale began on February 20 and is scheduled to end March 13, 2025.

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==Synopsis==
Groups of a species known as Mobosapiens (often shortened to mobs) live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
===Bumblebee to the Rescue===
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You would then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Voting ended on April 21 with 72% of players voting for the "Leave it! We can use it!" option and 28% voting for the "Destroy energon!" option. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

===Master of the Puppets===

===The Rise of Megatron===

===Starscream's Masterplan===

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 blueprints to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''
** 100 from ''Spring Season 2'' Pass (free version): 50 (45) + 50 (50)
** Various amounts from booster packs
* An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] champion
* A [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] champion
* A [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] champion

==Notes==
* Optimus' memory revert plotline into Orion Pax is based off the same story from the "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|One Shall Rise]]" and "[[Orion Pax, Part 1|Orion Pax]]" arcs in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
* [[fandom:mob-control:Mob Control Wiki|''Mob Control'' wiki]]

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[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Transformers One (film)

2024-11-10T22:57:07Z

CBT: /* Reception */ TF2007 and DOTM are a bit higher on Rotten Tomatoes, lets give them ''some'' credit

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'''''Transformers One''''' is an animated film released on [[September 20]], [[2024]]. It is written by [[Eric Pearson]], [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] from a story by Barrer and Ferrari,<ref name="deadlinereveal">[https://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref> and directed by [[Josh Cooley]].<ref name="cooleyreveal">[https://deadline.com/2020/04/transformers-animated-movie-paramount-hasbro-toy-story-4-director-josh-cooley-1202921100/ Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount]</ref> The movie is an origin story set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] three billion years ago<ref name="collidercinemacon">[https://collider.com/transformers-one-animated-movie-title/ New ‘Transformers’ Animated Movie Rolls Out a New Title at CinemaCon] on Collider</ref><ref name="screenrantsandiegocomiccon">[https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-timeline-setting-takes-place// When Transformers One Takes Place In The Franchise Timeline] on Screen Rant</ref> in the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, and focuses on [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] as they go from brothers-in-arms to enemies.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />

{{bigquote|The line between friend and enemy is not as clear as I once believed. Once it's crossed, there is no going back. Because some transformations are permanent...|[[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
Long ago, the benevolent [[Primus]] sacrificed his life essence to become the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and created the [[Thirteen|first generation of Transformers]], the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. Through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[energon]] flowed freely from the planet's core, and the Primes ruled justly for a time. However, when the alien [[Quintesson]]s began a long war of invasion, the Primes were eventually slain, and the Matrix of Leadership was lost, leaving only [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] to rule the planet in their absence after the Cybertronians relocated to massive underground cities, abandoning the dangerous surface.

[[File:TFOne Orion caught.jpg|left|thumb|300px|She's exhausted from the day's work. Uh, not that it was too much! We-we quite enjoyed it!]]
Fifty cycles after the war, Cybertronian society now relies on an [[Cogless|underclass]] of manual laborers born without [[transformation cog]]s, including a caste of miners who physically extract what few veins of usable energon remain from the tunnels beneath the subterranean [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] City, while Sentinel Prime makes periodic journeys to the surface in search of the missing Matrix. One impulsive miner named [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] has been searching for information regarding the Matrix, in the hopes that finding the artifact will restore Cybertron to prosperity and allow him and his fellow miners to choose their own path in life. Unfortunately, this search for information has led him to repeatedly break into the city's data archives without authorization. His latest attempt draws the unwanted attention of two [[Guard (One)|guards]] who have caught him several times in the past already, leading to a wild (and nearly lethal) chase through the skyways, through buildings, and eventually into the ground-level public transport station. Though the guards eventually catch up to Orion, the miner's friend [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] provides a distraction and sends the guards off on a wild goose chase. On the train to work, the pair discuss Orion's latest life-endangering adventure, and Orion, knowing that his friend idolizes the strongest Prime, gifts D-16 a rare first-edition decal of [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]'s helmet he'd found.

[[File:TFOne Mine Explosion.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We're trying to get the funny man out of the well!]]
In the mines, D-16 and Orion work under the supervision of their go-getting captain [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], using [[jet pack]]s and deployable support poles to keep Cybertron's shifting geology stable long enough for them to extract raw energon. However, [[Wheeljack (One)|Wheeljack]] accidentally hits a vein of unstable energon, and the ensuing explosions trap [[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] under a rockfall. Orion and D-16 defy protocol and use a jet pack to save their coworker, but the chaos ends up damaging and destroying a lot of mine equipment. One of the mine's guards, [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]], blames Elita for the disaster, and informs her she's been demoted to waste management duty, despite Orion sticking up for her and taking the blame.

That evening, Sentinel Prime returns to Iacon to announce that he still has not found the Matrix; to take the blow off this bad news, Sentinel declares that the prestigious [[Iacon 5000]] race will be held the next day. Orion tries to persuade D-16 to join him in the race, hoping that they can prove to the rest of Cybertron that mining bots deserve respect, but D-16 has no interest in the idea. On the day of the race, Orion discreetly leads D-16 to the maintenance area inside the giant starting signal above the race's starting line; while D-16 is initially excited to watch from a perfect vantage point, Orion reveals his true intention as he straps jet packs to the two just as the race begins and they're dropped into the thick of a throng of racing robots. Using their jet packs and some quick thinking to compensate for their inability to transform, the two dodge the numerous traps and obstacles and briefly manage to take the lead, sending bots across the city into a frenzy, especially their fellow cogless miners. The pair are just about to limp across the finish line and take first place, but end up being run down by [[Chromia (One)|Chromia]], who snags victory for herself. The pair figure they can still be proud of second place... until several dozen other racers whip by them in vehicle mode.

[[File:TFOne Sentinel visits.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I seek to build an empire, and your only goal is to amuse yourselves by tearing it down. Have I taught you nothing?]]
In Iacon's medical center, where many, many racers have ultimately ended up, Sentinel Prime meets with Orion and D-16; the pair are immediately certain they are in ''massive'' trouble, especially when they're scanned by Sentinel's creepy aide [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] before his arrival, but it turns out it's quite the opposite. Sentinel ''loved'' their little stunt, and tells them that the miners' productivity after that showing was already at 150%. Sentinel offers them a chance to tour the mines and help inspire their comrades to work harder, with promises of some pampering along the way, and the pair quickly agree. However, Darkwing arrives before Airachnid can escort them to Sentinel's private quarters; infuriated that he nearly lost the race to the pair after they humiliated him, he drags them to the planet's fiftieth sub-level (ten levels below what they ''thought'' was the lowest level of the planet) and locks them in a trash incineration station.

The two bots soon meet the eccentric and exceptionally talkative [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]], who has been trapped at the job of "look at garbage and take anything of value out before it's burned" for years, with only garbage statues for "company". When one of B's pals "[[Steve (One)|Steve]]" utters some electronic gibberish, Orion accidentally beheads the "bot", but discovers within the wreckage an old beacon from the Quintesson war, still broadcasting a set of coordinates located somewhere on the planet's surface. Orion, B-127, and D-16 decide to investigate, escaping the only way they can: by climbing up the dump chute. Ew. The trio stow away aboard an automated surface-bound garbage train but coincidentally encounter Elita-1, who now works the refuse line. She handily clobbers the three but ends up locked in the train with them as it departs. She heads for the front, intending to report them to security, a mad dash that gets all the harder as the train starts moving vertically towards its destination. She manages to pop a hatch and make it out of the train, and the trio gives chase, but all four are stopped cold as they're enveloped in light and they find themselves traveling along Cybertron's surface.

The four are stunned by the planet's natural beauty, only to become horrified as said natural beauty starts violently heaving upwards behind them, tearing up the self-building rail and scattering train cars. They run for it but are thrown off, waking in just enough time to completely miss another train, the rail un-building behind it. Elita is furious, but agrees to join Orion's search for the Matrix, on the conditions that 1) she's in command, 2) she holds the map, and 3) after they find the Matrix and bring it back, the other three turn themselves in for their idiotic plan and sing her praises to the authorities. Orion very quickly agrees, and the four head off, confused by the weird not-metal life growing on the surface. They spy a group of robotic quadrupedal lifeforms, which suddenly snap to attention and run for it as the ground begins to tremble. It's soon apparent the cause of their panic: a massive Quintesson spaceship! As the ship scans for any lifeforms (obliterating one of the Cybertronian fauna with a massive cannon blast when it ends up in the tracking beams), the four barely evade detection and the ship moves on.

[[File:TransformersOne-AlphaTrionTransformationCogs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Take the staff in your hand, Moses. With it, you shall do My wonders.]]
Soon they find themselves at the end of the map's trail, a [[Mouth of Unicron|hidden and extremely creepy cave]]. Inside they find a scene of absolute horror: the spot where the ancient Primes made their final stand against the Quintessons, their bodies lying broken and covered in overgrowth. Although the Matrix is nowhere to be found, Orion discovers that [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]]'s spark still pulses and uses an [[energon cube]] provided by B to revive him. The four attempt to bring Trion up to speed on recent events, but their mention of "Sentinel Prime" causes Trion to reveal the terrible truth: Sentinel is an imposter, a traitorous aide who led the Primes into a Quintesson ambush in exchange for "ruling" Cybertron under the invaders' command. However, when Sentinel tried to claim the Matrix after prying it from [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]'s corpse, the artifact judged him unworthy and disappeared. To appease his new masters, Sentinel has deliberately stolen transformation cogs from newborn Transformers to keep them producing energon in the mines; at Trion's urging, the four emerge from the cave to witness Sentinel pledging servitude to the [[Quintesson High Commander]] and learn the city's garbage trains are actually transporting Cybertron's dwindling energon supplies to Quintesson ships, leaving barely enough for the people of Cybertron. These revelations leave the bots horrified, but D-16 takes it the worst of all, having also looked up to Sentinel for years. Alpha Trion decides to give the team hope by gifting them the transformation cogs from four of the fallen Primes, as well as a recording of Sentinel's treachery. However, Airachnid spotted the four when they were watching Sentinel's meeting with the Quintessons, and a squad of Sentinel's [[Tracker]]s arrive. Despite his disrepair, Alpha Trion uses his leonine alternate mode to wipe out the squad, allowing Orion and the others to escape, but is quickly incapacitated by Airachnid.

The four bots have a very rocky time learning to transform in the middle of fleeing a squad of Trackers, tumbling downhill with only ''parts'' of them shifting into their new vehicle modes, but desperation forces them to adapt ''very'' quickly. Each one finds new abilities and an aptitude for combat, and soon they're able to destroy their pursuers. Overjoyed at their victory, they make the plan to use the incriminating information Trion gave them by returning to Iacon and exposing Sentinel as a traitor. In their excitement, they fail to notice a Tracker about to shoot them from behind until D-16 uses his new tank mode to kill him first... and then starts laughing at what he just did. D-16 snatches the evidence and takes the lead, his ever-growing intensity and openly stated desire to kill Sentinel leaving Orion more and more unnerved.

Back in Iacon, Alpha Trion is brought before Sentinel, who mocks the "old-timer" and gloats about his station, complaining to Airachnid about the Primes' stuffiness and boring speeches. Trion's word of warning that Sentinel's time will soon be over only annoys the false Prime further, and in a fit of rage he kills the ancient Prime before sending Airachnid back to the surface to hunt down the wayward miners.

[[File:TFoneStarscreamSoundwaveShockwaveInterrogation.jpg|left|thumb|300px|You're playing with the big boys now!]]
Along the path to Iacon, a series of shots ring out, and each bot slips into stasis... Orion and the others are brought back online, bound (and gagged in B's case) as prisoners of the former members of Cybertron's [[High Guard]], who have been fighting a guerrilla war against the Quintessons ever since the fall of the Primes, led by [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]]. D-16 is not impressed, and giving into his growing rage, challenges Starscream's authority, and the two quickly end up in a brawl. While Starscream plays it tough even as D-16 crushes his neck and damages his speech module, his attitude soon changes as D-16 manifests a massive cannon on his arm, aimed directly at Starscream's head. The Guard quickly rallies behind their new leader, ready to take the fight to Sentinel... but Airachnid's forces arrive and ambush them.

[[File:TFOne Airachnid attacks.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Not much of a snake-charmer, are you?]]
Orion, having been buried in the battle, awakens when Elita drags him from the rubble to find that D-16, B-127, and much of the Guard have been taken prisoner, and the data crystal containing the evidence of Sentinel's betrayal has been shattered. Orion despairs, believing their quest to be hopeless now, but Elita won't have it. Though she's still not above taking some digs at Orion, she points out that it is the bot's endless ''optimism'' that makes him a true leader, one that can make bots do amazing (and occasionally amazingly ''stupid'') things. Orion takes the praise (and insults) and decides it's time to rally, and the two quickly formulate a plan; the Guard may be strong, but the last battle proved they aren't enough on their own, they need a true army... and Orion knows exactly where to get one. After Elita quickly shuts down any dissent from the remaining Guard (thanks to a very swift punch to [[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave's]] eye), Orion primes the warriors for the coming battle, with a cry of "''[[Roll out|Transform and ROLL OUT]]!''"

The captives have been brought to Sentinel's tower, where the puppet leader gloats over them, mocking Starscream's scrambled voice and sneering at D-16. But the miner does not cower or balk at all, declaring that he is not afraid of Sentinel, as he has nothing left to lose. Noticing the worn Megatronus decal, Sentinel reveals that he took Megatronus's transformation cog when he killed him, ripping the decal from the miner's arm before slapping it back onto his chest... and then, knocking the miner on his back, using a mining tool to crudely ''carve'' the Prime's face into D-16's chest.

Orion uses his new form to rocket-glide into the depths of Iacon City, entering the miners' quarters (and bodily hurling Darkwing aside in the process). Orion reveals the truth to the miners and rallies them to join forces with the High Guard and rebel against Sentinel's regime. Meanwhile, Elita, Shockwave, and [[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] have commandeered a returning "garbage" train, transporting the Guard into the city in a sneak attack. But the sudden appearance of hundreds of Trackers makes things look very bad for the plan... until Orion and the miners leap into the fray and cut a swath through the incoming horde, armed with their jet packs and mining tools. Airachnid attempts to kill Orion, slamming him into the train engine, and revealing the ''incredibly horrifying'' array of optics hidden in the back of her head. But her multi-scanning abilities give Orion a sudden idea as the train plows towards Sentinel's tower.

[[File:TFOneSentinelvsD16.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I will not be dictated to. I will not be threatened.]]
Sentinel, angered as D-16 once again attempts to rise up, is just about to blow the miner's head off when the train slams into his tower. Soundwave frees the prisoners and the fight spills across the city. Sentinel transforms into combat mode, but D-16 will not be deterred, the two launch into battle. Elita leaps into action, tackling Airachnid and attempting to take her prisoner (with only ''some'' gratuitously satisfying pummeling along the way). She drags the semi-conscious bot to one of Iacon's broadcast stations, and B makes a ''very'' over-enthusiastic entrance. Airachnid's memory banks are quickly scanned, and her memories of Sentinel's most recent meeting with the Quintessons are broadcast throughout the city, leading the populace to also join the fight.

Sentinel fares badly in his fight with D-16, and seeing his cowering before the Quintessons on dozens of screens, his empire in ruins, tries to flee, and when that fails, begs D-16 to spare him, claiming they can co-rule Cybertron. D-16 insists that Sentinel must die for his crimes, but Orion tries to convince his friend that they can be better than their enemies. D-16 violently disagrees, knocking his friend aside and readying the kill shot... only for Orion to leap in the path, the cannon blast tearing through his torso and sending him tumbling over the edge. D-16 grabs Orion's one good arm, horrified... ''that Orion would stop him from killing Sentinel''. With this betrayal, he vows he is ''done'' saving Orion from his mistakes and lets his dying friend plummet into Cybertron's depths. As Orion falls, D-16, insistent that there will be no more Primes, kills Sentinel by bisecting him with his hands. He then seizes Megatronus' cog from Sentinel's chest, replacing the one gifted to him by Trion, which transforms him into an even ''more'' battle-ready form. Declaring himself "Megatron", he commands the High Guard to destroy everything Sentinel built... in other words, what's left of the city.

[[File:One-Megs-Prime-face-to-face.jpg|thumb|300px|Goodbye... brother.]]
Meanwhile, the mortally wounded Orion falls through the planetary strata, which slides and shifts out of his way, until he finally reaches Cybertron's core. There, he encounters the spirits of the Primes as Trion announce that Primus has deemed him worthy for the future of Cybertron and to carry the Matrix of Leadership, reformatting Orion and restoring his spark to declare him the newest of the Primes: "Optimus Prime", before being sent rocketing back to the surface in a blaze of blue light.

Elita and B try and fail to stop Megatron's rampage, their former friend ready to kill them too, but Optimus smashes onto the scene. Megatron is incensed at this new betrayal both by his former friend ''and'' the Matrix itself, and launches himself at Optimus. During their fight, Optimus manifests an energy battle axe to fight against Megatron along with Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave before using it to destroy Megatron's new cannon, ultimately winning their fight. Unwilling to kill his oldest friend, Optimus reluctantly banishes Megatron and his new allies to the surface. Megatron seethes but decides that now is not the time, and takes his new army to the surface.

With the return of the Matrix of Leadership, Cybertron is restored to life: energon flows once again from the planet's core to the surface, and ''all'' of the cogless bots receive transformation cogs, becoming fully autonomous "[[Autobot]]s" who vow to defend Cybertron from any future Quintesson incursions. However, the Quintessons are not the only looming threat—though banished from Iacon, Megatron and his followers rechristen themselves the "[[Decepticon]]s" and swear revenge.
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==Cast==
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*[[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax / Optimus Prime]] ([[Chris Hemsworth]])
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16 / Megatron]] ([[Brian Tyree Henry]])
*[[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]] ([[Scarlett Johansson]])
*[[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] ([[Keegan-Michael Key]])
*[[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] ([[Evan Michael Lee]])
*[[Arcee (One)|Arcee]] ([[Jinny Chung]])
*[[Bluestreak (One)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Brawn (One)|Brawn]]
*[[Firestar (One)|Firestar]]<ref group=note name="uncredited">Denotes a character, or unidentified members of a group, who speaks, but has no credited voice actor. The performance was likely done by an ADR voice cast member.</ref>
*[[Hound (One)|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (One)|Huffer]]
*[[Ironhide (One)|Ironhide]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Mirage (One)|Mirage]]
*[[Moonracer (One)|Moonracer]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Prowl (One)|Prowl]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Ratchet (One)|Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (One)|Red Alert]]
*[[Sideswipe (One)|Sideswipe]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Smokescreen (One)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Sunstreaker (One)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Wheeljack (One)|Wheeljack]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Windcharger (One)|Windcharger]]

|h2=[[High Guard]]
|c2=
*[[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Buscemi]])
*[[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] ([[Jon Bailey]])
*[[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave]] ([[Jason Konopisos-Alvarez]])
*[[Skywarp (One)|Skywarp]] (Josh Cooley)
*[[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Dirge (One)|Dirge]]
*[[Ramjet (One)|Ramjet]]
*[[Thrust (One)|Thrust]]
*[[Slipstream (One)|Slipstream]]
*[[Redwing (One)|Redwing]]

|h3=[[Thirteen#One film|Primes]]
|c3=
*[[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] ([[Laurence Fishburne]])
*[[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[The Fallen#One film|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Alchemist Prime#One film|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#One film|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo#One film|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#One film|Micronus Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime#One film|Nexus Prime]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Onyx Prime#One film|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Prima#One film|Prima Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#One film|Quintus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#One film|Solus Prime]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Vector Prime#One film|Vector Prime]]

|c4=
*[[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Jon Hamm]])
*[[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] ([[Vanessa Liguori]])
*[[Quintesson High Commander]]
*[[Quintesson Soldier]]s
*[[Primus]]
*[[Tracker]]s<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Guard (One)|Guards]] ([[Steve Blum]], Jason Konopisos-Alvarez)
*[[Announcer Bot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Control Room Guys]] (Josh Cooley)

'''Racers'''
*[[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Chromia (One)|Chromia]] (Jinny Chung)
*[[Injured Racer]] ([[Dillon Bryan]])

|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group=note/>

==Quotes==
"Let me guess. Chased out of the archive?" 
"Yeah. I had to jump out of a window this time. Almost died. It was wild." 
"And digging through ancient data is worth dying for?" 
"Yes, it is." 
"Oh, I need a new best friend..."
:—'''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''' meet up before their shift.

"Are you ''crazy?!''" 
"Sure feels like it!"
:—'''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''' summing up their initial relationship.

"Every day. Every ''single day'' of my life. Has been... a lie! You just '''had''' to do it, didn't you?" 
"Me? What did I do?" 
"You just had to go to the surface, had to enter the Iacon 5000, you just '''HAD''' to break protocol!" 
"Who cares about protocol?" 
"'''I do'''! I care! Because nothing bad happens when you ''stay on protocol!''" 
"Sentinel Prime has been forcing us to work in the mines until our gears strip. And all the while he's been giving our Energon away to our greatest enemies!" 
"Uh, and what do you think he's gonna do to us when he finds out that we know?!" 
"I'm not ''thinking'' about what he's going to do, I'm thinking about what ''we're'' going to do." 
"That's the whole thing! You're never thinking about anything else, just yourself. Fantastic! Another Orion Pax 'master plan'! I can't wait to hear this!" 
"Don't you want to stop him?" 
"NO, '''I WANT TO KILL HIM!''' I wanna put Sentinel in chains and march him through the mines so everyone can see him for the '''false Prime''' that he is! I want him to suffer, and then to ''die'' in ''darkness.'' But we all know it doesn't matter what I want, ''right'', Pax? The fact is, we're just cogless bots. Right? We had limited options, and now... now we have ''none''."
:—The first cracks show in '''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''''s friendship.

"What defines a Transformer is not the cog in his chest, but the spark in that resides in their core. A spark that gives you the will to make your world better. My fellow Primes had that spark. And I see their strength in you. Take their cogs and access your full potential. Prima. Onyx. Alchemist. Micronus. Warriors of noble spirit, loyalty, strength. Their uniqueness enhanced by these. They were one. ''You'' are one. '''ALL''' are one!" 
"Wait. We have... You-- You gave us..." 
"The ability to change your world. How you choose to use that power is up to you."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' inaugurates '''Orion Pax''' and our heroes with the tried and true phrase.

'''Starscream''': Now, are you spies, or incompetent lackeys? 
'''Orion Pax''': We're not spies. 
'''Elita-1''': But he is incompetent.
:—Elita-1 on her boss-to-be

"Uh... why is he gagged?" 
"He wouldn't stop talking." 
"Even when he was unconscious?" 
"''ESPECIALLY'' WHEN HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS!"
:—'''Elita-1''' asks '''Shockwave''' about B-127's restraints.

"Hey! What are you doing?" 
"I'll tell you what I'm not doing. I'm not cowering in some busted ship, playing king of the throne. I'm not pretending that I'm making a difference by throwing one punch and running away to hide. I found out that Sentinel is rotten today, and I'm going to make him pay for it! TODAY!" 
"You think you can insult me and just walk away? No one leaves unless I say so." 
"Is that right? Well, how can you say so... with my head in your teeth?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''D-16''', right before he beats the living scrap out of him.

"Bear witness! ''This'' is the '''last''' time I show mercy! Decide right now! You can stay here in hiding, bowing before your pathetic leader, or follow me as we march on Iacon and I take down Sentinel '''ONCE AND FOR ALL!'''"
:—'''D-16''', as he usurps the High Guard's leadership from Starscream.

"Listen to me, I really want you to hear this. Are you listening?" 
[Orion looks up at Elita] 
"I'm better than you." 
"Yeah, okay, I'm hearing you." 
"I'm better than you in every way, ''except'' you have hope. You always have. You went back into the mine to rescue Jazz, you snuck up to the surface to find the Matrix of Leadership!" 
"Oh, yeah, and how'd that work out?" 
"My point is that your instincts tell you to break protocol for a ''reason''. This blind optimism that you have is why you make such bold and courageous choices. That are also extremely stupid." 
"First time giving a pep talk?" 
"You're inspiring. You can envision a better future that no one else can see. If you ever want to see B and D-16 again, that, ''that'' is the Orion Pax that we need right now. Listen to me. We can do this."
:—'''Elita-1''' attempts to give '''Orion Pax''' a pep-talk. ''Attempts'' to.

'''Soundwave''': "What is our first move?" 
'''Orion Pax''': ''(quietly and intensely)'' "We roll out." 
'''Skywarp''': "...what?!" 
'''Elita-1''': ''(quietly)'' "Louder!" 
'''Orion Pax''': "TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!"
:—Orion realizes that dramatic one-liners aren't that dramatic if no one can hear them.

'''Jazz''': "Is that... Orion?" 
'''Orion Pax''': "Jazz." 
'''Jazz''': "Is it really you?" 
'''Orion''': "Yeah, I know I, uh, look a little... different." 
'''Jazz''': "Little? There's nothing 'little' about you." 
'''Ironhide''': "Uh- How is this possible?" 
'''Moonracer''': "Sentinel told us you died from your race injuries!" 
'''Orion''': "Sentinel is a '''liar'''." 
'''Arcee''': "Huh?" 
'''Ironhide''': "What?" 
'''Orion''': "Look, I know how this will sound coming from me. I was never the most... ''focused'' miner, but as you can see, everything is different now. I went to the surface. And I learned the truth. My friends, we were ''all'' born with transformation cogs. And then Sentinel, ''he stole them from us.'' '''He took away our ability to make our own decisions.''' '''''He stole our freedom.''''' But now, I'm offering you your first '''real choice'''. You can work a twenty-third shift and mine yourself to death, or fight back against Sentinel with me. Right now." 
'''Sideswipe''': "How are we supposed to do that?" 
'''Arcee''': "We can't fight. We don't have cogs." 
'''Orion''': "What defines a Transformer is not the cog in its chest, but the spark that resides in their core. A spark that gives you the will to make your world better. And that spark, Sentinel can ''never'' take from us." 
'''Jazz''': "There's not enough of us. We need an army." 
'''Orion''': "And we have one. Elita is bringing troops. We are not alone in this. If we want to be in control of our own destiny, we will have to fight for it. Now is the time for us to stand up. For ourselves. Stand up for this injustice! I promise you, this fight will be worth it. Follow me. Nothing can stop us when we stand together! Together as '''one!'''"
:—And with the miners chanting his name, Orion Pax delivers his first heroic speech.

''(Airachnid opens the back of her head to reveal'' dozens ''of eyes.)'' 
"You can't defeat me, miner. ''I see '''everything.'''''" 
"That's right, you do, except the tower we're about to crash into."
:—'''Airachnid''' gets creepy and '''Orion Pax''' gets an idea.

"You pathetic little twits! Did you really think that you could knock down what I've built?" 
"It's over, Sentinel! You can't escape the truth!" 
"What truth? That I plucked the cogs from your newborn chests? Forced you to mine so that I could pay off the Quintessons and live like a king? None of that matters! Because the truth... is. ''What. I. '''Make it!'''''"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' teaches '''Orion Pax''' that he won't go down without a fight.

"What's wrong, D-16? Rise up!"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' mockingly gives D-16 his future slogan.

"I'm ''done'' saving you."
:—'''D-16''' lets his ''former'' friend fall.

"The Age of Primes has ended! '''NO MORE FALSE PROPHETS'''! Follow me, and you will ''never again'' be ''deceived!'' '''RISE UP!''' ''I'' will lead us all into the future! ''I...'' '''AM...''' '''''MEGATRON!'''''"
:—With the death of Sentinel Prime, '''D-16''' renames himself as '''Megatron'''

"''Orion Pax.'' Your noble sacrifice for the greater good has proven you worthy in the eyes of Primus. He entrusts in you the future of Cybertron, and... the Matrix of Leadership! '''Arise...''' '''''Optimus Prime.'''''"
:—Speaking for Primus, '''Alpha Trion''' and the Primes rebuild Orion Pax.

"We could have built the future ''together!"'' 
"I'll build it myself. After I tear down everyone '''''IN MY WAY!'''''"
:-'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' set the stage for eons of conflict to come.

"We were given the power to change our world, and you chose to destroy it. Just like Sentinel. You have betrayed Cybertron and its citizens, and you betrayed... ''me.'' Go. Take the High Guard, and leave. You are banished from Iacon. It didn't have to end this way." 
"This isn't over... ''Prime.''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' share one final exchange.

"This is the greatest day of my life... I get to work for the ''government''!"
:—'''B-127''' knows a good benefits package when he sees one.

"And now we stand here together as one, proving we all have the power to transform; to become who we were destined to be; to right wrongs; to make our world better. Because here, freedom and autonomy are the right of all sentient beings. Here, all are truly ''Autobots''. This message is a warning to all Quintessons: If you dare return to Cybertron, the Autobots will be waiting. ''I'' will be waiting. I... am ''Optimus Prime''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gives his first dramatic ending monologue...

"Sentinel, the betrayer, is dead. But his death has given life to a new enemy...a stronger enemy... a ''personal'' enemy. We will ''not'' be blinded by his deception! We are the ones who are... '''DECEPTICONS! ''RISE UP!'''''"
:—...and '''Megatron''' gives the coming darkness its new name.

==Continuity notes==
The movie that would ultimately become ''Transformers One'' entered preliminary development in early 2015, when the project was first pitched as part of a writer's room that would lay out a number of sequels, prequels, and spinoff films that would turn the ongoing [[live-action film series|slate of live-action movies]] into a proper "cinematic universe", an attempt to cash in on the then-meteoric hype of the {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}. Like pretty much all the other "cinematic universes" pitched at around this time, this ambitious vision was not to be: following the box-office bomb that was ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', most of these projects were shelved, while others were heavily reworked—perhaps most infamously, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' was recut into a film that contradicted ''The Last Knight'' and its depictions of Bumblebee fighting in [[World War II]], shifting the film and [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|its sequel]] into a more ambiguous "soft reboot" that only loosely connect to the five Bay films.

It appears that a similar conceptual drift occurred over the course of ''Transformers One'''s production. When the film entered full production in mid-2020, ''One'' was said to be "separate and apart" from the ongoing live-action films, though at the time just ''how'' distinct the film would be from its predecessors remained a mystery.<ref name="cooleyreveal" /> When later asked if the film was a prequel to the live-action films, a reboot, or its own universe, director Josh Cooley answered "yes" to all of the above.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ Transformers ONE Director Confirms New Movie's Canon Status - ComicBook.com]</ref> While a few details and visual nods—such as Bumblebee's original name of "B-127", the function of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in which it dissolves into dust if it deems someone unworthy to wield it and the incorporation of a closing monologue delivered by Optimus—referenced the live-action films, the film otherwise draws heavily upon the mythology first laid down in the [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity family]] and has gone on to inform just about every major ''Transformers'' universe afterwards, particularly in its depiction of Orion Pax and D-16 as former allies fighting against a corrupt Cybertronian government.

As the film's release date drew closer, multiple comments from the film's creatives indicated that the filmmakers viewed the movie as something entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films. In July, Josh Cooley stated that the film was set in a "new Transformers continuity"<ref>{{citesocial|quote= "Hey little nerd in my profile picture, what if I told you someday you'll create a new Transformers continuity, that begins earlier than anything you've seen on the Transformers lore timeline, with the greatest crew and cast ever assembled?"|link= https://x.com/CooleyUrFaceOff/status/1817235351095894510?t=Oju3b9v53cYIHlH4MLEsXg |name=Josh Cooley|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=7|day=27}}</ref>; in another interview from a week before release, di Bonaventura ultimately admitted that ''One'' didn't fit into the chronology of the live-action films, and described ''One'' and the live-action films as "two universes" that would be "[kept] separate".<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says]</ref> These statements were ultimately borne out by the movie itself, which featured multiple plot points that are pretty much irreconcilable with the live-action films—early on, the film establishes that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] is long dead, negating his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; additionally, the movie ends with the newly christened Megatron killing Sentinel Prime, leaving no wiggle room for the events of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' to occur. As a result, the wiki has opted to treat ''One'' and any potential sequels as a new [[continuity family]] entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films.

==Transformers references==
* As with pretty much every major ''Transformers'' project since 2010, ''Transformers One'' is the latest interpretation of the modernized ''Transformers'' backstory that originated with [[Binder of Revelation|Hasbro's internal design documents]] and was first laid down in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''—the story of [[Primus]], the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], and the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron as former friends who fought against inequality on pre-war Cybertron until Megatron's extremism drove them apart. Notably, this version of the story portrays both Orion and Megatron as [[energon]] miners on the bottom of Cybertron's caste system—most other interpretations have instead depicted Orion as a somewhat higher-ranking data clerk. While other tellings of the story have Orion advocating for non-violent social change, this take on the origin ends with Orion Pax working alongside the future Decepticons to directly overthrow the reigning Prime, evoking [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' miniseries.
* Many contemporary works of pre-war ''Transformers'' fiction have established that pre-war Cybertronians organized themselves under a job-based [[Functionism|caste system]], with miners and other manual laborers occupying the lowest ranks of Transformer society. ''One'' features a very simplified version of this hierarchy, where Cybertronians without transformation cogs are an oppressed underclass while other Transformers receive additional rights and job opportunities.
* With the exception of D-16—whose origins as a low-ranking miner date back to IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''—all of the other miners shown in the film go on to join the Autobots, while the forerunners of the Decepticons are depicted as ex-members of the elite [[High Guard]]. This specific class divide dates back to the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" and, to a lesser extent, "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", which explained the war between the Autobots and Decepticons as an entrenched conflict between civilian laborers and military robots.
* All the character designs are far closer to their Generation 1 designs (both the cartoon and the original toys) than the previous films. Characters also earn their iconic design traits in pivotal scenes, such as Optimus Prime's [[Energon-axe]] and [[mouthplate]], or Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. In the final scene, many miners gain details to match their Generation 1-selves even closer after they receive their cogs; in particular, Arcee gains her pink visor from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Starscream, Soundwave, and Megatron's newly applied insignias in the post-credits scene are also in the same place as their original counterparts, with Starscream's even being upside-down!
* Optimus Prime's original identity of "Orion Pax" is a name taken from the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". Notably, the cartoon's version of Orion Pax was also a manual laborer, although the film does seemingly pay homage to Orion Pax's other famous job by having him sneak into the Cybertronian Archives at the very beginning of the film. D-16 takes [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]'s place as his best friend and co-worker.
* The 'bot who will one day be known as "Megatron" initially goes by the name "D-16", a moniker lifted from ''Exodus'' and itself based on the [[TakaraTomy]] ID number of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Megatron toy]]. D-16's original body—with a black, dome-shaped helmet and yellow eyes—references Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics appearance]], which in turn was based on concept art for an unproduced prototype version of the original Takara Micro Change figure. Much like Orion Pax, his modern gladiator job is paid homage in his fight with Starscream.
* B-127 is heavily based on his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action film series counterpart]]: his helmet design and blasters bear a resemblance to his appearance in those films; additionally, his overly-talkative nature is a meta-gag about his "future" self being best known for not being able to speak. The name "B-127" derives from the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' movie]], where, much like this film, he did not receive the name "Bumblebee" on Cybertron. B-127's battle mask resembles his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart's]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original toy]]; towards the end of the film, he fights with a pair of "knife hands" seemingly based on ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' Bumblebee's melee weapons.
* In general, Elita-1 doesn't draw upon as many specific references as her co-stars, although her purplish-pink color scheme and motorcycle [[alternate mode]] may be a reference to her [[Elita-One (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' design]]. Notably, of the four main protagonists, Elita's the only one who ''doesn't'' have an alternate alias—especially odd given that her [[Elita One (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] originally went by "Ariel" in the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". (This exclusion is perhaps less odd when one considers that subsequent to 1985, Disney secured a near-strangehold on toys named "{{w|The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|Ariel}}".)
* Sentinel Prime is based on [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], the former leader of Cybertron in the [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. Like that version of the character, this take on Sentinel Prime is explicitly a "false" Prime who never carried the Matrix of Leadership, and a puppet ruler who was appointed to the position by the Quintessons. Design-wise, this take on Sentinel draws from his "Aligned" counterpart, his [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|''Dark of the Moon'' appearance]], and has details from his [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' toy]] and the thematically similar character, [[Nominus Prime]]. Sentinel's battle mode is inspired by his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] from the ''Megatron Origin'' comic. He also has his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]]'s glorious chin, as well as carrying on his 'arrogant jerkwad' personality rather than the more stoic attitude of other Sentinels. His double-bladed weapon takes specific inspiration from DOTM Sentinel's [[Primax Blade]], now with the additional ability to retract one or both of its blades when required.
* Airachnid is derived from the ''Prime'' [[Airachnid (Prime)|character of the same name]]—a notable inclusion given the primarily G1-based main cast—sharing a similar design, alternate mode as a helicopter, and antagonistic personality. Role-wise, however, she draws from her [[Airachnid (G1)|IDW 2005 counterpart]] being a subordinate of the [[Starscream_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|shady sovereign ruler of Cybertron]].
* Like Sentinel Prime, the Quintessons are primarily based on their depiction in the "Aligned" lorebook [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|''The Covenant of Primus'']], which depicted them as shadowy manipulators who ruled Cybertron and exploited its natural resources through a proxy government; notably, the Quintessons in the ''Covenant'' helped maintain their hold on Transformer civilization by withholding the power to transform from the general populace. In a notable deviation from traditional ''Transformers'' lore, the bodies and starships of the film's Quintessons appear to be organic in nature.
* Primus' design seen in the hologram Orion plays is largely based on the [[IP infringement|"third party"]] 01 Studio Seed figure, itself inspired by the oft-referenced [[:File:UltimateGuidePrimus.jpg|original character model]] for his planet-body from [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''The Ultimate Guide'']]. His head and chest are closer to his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' appearance, also pulling a simplified version of [[Primus#Cybertron|that toy]]'s transformation scheme. Primus' willing sacrifice of his locomotion and birthing of the Thirteen pulls from his appearance in the eponymous ''Covenant of Primus''.
* The Thirteen are similarly based on their "Aligned"' incarnations for their backstory and designs. Nexus, Megatronus, Solus, and Alchemist Prime also draw from their ''[[:File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|Timelines]]'', ''[[:File:Megatronus.jpeg|Titans Return]]'', ''[[:File:SolusPrime-PowerofthePrimes.jpg|Power of the Primes]]'', and ''[[:File:TheCitizen IaconusCitizens.jpg|Cyberverse]]'' designs, respectively, while Vector Prime is based squarely on his original ''Cybertron'' design.
* Megatronus is also inspired by his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design, including his face being based on the Decepticon symbol (or vice versa in-universe), although it is far more obvious in this movie, coincidentally evoking [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]. Megatronus' face becoming the in-universe inspiration for the Decepticon symbol reflects the real life story of [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 Soundwave]]'s face inspiring the iconic symbol.
* Alpha Trion's abilities to recreate and store memories as information calls back to the archival role of his [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]. His alternate mode being a leonine beast with a unicorn-esque horn is a direct homage to his [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' toy]], itself based on his [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Toys|cancelled BotCon toy]].
* The mysterious [[Thirteenth Prime]] is replaced with Zeta Prime, who also takes [[Prima]]'s role as leader and Matrix-bearer, though Prima himself is still present. Zeta's design is also based on "Aligned" Sentinel Zeta Prime, as he appears in the ''War for Cybertron'' video game.
* The Thirteen are not actually referred to as the "Thirteen", but rather the Primes or the "Council of Elders", a term that originated in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. This is likely because it would contradict Sentinel's narrative painting himself as a fourteenth Prime. Notably, none of the archives or displays of the Thirteen include Sentinel.
* The cameo miners mostly draw from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast#Season 1|1984 Autobot cast of the original cartoon]], along with the [[Female Autobots]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and recolors such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. The background High Guard characters, meanwhile, are based on the endless Starscream recolors that have appeared throughout ''Transformers'', commonly known as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Notably, one of their helmet variations is based on [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Cybertron cartoon|''Cybertron'' Starscream]]'s, while some Seekers including [[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]] sport triple-barreled weapons on their arms that resemble the [[neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron'' – specifically the split-in-half configuration seen in the [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream toy]] and its redecoes, even including a gear-shaped detail behind the barrels echoing the gears on the toy's accessories.
* Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream/the Seekers, and the cogged versions of Ironhide, Ratchet, and Arcee have details based on their ''Bumblebee'' designs.
*The jet modes of Starscream/the Seekers are also based on ''Bumblebee'', while Soundwave's vehicle mode is based on his [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|''Studio Series Bumblebee'' toy]]. Shockwave's alternate mode resembles his [[Shockwave (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' counterpart]], and both he and Starscream/the Seekers have details from their [[War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toys]].
*When Orion "transforms" to run away from the guards, he moves his limbs in a way that evokes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|his original toy]]'s transformation.
* The Matrix causing Energon to flow and 'killing' the planet when lost calls back to the [[AllSpark]].
* When discussing their mining ability, Elita says Orion "[doesn't] have the touch or the power," a reference to the [[The Touch|beloved song]] from ''The Transformers: The Movie.''
* The Iacon 5000 derives from the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' [[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 326|issue 326's "Darn 'n' Blast" letter page]]. Many of the racers in the Iacon 5000 are characters from Generation 1 and ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'', with their colors and vehicle modes next to their names on the leaderboard, though they do not correspond to specific models except for the miners, Darkwing, and Chromia.
** Racers based on their Generation 1 counterparts include [[Mirage (One)|Mirage]], [[Clampdown (One)|Clampdown]], [[Silverbolt (One)|Silverbolt]], "[[Deadend (One)|Deadend]]", [[Slingshot (One)|Slingshot]], [[Cliffjumper (One)|Cliffjumper]], [[Dragstrip (One)|Dragstrip]], [[Tracks (One)|Tracks]], [[Swerve (One)|Swerve]], [[Powerglide (One)|Powerglide]], [[Jetstorm (One)|Jetstorm]], [[Windblade (One)|Windblade]], [[Afterburner (One)|Afterburner]], [[Blurr (One)|Blurr]], [[Fireflight (One)|Fireflight]], [[Cosmos (One)|Cosmos]], [[Cordon (One)|Cordon]], [[Breakdown (One)|Breakdown]], [[Swindle (One)|Swindle]], [[Tailgate (One)|Tailgate]], [[Lightspeed (One)|Lightspeed]], "[[Spinout (One)|Spinout]]", [[Greasepit (One)|Greasepit]], [[Scattershot (One)|Scattershot]], [[Inferno (One)|Inferno]], [[Motormaster (One)|Motormaster]], [[Bludgeon (One)|Bludgeon]], and "[[Hotrod (One)|Hotrod]]".
** Racers based on their ''Generation 2'' counterparts include [[Blowout (One)|Blowout]], [[High Beam (One)|High Beam]], [[Double Clutch (One)|Double Clutch]], [[Meanstreak (One)|Meanstreak]], [[Motormouth (One)|Motormouth]], [[Speedstream (One)|Speedstream]], "[[Roadrocket (One)|Roadrocket]]", [[Jolt (One)|Jolt]], and [[Staxx (One)|Staxx]].
** [[Override (One)|Override]] and [[Tankor (One)|Tankor]] are based on their ''[[Override (Cybertron)|Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Tankor (BM)|Beast Machines]]'' counterparts, respectively.
**Racers that are only named through dialogue are [[Tailwind (One)|Tailwind]], [[Strafe (One)|Strafe]] (spelled "Streak" in the Spanish subtitles), [[Skyfire (One)|Skyfire]], and original characters [[Thunderglide]] and [[Behemoth]]. Phew!
* After being knocked off the train and stranded on the surface, Elita-1 calls Orion, D-16, and B-127 a bunch of "idiot [[GoBots|go-bots]]".
* The film's themes, "Resting Place of the Primes" and "The Fall", includes a leitmotif from the main theme of ''Transformers: Prime'', which was also composed by Brian Tyler. "The Fall" also plays a motif lifted from ''The Transformers: The Movie'''s "[[Death of Optimus Prime]]" in a different key. More specifically, the motif is from when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] flatlines and dies. Fitting, as "The Fall" plays when Orion Pax is dropped into Cybertron's [[core]] and Optimus Prime is born. Incidentally, this scene and the music are also quite similar to when Megatron fatally shoots Bumblebee in the ''Transformers: Prime'' series finale "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]".
*D-16's eye color gradually shifting from yellow to red upon declaring himself "Megatron" is similar to how his [[Megatron (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]'s eye color changed from blue to red after being denied the rank of Prime as seen in the flashbacks of "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]".
*The part of "The Fall" that plays when Megatron rips Sentinel in half also includes a leitmotif from [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron's]] "The Great Exodus".
* The notion of the Matrix actively rejecting an "unworthy" candidate and disintegrating was a plot point in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
* Alpha Trion announces "All are one!" as he bequeaths the main quartet their new transformation cogs, a reference to the classic slogan "[['Til all are one]]!" originating from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* An empty Matrix chamber is visible behind Orion's chest window after receiving his cog, even before finding the actual Matrix.
* The throne Starscream sits on is loosely based on the crown his [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] wore during his coronation in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<ref>[https://youtu.be/fo7EwIlSNAs?si=8y1UWHCLv46WKzE7&t=190 Brian Tyree Henry & Josh Cooley Dissect The Evolution Of Megatron | Transformers One Behind The Shot]</ref>
*Soundwave scans Orion's electrical impulses to check if he is lying, a rarely referenced ability from his [[Soundwave (G1)|original toy's bio]].
*Shockwave's eye flickers when he speaks, just as it did in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Similarly, Optimus Prime's faceplate bobs up and down when he speaks.
* Starscream has a normal-sounding voice (for Steve Buscemi, anyway) when he first appears, but after D-16 crushes his [[voice box]] during their duel, his voice becomes shriller and scratchier in the style of [[Chris Latta]]'s portrayal of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].
*Shockwave and Elita have a small rivalry, reflecting their Generation 1 versions in Elita's introduction episode, "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]".
* Soundwave orders the High Guard to "[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|eject]]" when descending on Sentinel's tower.
[[File:TFoneOrionJump.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let my people go!]]
* During the battle in Sentinel Prime's tower, Orion leaps into the air and shoots one of the Trackers, with his midair pose homaging Optimus Prime's famous midair shooting pose from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Megatron is the 'bot who shoots Orion and leaves him on the brink of death until he is resurrected as Optimus Prime in what is likely a reference to the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". However, the specific framing of the scene—in which Megatron shoots Orion and drops him into the depths of the planet, only for him to find the Matrix and return as Optimus—is, however coincidentally, nearly identical to the events of [[Transformation (issue)|issue #9]] of ''Autocracy''. Orion finding the Matrix in the planet's core also evokes the climax of the ''War for Cybertron'' games.
* The fatal wounds Orion Pax sustained from D-16 before his descent into Cybertron's core strongly resemble the wounds Optimus Prime sustained at the end of the ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".
* Megatron disposes of Sentinel Prime in the same manner that his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action counterpart]] killed [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]—by bisecting the bot with his bare hands. Similarly, this is also how the [[Rainmaker]]s disposed of Sentinel in the [[2019 IDW continuity]].
* When both Orion Pax and Sentinel Prime die, [[aggressive depigmentation|their bodies turn grey]].
* "Arise, Optimus Prime", intones Alpha Trion as Orion receives the Matrix, evoking the climax of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', in which a ghostly Optimus Prime said the same to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] as he transformed into Rodimus Prime.
* Megatron using a long piece of sharp, orange shrapnel to attack Optimus comes from their iconic fight in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Optimus using a defeated Shockwave's cannon to attack another enemy is a fighting move Optimus made in ''Dark of the Moon''.
* After Optimus and Megatron's fight concludes, Megatron is shown with "tear stains" of mech fluid under his eyes, precisely matching the fluid-streaks the original Megatron had running down ''his'' face after his fight with Optimus in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. In ''One'', Megatron then declares "This isn't over, Prime," mirroring his line from ''The Movie'': "It's over, Prime."
* When restoring Cybertron's Energon supply, Optimus holds the Matrix in the same pose Hot Rod holds it when transforming into Rodimus at the end of ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Optimus' concluding narration is presented as a "message" being sent into space, continuing the recurring concept of the ''Transformers'' films ending in such a way, introduced in the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]].
*Optimus' transformation during his ending monologue is accompanied by the original transformation noise.
* In the post-credits scene, Megatron brands the Decepticon insignia onto his troops much like his [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] did in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]". Megatron also orders the Decepticons to "[[Roll out#Transformers_Animated|rise up]]", quoting his ''Animated'' counterpart who originated the phrase "transform and rise up" in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]".
* While the newly christened Decepticons fire into the sky, the glow of the laser beams shines on Megatron's insignia in a way that homages the metallic effect of the [[:File:TF-G1-HD-Logo-Evil-Decepticon.png|original Decepticon ''The Transformers'' logo]], and many a [[scene transition]].

==Real-life references==
* One of B-127's "friends" is named [https://youtu.be/Dd7FixvoKBw?t=104 A-A-Tron].
* As Orion Pax and D-16 approach the finish line in the Iacon 5000, the announcer quotes verbatim Joe Starkey's call of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Play_(American_football) The Play] from the 1982 Cal-Stanford game. "The most amazing, sensational, dramatic, heart-rending, exciting, thrilling finish in the history of—" It can be assumed he would say "The Iacon 5000" in place of "college football," had Chromia not sped past to win the race.

==Errors==
* The history record about Primus, the Primes, and the Matrix that Orion Pax watches in the archives is recorded by [[Laurence Fishburne|a voice]] that clearly belongs to Alpha Trion. Yet, the events described in the history record include the disappearance of the Matrix, which happened after the Primes were killed and Alpha Trion went offline. So how could Alpha Trion have made that recording when he was lying comatose in a cave during that time?
* Many of the miners based on recognizable characters appear multiple times in the background or between shots, with many, such as Ironhide, having numerous occupations and being in multiple places at the same time.
* The High Guard has the same issue. Slipstream is shown to have been captured by the Death Trackers, but is later shown to take part in the attack on Sentinel's tower. Thundercracker is sliced in half by Airachnid, but is present the rest of the film.
* Mirage, with the colors and land-based vehicle mode of his [[Mirage (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], appears on the leaderboard of the Iacon 5000, but one of the cogless miners is clearly based on Generation 1 Mirage.
* Chromia is the racer that wins the Iacon 5000, but a bot that better resembles [[Chromia (G1)|Generation 1 Chromia]] appears as a miner too. Production designer Jason Scheier would confirm the miner bot is just a bot that resembles Chromia, while the one in the Iacon 5000 is the 'real' Chromia.
* One of the cogless miners is clearly meant to be [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with a black crest, red pelvis, and red pips on his shoulders. However, the scene after the Iacon 5000 in Iacon's medical center has a voice on the intercom paging a "Dr. Ratchet".
* Airachnid's legs are floating behind her back in her conversation with Sentinel Prime after he murders Alpha Trion.
* The incriminating clips of Sentinel replayed from Airachnid's mind reuse clips from previous scenes of the movie instead of being from Airachnid's point of view. She wasn't exaggerating when she said "I see ''everything''"!
* During the long take of Optimus Prime using his Energon axe to fight off Megatron, Starscream, Shockwave, and Soundwave at the end of the film, Soundwave's shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder. In every other shot of the film, he is depicted with the cannon over his right shoulder like his G1 counterpart usually does.

==Music==
A score album, ''[[Transformers One (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', features the original music by composer [[Brian Tyler]] and was released concurrently with the film. It notably repurposes a leitmotif from his work on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']] into this film's main theme. The score also has other Transformers references, both in the melodies and titles of the tracks. The composer, under his electronic side project "Are We Dreaming", also produced the end credits song, "If I Fall", featuring rappers [[W:Quavo|Quavo]] (of Migos fame) and [[W:Ty Dolla Sign|Ty Dolla $ign]].

Canadian DJ {{w|Excision_(musician)|Excision}} released the dubstep song "Together As One", which samples numerous lines from the film's cast, as part of the film's marketing campaign. Many of the lines in this song would go unused in the film's final cut. Chinese artist {{w|Yuqi}} released the song "ONE" as part of the film's Chinese marketing campaign. Neither song is present in the film.

==Reception==
{{quote|Just when you’re about to give up on stories that endlessly repackage the same trademarked properties, along comes a movie like Josh Cooley’s “Transformers One.” As its subtly confident title suggests, it carries itself as if nobody had ever made a Transformers movie before.|Matt Zoller Seitz|[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/transformers-one-film-review Rogerebert.com]}}

While [[Michael Bay]]'s ''Transformers'' films were notable for their record-breaking profits despite mixed to overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Transformers One'' faced the opposite problem. While [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|the previous theatrical ''Transformers'' film]] met with mixed reviews, ''Transformers One'' enjoyed an almost universally positive reception from both film critics and casual moviegoers. Critics praised the film's visual design, its nuanced approach to characterization and worldbuilding, and the performances of the film's voice actors, with many singling out Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry for their portrayals of Orion Pax and D-16. As of October 2024, its RottenTomatoes rating sits at 89% positive critical reviews and 98% positive audience reviews.

In the United States and Canada, ''Transformers One'' was originally projected to gross between 30 and 40 million dollars on its opening weekend. Ultimately, the film only made 24.6 million dollars, and finished second in the box office behind ''{{w|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice}}'' (which had been released ''two weeks'' prior) in a surprise upset. <ref> [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-can-transformers-one-borrow-a-page-from-spider-verse-and-recover-1236009559/ "Box Office: Can Transformers One Borrow a Page From Spider-Verse and Recover?"] </ref> In its second weekend, the film lost out out to rival animated robot movie ''{{w|The Wild Robot}}'', and ultimately took in a mere 9.2 million dollars after suffering a 62.8% drop. <ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-megalopolis-the-wild-robot-1236101618/ "'Wild Robot' Powers To Third Best September Animated Pic Debut With $35M; 'Megalopolis' Collapses With $4M & D+ CinemaScore; 'Saturday Night' Alive In Limited Release -- Box Office Update" </ref>

==Development timeline==
[[File:Transformers-One-Teaser-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There can be miracles when you believe Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill Who knows what miracles you can achieve When you believe, somehow you will You will when you believe'']]
*March 27, 2015 — As part of the development of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" to build a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[https://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Among the writers hired are ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' scribes [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]], who pitch the concept of an animated ''Transformers'' prequel set in the [[Live-action film series|live-action series universe]].<ref name="barrerferrari">[https://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref>
*December 20, 2018 — Following the release of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] hints in an interview that the animated prequel is still in the works.<ref>[https://www.metro.us/will-there-be-a-bumblebee-2-whats-the-future-for-the-transformers-universe-heres-what-its-producer-told-us/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura interview for Metro USA]</ref>
*April 29, 2020 — Director [[Josh Cooley]] (''Toy Story 4'') is reported to have been brought into the project to oversee a final draft, which is said to be "separate and apart" from the live-action films.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />
*May 18, 2021 — [[Allspark Pictures]] President [[Greg Mooradian]] credits the animated ''Transformers'' film on his Linkedin page with a 2023 release.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mooradian-4a5062200/ Greg Mooradian's Linkedin:] "TRANSFORMERS (Animated Feature), with Oscar-winner Josh Cooley directing (2023 release)"</ref>
*May 24, 2021 — Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms the animated feature is in development, and will be released at some point after ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/24/tfw2005-coverage-of-49th-j-p-morgan-conference-434088 TFW2005 Coverage Of 49th J.P. Morgan Conference]</ref>
*January 21, 2022 — Paramount announces an untitled animated Transformers movie will be released on July 19, 2024.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ Collider: New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Release Date Set For 2024]</ref>
*April 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura reveals that the entire film takes place on Cybertron, and the setting explores how they begin to question the hierarchy of how their society has gotten stratified, and how the common man doesn't have the voice that they want to have.<ref name=collider2023>[https://collider.com/transformers-animated-movie-characters-plot-cybertron-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ Here’s What the New Animated ‘Transformers’ Movie Is About (Exclusive)]</ref>
*April 21, 2023 — A day after the previous interview, di Bonaventura confirms [[Industrial Light & Magic]]'s involvement as the film's animation studio, bringing the company back to the franchise for the first time since ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ The New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Is Partnering With an Industry Giant for the CGI (Exclusive)]/</ref>
*April 27, 2023 — The first members of the film's voice cast are revealed, consisting of [[Chris Hemsworth]] as Optimus Prime, [[Brian Tyree Henry]] as Megatron, [[Scarlett Johansson]] as Elita, [[Keegan-Michael Key]] as Bumblebee, [[Jon Hamm]] as Sentinel Prime, and [[Laurence Fishburne]] as Alpha Trion.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/transformers-animated-prequel-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235596692/ ‘Transformers’ Animated Prequel Sets Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and More Voice Cast]</ref>
*May 24, 2023 — Paramount moves the film's release date to September 13, 2024.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/transformers-one-release-date-pushed-by-paramount-1235379167/ ‘Transformers One’: Paramount Pushes Date For Animated Feature]</ref>
*June 7, 2023 — di Bonaventura teases how the film stands out from previous entries in the franchise, praises Chris Hemsworth's casting as Optimus Prime, and mentions a vocal transition from Hemsworth's voice to [[Peter Cullen]]'s as the character for audiences to witness. [[Steve Desmond]] and [[Michael Sherman]] (''Knock at the Cabin'') were revealed to be additional writers for the film, but where uncredited when the final credit came in.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ 'Transformers One' Producer Is Already Hyped for Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime]</ref>
*June 15, 2023 — Scarlett Johansson discusses the film's animation and praises Cooley as director.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqG5mlRxzs Scarlett Johansson Says Transformers One Looks So Cool]</ref> Chris Hemsworth later brings details on voicing Optimus Prime for the film and his reasoning he joined the project through his love of the script. He confirms that he will not use his regular voice for the character.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrsvSzWHoE Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime Sadly Won't Be Australian in Transformers One]</ref>
*July 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura confirms Optimus Prime and Megatron in the film will be depicted under their Orion Pax and D-16 identities.<ref>[https://onetakenews.com/2023/07/20/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-transformers-one/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teases Upcoming Film ‘Transformers: One’: “It’s Something I’ve Wanted To Do For A Long Time” (Exclusive)]</ref>
*December 15, 2023 — Keegan-Michael Key mentions his voice for Bumblebee is closer to his regular speaking voice.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLM71B5xmFY Transformers One: Keegan-Michael Key Reveals What Bumblebee Sounds Like in New Animated Film]</ref>
*April 11, 2024 — The cast of the movie previews the trailer and reveals a new logo for the film at Cinemacon 2024, The Hollywood Reporter also confirms [[Steve Buscemi]] has joined the cast.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-animated-movie-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235871998/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Tyree Henry Debut Origin Story 'Transformers One' - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> During the presentation, Hemsworth revealed that Cullen served as a consultant on the getting the voice down.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-one-news-film-is-testing-very-well-and-peter-cullen-consulted-chris-hemsworth-on-voice/48127/ Transformers One News: Film is Testing Very Well and Peter Cullen Consulted Chris Hemsworth on Voice]</ref>
*April 16, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry announce the date of the film's first trailer being on Thursday, April 18, 2024, as it will be launched into space.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-trailer-premiered-from-space/ The 'Transformers One' Trailer Will Be Premiered From Space - Collider]</ref>
[[File:TransformersOne-weatherballoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''So how do you judge what a man is worth? By what he [[Toy|builds or buys]]? You can never see with your eyes on Earth Look through Heaven's eyes Look at your life. Look at your life Look at your life through Heaven's eyes'']]
*April 18, 2024 — A livestream hosted by Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry follows a small craft launched towards space, with a screen that plays the trailer once it reaches 125,000 feet. The movie's release date has been pushed back by one week, to September 20, reportedly to avoid the release conflicting with that of ''{{w|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice}}''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/04/transformers-one-trailer-release-date-1235889037/ ‘Transformers One’ Launches Trailer In Space, A First For A Movie Studio; Pic Going Later In September]</ref> When asked whether the film is a fresh start, a prequel to the live-action films, or its own thing, Cooley replies "yes to all of the above".<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ Transformers ONE Director Confirms New Movie's Canon Status - ComicBook.com]</ref>
*May 20, 2024 — [[Brian Tyler]] is attached as the film's composer.<ref>[https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/20/brian-tyler-scoring-josh-cooleys-transformers-one/ Brian Tyler Scoring Josh Cooley’s ‘Transformers One’ - Filmmusicreporter.com]</ref>
*June 7, 2024 — Production for the film is revealed to be finished in the following month.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/06/07/work-on-transformers-one-animated-movie-is-set-to-wrap-up-in-july-513038 Work On Transformers: One Animated Movie Is Set To Wrap Up In July - TFW2005]</ref>
*June 10, 2024 — A work-in-progress cut of the film was screened at the {{w|Annecy International Animation Film Festival}} to a standing ovation.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235918820/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Transformers One’ Draws Laughs, Cheers in Its Annecy Debut - Hollywood Reporter]</ref>
*June 12, 2024 — Several media outlets, including representatives from TFWiki, are invited to an [[Transformers One London advance screening|advance screening]] hosted by di Bonaventura and Cooley.
*June 18, 2024 — Production designer Jason Scheier confirms animation for the film is finished.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ScheierJason/status/1803227407404638226/ Production Designer Jason Scheier's post on Twitter]</ref>
*June 27, 2024 — Sound-mixing for the film is finished, with production finally now complete around three months in advance of release.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8vPCEUS3Bs/ @CooleyYourFaceOff - Instagram]</ref>
*July 9, 2024 — A panel for the film has been announced for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on Thursday, July 25 at 11:45 am PST at Hall H.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/07/transformers-one-comic-con-1236004636/ Paramount Animation & Hasbro Entertainment’s ‘Transformers One’ Will Be More Than Meets The Eye At San Diego Comic-Con]</ref>
*July 13, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth, Bryan Tyree Henry, and Keegan-Michael Key reveal a new clip of the main cast transforming for the first time at the Kids' Choice Awards 2024.<ref>[https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1812285185427431646/ Post from the official Transformers account on Twitter]</ref>
*July 23, 2024 — Cooley discusses how ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' influenced ''One''.<ref>[https://ew.com/transformers-one-comic-con-preview-optimus-prime-megatron-origin-story-8676886 Transformers One director reveals how infamous 1986 animated movie influenced new prequel film]</ref> A screening of the finished film was shown at a fan-event at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and in New York City.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/transformers-one-review-first-reactions/ Transformers One First Reactions are Raving Over "Best Transformers Film to Date"]</ref> Hemsworth talks about voicing Optimus Prime in the film and how his depiction stands out.<ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-orion-pax/ Chris Hemsworth on Becoming Optimus Prime for Transformers One (Exclusive)]</ref>
*July 24, 2024 — Several new posters are released, along with the announcement of a new trailer the following day at the SDCC panel.<ref>[https://twutter.com/transformers/status/1816111093917573615/ Second trailer announcement on Twitter]</ref>
*July 25, 2024 — Details at the SDCC panel were revealed, along with the debut of the second trailer and Bucsemi's role announced to be Starscream.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/07/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-comic-con-1236022134/ ‘Transformers One’ Ignites Comic-Con With Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry & Keegan-Michael Key: How Two Best Friends Became Immortal Enemies]</ref> [[Eric Pearson]] was revealed to be an additional writer.<ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 Paramount Drops ‘Transformers One’ Trailer #2]</ref>
*August 21, 2024 — A new clip of Orion Pax and D-16 competing in the Iacon 5000 race is released on Paramount's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://youtu.be/7o-bGIBZxdc?feature=shared/ TRANSFORMERS ONE Film Clip IACON Race Begins (2024)]</ref>
*August 23, 2024 — Evan Michael Lee is revealed to be voicing Jazz.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Evanmichaellee/status/1826960202920530306/ Evan Michael Lee on Twitter]</ref>
*August 24, 2024 — [[Jon Bailey]], [[Jason Konopisos-Alvarez]], [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] and [[Vanessa Liguori]] are revealed to be voicing Soundwave, Shockwave, Darkwing and Airachnid respectively, with Bailey reprising his role from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''.<ref>[https://punto.com.ph/paramount-pictures-our-crew-rolls-deep-meet-the-voice-cast-behind-the-characters-in-transformers-one-in-cinemas-september-18/ PARAMOUNT PICTURES : OUR CREW ROLLS DEEP: MEET THE VOICE CAST BEHIND THE CHARACTERS IN “TRANSFORMERS ONE,” IN CINEMAS SEPTEMBER 18 on Punzo.com]</ref>
*September 6, 2024 — The film's credits song, '[[If I Fall]]' by [[Quavo]], is released.<ref>[https://youtu.be/M3FCIf0HFnk?si=NB1J3bT9XNPOpKCc/ If I Fall (Music from the Motion Picture Transformers One / Lyric Video)]</ref>
*September 12, 2024 — In an interview, Lorenzo di Bonaventura clarifies that ''One'' doesn't directly connect to the live-action films, and describes them as "two universes" that will be "[kept] separate". However, he notes that ''One'' will likely have an influence on future live-action projects.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says]</ref> The film's review embargo is also lifted, and the film debuts with an 89% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-one-critic-reviews-are-out-currently-89-on-rotten-tomatoes/48337/ Transformers One Critic Reviews are Out, Currently 89% on Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>
*September 13, 2024 — The film's main theme is released.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFnuXrOH0fs/ Brian Tyler - Transformers One Theme | Transformers One (Music from the Motion Picture)]</ref>
*September 17, 2024 — In an interview with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Josh Cooley, when asked again about ''One''{{'}}s relation to any of the live-action movies, di Bonaventura stated, "It was like 300 million years before the [[Transformers (film)|first Michael Bay movie]], so if that's a prequel, that's a prequel."<ref>[https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-and-josh-cooley-interview/ Transformers One Producer Hopes For Sequel & Confirms G.I. Joe Crossover]</ref>
*September 18, 2024 — An early fan event screening is held, preceded by a seven-minute featurette consisting of interview segments with Hemsworth, Henry, and Key, footage of main cast recording their dialogue, and some [https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1836584462341054907 hilarious trivia]. Attendees receive one of four exclusive keychains and poster prints featuring Orion Pax, D-16, B-127, or Elita-1.<ref>https://bleedingcool.com/movies/transformers-one-4-new-posters-tickets-go-on-sale-fan-screenings/</ref>
*September 20, 2024 — The first 300 ticket holders at participating theaters receive a poster print of {{w|Shadow the Hedgehog}} to promote the upcoming release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.<ref>https://kotaku.com/sonic-3-shadow-print-transformers-one-theater-showtimes-1851649010</ref>

===Changes before, during, and after production===
*Although the broad story beats of ''One'' remained more or less consistent over the course of the film's development, the first draft—written before Josh Cooley's involvement—was a silly, joke-heavy script that was very different in tone from the final product. When first brought on to direct, Cooley pushed for a more serious treatment to bring the film closer in line to the usual tone of the ''Transformers'' franchise.<ref name="gizmodo">[https://gizmodo.com/transformers-one-director-interview-josh-cooley-easter-eggs-2000489187 ''Transformers One'' Director Josh Cooley Talks Lore, Easter Eggs, and Alternate Versions] </ref>
*At one point, a bird robot based on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Aerobolt]] would've played a role in the story. <ref>{{citesocial|quote= "In an older version of the story we explored Aerobolt being part of the story. It never made it into the final."|link=https://x.com/ScheierJason/status/1840624306465755358|name=Jason Scheier|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=9|day=30}}</ref>
*An early draft had a scene where Orion and D-16 played an arcade game together, which would've featured an 8-bit version of "The Touch". The gag was eventually dropped, although the arcade machine and a different reference to the song made it into the final film.<ref name="gizmodo" />
*Another draft had D-16 as a gladiator, alluding to another part of the character's standard origin story, but ultimately this concept was cut for time.<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/features/animation/transformers-one-star-wars-old-republic-interview-1235017651/ ‘Transformers One’ Director Talks Bringing the Franchise to Its ‘Old Republic’ Era - Indiewire]</ref>
*Originally, the film would've ended on a smash cut to the film's title, accompanied by a rendition of the classic ''Transformers'' [[theme song]]. However, Cooley decided that the scene would be overly self-referential, and instead [[Brian Tyler]] scored an original composition to close out the film.<ref name="gizmodo" />
*A shot of Orion, Elita, Soundwave, and Shockwave exiting the train after crashing into Sentinel's tower is not in the final film, and only appears in promotional material.

==Notes==
*As seen in the cast list above, Arcee and Chromia are voiced by Jinny Chung, the film's story / script coordinator. The Injured Racer is voiced by Dillon Bryan, Josh Cooley's assistant. Cooley himself cameos as Skywarp, the "Control Room Guys", and the PA system.
* Several international releases of the film are edited to cut away from Orion's "finger transformation" a few seconds earlier, as well as changing any mention of Bee's "knife hands" to refer to them as "sword hands" instead.
* The credits feature a dedication to former Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]], who passed away in October 2021.
*Darkwing was named by Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]], when his boss asked him "If this was a Decepticon flyer, who would it be?"<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/stories/markclonus/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=09|day=08}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/One''''' (トランスフォーマー/ONE ''Toransufōmā Wan'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin Ying Gam Gong: Choh Chi Pin''''' (變形金剛：初始篇, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Commencement''''' (France, "Transformers: The Beginning"), '''''Transformers : Un''''' (Canada, "Transformers: One")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers Egy''''' ("Transformers One")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformer ONE''''' (트랜스포머 ONE ''Teuraenseupomeo ONE'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Qǐyuán''''' (变形金刚：起源, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Início''''' ("Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Nachalo''''' (Трансформеры: Начало, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers One''''' (Spain), '''''Transformers : Uno''''' (Latin America, "Transformers: One")

==References==
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'''''Transformers One''''' is an animated film released on [[September 20]], [[2024]]. It is written by [[Eric Pearson]], [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] from a story by Barrer and Ferrari,<ref name="deadlinereveal">[https://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref> and directed by [[Josh Cooley]].<ref name="cooleyreveal">[https://deadline.com/2020/04/transformers-animated-movie-paramount-hasbro-toy-story-4-director-josh-cooley-1202921100/ Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount]</ref> The movie is an origin story set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] three billion years ago<ref name="collidercinemacon">[https://collider.com/transformers-one-animated-movie-title/ New ‘Transformers’ Animated Movie Rolls Out a New Title at CinemaCon] on Collider</ref><ref name="screenrantsandiegocomiccon">[https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-timeline-setting-takes-place// When Transformers One Takes Place In The Franchise Timeline] on Screen Rant</ref> in the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, and focuses on [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] as they go from brothers-in-arms to enemies.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />

{{bigquote|The line between friend and enemy is not as clear as I once believed. Once it's crossed, there is no going back. Because some transformations are permanent...|[[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
Long ago, the benevolent [[Primus]] sacrificed his life essence to become the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and created the [[Thirteen|first generation of Transformers]], the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. Through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[energon]] flowed freely from the planet's core, and the Primes ruled justly for a time. However, when the alien [[Quintesson]]s began a long war of invasion, the Primes were eventually slain, and the Matrix of Leadership was lost, leaving only [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] to rule the planet in their absence after the Cybertronians relocated to massive underground cities, abandoning the dangerous surface.

[[File:TFOne Orion caught.jpg|left|thumb|300px|She's exhausted from the day's work. Uh, not that it was too much! We-we quite enjoyed it!]]
Fifty cycles after the war, Cybertronian society now relies on an [[Cogless|underclass]] of manual laborers born without [[transformation cog]]s, including a caste of miners who physically extract what few veins of usable energon remain from the tunnels beneath the subterranean [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] City, while Sentinel Prime makes periodic journeys to the surface in search of the missing Matrix. One impulsive miner named [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] has been searching for information regarding the Matrix, in the hopes that finding the artifact will restore Cybertron to prosperity and allow him and his fellow miners to choose their own path in life. Unfortunately, this search for information has led him to repeatedly break into the city's data archives without authorization. His latest attempt draws the unwanted attention of two [[Guard (One)|guards]] who have caught him several times in the past already, leading to a wild (and nearly lethal) chase through the skyways, through buildings, and eventually into the ground-level public transport station. Though the guards eventually catch up to Orion, the miner's friend [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] provides a distraction and sends the guards off on a wild goose chase. On the train to work, the pair discuss Orion's latest life-endangering adventure, and Orion, knowing that his friend idolizes the strongest Prime, gifts D-16 a rare first-edition decal of [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]'s helmet he'd found.

[[File:TFOne Mine Explosion.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We're trying to get the funny man out of the well!]]
In the mines, D-16 and Orion work under the supervision of their go-getting captain [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], using [[jet pack]]s and deployable support poles to keep Cybertron's shifting geology stable long enough for them to extract raw energon. However, [[Wheeljack (One)|Wheeljack]] accidentally hits a vein of unstable energon, and the ensuing explosions trap [[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] under a rockfall. Orion and D-16 defy protocol and use a jet pack to save their coworker, but the chaos ends up damaging and destroying a lot of mine equipment. One of the mine's guards, [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]], blames Elita for the disaster, and informs her she's been demoted to waste management duty, despite Orion sticking up for her and taking the blame.

That evening, Sentinel Prime returns to Iacon to announce that he still has not found the Matrix; to take the blow off this bad news, Sentinel declares that the prestigious [[Iacon 5000]] race will be held the next day. Orion tries to persuade D-16 to join him in the race, hoping that they can prove to the rest of Cybertron that mining bots deserve respect, but D-16 has no interest in the idea. On the day of the race, Orion discreetly leads D-16 to the maintenance area inside the giant starting signal above the race's starting line; while D-16 is initially excited to watch from a perfect vantage point, Orion reveals his true intention as he straps jet packs to the two just as the race begins and they're dropped into the thick of a throng of racing robots. Using their jet packs and some quick thinking to compensate for their inability to transform, the two dodge the numerous traps and obstacles and briefly manage to take the lead, sending bots across the city into a frenzy, especially their fellow cogless miners. The pair are just about to limp across the finish line and take first place, but end up being run down by [[Chromia (One)|Chromia]], who snags victory for herself. The pair figure they can still be proud of second place... until several dozen other racers whip by them in vehicle mode.

[[File:TFOne Sentinel visits.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I seek to build an empire, and your only goal is to amuse yourselves by tearing it down. Have I taught you nothing?]]
In Iacon's medical center, where many, many racers have ultimately ended up, Sentinel Prime meets with Orion and D-16; the pair are immediately certain they are in ''massive'' trouble, especially when they're scanned by Sentinel's creepy aide [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] before his arrival, but it turns out it's quite the opposite. Sentinel ''loved'' their little stunt, and tells them that the miners' productivity after that showing was already at 150%. Sentinel offers them a chance to tour the mines and help inspire their comrades to work harder, with promises of some pampering along the way, and the pair quickly agree. However, Darkwing arrives before Airachnid can escort them to Sentinel's private quarters; infuriated that he nearly lost the race to the pair after they humiliated him, he drags them to the planet's fiftieth sub-level (ten levels below what they ''thought'' was the lowest level of the planet) and locks them in a trash incineration station.

The two bots soon meet the eccentric and exceptionally talkative [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]], who has been trapped at the job of "look at garbage and take anything of value out before it's burned" for years, with only garbage statues for "company". When one of B's pals "[[Steve (One)|Steve]]" utters some electronic gibberish, Orion accidentally beheads the "bot", but discovers within the wreckage an old beacon from the Quintesson war, still broadcasting a set of coordinates located somewhere on the planet's surface. Orion, B-127, and D-16 decide to investigate, escaping the only way they can: by climbing up the dump chute. Ew. The trio stow away aboard an automated surface-bound garbage train but coincidentally encounter Elita-1, who now works the refuse line. She handily clobbers the three but ends up locked in the train with them as it departs. She heads for the front, intending to report them to security, a mad dash that gets all the harder as the train starts moving vertically towards its destination. She manages to pop a hatch and make it out of the train, and the trio gives chase, but all four are stopped cold as they're enveloped in light and they find themselves traveling along Cybertron's surface.

The four are stunned by the planet's natural beauty, only to become horrified as said natural beauty starts violently heaving upwards behind them, tearing up the self-building rail and scattering train cars. They run for it but are thrown off, waking in just enough time to completely miss another train, the rail un-building behind it. Elita is furious, but agrees to join Orion's search for the Matrix, on the conditions that 1) she's in command, 2) she holds the map, and 3) after they find the Matrix and bring it back, the other three turn themselves in for their idiotic plan and sing her praises to the authorities. Orion very quickly agrees, and the four head off, confused by the weird not-metal life growing on the surface. They spy a group of robotic quadrupedal lifeforms, which suddenly snap to attention and run for it as the ground begins to tremble. It's soon apparent the cause of their panic: a massive Quintesson spaceship! As the ship scans for any lifeforms (obliterating one of the Cybertronian fauna with a massive cannon blast when it ends up in the tracking beams), the four barely evade detection and the ship moves on.

[[File:TransformersOne-AlphaTrionTransformationCogs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Take the staff in your hand, Moses. With it, you shall do My wonders.]]
Soon they find themselves at the end of the map's trail, a [[Mouth of Unicron|hidden and extremely creepy cave]]. Inside they find a scene of absolute horror: the spot where the ancient Primes made their final stand against the Quintessons, their bodies lying broken and covered in overgrowth. Although the Matrix is nowhere to be found, Orion discovers that [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]]'s spark still pulses and uses an [[energon cube]] provided by B to revive him. The four attempt to bring Trion up to speed on recent events, but their mention of "Sentinel Prime" causes Trion to reveal the terrible truth: Sentinel is an imposter, a traitorous aide who led the Primes into a Quintesson ambush in exchange for "ruling" Cybertron under the invaders' command. However, when Sentinel tried to claim the Matrix after prying it from [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]'s corpse, the artifact judged him unworthy and disappeared. To appease his new masters, Sentinel has deliberately stolen transformation cogs from newborn Transformers to keep them producing energon in the mines; at Trion's urging, the four emerge from the cave to witness Sentinel pledging servitude to the [[Quintesson High Commander]] and learn the city's garbage trains are actually transporting Cybertron's dwindling energon supplies to Quintesson ships, leaving barely enough for the people of Cybertron. These revelations leave the bots horrified, but D-16 takes it the worst of all, having also looked up to Sentinel for years. Alpha Trion decides to give the team hope by gifting them the transformation cogs from four of the fallen Primes, as well as a recording of Sentinel's treachery. However, Airachnid spotted the four when they were watching Sentinel's meeting with the Quintessons, and a squad of Sentinel's [[Tracker]]s arrive. Despite his disrepair, Alpha Trion uses his leonine alternate mode to wipe out the squad, allowing Orion and the others to escape, but is quickly incapacitated by Airachnid.

The four bots have a very rocky time learning to transform in the middle of fleeing a squad of Trackers, tumbling downhill with only ''parts'' of them shifting into their new vehicle modes, but desperation forces them to adapt ''very'' quickly. Each one finds new abilities and an aptitude for combat, and soon they're able to destroy their pursuers. Overjoyed at their victory, they make the plan to use the incriminating information Trion gave them by returning to Iacon and exposing Sentinel as a traitor... although D-16 snatches the evidence and takes the lead, his ever-growing intensity and openly stated desire to kill Sentinel leaving Orion more and more unnerved.

Back in Iacon, Alpha Trion is brought before Sentinel, who mocks the "old-timer" and gloats about his station, complaining to Airachnid about the Primes' stuffiness and boring speeches. Trion's word of warning that Sentinel's time will soon be over only annoys the false Prime further, and in a fit of rage he kills the ancient Prime before sending Airachnid back to the surface to hunt down the wayward miners.

[[File:TFoneStarscreamSoundwaveShockwaveInterrogation.jpg|left|thumb|300px|You're playing with the big boys now!]]
Along the path to Iacon, a series of shots ring out, and each bot slips into stasis... Orion and the others are brought back online, bound (and gagged in B's case) as prisoners of the former members of Cybertron's [[High Guard]], who have been fighting a guerrilla war against the Quintessons ever since the fall of the Primes, led by [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]]. D-16 is not impressed, and giving into his growing rage, challenges Starscream's authority, and the two quickly end up in a brawl. While Starscream plays it tough even as D-16 crushes his neck and damages his speech module, his attitude soon changes as D-16 manifests a massive cannon on his arm, aimed directly at Starscream's head. The Guard quickly rallies behind their new leader, ready to take the fight to Sentinel... but Airachnid's forces arrive and ambush them.

[[File:TFOne Airachnid attacks.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Not much of a snake-charmer, are you?]]
Orion, having been buried in the battle, awakens when Elita drags him from the rubble to find that D-16, B-127, and much of the Guard have been taken prisoner, and the data crystal containing the evidence of Sentinel's betrayal has been shattered. Orion despairs, believing their quest to be hopeless now, but Elita won't have it. Though she's still not above taking some digs at Orion, she points out that it is the bot's endless ''optimism'' that makes him a true leader, one that can make bots do amazing (and occasionally amazingly ''stupid'') things. Orion takes the praise (and insults) and decides it's time to rally, and the two quickly formulate a plan; the Guard may be strong, but the last battle proved they aren't enough on their own, they need a true army... and Orion knows exactly where to get one. After Elita quickly shuts down any dissent from the remaining Guard (thanks to a very swift punch to [[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave's]] eye), Orion primes the warriors for the coming battle, with a cry of "''[[Roll out|Transform and ROLL OUT]]!''"

The captives have been brought to Sentinel's tower, where the puppet leader gloats over them, mocking Starscream's scrambled voice and sneering at D-16. But the miner does not cower or balk at all, declaring that he is not afraid of Sentinel, as he has nothing left to lose. Noticing the worn Megatronus decal, Sentinel reveals that he took Megatronus's transformation cog when he killed him, ripping the decal from the miner's arm before slapping it back onto his chest... and then, knocking the miner on his back, using a mining tool to crudely ''carve'' the Prime's face into D-16's chest.

Orion uses his new form to rocket-glide into the depths of Iacon City, entering the miners' quarters (and bodily hurling Darkwing aside in the process). Orion reveals the truth to the miners and rallies them to join forces with the High Guard and rebel against Sentinel's regime. Meanwhile, Elita, Shockwave, and [[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] have commandeered a returning "garbage" train, transporting the Guard into the city in a sneak attack. But the sudden appearance of hundreds of Trackers makes things look very bad for the plan... until Orion and the miners leap into the fray and cut a swath through the incoming horde, armed with their jet packs and mining tools. Airachnid attempts to kill Orion, slamming him into the train engine, and revealing the ''incredibly horrifying'' array of optics hidden in the back of her head. But her multi-scanning abilities give Orion a sudden idea as the train plows towards Sentinel's tower.

[[File:TFOneSentinelvsD16.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I will not be dictated to. I will not be threatened.]]
Sentinel, angered as D-16 once again attempts to rise up, is just about to blow the miner's head off when the train slams into his tower. Soundwave frees the prisoners and the fight spills across the city. Sentinel transforms into combat mode, but D-16 will not be deterred, the two launch into battle. Elita leaps into action, tackling Airachnid and attempting to take her prisoner (with only ''some'' gratuitously satisfying pummeling along the way). She drags the semi-conscious bot to one of Iacon's broadcast stations, and B makes a ''very'' over-enthusiastic entrance. Airachnid's memory banks are quickly scanned, and her memories of Sentinel's most recent meeting with the Quintessons are broadcast throughout the city, leading the populace to also join the fight.

Sentinel fares badly in his fight with D-16, and seeing his cowering before the Quintessons on dozens of screens, his empire in ruins, tries to flee, and when that fails, begs D-16 to spare him, claiming they can co-rule Cybertron. D-16 insists that Sentinel must die for his crimes, but Orion tries to convince his friend that they can be better than their enemies. D-16 violently disagrees, knocking his friend aside and readying the kill shot... only for Orion to leap in the path, the cannon blast tearing through his torso and sending him tumbling over the edge. D-16 grabs Orion's one good arm, horrified... ''that Orion would stop him from killing Sentinel''. With this betrayal, he vows he is ''done'' saving Orion from his mistakes and lets his dying friend plummet into Cybertron's depths. As Orion falls, D-16, insistent that there will be no more Primes, kills Sentinel by bisecting him with his hands. He then seizes Megatronus' cog from Sentinel's chest, replacing the one gifted to him by Trion, which transforms him into an even ''more'' battle-ready form. Declaring himself "Megatron", he commands the High Guard to destroy everything Sentinel built... in other words, what's left of the city.

[[File:One-Megs-Prime-face-to-face.jpg|thumb|300px|Goodbye... brother.]]
Meanwhile, the mortally wounded Orion falls through the planetary strata, which slides and shifts out of his way, until he finally reaches Cybertron's core. There, he encounters the spirits of the Primes as Trion announce that Primus has deemed him worthy for the future of Cybertron and to carry the Matrix of Leadership, reformatting Orion and restoring his spark to declare him the newest of the Primes: "Optimus Prime", before being sent rocketing back to the surface in a blaze of blue light.

Elita and B try and fail to stop Megatron's rampage, their former friend ready to kill them too, but Optimus smashes onto the scene. Megatron is incensed at this new betrayal both by his former friend ''and'' the Matrix itself, and launches himself at Optimus. During their fight, Optimus manifests an energy battle axe to fight against Megatron along with Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave before using it to destroy Megatron's new cannon, ultimately winning their fight. Unwilling to kill his oldest friend, Optimus reluctantly banishes Megatron and his new allies to the surface. Megatron seethes but decides that now is not the time, and takes his new army to the surface.

With the return of the Matrix of Leadership, Cybertron is restored to life: energon flows once again from the planet's core to the surface, and ''all'' of the cogless bots receive transformation cogs, becoming fully autonomous "[[Autobot]]s" who vow to defend Cybertron from any future Quintesson incursions. However, the Quintessons are not the only looming threat—though banished from Iacon, Megatron and his followers rechristen themselves the "[[Decepticon]]s" and swear revenge.
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==Cast==
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*[[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax / Optimus Prime]] ([[Chris Hemsworth]])
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16 / Megatron]] ([[Brian Tyree Henry]])
*[[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]] ([[Scarlett Johansson]])
*[[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] ([[Keegan-Michael Key]])
*[[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] ([[Evan Michael Lee]])
*[[Arcee (One)|Arcee]] ([[Jinny Chung]])
*[[Bluestreak (One)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Brawn (One)|Brawn]]
*[[Firestar (One)|Firestar]]<ref group=note name="uncredited">Denotes a character, or unidentified members of a group, who speaks, but has no credited voice actor. The performance was likely done by an ADR voice cast member.</ref>
*[[Hound (One)|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (One)|Huffer]]
*[[Ironhide (One)|Ironhide]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Mirage (One)|Mirage]]
*[[Moonracer (One)|Moonracer]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Prowl (One)|Prowl]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Ratchet (One)|Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (One)|Red Alert]]
*[[Sideswipe (One)|Sideswipe]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Smokescreen (One)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Sunstreaker (One)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Wheeljack (One)|Wheeljack]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Windcharger (One)|Windcharger]]

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*[[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Buscemi]])
*[[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] ([[Jon Bailey]])
*[[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave]] ([[Jason Konopisos-Alvarez]])
*[[Skywarp (One)|Skywarp]] (Josh Cooley)
*[[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Dirge (One)|Dirge]]
*[[Ramjet (One)|Ramjet]]
*[[Thrust (One)|Thrust]]
*[[Slipstream (One)|Slipstream]]
*[[Redwing (One)|Redwing]]

|h3=[[Thirteen#One film|Primes]]
|c3=
*[[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] ([[Laurence Fishburne]])
*[[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[The Fallen#One film|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Alchemist Prime#One film|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#One film|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo#One film|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#One film|Micronus Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime#One film|Nexus Prime]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Onyx Prime#One film|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Prima#One film|Prima Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#One film|Quintus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#One film|Solus Prime]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Vector Prime#One film|Vector Prime]]

|c4=
*[[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Jon Hamm]])
*[[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] ([[Vanessa Liguori]])
*[[Quintesson High Commander]]
*[[Quintesson Soldier]]s
*[[Primus]]
*[[Tracker]]s<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Guard (One)|Guards]] ([[Steve Blum]], Jason Konopisos-Alvarez)
*[[Announcer Bot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Control Room Guys]] (Josh Cooley)

'''Racers'''
*[[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Chromia (One)|Chromia]] (Jinny Chung)
*[[Injured Racer]] ([[Dillon Bryan]])

|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group=note/>

==Quotes==
"Let me guess. Chased out of the archive?" 
"Yeah. I had to jump out of a window this time. Almost died. It was wild." 
"And digging through ancient data is worth dying for?" 
"Yes, it is." 
"Oh, I need a new best friend..."
:—'''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''' meet up before their shift.

"Are you ''crazy?!''" 
"Sure feels like it!"
:—'''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''' summing up their initial relationship.

"You just '''had''' to do it, didn't you?" 
"Me? What did I do?" 
"You just had to go to the surface, had to enter the Iacon 5000, you just '''HAD''' to break protocol!" 
"Who cares about protocol?" 
"'''I do'''! I care! Because nothing bad happens when you ''stay on protocol!''" 
"Sentinel Prime has been forcing us to work in the mines until our gears strip. And all the while he's been giving our Energon away to our greatest enemies!" 
"And what do you think he's gonna do to us when he finds out that we know?!" 
"I'm not thinking about what ''he's'' going to do, I'm thinking about what ''we're'' going to do." 
"That's the whole thing! You're never thinking about anything else, just yourself. Fantastic! Another Orion Pax 'master plan'! I can't wait to hear this!" 
"Don't you want to stop him?" 
"NO, '''I WANT TO KILL HIM!''' I wanna put Sentinel in chains and march him through the mines so everyone can see him for the '''false Prime''' that he is! I want him to suffer, and then to ''die'' in ''darkness.'' But we all know it doesn't matter what I want, ''right'', Pax? The fact is, we're just cogless bots. Right? We had limited options, and now... now we have ''none''."
:—The first cracks show in '''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''''s friendship.

"What defines a Transformer is not the cog in his chest, but the spark in that resides in their core. A spark that gives you the will to make your world better. My fellow Primes had that spark. And I see their strength in you. Take their cogs and access your full potential. Prima. Onyx. Alchemist. Micronus. Warriors of noble spirit, loyalty, strength. Their uniqueness enhanced by these. They were one. ''You'' are one. '''ALL''' are one!" 
"Wait. We have... You-- You gave us..." 
"The ability to change your world. How you choose to use that power is up to you."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' inaugurates '''Orion Pax''' and our heroes with the tried and true phrase.

'''Starscream''': Now, are you spies, or incompetent lackeys? 
'''Orion Pax''': We're not spies. 
'''Elita-1''': But he is incompetent.
:—Elita-1 on her boss-to-be

"Uh... why is he gagged?" 
"He wouldn't stop talking." 
"Even when he was unconscious?" 
"''ESPECIALLY'' WHEN HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS!"
:—'''Elita-1''' asks '''Shockwave''' about B-127's restraints.

"Hey! What are you doing?" 
"I'll tell you what I'm not doing. I'm not cowering in some busted ship, playing king of the throne. I'm not pretending that I'm making a difference by throwing one punch and running away to hide. I found out that Sentinel is rotten today, and I'm going to make him pay for it! TODAY!" 
"You think you can insult me and just walk away? No one leaves unless I say so." 
"Is that right? Well, how can you say so... with my head in your teeth?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''D-16''', right before he beats the living scrap out of him.

"Bear witness! ''This'' is the '''last''' time I show mercy! Decide right now! You can stay here in hiding, bowing before your pathetic leader, or follow me as we march on Iacon and I take down Sentinel '''ONCE AND FOR ALL!'''"
:—'''D-16''', as he usurps the High Guard's leadership from Starscream.

"Listen to me, I really want you to hear this. Are you listening?" 
[Orion looks up at Elita] 
"I'm better than you." 
"Yeah, okay, I'm hearing you." 
"I'm better than you in every way, ''except'' you have hope. You always have. You went back into the mine to rescue Jazz, you snuck up to the surface to find the Matrix of Leadership!" 
"Oh, yeah, and how'd that work out?" 
"My point is that your instincts tell you to break protocol for a ''reason''. This blind optimism that you have is why you make such bold and courageous choices. That are also extremely stupid." 
"First time giving a pep talk?" 
"You're inspiring. You can envision a better future that no one else can see. If you ever want to see B and D-16 again, that, ''that'' is the Orion Pax that we need right now. Listen to me. We can do this."
:—'''Elita-1''' attempts to give '''Orion Pax''' a pep-talk. ''Attempts'' to.

'''Soundwave''': "What is our first move?" 
'''Orion Pax''': ''(quietly and intensely)'' "We roll out." 
'''Skywarp''': "...what?!" 
'''Elita-1''': ''(quietly)'' "Louder!" 
'''Orion Pax''': "TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!"
:—Orion realizes that dramatic one-liners aren't that dramatic if no one can hear them.

'''Jazz''': "Is that... Orion?" 
'''Orion Pax''': "Jazz." 
'''Jazz''': "Is it really you?" 
'''Orion''': "Yeah, I know I, uh, look a little... different." 
'''Jazz''': "Little? There's nothing 'little' about you." 
'''Ironhide''': "Uh- How is this possible?" 
'''Moonracer''': "Sentinel told us you died from your race injuries!" 
'''Orion''': "Sentinel is a '''liar'''." 
'''Arcee''': "Huh?" 
'''Ironhide''': "What?" 
'''Orion''': "Look, I know how this will sound coming from me. I was never the most... ''focused'' miner, but as you can see, everything is different now. I went to the surface. And I learned the truth. My friends, we were ''all'' born with transformation cogs. And then Sentinel, ''he stole them from us.'' '''He took away our ability to make our own decisions.''' '''''He stole our freedom.''''' But now, I'm offering you your first '''real choice'''. You can work a twenty-third shift and mine yourself to death, or fight back against Sentinel with me. Right now." 
'''Sideswipe''': "How are we supposed to do that?" 
'''Arcee''': "We can't fight. We don't have cogs." 
'''Orion''': "What defines a Transformer is not the cog in its chest, but the spark that resides in their core. A spark that gives you the will to make your world better. And that spark, Sentinel can ''never'' take from us." 
'''Jazz''': "There's not enough of us. We need an army." 
'''Orion''': "And we have one. Elita is bringing troops. We are not alone in this. If we want to be in control of our own destiny, we will have to fight for it. Now is the time for us to stand up. For ourselves. Stand up for this injustice! I promise you, this fight will be worth it. Follow me. Nothing can stop us when we stand together! Together as '''one!'''"
:—And with the miners chanting his name, Orion Pax delivers his first heroic speech.

''(Airachnid opens the back of her head to reveal'' dozens ''of eyes.)'' 
"You can't defeat me, miner. ''I see '''everything.'''''" 
"Yes, you do, except for that tower we're about to crash into."
:—'''Airachnid''' gets creepy and '''Orion Pax''' gets an idea.

"You pathetic little twits! Did you really think that you could knock down what I've built?" 
"It's over, Sentinel! You can't escape the truth!" 
"What truth? That I plucked the cogs from your newborn chests? Forced you to mine so that I could pay off the Quintessons and live like a king? None of that matters! Because the truth... is. ''What. I. '''Make it!'''''"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' teaches '''Orion Pax''' that he won't go down without a fight.

"I'm ''done'' saving you."
:—'''D-16''' lets his ''former'' friend fall.

"The Age of Primes has ended! '''NO MORE FALSE PROPHETS'''! Follow me, and you will ''never again'' be ''deceived!'' '''RISE UP!''' ''I'' will lead us all into the future! ''I...'' '''AM...''' '''''MEGATRON!'''''"
:—With the death of Sentinel Prime, '''D-16''' renames himself as '''Megatron'''

"''Orion Pax.'' Your noble sacrifice for the greater good has proven you worthy in the eyes of Primus. He entrusts in you the future of Cybertron, and... the Matrix of Leadership! '''Arise...''' '''''Optimus Prime.'''''"
:—Speaking for Primus, '''Alpha Trion''' and the Primes rebuild Orion Pax.

"We could have built the future ''together!"'' 
"I'll build it myself. After I tear down everyone '''''IN MY WAY!'''''"
:-'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' set the stage for eons of conflict to come.

"We were given the power to change our world, and you chose to destroy it. Just like Sentinel. You have betrayed Cybertron and its citizens, and you betrayed... ''me.'' Go. Take the High Guard, and leave. You are banished from Iacon. It didn't have to end this way." 
"This isn't over... ''Prime.''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' share one final exchange.

"This is the greatest day of my life... I get to work for the ''government''!"
:—'''B-127''' knows a good benefits package when he sees one.

"And now we stand here together as one, proving we all have the power to transform; to become who we were destined to be; to right wrongs; to make our world better. Because here, freedom and autonomy are the right of all sentient beings. Here, all are truly ''Autobots''. This message is a warning to all Quintessons: If you dare return to Cybertron, the Autobots will be waiting. ''I'' will be waiting. I... am ''Optimus Prime''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gives his first dramatic ending monologue...

"Sentinel, the betrayer, is dead. But his death has given life to a new enemy...a stronger enemy... a ''personal'' enemy. We will ''not'' be blinded by his deception! We are the ones who are... '''DECEPTICONS! ''RISE UP!'''''"
:—...and '''Megatron''' gives the coming darkness its new name.

==Continuity notes==
The movie that would ultimately become ''Transformers One'' entered preliminary development in early 2015, when the project was first pitched as part of a writer's room that would lay out a number of sequels, prequels, and spinoff films that would turn the ongoing [[live-action film series|slate of live-action movies]] into a proper "cinematic universe", an attempt to cash in on the then-meteoric hype of the {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}. Like pretty much all the other "cinematic universes" pitched at around this time, this ambitious vision was not to be: following the box-office bomb that was ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', most of these projects were shelved, while others were heavily reworked—perhaps most infamously, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' was recut into a film that contradicted ''The Last Knight'' and its depictions of Bumblebee fighting in [[World War II]], shifting the film and [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|its sequel]] into a more ambiguous "soft reboot" that only loosely connect to the five Bay films.

It appears that a similar conceptual drift occurred over the course of ''Transformers One'''s production. When the film entered full production in mid-2020, ''One'' was said to be "separate and apart" from the ongoing live-action films, though at the time just ''how'' distinct the film would be from its predecessors remained a mystery.<ref name="cooleyreveal" /> When later asked if the film was a prequel to the live-action films, a reboot, or its own universe, director Josh Cooley answered "yes" to all of the above.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ Transformers ONE Director Confirms New Movie's Canon Status - ComicBook.com]</ref> While a few details and visual nods—such as Bumblebee's original name of "B-127", the function of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in which it dissolves into dust if it deems someone unworthy to wield it and the incorporation of a closing monologue delivered by Optimus—referenced the live-action films, the film otherwise draws heavily upon the mythology first laid down in the [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity family]] and has gone on to inform just about every major ''Transformers'' universe afterwards, particularly in its depiction of Orion Pax and D-16 as former allies fighting against a corrupt Cybertronian government.

As the film's release date drew closer, multiple comments from the film's creatives indicated that the filmmakers viewed the movie as something entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films. In July, Josh Cooley stated that the film was set in a "new Transformers continuity"<ref>{{citesocial|quote= "Hey little nerd in my profile picture, what if I told you someday you'll create a new Transformers continuity, that begins earlier than anything you've seen on the Transformers lore timeline, with the greatest crew and cast ever assembled?"|link= https://x.com/CooleyUrFaceOff/status/1817235351095894510?t=Oju3b9v53cYIHlH4MLEsXg |name=Josh Cooley|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=7|day=27}}</ref>; in another interview from a week before release, di Bonaventura ultimately admitted that ''One'' didn't fit into the chronology of the live-action films, and described ''One'' and the live-action films as "two universes" that would be "[kept] separate".<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says]</ref> These statements were ultimately borne out by the movie itself, which featured multiple plot points that are pretty much irreconcilable with the live-action films—early on, the film establishes that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] is long dead, negating his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; additionally, the movie ends with the newly christened Megatron killing Sentinel Prime, leaving no wiggle room for the events of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' to occur. As a result, the wiki has opted to treat ''One'' and any potential sequels as a new [[continuity family]] entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films.

==Transformers references==
* As with pretty much every major ''Transformers'' project since 2010, ''Transformers One'' is the latest interpretation of the modernized ''Transformers'' backstory that originated with [[Binder of Revelation|Hasbro's internal design documents]] and was first laid down in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''—the story of [[Primus]], the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], and the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron as former friends who fought against inequality on pre-war Cybertron until Megatron's extremism drove them apart. Notably, this version of the story portrays both Orion and Megatron as [[energon]] miners on the bottom of Cybertron's caste system—most other interpretations have instead depicted Orion as a somewhat higher-ranking data clerk. While other tellings of the story have Orion advocating for non-violent social change, this take on the origin ends with Orion Pax working alongside the future Decepticons to directly overthrow the reigning Prime, evoking [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' miniseries.
* Many contemporary works of pre-war ''Transformers'' fiction have established that pre-war Cybertronians organized themselves under a job-based [[Functionism|caste system]], with miners and other manual laborers occupying the lowest ranks of Transformer society. ''One'' features a very simplified version of this hierarchy, where Cybertronians without transformation cogs are an oppressed underclass while other Transformers receive additional rights and job opportunities.
* With the exception of D-16—whose origins as a low-ranking miner date back to IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''—all of the other miners shown in the film go on to join the Autobots, while the forerunners of the Decepticons are depicted as ex-members of the elite [[High Guard]]. This specific class divide dates back to the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" and, to a lesser extent, "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", which explained the war between the Autobots and Decepticons as an entrenched conflict between civilian laborers and military robots.
* All the character designs are far closer to their Generation 1 designs (both the cartoon and the original toys) than the previous films. Characters also earn their iconic design traits in pivotal scenes, such as Optimus Prime's [[Energon-axe]] and [[mouthplate]], or Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. In the final scene, many miners gain details to match their Generation 1-selves even closer after they receive their cogs; in particular, Arcee gains her pink visor from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Starscream, Soundwave, and Megatron's newly applied insignias in the post-credits scene are also in the same place as their original counterparts, with Starscream's even being upside-down!
* Optimus Prime's original identity of "Orion Pax" is a name taken from the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". Notably, the cartoon's version of Orion Pax was also a manual laborer, although the film does seemingly pay homage to Orion Pax's other famous job by having him sneak into the Cybertronian Archives at the very beginning of the film. D-16 takes [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]'s place as his best friend and co-worker.
* The 'bot who will one day be known as "Megatron" initially goes by the name "D-16", a moniker lifted from ''Exodus'' and itself based on the [[TakaraTomy]] ID number of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Megatron toy]]. D-16's original body—with a black, dome-shaped helmet and yellow eyes—references Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics appearance]], which in turn was based on concept art for an unproduced prototype version of the original Takara Micro Change figure. Much like Orion Pax, his modern gladiator job is paid homage in his fight with Starscream.
* B-127 is heavily based on his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action film series counterpart]]: his helmet design and blasters bear a resemblance to his appearance in those films; additionally, his overly-talkative nature is a meta-gag about his "future" self being best known for not being able to speak. The name "B-127" derives from the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' movie]], where, much like this film, he did not receive the name "Bumblebee" on Cybertron. B-127's battle mask resembles his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart's]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original toy]]; towards the end of the film, he fights with a pair of "knife hands" seemingly based on ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' Bumblebee's melee weapons.
* In general, Elita-1 doesn't draw upon as many specific references as her co-stars, although her purplish-pink color scheme and motorcycle [[alternate mode]] may be a reference to her [[Elita-One (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' design]]. Notably, of the four main protagonists, Elita's the only one who ''doesn't'' have an alternate alias—especially odd given that her [[Elita One (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] originally went by "Ariel" in the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". (This exclusion is perhaps less odd when one considers that subsequent to 1985, Disney secured a near-strangehold on toys named "{{w|The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|Ariel}}".)
* Sentinel Prime is based on [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], the former leader of Cybertron in the [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. Like that version of the character, this take on Sentinel Prime is explicitly a "false" Prime who never carried the Matrix of Leadership, and a puppet ruler who was appointed to the position by the Quintessons. Design-wise, this take on Sentinel draws from his "Aligned" counterpart, his [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|''Dark of the Moon'' appearance]], and has details from his [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' toy]] and the thematically similar character, [[Nominus Prime]]. Sentinel's battle mode is inspired by his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] from the ''Megatron Origin'' comic. He also has his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]]'s glorious chin, as well as carrying on his 'arrogant jerkwad' personality rather than the more stoic attitude of other Sentinels. His double-bladed weapon takes specific inspiration from DOTM Sentinel's [[Primax Blade]], now with the additional ability to retract one or both of its blades when required.
* Airachnid is derived from the ''Prime'' [[Airachnid (Prime)|character of the same name]]—a notable inclusion given the primarily G1-based main cast—sharing a similar design, alternate mode as a helicopter, and antagonistic personality. Role-wise, however, she draws from her [[Airachnid (G1)|IDW 2005 counterpart]] being a subordinate of the [[Starscream_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|shady sovereign ruler of Cybertron]].
* Like Sentinel Prime, the Quintessons are primarily based on their depiction in the "Aligned" lorebook [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|''The Covenant of Primus'']], which depicted them as shadowy manipulators who ruled Cybertron and exploited its natural resources through a proxy government; notably, the Quintessons in the ''Covenant'' helped maintain their hold on Transformer civilization by withholding the power to transform from the general populace. In a notable deviation from traditional ''Transformers'' lore, the bodies and starships of the film's Quintessons appear to be organic in nature.
* Primus' design seen in the hologram Orion plays is largely based on the [[IP infringement|"third party"]] 01 Studio Seed figure, itself inspired by the oft-referenced [[:File:UltimateGuidePrimus.jpg|original character model]] for his planet-body from [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''The Ultimate Guide'']]. His head and chest are closer to his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' appearance, also pulling a simplified version of [[Primus#Cybertron|that toy]]'s transformation scheme. Primus' willing sacrifice of his locomotion and birthing of the Thirteen pulls from his appearance in the eponymous ''Covenant of Primus''.
* The Thirteen are similarly based on their "Aligned"' incarnations for their backstory and designs. Nexus, Megatronus, Solus, and Alchemist Prime also draw from their ''[[:File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|Timelines]]'', ''[[:File:Megatronus.jpeg|Titans Return]]'', ''[[:File:SolusPrime-PowerofthePrimes.jpg|Power of the Primes]]'', and ''[[:File:TheCitizen IaconusCitizens.jpg|Cyberverse]]'' designs, respectively, while Vector Prime is based squarely on his original ''Cybertron'' design.
* Megatronus is also inspired by his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design, including his face being based on the Decepticon symbol (or vice versa in-universe), although it is far more obvious in this movie, coincidentally evoking [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]. Megatronus' face becoming the in-universe inspiration for the Decepticon symbol reflects the real life story of [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 Soundwave]]'s face inspiring the iconic symbol.
* Alpha Trion's abilities to recreate and store memories as information calls back to the archival role of his [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]. His alternate mode being a leonine beast with a unicorn-esque horn is a direct homage to his [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' toy]], itself based on his [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Toys|cancelled BotCon toy]].
* The mysterious [[Thirteenth Prime]] is replaced with Zeta Prime, who also takes [[Prima]]'s role as leader and Matrix-bearer, though Prima himself is still present. Zeta's design is also based on "Aligned" Sentinel Zeta Prime, as he appears in the ''War for Cybertron'' video game.
* The Thirteen are not actually referred to as the "Thirteen", but rather the Primes or the "Council of Elders", a term that originated in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. This is likely because it would contradict Sentinel's narrative painting himself as a fourteenth Prime. Notably, none of the archives or displays of the Thirteen include Sentinel.
* The cameo miners mostly draw from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast#Season 1|1984 Autobot cast of the original cartoon]], along with the [[Female Autobots]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and recolors such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. The background High Guard characters, meanwhile, are based on the endless Starscream recolors that have appeared throughout ''Transformers'', commonly known as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Notably, one of their helmet variations is based on [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Cybertron cartoon|''Cybertron'' Starscream]]'s, while some Seekers including [[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]] sport triple-barreled weapons on their arms that resemble the [[neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron'' – specifically the split-in-half configuration seen in the [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream toy]] and its redecoes, even including a gear-shaped detail behind the barrels echoing the gears on the toy's accessories.
* Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream/the Seekers, and the cogged versions of Ironhide, Ratchet, and Arcee have details based on their ''Bumblebee'' designs.
*The jet modes of Starscream/the Seekers are also based on ''Bumblebee'', while Soundwave's vehicle mode is based on his [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|''Studio Series Bumblebee'' toy]]. Shockwave's alternate mode resembles his [[Shockwave (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' counterpart]], and both he and Starscream/the Seekers have details from their [[War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toys]].
*When Orion "transforms" to run away from the guards, he moves his limbs in a way that evokes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|his original toy]]'s transformation.
* The Matrix causing Energon to flow and 'killing' the planet when lost calls back to the [[AllSpark]].
* When discussing their mining ability, Elita says Orion "[doesn't] have the touch or the power," a reference to the [[The Touch|beloved song]] from ''The Transformers: The Movie.''
* The Iacon 5000 derives from the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' [[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 326|issue 326's "Darn 'n' Blast" letter page]]. Many of the racers in the Iacon 5000 are characters from Generation 1 and ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'', with their colors and vehicle modes next to their names on the leaderboard, though they do not correspond to specific models except for the miners, Darkwing, and Chromia.
** Racers based on their Generation 1 counterparts include [[Mirage (One)|Mirage]], [[Clampdown (One)|Clampdown]], [[Silverbolt (One)|Silverbolt]], "[[Deadend (One)|Deadend]]", [[Slingshot (One)|Slingshot]], [[Cliffjumper (One)|Cliffjumper]], [[Dragstrip (One)|Dragstrip]], [[Tracks (One)|Tracks]], [[Swerve (One)|Swerve]], [[Powerglide (One)|Powerglide]], [[Jetstorm (One)|Jetstorm]], [[Windblade (One)|Windblade]], [[Afterburner (One)|Afterburner]], [[Blurr (One)|Blurr]], [[Fireflight (One)|Fireflight]], [[Cosmos (One)|Cosmos]], [[Cordon (One)|Cordon]], [[Breakdown (One)|Breakdown]], [[Swindle (One)|Swindle]], [[Tailgate (One)|Tailgate]], [[Lightspeed (One)|Lightspeed]], "[[Spinout (One)|Spinout]]", [[Greasepit (One)|Greasepit]], [[Scattershot (One)|Scattershot]], [[Inferno (One)|Inferno]], [[Motormaster (One)|Motormaster]], [[Bludgeon (One)|Bludgeon]], and "[[Hotrod (One)|Hotrod]]".
** Racers based on their ''Generation 2'' counterparts include [[Blowout (One)|Blowout]], [[High Beam (One)|High Beam]], [[Double Clutch (One)|Double Clutch]], [[Meanstreak (One)|Meanstreak]], [[Motormouth (One)|Motormouth]], [[Speedstream (One)|Speedstream]], "[[Roadrocket (One)|Roadrocket]]", [[Jolt (One)|Jolt]], and [[Staxx (One)|Staxx]].
** [[Override (One)|Override]] and [[Tankor (One)|Tankor]] are based on their ''[[Override (Cybertron)|Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Tankor (BM)|Beast Machines]]'' counterparts, respectively.
**Racers that are only named through dialogue are [[Tailwind (One)|Tailwind]], [[Strafe (One)|Strafe]] (spelled "Streak" in the Spanish subtitles), [[Skyfire (One)|Skyfire]], and original characters [[Thunderglide]] and [[Behemoth]]. Phew!
* After being knocked off the train and stranded on the surface, Elita-1 calls Orion, D-16, and B-127 a bunch of "idiot [[GoBots|go-bots]]".
* The film's themes, "Resting Place of the Primes" and "The Fall", includes a leitmotif from the main theme of ''Transformers: Prime'', which was also composed by Brian Tyler. "The Fall" also plays a motif lifted from ''The Transformers: The Movie'''s "[[Death of Optimus Prime]]" in a different key. More specifically, the motif is from when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] flatlines and dies. Fitting, as "The Fall" plays when Orion Pax is dropped into Cybertron's [[core]] and Optimus Prime is born. Incidentally, this scene and the music are also quite similar to when Megatron fatally shoots Bumblebee in the ''Transformers: Prime'' series finale "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]".
*D-16's eye color gradually shifting from yellow to red upon declaring himself "Megatron" is similar to how his [[Megatron (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]'s eye color changed from blue to red after being denied the rank of Prime as seen in the flashbacks of "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]".
*The part of "The Fall" that plays when Megatron rips Sentinel in half also includes a leitmotif from [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron's]] "The Great Exodus".
* The notion of the Matrix actively rejecting an "unworthy" candidate and disintegrating was a plot point in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
* Alpha Trion announces "All are one!" as he bequeaths the main quartet their new transformation cogs, a reference to the classic slogan "[['Til all are one]]!" originating from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* An empty Matrix chamber is visible behind Orion's chest window after receiving his cog, even before finding the actual Matrix.
* The throne Starscream sits on is loosely based on the crown his [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] wore during his coronation in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<ref>[https://youtu.be/fo7EwIlSNAs?si=8y1UWHCLv46WKzE7&t=190 Brian Tyree Henry & Josh Cooley Dissect The Evolution Of Megatron | Transformers One Behind The Shot]</ref>
*Soundwave scans Orion's electrical impulses to check if he is lying, a rarely referenced ability from his [[Soundwave (G1)|original toy's bio]].
*Shockwave's eye flickers when he speaks, just as it did in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Similarly, Optimus Prime's faceplate bobs up and down when he speaks.
* Starscream has a normal-sounding voice (for Steve Buscemi, anyway) when he first appears, but after D-16 crushes his [[voice box]] during their duel, his voice becomes shriller and scratchier in the style of [[Chris Latta]]'s portrayal of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].
*Shockwave and Elita have a small rivalry, reflecting their Generation 1 versions in Elita's introduction episode, "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]".
* Soundwave orders the High Guard to "[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|eject]]" when descending on Sentinel's tower.
[[File:TFoneOrionJump.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let my people go!]]
* During the battle in Sentinel Prime's tower, Orion leaps into the air and shoots one of the Trackers, with his midair pose homaging Optimus Prime's famous midair shooting pose from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Megatron is the 'bot who shoots Orion and leaves him on the brink of death until he is resurrected as Optimus Prime in what is likely a reference to the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". However, the specific framing of the scene—in which Megatron shoots Orion and drops him into the depths of the planet, only for him to find the Matrix and return as Optimus—is, however coincidentally, nearly identical to the events of [[Transformation (issue)|issue #9]] of ''Autocracy''. Orion finding the Matrix in the planet's core also evokes the climax of the ''War for Cybertron'' games.
* The fatal wounds Orion Pax sustained from D-16 before his descent into Cybertron's core strongly resemble the wounds Optimus Prime sustained at the end of the ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".
* Megatron disposes of Sentinel Prime in the same manner that his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action counterpart]] killed [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]—by bisecting the bot with his bare hands. Similarly, this is also how the [[Rainmaker]]s disposed of Sentinel in the [[2019 IDW continuity]].
* When both Orion Pax and Sentinel Prime die, [[aggressive depigmentation|their bodies turn grey]].
* "Arise, Optimus Prime", intones Alpha Trion as Orion receives the Matrix, evoking the climax of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', in which a ghostly Optimus Prime said the same to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] as he transformed into Rodimus Prime.
* Megatron using a long piece of sharp, orange shrapnel to attack Optimus comes from their iconic fight in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Optimus using a defeated Shockwave's cannon to attack another enemy is a fighting move Optimus made in ''Dark of the Moon''.
* After Optimus and Megatron's fight concludes, Megatron is shown with "tear stains" of mech fluid under his eyes, precisely matching the fluid-streaks the original Megatron had running down ''his'' face after his fight with Optimus in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. In ''One'', Megatron then declares "This isn't over, Prime," mirroring his line from ''The Movie'': "It's over, Prime."
* When restoring Cybertron's Energon supply, Optimus holds the Matrix in the same pose Hot Rod holds it when transforming into Rodimus at the end of ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Optimus' concluding narration is presented as a "message" being sent into space, continuing the recurring concept of the ''Transformers'' films ending in such a way, introduced in the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]].
*Optimus' transformation during his ending monologue is accompanied by the original transformation noise.
* In the post-credits scene, Megatron brands the Decepticon insignia onto his troops much like his [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] did in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]". Megatron also orders the Decepticons to "[[Roll out#Transformers_Animated|rise up]]", quoting his ''Animated'' counterpart who originated the phrase "transform and rise up" in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]".
* While the newly christened Decepticons fire into the sky, the glow of the laser beams shines on Megatron's insignia in a way that homages the metallic effect of the [[:File:TF-G1-HD-Logo-Evil-Decepticon.png|original Decepticon ''The Transformers'' logo]], and many a [[scene transition]].

==Real-life references==
* One of B-127's "friends" is named [https://youtu.be/Dd7FixvoKBw?t=104 A-A-Tron].
* As Orion Pax and D-16 approach the finish line in the Iacon 5000, the announcer quotes verbatim Joe Starkey's call of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Play_(American_football) The Play] from the 1982 Cal-Stanford game. "The most amazing, sensational, dramatic, heart-rending, exciting, thrilling finish in the history of—" It can be assumed he would say "The Iacon 5000" in place of "college football," had Chromia not sped past to win the race.

==Errors==
* The history record about Primus, the Primes, and the Matrix that Orion Pax watches in the archives is recorded by [[Laurence Fishburne|a voice]] that clearly belongs to Alpha Trion. Yet, the events described in the history record include the disappearance of the Matrix, which happened after the Primes were killed and Alpha Trion went offline. So how could Alpha Trion have made that recording when he was lying comatose in a cave during that time?
* Many of the miners based on recognizable characters appear multiple times in the background or between shots, with many, such as Ironhide, having numerous occupations and being in multiple places at the same time.
* The High Guard has the same issue. Slipstream is shown to have been captured by the Death Trackers, but is later shown to take part in the attack on Sentinel's tower. Thundercracker is sliced in half by Airachnid, but is present the rest of the film.
* Mirage, with the colors and land-based vehicle mode of his [[Mirage (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], appears on the leaderboard of the Iacon 5000, but one of the cogless miners is clearly based on Generation 1 Mirage.
* Chromia is the racer that wins the Iacon 5000, but a bot that better resembles [[Chromia (G1)|Generation 1 Chromia]] appears as a miner too. Production designer Jason Scheier would confirm the miner bot is just a bot that resembles Chromia, while the one in the Iacon 5000 is the 'real' Chromia.
* One of the cogless miners is clearly meant to be [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with a black crest, red pelvis, and red pips on his shoulders. However, the scene after the Iacon 5000 in Iacon's medical center has a voice on the intercom paging a "Dr. Ratchet".
* Airachnid's legs are floating behind her back in her conversation with Sentinel Prime after he murders Alpha Trion.
* The incriminating clips of Sentinel replayed from Airachnid's mind reuse clips from previous scenes of the movie instead of being from Airachnid's point of view. She wasn't exaggerating when she said "I see ''everything''"!
* During the long take of Optimus Prime using his Energon axe to fight off Megatron, Starscream, Shockwave, and Soundwave at the end of the film, Soundwave's shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder. In every other shot of the film, he is depicted with the cannon over his right shoulder like his G1 counterpart usually does.

==Music==
A score album, ''[[Transformers One (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', features the original music by composer [[Brian Tyler]] and was released concurrently with the film. It notably repurposes a leitmotif from his work on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']] into this film's main theme. The score also has other Transformers references, both in the melodies and titles of the tracks. The composer, under his electronic side project "Are We Dreaming", also produced the end credits song, "If I Fall", featuring rappers [[W:Quavo|Quavo]] (of Migos fame) and [[W:Ty Dolla Sign|Ty Dolla $ign]].

Canadian DJ {{w|Excision_(musician)|Excision}} released the dubstep song "Together As One", which samples numerous lines from the film's cast, as part of the film's marketing campaign. Many of the lines in this song would go unused in the film's final cut. Chinese artist {{w|Yuqi}} released the song "ONE" as part of the film's Chinese marketing campaign. Neither song is present in the film.

==Reception==
{{quote|Just when you’re about to give up on stories that endlessly repackage the same trademarked properties, along comes a movie like Josh Cooley’s “Transformers One.” As its subtly confident title suggests, it carries itself as if nobody had ever made a Transformers movie before.|Matt Zoller Seitz|[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/transformers-one-film-review Rogerebert.com]}}

While [[Michael Bay]]'s ''Transformers'' films were notable for their record-breaking profits despite overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Transformers One'' faced the opposite problem. While [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|the previous theatrical ''Transformers'' film]] met with mixed reviews, ''Transformers One'' enjoyed an almost universally positive reception from both film critics and casual moviegoers. Critics praised the film's visual design, its nuanced approach to characterization and worldbuilding, and the performances of the film's voice actors, with many singling out Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry for their portrayals of Orion Pax and D-16. As of October 2024, its RottenTomatoes rating sits at 89% positive critical reviews and 98% positive audience reviews.

In the United States and Canada, ''Transformers One'' was originally projected to gross between 30 and 40 million dollars on its opening weekend. Ultimately, the film only made 24.6 million dollars, and finished second in the box office behind ''{{w|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice}}'' (which had been released ''two weeks'' prior) in a surprise upset. <ref> [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-can-transformers-one-borrow-a-page-from-spider-verse-and-recover-1236009559/ "Box Office: Can Transformers One Borrow a Page From Spider-Verse and Recover?"] </ref> In its second weekend, the film lost out out to rival animated robot movie ''{{w|The Wild Robot}}'', and ultimately took in a mere 9.2 million dollars after suffering a 62.8% drop. <ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-megalopolis-the-wild-robot-1236101618/ "'Wild Robot' Powers To Third Best September Animated Pic Debut With $35M; 'Megalopolis' Collapses With $4M & D+ CinemaScore; 'Saturday Night' Alive In Limited Release -- Box Office Update" </ref>

==Development timeline==
[[File:Transformers-One-Teaser-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There can be miracles when you believe Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill Who knows what miracles you can achieve When you believe, somehow you will You will when you believe'']]
*March 27, 2015 — As part of the development of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" to build a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[https://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Among the writers hired are ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' scribes [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]], who pitch the concept of an animated ''Transformers'' prequel set in the [[Live-action film series|live-action series universe]].<ref name="barrerferrari">[https://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref>
*December 20, 2018 — Following the release of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] hints in an interview that the animated prequel is still in the works.<ref>[https://www.metro.us/will-there-be-a-bumblebee-2-whats-the-future-for-the-transformers-universe-heres-what-its-producer-told-us/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura interview for Metro USA]</ref>
*April 29, 2020 — Director [[Josh Cooley]] (''Toy Story 4'') is reported to have been brought into the project to oversee a final draft, which is said to be "separate and apart" from the live-action films.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />
*May 18, 2021 — [[Allspark Pictures]] President [[Greg Mooradian]] credits the animated ''Transformers'' film on his Linkedin page with a 2023 release.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mooradian-4a5062200/ Greg Mooradian's Linkedin:] "TRANSFORMERS (Animated Feature), with Oscar-winner Josh Cooley directing (2023 release)"</ref>
*May 24, 2021 — Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms the animated feature is in development, and will be released at some point after ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/24/tfw2005-coverage-of-49th-j-p-morgan-conference-434088 TFW2005 Coverage Of 49th J.P. Morgan Conference]</ref>
*January 21, 2022 — Paramount announces an untitled animated Transformers movie will be released on July 19, 2024.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ Collider: New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Release Date Set For 2024]</ref>
*April 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura reveals that the entire film takes place on Cybertron, and the setting explores how they begin to question the hierarchy of how their society has gotten stratified, and how the common man doesn't have the voice that they want to have.<ref name=collider2023>[https://collider.com/transformers-animated-movie-characters-plot-cybertron-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ Here’s What the New Animated ‘Transformers’ Movie Is About (Exclusive)]</ref>
*April 21, 2023 — A day after the previous interview, di Bonaventura confirms [[Industrial Light & Magic]]'s involvement as the film's animation studio, bringing the company back to the franchise for the first time since ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ The New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Is Partnering With an Industry Giant for the CGI (Exclusive)]/</ref>
*April 27, 2023 — The first members of the film's voice cast are revealed, consisting of [[Chris Hemsworth]] as Optimus Prime, [[Brian Tyree Henry]] as Megatron, [[Scarlett Johansson]] as Elita, [[Keegan-Michael Key]] as Bumblebee, [[Jon Hamm]] as Sentinel Prime, and [[Laurence Fishburne]] as Alpha Trion.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/transformers-animated-prequel-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235596692/ ‘Transformers’ Animated Prequel Sets Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and More Voice Cast]</ref>
*May 24, 2023 — Paramount moves the film's release date to September 13, 2024.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/transformers-one-release-date-pushed-by-paramount-1235379167/ ‘Transformers One’: Paramount Pushes Date For Animated Feature]</ref>
*June 7, 2023 — di Bonaventura teases how the film stands out from previous entries in the franchise, praises Chris Hemsworth's casting as Optimus Prime, and mentions a vocal transition from Hemsworth's voice to [[Peter Cullen]]'s as the character for audiences to witness. [[Steve Desmond]] and [[Michael Sherman]] (''Knock at the Cabin'') were revealed to be additional writers for the film, but where uncredited when the final credit came in.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ 'Transformers One' Producer Is Already Hyped for Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime]</ref>
*June 15, 2023 — Scarlett Johansson discusses the film's animation and praises Cooley as director.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqG5mlRxzs Scarlett Johansson Says Transformers One Looks So Cool]</ref> Chris Hemsworth later brings details on voicing Optimus Prime for the film and his reasoning he joined the project through his love of the script. He confirms that he will not use his regular voice for the character.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrsvSzWHoE Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime Sadly Won't Be Australian in Transformers One]</ref>
*July 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura confirms Optimus Prime and Megatron in the film will be depicted under their Orion Pax and D-16 identities.<ref>[https://onetakenews.com/2023/07/20/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-transformers-one/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teases Upcoming Film ‘Transformers: One’: “It’s Something I’ve Wanted To Do For A Long Time” (Exclusive)]</ref>
*December 15, 2023 — Keegan-Michael Key mentions his voice for Bumblebee is closer to his regular speaking voice.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLM71B5xmFY Transformers One: Keegan-Michael Key Reveals What Bumblebee Sounds Like in New Animated Film]</ref>
*April 11, 2024 — The cast of the movie previews the trailer and reveals a new logo for the film at Cinemacon 2024, The Hollywood Reporter also confirms [[Steve Buscemi]] has joined the cast.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-animated-movie-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235871998/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Tyree Henry Debut Origin Story 'Transformers One' - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> During the presentation, Hemsworth revealed that Cullen served as a consultant on the getting the voice down.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-one-news-film-is-testing-very-well-and-peter-cullen-consulted-chris-hemsworth-on-voice/48127/ Transformers One News: Film is Testing Very Well and Peter Cullen Consulted Chris Hemsworth on Voice]</ref>
*April 16, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry announce the date of the film's first trailer being on Thursday, April 18, 2024, as it will be launched into space.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-trailer-premiered-from-space/ The 'Transformers One' Trailer Will Be Premiered From Space - Collider]</ref>
[[File:TransformersOne-weatherballoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''So how do you judge what a man is worth? By what he [[Toy|builds or buys]]? You can never see with your eyes on Earth Look through Heaven's eyes Look at your life. Look at your life Look at your life through Heaven's eyes'']]
*April 18, 2024 — A livestream hosted by Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry follows a small craft launched towards space, with a screen that plays the trailer once it reaches 125,000 feet. The movie's release date has been pushed back by one week, to September 20, reportedly to avoid the release conflicting with that of ''{{w|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice}}''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/04/transformers-one-trailer-release-date-1235889037/ ‘Transformers One’ Launches Trailer In Space, A First For A Movie Studio; Pic Going Later In September]</ref> When asked whether the film is a fresh start, a prequel to the live-action films, or its own thing, Cooley replies "yes to all of the above".<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ Transformers ONE Director Confirms New Movie's Canon Status - ComicBook.com]</ref>
*May 20, 2024 — [[Brian Tyler]] is attached as the film's composer.<ref>[https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/20/brian-tyler-scoring-josh-cooleys-transformers-one/ Brian Tyler Scoring Josh Cooley’s ‘Transformers One’ - Filmmusicreporter.com]</ref>
*June 7, 2024 — Production for the film is revealed to be finished in the following month.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/06/07/work-on-transformers-one-animated-movie-is-set-to-wrap-up-in-july-513038 Work On Transformers: One Animated Movie Is Set To Wrap Up In July - TFW2005]</ref>
*June 10, 2024 — A work-in-progress cut of the film was screened at the {{w|Annecy International Animation Film Festival}} to a standing ovation.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235918820/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Transformers One’ Draws Laughs, Cheers in Its Annecy Debut - Hollywood Reporter]</ref>
*June 12, 2024 — Several media outlets, including representatives from TFWiki, are invited to an [[Transformers One London advance screening|advance screening]] hosted by di Bonaventura and Cooley.
*June 18, 2024 — Production designer Jason Scheier confirms animation for the film is finished.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ScheierJason/status/1803227407404638226/ Production Designer Jason Scheier's post on Twitter]</ref>
*June 27, 2024 — Sound-mixing for the film is finished, with production finally now complete around three months in advance of release.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8vPCEUS3Bs/ @CooleyYourFaceOff - Instagram]</ref>
*July 9, 2024 — A panel for the film has been announced for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on Thursday, July 25 at 11:45 am PST at Hall H.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/07/transformers-one-comic-con-1236004636/ Paramount Animation & Hasbro Entertainment’s ‘Transformers One’ Will Be More Than Meets The Eye At San Diego Comic-Con]</ref>
*July 13, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth, Bryan Tyree Henry, and Keegan-Michael Key reveal a new clip of the main cast transforming for the first time at the Kids' Choice Awards 2024.<ref>[https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1812285185427431646/ Post from the official Transformers account on Twitter]</ref>
*July 23, 2024 — Cooley discusses how ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' influenced ''One''.<ref>[https://ew.com/transformers-one-comic-con-preview-optimus-prime-megatron-origin-story-8676886 Transformers One director reveals how infamous 1986 animated movie influenced new prequel film]</ref> A screening of the finished film was shown at a fan-event at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and in New York City.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/transformers-one-review-first-reactions/ Transformers One First Reactions are Raving Over "Best Transformers Film to Date"]</ref> Hemsworth talks about voicing Optimus Prime in the film and how his depiction stands out.<ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-orion-pax/ Chris Hemsworth on Becoming Optimus Prime for Transformers One (Exclusive)]</ref>
*July 24, 2024 — Several new posters are released, along with the announcement of a new trailer the following day at the SDCC panel.<ref>[https://twutter.com/transformers/status/1816111093917573615/ Second trailer announcement on Twitter]</ref>
*July 25, 2024 — Details at the SDCC panel were revealed, along with the debut of the second trailer and Bucsemi's role announced to be Starscream.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/07/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-comic-con-1236022134/ ‘Transformers One’ Ignites Comic-Con With Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry & Keegan-Michael Key: How Two Best Friends Became Immortal Enemies]</ref> [[Eric Pearson]] was revealed to be an additional writer.<ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 Paramount Drops ‘Transformers One’ Trailer #2]</ref>
*August 21, 2024 — A new clip of Orion Pax and D-16 competing in the Iacon 5000 race is released on Paramount's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://youtu.be/7o-bGIBZxdc?feature=shared/ TRANSFORMERS ONE Film Clip IACON Race Begins (2024)]</ref>
*August 23, 2024 — Evan Michael Lee is revealed to be voicing Jazz.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Evanmichaellee/status/1826960202920530306/ Evan Michael Lee on Twitter]</ref>
*August 24, 2024 — [[Jon Bailey]], [[Jason Konopisos-Alvarez]], [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] and [[Vanessa Liguori]] are revealed to be voicing Soundwave, Shockwave, Darkwing and Airachnid respectively, with Bailey reprising his role from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''.<ref>[https://punto.com.ph/paramount-pictures-our-crew-rolls-deep-meet-the-voice-cast-behind-the-characters-in-transformers-one-in-cinemas-september-18/ PARAMOUNT PICTURES : OUR CREW ROLLS DEEP: MEET THE VOICE CAST BEHIND THE CHARACTERS IN “TRANSFORMERS ONE,” IN CINEMAS SEPTEMBER 18 on Punzo.com]</ref>
*September 6, 2024 — The film's credits song, '[[If I Fall]]' by [[Quavo]], is released.<ref>[https://youtu.be/M3FCIf0HFnk?si=NB1J3bT9XNPOpKCc/ If I Fall (Music from the Motion Picture Transformers One / Lyric Video)]</ref>
*September 12, 2024 — In an interview, Lorenzo di Bonaventura clarifies that ''One'' doesn't directly connect to the live-action films, and describes them as "two universes" that will be "[kept] separate". However, he notes that ''One'' will likely have an influence on future live-action projects.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says]</ref> The film's review embargo is also lifted, and the film debuts with an 89% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-one-critic-reviews-are-out-currently-89-on-rotten-tomatoes/48337/ Transformers One Critic Reviews are Out, Currently 89% on Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>
*September 13, 2024 — The film's main theme is released.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFnuXrOH0fs/ Brian Tyler - Transformers One Theme | Transformers One (Music from the Motion Picture)]</ref>
*September 17, 2024 — In an interview with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Josh Cooley, when asked again about ''One''{{'}}s relation to any of the live-action movies, di Bonaventura stated, "It was like 300 million years before the [[Transformers (film)|first Michael Bay movie]], so if that's a prequel, that's a prequel."<ref>[https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-and-josh-cooley-interview/ Transformers One Producer Hopes For Sequel & Confirms G.I. Joe Crossover]</ref>
*September 18, 2024 — An early fan event screening is held, preceded by a seven-minute featurette consisting of interview segments with Hemsworth, Henry, and Key, footage of main cast recording their dialogue, and some [https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1836584462341054907 hilarious trivia]. Attendees receive one of four exclusive keychains and poster prints featuring Orion Pax, D-16, B-127, or Elita-1.<ref>https://bleedingcool.com/movies/transformers-one-4-new-posters-tickets-go-on-sale-fan-screenings/</ref>
*September 20, 2024 — The first 300 ticket holders at participating theaters receive a poster print of {{w|Shadow the Hedgehog}} to promote the upcoming release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.<ref>https://kotaku.com/sonic-3-shadow-print-transformers-one-theater-showtimes-1851649010</ref>

===Changes before, during, and after production===
*Although the broad story beats of ''One'' remained more or less consistent over the course of the film's development, the first draft—written before Josh Cooley's involvement—was a silly, joke-heavy script that was very different in tone from the final product. When first brought on to direct, Cooley pushed for a more serious treatment to bring the film closer in line to the usual tone of the ''Transformers'' franchise.<ref name="gizmodo">[https://gizmodo.com/transformers-one-director-interview-josh-cooley-easter-eggs-2000489187 ''Transformers One'' Director Josh Cooley Talks Lore, Easter Eggs, and Alternate Versions] </ref>
*At one point, a bird robot based on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Aerobolt]] would've played a role in the story. <ref>{{citesocial|quote= "In an older version of the story we explored Aerobolt being part of the story. It never made it into the final."|link=https://x.com/ScheierJason/status/1840624306465755358|name=Jason Scheier|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=9|day=30}}</ref>
*An early draft had a scene where Orion and D-16 played an arcade game together, which would've featured an 8-bit version of "The Touch". The gag was eventually dropped, although the arcade machine and a different reference to the song made it into the final film.<ref name="gizmodo" />
*Another draft had D-16 as a gladiator, alluding to another part of the character's standard origin story, but ultimately this concept was cut for time.<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/features/animation/transformers-one-star-wars-old-republic-interview-1235017651/ ‘Transformers One’ Director Talks Bringing the Franchise to Its ‘Old Republic’ Era - Indiewire]</ref>
*Originally, the film would've ended on a smash cut to the film's title, accompanied by a rendition of the classic ''Transformers'' [[theme song]]. However, Cooley decided that the scene would be overly self-referential, and instead [[Brian Tyler]] scored an original composition to close out the film.<ref name="gizmodo" />
*A shot of Orion, Elita, Soundwave, and Shockwave exiting the train after crashing into Sentinel's tower is not in the final film, and only appears in promotional material.

==Notes==
*As seen in the cast list above, Arcee and Chromia are voiced by Jinny Chung, the film's story / script coordinator. The Injured Racer is voiced by Dillon Bryan, Josh Cooley's assistant. Cooley himself cameos as Skywarp, the "Control Room Guys", and the PA system.
* Several international releases of the film are edited to cut away from Orion's "finger transformation" a few seconds earlier, as well as changing any mention of Bee's "knife hands" to refer to them as "sword hands" instead.
* The credits feature a dedication to former Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]], who passed away in October 2021.
*Darkwing was named by Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]], when his boss asked him "If this was a Decepticon flyer, who would it be?"<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/stories/markclonus/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=09|day=08}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/One''''' (トランスフォーマー/ONE ''Toransufōmā Wan'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin Ying Gam Gong: Choh Chi Pin''''' (變形金剛：初始篇, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Commencement''''' (France, "Transformers: The Beginning"), '''''Transformers : Un''''' (Canada, "Transformers: One")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers Egy''''' ("Transformers One")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformer ONE''''' (트랜스포머 ONE ''Teuraenseupomeo ONE'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Qǐyuán''''' (变形金刚：起源, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Início''''' ("Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Nachalo''''' (Трансформеры: Начало, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers One''''' (Spain), '''''Transformers : Uno''''' (Latin America, "Transformers: One")

==References==
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'''''Transformers One''''' is an animated film released on [[September 20]], [[2024]]. It is written by [[Eric Pearson]], [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] from a story by Barrer and Ferrari,<ref name="deadlinereveal">[https://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref> and directed by [[Josh Cooley]].<ref name="cooleyreveal">[https://deadline.com/2020/04/transformers-animated-movie-paramount-hasbro-toy-story-4-director-josh-cooley-1202921100/ Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount]</ref> The movie is an origin story set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] three billion years ago<ref name="collidercinemacon">[https://collider.com/transformers-one-animated-movie-title/ New ‘Transformers’ Animated Movie Rolls Out a New Title at CinemaCon] on Collider</ref><ref name="screenrantsandiegocomiccon">[https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-timeline-setting-takes-place// When Transformers One Takes Place In The Franchise Timeline] on Screen Rant</ref> in the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, and focuses on [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] as they go from brothers-in-arms to enemies.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />

{{bigquote|The line between friend and enemy is not as clear as I once believed. Once it's crossed, there is no going back. Because some transformations are permanent...|[[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
Long ago, the benevolent [[Primus]] sacrificed his life essence to become the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and created the [[Thirteen|first generation of Transformers]], the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. Through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[energon]] flowed freely from the planet's core, and the Primes ruled justly for a time. However, when the alien [[Quintesson]]s began a long war of invasion, the Primes were eventually slain, and the Matrix of Leadership was lost, leaving only [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] to rule the planet in their absence after the Cybertronians relocated to massive underground cities, abandoning the dangerous surface.

[[File:TFOne Orion caught.jpg|left|thumb|300px|She's exhausted from the day's work. Uh, not that it was too much! We-we quite enjoyed it!]]
Fifty cycles after the war, Cybertronian society now relies on an underclass of manual laborers born without [[transformation cog]]s, including a caste of miners who physically extract what few veins of usable energon remain from the tunnels beneath the subterranean [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] City, while Sentinel Prime makes periodic journeys to the surface in search of the missing Matrix. One impulsive miner named [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] has been searching for information regarding the Matrix, in the hopes that finding the artifact will restore Cybertron to prosperity and allow him and his fellow miners to choose their own path in life. Unfortunately, this search for information has led him to repeatedly break into the city's data archives without authorization. His latest attempt draws the unwanted attention of two [[Guard (One)|guards]] who have caught him several times in the past already, leading to a wild (and nearly lethal) chase through the skyways, through buildings, and eventually into the ground-level public transport station. Though the guards eventually catch up to Orion, the miner's friend [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] provides a distraction and sends the guards off on a wild goose chase. On the train to work, the pair discuss Orion's latest life-endangering adventure, and Orion, knowing that his friend idolizes the strongest Prime, gifts D-16 a rare first-edition decal of [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]'s helmet he'd found.

[[File:TFOne Mine Explosion.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We're trying to get the funny man out of the well!]]
In the mines, D-16 and Orion work under the supervision of their go-getting captain [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], using [[jet pack]]s and deployable support poles to keep Cybertron's shifting geology stable long enough for them to extract raw energon. However, [[Wheeljack (One)|Wheeljack]] accidentally hits a vein of unstable energon, and the ensuing explosions trap [[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] under a rockfall. Orion and D-16 defy protocol and use a jet pack to save their coworker, but the chaos ends up damaging and destroying a lot of mine equipment. One of the mine's guards, [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]], blames Elita for the disaster, and informs her she's been demoted to waste management duty, despite Orion sticking up for her and taking the blame.

That evening, Sentinel Prime returns to Iacon to announce that he still has not found the Matrix; to take the blow off this bad news, Sentinel declares that the prestigious [[Iacon 5000]] race will be held the next day. Orion tries to persuade D-16 to join him in the race, hoping that they can prove to the rest of Cybertron that mining bots deserve respect, but D-16 has no interest in the idea. On the day of the race, Orion discreetly leads D-16 to the maintenance area inside the giant starting signal above the race's starting line; while D-16 is initially excited to watch from a perfect vantage point, Orion reveals his true intention as he straps jet packs to the two just as the race begins and they're dropped into the thick of a throng of racing robots. Using their jet packs and some quick thinking to compensate for their inability to transform, the two dodge the numerous traps and obstacles and briefly manage to take the lead, sending bots across the city into a frenzy, especially their fellow cogless miners. The pair are just about to limp across the finish line and take first place, but end up being run down by [[Chromia (One)|Chromia]], who snags victory for herself. The pair figure they can still be proud of second place... until several dozen other racers whip by them in vehicle mode.

[[File:TFOne Sentinel visits.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I seek to build an empire, and your only goal is to amuse yourselves by tearing it down. Have I taught you nothing?]]
In Iacon's medical center, where many, many racers have ultimately ended up, Sentinel Prime meets with Orion and D-16; the pair are immediately certain they are in ''massive'' trouble, especially when they're scanned by Sentinel's creepy aide [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] before his arrival, but it turns out it's quite the opposite. Sentinel ''loved'' their little stunt, and tells them that the miners' productivity after that showing was already at 150%. Sentinel offers them a chance to tour the mines and help inspire their comrades to work harder, with promises of some pampering along the way, and the pair quickly agree. However, Darkwing arrives before Airachnid can escort them to Sentinel's private quarters; infuriated that he nearly lost the race to the pair after they humiliated him, he drags them to the planet's fiftieth sub-level (ten levels below what they ''thought'' was the lowest level of the planet) and locks them in a trash incineration station.

The two bots soon meet the eccentric and exceptionally talkative [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]], who has been trapped at the job of "look at garbage and take anything of value out before it's burned" for years, with only garbage statues for "company". When one of B's pals "[[Steve (One)|Steve]]" utters some electronic gibberish, Orion accidentally beheads the "bot", but discovers within the wreckage an old beacon from the Quintesson war, still broadcasting a set of coordinates located somewhere on the planet's surface. Orion, B-127, and D-16 decide to investigate, escaping the only way they can: by climbing up the dump chute. Ew. The trio stow away aboard an automated surface-bound garbage train but coincidentally encounter Elita-1, who now works the refuse line. She handily clobbers the three but ends up locked in the train with them as it departs. She heads for the front, intending to report them to security, a mad dash that gets all the harder as the train starts moving vertically towards its destination. She manages to pop a hatch and make it out of the train, and the trio gives chase, but all four are stopped cold as they're enveloped in light and they find themselves traveling along Cybertron's surface.

The four are stunned by the planet's natural beauty, only to become horrified as said natural beauty starts violently heaving upwards behind them, tearing up the self-building rail and scattering train cars. They run for it but are thrown off, waking in just enough time to completely miss another train, the rail un-building behind it. Elita is furious, but agrees to join Orion's search for the Matrix, on the conditions that 1) she's in command, 2) she holds the map, and 3) after they find the Matrix and bring it back, the other three turn themselves in for their idiotic plan and sing her praises to the authorities. Orion very quickly agrees, and the four head off, confused by the weird not-metal life growing on the surface. They spy a group of robotic quadrupedal lifeforms, which suddenly snap to attention and run for it as the ground begins to tremble. It's soon apparent the cause of their panic: a massive Quintesson spaceship! As the ship scans for any lifeforms (obliterating one of the Cybertronian fauna with a massive cannon blast when it ends up in the tracking beams), the four barely evade detection and the ship moves on.

[[File:TransformersOne-AlphaTrionTransformationCogs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Take the staff in your hand, Moses. With it, you shall do My wonders.]]
Soon they find themselves at the end of the map's trail, a [[Mouth of Unicron|hidden and extremely creepy cave]]. Inside they find a scene of absolute horror: the spot where the ancient Primes made their final stand against the Quintessons, their bodies lying broken and covered in overgrowth. Although the Matrix is nowhere to be found, Orion discovers that [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]]'s spark still pulses and uses an [[energon cube]] provided by B to revive him. The four attempt to bring Trion up to speed on recent events, but their mention of "Sentinel Prime" causes Trion to reveal the terrible truth: Sentinel is an imposter, a traitorous aide who led the Primes into a Quintesson ambush in exchange for "ruling" Cybertron under the invaders' command. However, when Sentinel tried to claim the Matrix after prying it from [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]'s corpse, the artifact judged him unworthy and disappeared. To appease his new masters, Sentinel has deliberately stolen transformation cogs from newborn Transformers to keep them producing energon in the mines; at Trion's urging, the four emerge from the cave to witness Sentinel pledging servitude to the [[Quintesson High Commander]] and learn the city's garbage trains are actually transporting Cybertron's dwindling energon supplies to Quintesson ships, leaving barely enough for the people of Cybertron. These revelations leave the bots horrified, but D-16 takes it the worst of all, having also looked up to Sentinel for years. Alpha Trion decides to give the team hope by gifting them the transformation cogs from four of the fallen Primes, as well as a recording of Sentinel's treachery. However, Airachnid spotted the four when they were watching Sentinel's meeting with the Quintessons, and a squad of Sentinel's [[Tracker]]s arrive. Despite his disrepair, Alpha Trion uses his leonine alternate mode to wipe out the squad, allowing Orion and the others to escape, but is quickly incapacitated by Airachnid.

The four bots have a very rocky time learning to transform in the middle of fleeing a squad of Trackers, tumbling downhill with only ''parts'' of them shifting into their new vehicle modes, but desperation forces them to adapt ''very'' quickly. Each one finds new abilities and an aptitude for combat, and soon they're able to destroy their pursuers. Overjoyed at their victory, they make the plan to use the incriminating information Trion gave them by returning to Iacon and exposing Sentinel as a traitor... although D-16 snatches the evidence and takes the lead, his ever-growing intensity and openly stated desire to kill Sentinel leaving Orion more and more unnerved.

Back in Iacon, Alpha Trion is brought before Sentinel, who mocks the "old-timer" and gloats about his station, complaining to Airachnid about the Primes' stuffiness and boring speeches. Trion's word of warning that Sentinel's time will soon be over only annoys the false Prime further, and in a fit of rage he kills the ancient Prime before sending Airachnid back to the surface to hunt down the wayward miners.

[[File:TFoneStarscreamSoundwaveShockwaveInterrogation.jpg|left|thumb|300px|You're playing with the big boys now!]]
Along the path to Iacon, a series of shots ring out, and each bot slips into stasis... Orion and the others are brought back online, bound (and gagged in B's case) as prisoners of the former members of Cybertron's [[High Guard]], who have been fighting a guerrilla war against the Quintessons ever since the fall of the Primes, led by [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]]. D-16 is not impressed, and giving into his growing rage, challenges Starscream's authority, and the two quickly end up in a brawl. While Starscream plays it tough even as D-16 crushes his neck and damages his speech module, his attitude soon changes as D-16 manifests a massive cannon on his arm, aimed directly at Starscream's head. The Guard quickly rallies behind their new leader, ready to take the fight to Sentinel... but Airachnid's forces arrive and ambush them.

[[File:TFOne Airachnid attacks.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Not much of a snake-charmer, are you?]]
Orion, having been buried in the battle, awakens when Elita drags him from the rubble to find that D-16, B-127, and much of the Guard have been taken prisoner, and the data crystal containing the evidence of Sentinel's betrayal has been shattered. Orion despairs, believing their quest to be hopeless now, but Elita won't have it. Though she's still not above taking some digs at Orion, she points out that it is the bot's endless ''optimism'' that makes him a true leader, one that can make bots do amazing (and occasionally amazingly ''stupid'') things. Orion takes the praise (and insults) and decides it's time to rally, and the two quickly formulate a plan; the Guard may be strong, but the last battle proved they aren't enough on their own, they need a true army... and Orion knows exactly where to get one. After Elita quickly shuts down any dissent from the remaining Guard (thanks to a very swift punch to [[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave's]] eye), Orion primes the warriors for the coming battle, with a cry of "''[[Roll out|Transform and ROLL OUT]]!''"

The captives have been brought to Sentinel's tower, where the puppet leader gloats over them, mocking Starscream's scrambled voice and sneering at D-16. But the miner does not cower or balk at all, declaring that he is not afraid of Sentinel, as he has nothing left to lose. Noticing the worn Megatronus decal, Sentinel reveals that he took Megatronus's transformation cog when he killed him, ripping the decal from the miner's arm before slapping it back onto his chest... and then, knocking the miner on his back, using a mining tool to crudely ''carve'' the Prime's face into D-16's chest.

Orion uses his new form to rocket-glide into the depths of Iacon City, entering the miners' quarters (and bodily hurling Darkwing aside in the process). Orion reveals the truth to the miners and rallies them to join forces with the High Guard and rebel against Sentinel's regime. Meanwhile, Elita, Shockwave, and [[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] have commandeered a returning "garbage" train, transporting the Guard into the city in a sneak attack. But the sudden appearance of hundreds of Trackers makes things look very bad for the plan... until Orion and the miners leap into the fray and cut a swath through the incoming horde, armed with their jet packs and mining tools. Airachnid attempts to kill Orion, slamming him into the train engine, and revealing the ''incredibly horrifying'' array of optics hidden in the back of her head. But her multi-scanning abilities give Orion a sudden idea as the train plows towards Sentinel's tower.

[[File:TFOneSentinelvsD16.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I will not be dictated to. I will not be threatened.]]
Sentinel, angered as D-16 once again attempts to rise up, is just about to blow the miner's head off when the train slams into his tower. Soundwave frees the prisoners and the fight spills across the city. Sentinel transforms into combat mode, but D-16 will not be deterred, the two launch into battle. Elita leaps into action, tackling Airachnid and attempting to take her prisoner (with only ''some'' gratuitously satisfying pummeling along the way). She drags the semi-conscious bot to one of Iacon's broadcast stations, and B makes a ''very'' over-enthusiastic entrance. Airachnid's memory banks are quickly scanned, and her memories of Sentinel's most recent meeting with the Quintessons are broadcast throughout the city, leading the populace to also join the fight.

Sentinel fares badly in his fight with D-16, and seeing his cowering before the Quintessons on dozens of screens, his empire in ruins, tries to flee, and when that fails, begs D-16 to spare him, claiming they can co-rule Cybertron. D-16 insists that Sentinel must die for his crimes, but Orion tries to convince his friend that they can be better than their enemies. D-16 violently disagrees, knocking his friend aside and readying the kill shot... only for Orion to leap in the path, the cannon blast tearing through his torso and sending him tumbling over the edge. D-16 grabs Orion's one good arm, horrified... ''that Orion would stop him from killing Sentinel''. With this betrayal, he vows he is ''done'' saving Orion from his mistakes and lets his dying friend plummet into Cybertron's depths. As Orion falls, D-16, insistent that there will be no more Primes, kills Sentinel by bisecting him with his hands. He then seizes Megatronus' cog from Sentinel's chest, replacing the one gifted to him by Trion, which transforms him into an even ''more'' battle-ready form. Declaring himself "Megatron", he commands the High Guard to destroy everything Sentinel built... in other words, what's left of the city.

[[File:One-Megs-Prime-face-to-face.jpg|thumb|300px|Goodbye... brother.]]
Meanwhile, the mortally wounded Orion falls through the planetary strata, which slides and shifts out of his way, until he finally reaches Cybertron's core. There, he encounters the spirits of the Primes as Trion announce that Primus has deemed him worthy for the future of Cybertron and to carry the Matrix of Leadership, reformatting Orion and restoring his spark to declare him the newest of the Primes: "Optimus Prime", before being sent rocketing back to the surface in a blaze of blue light.

Elita and B try and fail to stop Megatron's rampage, their former friend ready to kill them too, but Optimus smashes onto the scene. Megatron is incensed at this new betrayal both by his former friend ''and'' the Matrix itself, and launches himself at Optimus. During their fight, Optimus manifests an energy battle axe to fight against Megatron along with Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave before using it to destroy Megatron's new cannon, ultimately winning their fight. Unwilling to kill his oldest friend, Optimus reluctantly banishes Megatron and his new allies to the surface. Megatron seethes but decides that now is not the time, and takes his new army to the surface.

With the return of the Matrix of Leadership, Cybertron is restored to life: energon flows once again from the planet's core to the surface, and ''all'' of the cogless bots receive transformation cogs, becoming fully autonomous "[[Autobot]]s" who vow to defend Cybertron from any future Quintesson incursions. However, the Quintessons are not the only looming threat—though banished from Iacon, Megatron and his followers rechristen themselves the "[[Decepticon]]s" and swear revenge.
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==Cast==
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*[[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax / Optimus Prime]] ([[Chris Hemsworth]])
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16 / Megatron]] ([[Brian Tyree Henry]])
*[[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]] ([[Scarlett Johansson]])
*[[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] ([[Keegan-Michael Key]])
*[[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] ([[Evan Michael Lee]])
*[[Arcee (One)|Arcee]] ([[Jinny Chung]])
*[[Bluestreak (One)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Brawn (One)|Brawn]]
*[[Firestar (One)|Firestar]]<ref group=note name="uncredited">Denotes a character, or unidentified members of a group, who speaks, but has no credited voice actor. The performance was likely done by an ADR voice cast member.</ref>
*[[Hound (One)|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (One)|Huffer]]
*[[Ironhide (One)|Ironhide]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Mirage (One)|Mirage]]
*[[Moonracer (One)|Moonracer]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Prowl (One)|Prowl]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Ratchet (One)|Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (One)|Red Alert]]
*[[Sideswipe (One)|Sideswipe]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Smokescreen (One)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Sunstreaker (One)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Wheeljack (One)|Wheeljack]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Windcharger (One)|Windcharger]]

|h2=[[High Guard]]
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*[[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Buscemi]])
*[[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] ([[Jon Bailey]])
*[[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave]] ([[Jason Konopisos-Alvarez]])
*[[Skywarp (One)|Skywarp]] (Josh Cooley)
*[[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Dirge (One)|Dirge]]
*[[Ramjet (One)|Ramjet]]
*[[Thrust (One)|Thrust]]
*[[Slipstream (One)|Slipstream]]
*[[Redwing (One)|Redwing]]

|h3=[[Thirteen#One film|Primes]]
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*[[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] ([[Laurence Fishburne]])
*[[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[The Fallen#One film|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Alchemist Prime#One film|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#One film|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo#One film|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#One film|Micronus Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime#One film|Nexus Prime]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Onyx Prime#One film|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Prima#One film|Prima Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#One film|Quintus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#One film|Solus Prime]]<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Vector Prime#One film|Vector Prime]]

|c4=
*[[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Jon Hamm]])
*[[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] ([[Vanessa Liguori]])
*[[Quintesson High Commander]]
*[[Quintesson Soldier]]s
*[[Primus]]
*[[Tracker]]s<ref group=note name="uncredited"/>
*[[Guard (One)|Guards]] ([[Steve Blum]], Jason Konopisos-Alvarez)
*[[Announcer Bot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Control Room Guys]] (Josh Cooley)

'''Racers'''
*[[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Chromia (One)|Chromia]] (Jinny Chung)
*[[Injured Racer]] ([[Dillon Bryan]])

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}}
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==Quotes==
"Let me guess. Chased out of the archive?" 
"Yeah. I had to jump out of a window this time. Almost died. It was wild." 
"And digging through ancient data is worth dying for?" 
"Yes, it is." 
"Oh, I need a new best friend..."
:—'''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''' meet up before their shift.

"Are you ''crazy?!''" 
"Sure feels like it!"
:—'''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''' summing up their initial relationship.

"You just '''had''' to do it, didn't you?" 
"Me? What did I do?" 
"You just had to go to the surface, had to enter the Iacon 5000, you just '''HAD''' to break protocol!" 
"Who cares about protocol?" 
"'''I do'''! I care! Because nothing bad happens when you ''stay on protocol!''" 
"Sentinel Prime has been forcing us to work in the mines until our gears strip. And all the while he's been giving our Energon away to our greatest enemies!" 
"And what do you think he's gonna do to us when he finds out that we know?!" 
"I'm not thinking about what ''he's'' going to do, I'm thinking about what ''we're'' going to do." 
"That's the whole thing! You're never thinking about anything else, just yourself. Fantastic! Another Orion Pax 'master plan'! I can't wait to hear this!" 
"Don't you want to stop him?" 
"NO, '''I WANT TO KILL HIM!''' I wanna put Sentinel in chains and march him through the mines so everyone can see him for the '''false Prime''' that he is! I want him to suffer, and then to ''die'' in ''darkness.'' But we all know it doesn't matter what I want, ''right'', Pax? The fact is, we're just cogless bots. Right? We had limited options, and now... now we have ''none''."
:—The first cracks show in '''D-16''' and '''Orion Pax''''s friendship.

"What defines a Transformer is not the cog in his chest, but the spark in that resides in their core. A spark that gives you the will to make your world better. My fellow Primes had that spark. And I see their strength in you. Take their cogs and access your full potential. Prima. Onyx. Alchemist. Micronus. Warriors of noble spirit, loyalty, strength. Their uniqueness enhanced by these. They were one. ''You'' are one. '''ALL''' are one!" 
"Wait. We have... You-- You gave us..." 
"The ability to change your world. How you choose to use that power is up to you."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' inaugurates '''Orion Pax''' and our heroes with the tried and true phrase.

'''Starscream''': Now, are you spies, or incompetent lackeys? 
'''Orion Pax''': We're not spies. 
'''Elita-1''': But he is incompetent.
:—Elita-1 on her boss-to-be

"Uh... why is he gagged?" 
"He wouldn't stop talking." 
"Even when he was unconscious?" 
"''ESPECIALLY'' WHEN HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS!"
:—'''Elita-1''' asks '''Shockwave''' about B-127's restraints.

"Listen to me, I really want you to hear this. Are you listening?" 
[Orion looks up at Elita] 
"I'm better than you." 
"Yeah, okay, I'm hearing you." 
"I'm better than you in every way, ''except'' you have hope. You always have. You went back into the mine to rescue Jazz, you snuck up to the surface to find the Matrix of Leadership!" 
"Oh, yeah, and how'd that work out?" 
"My point is that your instincts tell you to break protocol for a ''reason''. This blind optimism that you have is why you make such bold and courageous choices. That are also extremely stupid." 
"First time giving a pep talk?" 
"You're inspiring. You can envision a better future that no one else can see. If you ever want to see B and D-16 again, that, ''that'' is the Orion Pax that we need right now. Listen to me. We can do this."
:—'''Elita-1''' attempts to give '''Orion Pax''' a pep-talk. ''Attempts'' to.

'''Soundwave''': "What is our first move?" 
'''Orion Pax''': ''(quietly and intensely)'' "We roll out." 
'''Skywarp''': "...what?!" 
'''Elita-1''': ''(quietly)'' "Louder!" 
'''Orion Pax''': "TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!"
:—Orion realizes that dramatic one-liners aren't that dramatic if no one can hear them.

'''Jazz''': "Is that... Orion?" 
'''Orion Pax''': "Jazz." 
'''Jazz''': "Is it really you?" 
'''Orion''': "Yeah, I know I, uh, look a little... different." 
'''Jazz''': "Little? There's nothing 'little' about you." 
'''Ironhide''': "Uh- How is this possible?" 
'''Moonracer''': "Sentinel told us you died from your race injuries!" 
'''Orion''': "Sentinel is a '''liar'''." 
'''Arcee''': "Huh?" 
'''Ironhide''': "What?" 
'''Orion''': "Look, I know how this will sound coming from me. I was never the most... ''focused'' miner, but as you can see, everything is different now. I went to the surface. And I learned the truth. My friends, we were ''all'' born with transformation cogs. And then Sentinel, ''he stole them from us.'' '''He took away our ability to make our own decisions.''' '''''He stole our freedom.''''' But now, I'm offering you your first '''real choice'''. You can work a twenty-third shift and mine yourself to death, or fight back against Sentinel with me. Right now." 
'''Sideswipe''': "How are we supposed to do that?" 
'''Arcee''': "We can't fight. We don't have cogs." 
'''Orion''': "What defines a Transformer is not the cog in its chest, but the spark that resides in their core. A spark that gives you the will to make your world better. And that spark, Sentinel can ''never'' take from us." 
'''Jazz''': "There's not enough of us. We need an army." 
'''Orion''': "And we have one. Elita is bringing troops. We are not alone in this. If we want to be in control of our own destiny, we will have to fight for it. Now is the time for us to stand up. For ourselves. Stand up for this injustice! I promise you, this fight will be worth it. Follow me. Nothing can stop us when we stand together! Together as '''one!'''"
:—And with the miners chanting his name, Orion Pax delivers his first heroic speech.

''(Airachnid opens the back of her head to reveal'' dozens ''of eyes.)'' 
"You can't defeat me, miner. ''I see '''everything.'''''" 
"Yes, you do, except for that tower we're about to crash into."
:—'''Airachnid''' gets creepy and '''Orion Pax''' gets an idea.

"You pathetic little twits. Did you really think you could knock down what I've built?" 
"It's over, Sentinel! You can't escape the truth!" 
"What truth? That I plucked the cogs from your newborn chests? Forced you to mine so I could pay off the Quintessons and live like a king? None of that matters! Because the truth... is. ''What. I. '''Make it!'''''"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' teaches '''Orion Pax''' that he won't go down without a fight.

"I'm ''done'' saving you."
:—'''D-16''' lets his ''former'' friend fall.

"The Age of Primes has ended! '''NO MORE FALSE PROPHETS'''! Follow me, and you will ''never again'' be ''deceived!'' '''RISE UP!''' ''I'' will lead us all into the future! ''I...'' '''AM...''' '''''MEGATRON!'''''"
:—With the death of Sentinel Prime, '''D-16''' renames himself as '''Megatron'''

"''Orion Pax.'' Your noble sacrifice for the greater good has proven you worthy in the eyes of Primus. He entrusts in you the future of Cybertron, and... the Matrix of Leadership! '''Arise...''' '''''Optimus Prime.'''''"
:—Speaking for Primus, '''Alpha Trion''' and the Primes rebuild Orion Pax.

"We could have built the future ''together!"'' 
"I'll build it myself. After I tear down everyone '''''IN MY WAY!'''''"
:-'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' set the stage for eons of conflict to come.

"We were given the power to change our world, and you chose to destroy it. Just like Sentinel. You have betrayed Cybertron and its citizens, and you betrayed... ''me.'' Go. Take the High Guard, and leave. You are banished from Iacon. It didn't have to end this way." 
"This isn't over... ''Prime.''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' share one final exchange.

"This is the greatest day of my life... I get to work for the ''government''!"
:—'''B-127''' knows a good benefits package when he sees one.

"And now we stand here together as one, proving we all have the power to transform; to become who we were destined to be; to right wrongs; to make our world better. Because here, freedom and autonomy are the right of all sentient beings. Here, all are truly ''Autobots''. This message is a warning to all Quintessons: If you dare return to Cybertron, the Autobots will be waiting. ''I'' will be waiting. I... am ''Optimus Prime''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gives his first dramatic ending monologue...

"Sentinel, the betrayer, is dead. But his death has given life to a new enemy...a stronger enemy... a ''personal'' enemy. We will ''not'' be blinded by his deception! We are the ones who are... '''DECEPTICONS! ''RISE UP!'''''"
:—...and '''Megatron''' gives the coming darkness its new name.

==Continuity notes==
The movie that would ultimately become ''Transformers One'' entered preliminary development in early 2015, when the project was first pitched as part of a writer's room that would lay out a number of sequels, prequels, and spinoff films that would turn the ongoing [[live-action film series|slate of live-action movies]] into a proper "cinematic universe", an attempt to cash in on the then-meteoric hype of the {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}. Like pretty much all the other "cinematic universes" pitched at around this time, this ambitious vision was not to be: following the box-office bomb that was ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', most of these projects were shelved, while others were heavily reworked—perhaps most infamously, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' was reworked into a film that contradicted with the character's [[World War II]] flashbacks in ''The Last Knight'', shifting the film into a more ambiguous timeframe with regards to the other five live-action films.

It appears that a similar conceptual drift occurred over the course of ''Transformers One'''s production. When the film entered full production in mid-2020, ''One'' was said to be "separate and apart" from the ongoing live-action films, though at the time just how distinct the film would be from its predecessors remained a mystery.<ref name="cooleyreveal" /> When later asked if the film was a prequel to the live-action films, a reboot, or its own universe, director Josh Cooley answered "yes" to all of the above.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ Transformers ONE Director Confirms New Movie's Canon Status - ComicBook.com]</ref> While a few details and visual nods—such as Bumblebee's original name of "B-127", the function of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in which it dissolves into dust if it deems someone unworthy to wield it and the incorporation of a closing monologue delivered by Optimus—referenced the live-action films, the film otherwise draws heavily upon the mythology first laid down in the [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity family]], particularly in its depiction of Orion Pax and D-16 as former allies fighting against a corrupt Cybertronian government.

As the film's release date drew closer, multiple comments from the film's creatives indicated that the filmmakers viewed the movie as something entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films. In July, Josh Cooley stated that the film was set in a "new Transformers continuity"<ref>{{citesocial|quote= "Hey little nerd in my profile picture, what if I told you someday you'll create a new Transformers continuity, that begins earlier than anything you've seen on the Transformers lore timeline, with the greatest crew and cast ever assembled?"|link= https://x.com/CooleyUrFaceOff/status/1817235351095894510?t=Oju3b9v53cYIHlH4MLEsXg |name=Josh Cooley|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=7|day=27}}</ref>; in another interview from a week before release, di Bonaventura ultimately admitted that ''One'' didn't fit into the chronology of the live-action films, and described ''One'' and the live-action films as "two universes" that would be "[kept] separate".<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says]</ref> These statements were ultimately borne out by the movie itself, which featured multiple plot points that are pretty much irreconcilable with the live-action films—early on, the film establishes that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] is long dead, negating his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; additionally, the movie ends with the newly christened Megatron killing Sentinel Prime, leaving no wiggle room for the events of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' to occur. As a result, the wiki has opted to treat the ''One'' franchise and any potential sequels as a new [[continuity family]], entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films.

==Transformers references==
* As with pretty much every major ''Transformers'' project since 2010, ''Transformers One'' is the latest interpretation of the modernized ''Transformers'' backstory that originated with [[Binder of Revelation|Hasbro's internal design documents]] and was first laid down in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''—the story of [[Primus]], the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], and the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron as former friends who fought against inequality on pre-war Cybertron until Megatron's extremism drove them apart. Notably, this version of the story portrays both Orion and Megatron as [[energon]] miners on the bottom of Cybertron's caste system—most other interpretations have instead depicted Orion as a somewhat higher-ranking data clerk. While other tellings of the story have Orion advocating for non-violent social change, this take on the origin ends with Orion Pax working alongside the future Decepticons to directly overthrow the reigning Prime, evoking [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' miniseries.
* Many contemporary works of pre-war ''Transformers'' fiction have established that pre-war Cybertronians organized themselves under a job-based [[Functionism|caste system]], with miners and other manual laborers occupying the lowest ranks of Transformer society. ''One'' features a very simplified version of this hierarchy, where Cybertronians without transformation cogs are an oppressed underclass while other Transformers receive additional rights and job opportunities.
* With the exception of D-16—whose origins as a low-ranking miner date back to IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''—all of the other miners shown in the film go on to join the Autobots, while the forerunners of the Decepticons are depicted as ex-members of the elite [[High Guard]]. This specific class divide dates back to the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" and, to a lesser extent, "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", which explained the war between the Autobots and Decepticons as an entrenched conflict between civilian laborers and military robots.
* All the character designs are far closer to their Generation 1 designs (both the cartoon and the original toys) than the previous films. Characters also earn their iconic design traits in pivotal scenes, such as Optimus Prime's [[Energon-axe]] and [[mouthplate]], or Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. In the final scene, many miners gain details to match their Generation 1-selves even closer after they receive their cogs; in particular, Arcee gains her pink visor from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Starscream, Soundwave, and Megatron's newly applied insignias in the post-credits scene are also in the same place as their original counterparts, with Starscream's even being upside-down!
* Optimus Prime's original identity of "Orion Pax" is a name taken from the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". Notably, the cartoon's version of Orion Pax was also a manual laborer, although the film does seemingly pay homage to Orion Pax's other famous job by having him sneak into the Cybertronian Archives at the very beginning of the film. D-16 takes [[Dion]]'s place as his best friend and co-worker.
* The 'bot who will one day be known as "Megatron" initially goes by the name "D-16", a moniker lifted from ''Exodus'' and itself based on the [[TakaraTomy]] ID number of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Megatron toy]]. D-16's original body—with a black, dome-shaped helmet and yellow eyes—references Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics appearance]], which in turn was based on concept art for an unproduced prototype version of the original Takara Micro Change figure. Much like Orion Pax, his modern gladiator job is paid homage in his fight with Starscream.
* B-127 is heavily based on his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action film series counterpart]]: his helmet design and blasters bear a resemblance to his appearance in those films; additionally, his overly-talkative nature is a meta-gag about his "future" self being best known for not being able to speak. The name "B-127" derives from the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' movie]], where, much like this film, he did not receive the name "Bumblebee" on Cybertron. B-127's battle mask resembles his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart's]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original toy]]; towards the end of the film, he fights with a pair of "knife hands" seemingly based on ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' Bumblebee's melee weapons.
* In general, Elita-1 doesn't draw upon as many specific references as her co-stars, although her purplish-pink color scheme and motorcycle [[alternate mode]] may be a reference to her [[Elita-One (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' design]]. Notably, of the four main protagonists, Elita's the only one who ''doesn't'' have an alternate alias—especially odd given that her [[Elita One (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] originally went by "Ariel" in the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". (This exclusion is perhaps less odd when one considers that subsequent to 1985, Disney secured a near-strangehold on toys named "Ariel".)
* Sentinel Prime is based on [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], the former leader of Cybertron in the [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. Like that version of the character, this take on Sentinel Prime is explicitly a "false" Prime who never carried the Matrix of Leadership, and a puppet ruler who was appointed to the position by the Quintessons. Design-wise, this take on Sentinel draws from his "Aligned" counterpart, his [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|''Dark of the Moon'' appearance]], and has details from his [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' toy]] and the thematically similar character, [[Nominus Prime]]. Sentinel's battle mode is inspired by his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] from the ''Megatron Origin'' comic. He also has his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]]'s glorious chin, as well as carrying on his 'arrogant jerkwad' personality rather than the more stoic attitude of other Sentinels. His blade weapon takes specific inspiration from DOTM though with blades that can retract or alternate ends as seen when talking to Alpha Trion.
* Airachnid is derived from the ''Prime'' [[Airachnid (Prime)|character of the same name]]—a notable inclusion given the primarily G1-based main cast—sharing a similar design, alternate mode as a helicopter, and antagonistic personality. Role-wise, however, she draws from her [[Airachnid (G1)|IDW 2005 counterpart]] being a subordinate of the [[Starscream_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|shady sovereign ruler of Cybertron]].
* Like Sentinel Prime, the Quintessons are primarily based on their depiction in the "Aligned" lorebook [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|''The Covenant of Primus'']], which depicted them as shadowy manipulators who ruled Cybertron and exploited its natural resources through a proxy government; notably, the Quintessons in the ''Covenant'' helped maintain their hold on Transformer civilization by withholding the power to transform from the general populace. In a notable deviation from traditional ''Transformers'' lore, the bodies and starships of the film's Quintessons appear to be organic in nature.
* Primus' design seen in the hologram Orion plays is largely based on the [[IP infringement|"third party"]] 01 Studio Seed figure, itself inspired by the oft-referenced [[:File:UltimateGuidePrimus.jpg|original character model]] for his planet-body from [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''The Ultimate Guide'']]. His head and chest are closer to his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' appearance, also pulling a simplified version of [[Primus#Cybertron|that toy]]'s transformation scheme. Primus' willing sacrifice of his locomotion and birthing of the Thirteen pulls from his appearance in the eponymous ''Covenant of Primus''.
* The Thirteen are similarly based on their "Aligned"' incarnations for their backstory and designs. Nexus, Megatronus, Solus, and Alchemist Prime also draw from their ''[[:File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|Timelines]]'', ''[[:File:Megatronus.jpeg|Titans Return]]'', ''[[:File:SolusPrime-PowerofthePrimes.jpg|Power of the Primes]]'', and ''[[:File:TheCitizen IaconusCitizens.jpg|Cyberverse]]'' designs, respectively, while Vector Prime is based squarely on his [[:File:VectorPrimeGoldCG.jpg|original ''Galaxy Force'' concept art]].
* Megatronus is also inspired by his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design, including his face being based on the Decepticon symbol (or vice versa in-universe), although it is far more obvious in this movie, coincidentally evoking [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]. Megatronus' face becoming the in-universe inspiration for the Decepticon symbol reflects the real life story of [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 Soundwave]]'s face inspiring the iconic symbol.
* Alpha Trion's abilities to recreate and store memories as information calls back to the archival role of his [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]. His alternate mode being a leonine beast with a unicorn-esque horn is a direct homage to his [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' toy]], itself based on his [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Toys|cancelled BotCon toy]].
* The mysterious [[Thirteenth Prime]] is replaced with Zeta Prime, who also takes [[Prima]]'s role as leader and Matrix-bearer, though Prima himself is still present. Zeta's design is also based on "Aligned" Sentinel Zeta Prime, as he appears in the ''War for Cybertron'' video game.
* The Thirteen are not actually referred to as the "Thirteen", but rather the Primes or the "Council of Elders", a term that originated in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. This is likely because it would contradict Sentinel's narrative painting himself as a fourteenth Prime. Notably, none of the archives or displays of the Thirteen include Sentinel.
* The cameo miners mostly draw from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast#Season 1|1984 Autobot cast of the original cartoon]], along with the [[Female Autobots]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and recolors such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. The background High Guard characters, meanwhile, are based on the endless Starscream recolors that have appeared throughout ''Transformers'', commonly known as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Notably, one of their helmet variations is based on [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity#Cybertron cartoon|''Cybertron'' Starscream]]'s, while some Seekers including [[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]] sport triple-barreled weapons on their arms that resemble the [[neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron'' – specifically the split-in-half configuration seen in the [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream toy]] and its redecoes, even including a gear-shaped detail behind the barrels echoing the gears on the toy's accessories.
* Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream/the Seekers, and the cogged versions of Ironhide, Ratchet, and Arcee have details based on their ''Bumblebee'' designs.
*The jet modes of Starscream/the Seekers are also based on ''Bumblebee'', while Soundwave's vehicle mode is based on his [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|''Studio Series Bumblebee'' toy]]. Shockwave's alternate mode resembles his [[Shockwave (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' counterpart]], and both he and Starscream/the Seekers have details from their [[War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toys]].
*When Orion "transforms" to run away from the guards, he moves his limbs in a way that evokes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|his original toy]]'s transformation.
* The Matrix causing Energon to flow and 'killing' the planet when lost calls back to the [[AllSpark]].
* When discussing their mining ability, Elita says Orion "[doesn't] have the touch or the power," a reference to the [[The Touch|beloved song]] from ''The Transformers: The Movie.''
* The Iacon 5000 derives from the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' [[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 326|issue 326's "Darn 'n' Blast" letter page]]. Many of the racers in the Iacon 5000 are characters from Generation 1 and ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'', with their colors and vehicle modes next to their names on the leaderboard, though they do not correspond to specific models except for the miners, Darkwing, and Chromia.
** Racers based on their Generation 1 counterparts include [[Mirage (One)|Mirage]], [[Clampdown (One)|Clampdown]], [[Silverbolt (One)|Silverbolt]], "[[Deadend (One)|Deadend]]", [[Slingshot (One)|Slingshot]], [[Cliffjumper (One)|Cliffjumper]], [[Dragstrip (One)|Dragstrip]], [[Tracks (One)|Tracks]], [[Swerve (One)|Swerve]], [[Powerglide (One)|Powerglide]], [[Jetstorm (One)|Jetstorm]], [[Windblade (One)|Windblade]], [[Afterburner (One)|Afterburner]], [[Blurr (One)|Blurr]], [[Fireflight (One)|Fireflight]], [[Cosmos (One)|Cosmos]], [[Cordon (One)|Cordon]], [[Breakdown (One)|Breakdown]], [[Swindle (One)|Swindle]], [[Tailgate (One)|Tailgate]], [[Lightspeed (One)|Lightspeed]], "[[Spinout (One)|Spinout]]", [[Greasepit (One)|Greasepit]], [[Scattershot (One)|Scattershot]], [[Inferno (One)|Inferno]], [[Motormaster (One)|Motormaster]], [[Bludgeon (One)|Bludgeon]], and "[[Hotrod (One)|Hotrod]]".
** Racers based on their ''Generation 2'' counterparts include [[Blowout (One)|Blowout]], [[High Beam (One)|High Beam]], [[Double Clutch (One)|Double Clutch]], [[Meanstreak (One)|Meanstreak]], [[Motormouth (One)|Motormouth]], [[Speedstream (One)|Speedstream]], "[[Roadrocket (One)|Roadrocket]]", [[Jolt (One)|Jolt]], and [[Staxx (One)|Staxx]].
** [[Override (One)|Override]] and [[Tankor (One)|Tankor]] are based on their ''[[Override (Cybertron)|Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Tankor (BM)|Beast Machines]]'' counterparts, respectively.
**Racers that are only named through dialogue are [[Tailwind (One)|Tailwind]], [[Strafe (One)|Strafe]] (spelled "Streak" in the Spanish subtitles), [[Skyfire (One)|Skyfire]], and original characters [[Thunderglide]] and [[Behemoth]]. Phew!
* After being knocked off the train and stranded on the surface, Elita-1 calls Orion, D-16, and B-127 a bunch of "idiot [[GoBots|go-bots]]".
* The film's themes, "Resting Place of the Primes" and "The Fall", includes a leitmotif from the main theme of ''Transformers: Prime'', which was also composed by Brian Tyler. "The Fall" also plays a motif lifted from ''The Transformers: The Movie'''s "[[Death of Optimus Prime]]" in a different key. More specifically, the motif is from when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] flatlines and dies. Fitting, as "The Fall" plays when Orion Pax is dropped into Cybertron's core and Optimus Prime is born. Incidentally, this scene and the music are also quite similar to when Megatron fatally shoots Bumblebee in the ''Transformers: Prime'' series finale "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]".
*The part of "The Fall" that plays when Megatron rips Sentinel in half also includes a leitmotif from [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron's]] "The Great Exodus".
* The notion of the Matrix actively rejecting an "unworthy" candidate and disintegrating was a plot point in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
* Alpha Trion announces "All are one!" as he bequeaths the main quartet their new transformation cogs, a reference to the classic slogan "[['Til all are one]]!" originating from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* An empty Matrix chamber is visible behind Orion's chest window after receiving his cog, even before finding the actual Matrix.
* The throne Starscream sits on is loosely based on the crown his [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] wore during his coronation in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.<ref>[https://youtu.be/fo7EwIlSNAs?si=8y1UWHCLv46WKzE7&t=190 Brian Tyree Henry & Josh Cooley Dissect The Evolution Of Megatron | Transformers One Behind The Shot]</ref>
*Soundwave scans Orion's electrical impulses to check if he is lying, a rarely referenced ability from his [[Soundwave (G1)|original toy's bio]].
*Shockwave's eye flickers when he speaks, just as it did in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Similarly, Optimus Prime's faceplate bobs up and down when he speaks.
* Starscream has a normal-sounding voice (for Steve Buscemi, anyway) when he first appears, but after D-16 crushes his [[voice box]] during their duel, his voice becomes shriller and scratchier in the style of [[Chris Latta]]'s portrayal of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].
*Shockwave and Elita have a small rivalry, reflecting their Generation 1 versions in Elita's introduction episode, "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]".
* Soundwave orders the High Guard to "[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|eject]]" when descending on Sentinel's tower.
[[File:TFoneOrionJump.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let my people go!]]
* During the battle in Sentinel Prime's tower, Orion leaps into the air and shoots one of the Trackers, with his midair pose homaging Optimus Prime's famous midair shooting pose from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Megatron is the 'bot who shoots Orion and leaves him on the brink of death until he is resurrected as Optimus Prime in what is likely a reference to the ''The Transformers'' episode "War Dawn". However, the specific framing of the scene—in which Megatron shoots Orion and drops him into the depths of the planet, only for him to find the Matrix and return as Optimus—is, however coincidentally, nearly identical to the events of [[Transformation (issue)|issue #9]] of ''Autocracy''. Orion finding the Matrix in the planet's core also evokes the climax of the ''War for Cybertron'' games.
* The fatal wounds Orion Pax sustained from D-16 before his descent into Cybertron's core strongly resemble the wounds Optimus Prime sustained at the end of the ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".
* Megatron disposes of Sentinel Prime in the same manner that his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action counterpart]] killed [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]—by bisecting the bot with his bare hands. Similarly, this is also how the [[Rainmaker]]s disposed of Sentinel in the [[2019 IDW continuity]].
* When both Orion Pax and Sentinel Prime die, [[aggressive depigmentation|their bodies turn grey]].
* "Arise, Optimus Prime", intones Alpha Trion as Orion receives the Matrix, evoking the climax of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', in which a ghostly Optimus Prime said the same to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] as he transformed into Rodimus Prime.
* Megatron using a long piece of sharp, orange shrapnel to attack Optimus comes from their iconic fight in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Optimus using a defeated Shockwave's cannon to attack another enemy is a fighting move Optimus made in ''Dark of the Moon''.
* After Optimus and Megatron's fight concludes, Megatron is shown with "tear stains" of mech fluid under his eyes, precisely matching the fluid-streaks the original Megatron had running down ''his'' face after his fight with Optimus in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. In ''One'', Megatron then declares "This isn't over, Prime," mirroring his line from ''The Movie'': "It's over, Prime."
* When restoring Cybertron's Energon supply, Optimus holds the Matrix in the same pose Hot Rod holds it when transforming into Rodimus at the end of ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Optimus' concluding narration is presented as a "message" being sent into space, continuing the recurring concept of the ''Transformers'' films ending in such a way, introduced in the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]].
*Optimus' transformation during his ending monologue is accompanied by the original transformation noise.
* In the post-credits scene, Megatron brands the Decepticon insignia onto his troops much like his [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] did in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]". Megatron also orders the Decepticons to "[[Roll out#Transformers_Animated|rise up]]", quoting his ''Animated'' counterpart who originated the phrase "transform and rise up" in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]".
* While the newly christened Decepticons fire into the sky, the glow of the laser beams shines on Megatron's insignia in a way that homages the metallic effect of the [[:File:TF-G1-HD-Logo-Evil-Decepticon.png|original Decepticon ''The Transformers'' logo]], and many a [[scene transition]].

==Real-life references==
* One of B-127's "friends" is named [https://youtu.be/Dd7FixvoKBw?t=104 A-A-Tron].

==Errors==
* The history record about Primus, the Primes, and the Matrix that Orion Pax watches in the archives is recorded by [[Laurence Fishburne|a voice]] that clearly belongs to Alpha Trion. Yet, the events described in the history record include the disappearance of the Matrix, which happened after the Primes were killed and Alpha Trion went offline. So how could Alpha Trion have made that recording when he was lying comatose in a cave during that time?
* Many of the miners based on recognizable characters appear multiple times in the background or between shots, with many, such as Ironhide, having numerous occupations and being in multiple places at the same time.
* Mirage, with the colors and land-based vehicle mode of his [[Mirage (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], appears on the leaderboard of the Iacon 5000, but one of the cogless miners is clearly based on Generation 1 Mirage.
* Chromia is the racer that wins the Iacon 5000, but a bot that better resembles [[Chromia (G1)|Generation 1 Chromia]] appears as a miner too.
* One of the cogless miners is clearly meant to be [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with a black crest, red pelvis, and red pips on his shoulders. However, the scene after the Iacon 5000 in Iacon's medical center has a voice on the intercom paging a "Dr. Ratchet".
* Airachnid's legs are floating behind her back in her conversation with Sentinel Prime after he murders Alpha Trion.
* The incriminating clips of Sentinel replayed from Airachnid's mind reuse clips from previous scenes of the movie instead of being from Airachnid's point of view. She wasn't exaggerating when she said "I see ''everything''"!

==Music==
A score album, ''[[Transformers One (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', features the original music by composer [[Brian Tyler]] and was released concurrently with the film. It notably repurposes a leitmotif from his work on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']] into this film's main theme. The score also has other Transformers references, both in the melodies and titles of the tracks. The composer, under his electronic side project "Are We Dreaming", also produced the end credits song, "If I Fall", featuring rappers [[W:Quavo|Quavo]] (of Migos fame) and [[W:Ty Dolla Sign|Ty Dolla $ign]].

Canadian DJ {{w|Excision_(musician)|Excision}} released the dubstep song "Together As One", which samples numerous lines from the film's cast, as part of the film's marketing campaign. Many of the lines in this song would go unused in the film's final cut. Chinese artist {{w|Yuqi}} released the song "ONE" as part of the film's Chinese marketing campaign. Neither song is present in the film.

==Reception==
{{quote|Just when you’re about to give up on stories that endlessly repackage the same trademarked properties, along comes a movie like Josh Cooley’s “Transformers One.” As its subtly confident title suggests, it carries itself as if nobody had ever made a Transformers movie before.|Matt Zoller Seitz|[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/transformers-one-film-review Rogerebert.com]}}

While [[Michael Bay]]'s ''Transformers'' films were notable for their record-breaking profits despite overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Transformers One'' faced the opposite problem. While [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|the previous theatrical ''Transformers'' film]] met with mixed reviews, ''Transformers One'' enjoyed an almost universally positive reception from both film critics and casual moviegoers. Critics praised the film's visual design, its nuanced approach to characterization and worldbuilding, and the performances of the film's voice actors, with many singling out Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry for their portrayals of Orion Pax and D-16. As of October 2024, its RottenTomatoes rating sits at 89% positive critical reviews and 98% positive audience reviews.

In the United States and Canada, ''Transformers One'' was originally projected to gross between 30 and 40 million dollars on its opening weekend. Ultimately, the film only made 24.6 million dollars, and finished second in the box office behind ''{{w|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice}}'' (which had been released ''two weeks'' prior) in a surprise upset. <ref> [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-can-transformers-one-borrow-a-page-from-spider-verse-and-recover-1236009559/ "Box Office: Can Transformers One Borrow a Page From Spider-Verse and Recover?"] </ref> In its second weekend, the film lost out out to rival animated robot movie ''{{w|The Wild Robot}}'', and ultimately took in a mere 9.2 million dollars after suffering a 62.8% drop. <ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-megalopolis-the-wild-robot-1236101618/ "'Wild Robot' Powers To Third Best September Animated Pic Debut With $35M; 'Megalopolis' Collapses With $4M & D+ CinemaScore; 'Saturday Night' Alive In Limited Release -- Box Office Update" </ref>

==Development timeline==
[[File:Transformers-One-Teaser-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There can be miracles when you believe Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill Who knows what miracles you can achieve When you believe, somehow you will You will when you believe'']]
*March 27, 2015 — As part of the development of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" to build a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[https://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Among the writers hired are ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' scribes [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]], who pitch the concept of an animated ''Transformers'' prequel set in the [[Live-action film series|live-action series universe]].<ref name="barrerferrari">[https://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref>
*December 20, 2018 — Following the release of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] hints in an interview that the animated prequel is still in the works.<ref>[https://www.metro.us/will-there-be-a-bumblebee-2-whats-the-future-for-the-transformers-universe-heres-what-its-producer-told-us/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura interview for Metro USA]</ref>
*April 29, 2020 — Director [[Josh Cooley]] (''Toy Story 4'') is reported to have been brought into the project to oversee a final draft, which is said to be "separate and apart" from the live-action films.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />
*May 18, 2021 — [[Allspark Pictures]] President [[Greg Mooradian]] credits the animated ''Transformers'' film on his Linkedin page with a 2023 release.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mooradian-4a5062200/ Greg Mooradian's Linkedin:] "TRANSFORMERS (Animated Feature), with Oscar-winner Josh Cooley directing (2023 release)"</ref>
*May 24, 2021 — Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms the animated feature is in development, and will be released at some point after ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/24/tfw2005-coverage-of-49th-j-p-morgan-conference-434088 TFW2005 Coverage Of 49th J.P. Morgan Conference]</ref>
*January 21, 2022 — Paramount announces an untitled animated Transformers movie will be released on July 19, 2024.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ Collider: New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Release Date Set For 2024]</ref>
*April 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura reveals that the entire film takes place on Cybertron, and the setting explores how they begin to question the hierarchy of how their society has gotten stratified, and how the common man doesn't have the voice that they want to have.<ref name=collider2023>[https://collider.com/transformers-animated-movie-characters-plot-cybertron-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ Here’s What the New Animated ‘Transformers’ Movie Is About (Exclusive)]</ref>
*April 21, 2023 — A day after the previous interview, di Bonaventura confirms [[Industrial Light & Magic]]'s involvement as the film's animation studio, bringing the company back to the franchise for the first time since ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ The New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Is Partnering With an Industry Giant for the CGI (Exclusive)]/</ref>
*April 27, 2023 — The first members of the film's voice cast are revealed, consisting of [[Chris Hemsworth]] as Optimus Prime, [[Brian Tyree Henry]] as Megatron, [[Scarlett Johansson]] as Elita, [[Keegan-Michael Key]] as Bumblebee, [[Jon Hamm]] as Sentinel Prime, and [[Laurence Fishburne]] as Alpha Trion.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/transformers-animated-prequel-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235596692/ ‘Transformers’ Animated Prequel Sets Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and More Voice Cast]</ref>
*May 24, 2023 — Paramount moves the film's release date to September 13, 2024.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/transformers-one-release-date-pushed-by-paramount-1235379167/ ‘Transformers One’: Paramount Pushes Date For Animated Feature]</ref>
*June 7, 2023 — di Bonaventura teases how the film stands out from previous entries in the franchise, praises Chris Hemsworth's casting as Optimus Prime, and mentions a vocal transition from Hemsworth's voice to [[Peter Cullen]]'s as the character for audiences to witness. [[Steve Desmond]] and [[Michael Sherman]] (''Knock at the Cabin'') were revealed to be additional writers for the film, but where uncredited when the final credit came in.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ 'Transformers One' Producer Is Already Hyped for Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime]</ref>
*June 15, 2023 — Scarlett Johansson discusses the film's animation and praises Cooley as director.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqG5mlRxzs Scarlett Johansson Says Transformers One Looks So Cool]</ref> Chris Hemsworth later brings details on voicing Optimus Prime for the film and his reasoning he joined the project through his love of the script. He confirms that he will not use his regular voice for the character.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrsvSzWHoE Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime Sadly Won't Be Australian in Transformers One]</ref>
*July 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura confirms Optimus Prime and Megatron in the film will be depicted under their Orion Pax and D-16 identities.<ref>[https://onetakenews.com/2023/07/20/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-transformers-one/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teases Upcoming Film ‘Transformers: One’: “It’s Something I’ve Wanted To Do For A Long Time” (Exclusive)]</ref>
*December 15, 2023 — Keegan-Michael Key mentions his voice for Bumblebee is closer to his regular speaking voice.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLM71B5xmFY Transformers One: Keegan-Michael Key Reveals What Bumblebee Sounds Like in New Animated Film]</ref>
*April 11, 2024 — The cast of the movie previews the trailer and reveals a new logo for the film at Cinemacon 2024, The Hollywood Reporter also confirms [[Steve Buscemi]] has joined the cast.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-animated-movie-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235871998/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Tyree Henry Debut Origin Story 'Transformers One' - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> During the presentation, Hemsworth revealed that Cullen served as a consultant on the getting the voice down.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-one-news-film-is-testing-very-well-and-peter-cullen-consulted-chris-hemsworth-on-voice/48127/ Transformers One News: Film is Testing Very Well and Peter Cullen Consulted Chris Hemsworth on Voice]</ref>
*April 16, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry announce the date of the film's first trailer being on Thursday, April 18, 2024, as it will be launched into space.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-trailer-premiered-from-space/ The 'Transformers One' Trailer Will Be Premiered From Space - Collider]</ref>
[[File:TransformersOne-weatherballoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''So how do you judge what a man is worth? By what he [[Toy|builds or buys]]? You can never see with your eyes on Earth Look through Heaven's eyes Look at your life. Look at your life Look at your life through Heaven's eyes'']]
*April 18, 2024 — A livestream hosted by Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry follows a small craft launched towards space, with a screen that plays the trailer once it reaches 125,000 feet. The movie's release date has been pushed back by one week, to September 20, reportedly to avoid the release conflicting with that of ''{{w|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice}}''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/04/transformers-one-trailer-release-date-1235889037/ ‘Transformers One’ Launches Trailer In Space, A First For A Movie Studio; Pic Going Later In September]</ref> When asked whether the film is a fresh start, a prequel to the live-action films, or its own thing, Cooley replies "yes to all of the above".<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ Transformers ONE Director Confirms New Movie's Canon Status - ComicBook.com]</ref>
*May 20, 2024 — [[Brian Tyler]] is attached as the film's composer.<ref>[https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/20/brian-tyler-scoring-josh-cooleys-transformers-one/ Brian Tyler Scoring Josh Cooley’s ‘Transformers One’ - Filmmusicreporter.com]</ref>
*June 7, 2024 — Production for the film is revealed to be finished in the following month.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/06/07/work-on-transformers-one-animated-movie-is-set-to-wrap-up-in-july-513038 Work On Transformers: One Animated Movie Is Set To Wrap Up In July - TFW2005]</ref>
*June 10, 2024 — A work-in-progress cut of the film was screened at the {{w|Annecy International Animation Film Festival}} to a standing ovation.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235918820/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Transformers One’ Draws Laughs, Cheers in Its Annecy Debut - Hollywood Reporter]</ref>
*June 12, 2024 — Several media outlets, including representatives from TFWiki, are invited to an [[Transformers One London advance screening|advance screening]] hosted by di Bonaventura and Cooley.
*June 18, 2024 — Production designer Jason Scheier confirms animation for the film is finished.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ScheierJason/status/1803227407404638226/ Production Designer Jason Scheier's post on Twitter]</ref>
*June 27, 2024 — Sound-mixing for the film is finished, with production finally now complete around three months in advance of release.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8vPCEUS3Bs/ @CooleyYourFaceOff - Instagram]</ref>
*July 9, 2024 — A panel for the film has been announced for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on Thursday, July 25 at 11:45 am PST at Hall H.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/07/transformers-one-comic-con-1236004636/ Paramount Animation & Hasbro Entertainment’s ‘Transformers One’ Will Be More Than Meets The Eye At San Diego Comic-Con]</ref>
*July 13, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth, Bryan Tyree Henry, and Keegan-Michael Key reveal a new clip of the main cast transforming for the first time at the Kids' Choice Awards 2024.<ref>[https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1812285185427431646/ Post from the official Transformers account on Twitter]</ref>
*July 23, 2024 — Cooley discusses how ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' influenced ''One''.<ref>[https://ew.com/transformers-one-comic-con-preview-optimus-prime-megatron-origin-story-8676886 Transformers One director reveals how infamous 1986 animated movie influenced new prequel film]</ref> A screening of the finished film was shown at a fan-event at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and in New York City.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/transformers-one-review-first-reactions/ Transformers One First Reactions are Raving Over "Best Transformers Film to Date"]</ref> Hemsworth talks about voicing Optimus Prime in the film and how his depiction stands out.<ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-orion-pax/ Chris Hemsworth on Becoming Optimus Prime for Transformers One (Exclusive)]</ref>
*July 24, 2024 — Several new posters are released, along with the announcement of a new trailer the following day at the SDCC panel.<ref>[https://twutter.com/transformers/status/1816111093917573615/ Second trailer announcement on Twitter]</ref>
*July 25, 2024 — Details at the SDCC panel were revealed, along with the debut of the second trailer and Bucsemi's role announced to be Starscream.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/07/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-comic-con-1236022134/ ‘Transformers One’ Ignites Comic-Con With Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry & Keegan-Michael Key: How Two Best Friends Became Immortal Enemies]</ref> [[Eric Pearson]] was revealed to be an additional writer.<ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 Paramount Drops ‘Transformers One’ Trailer #2]</ref>
*August 21, 2024 — A new clip of Orion Pax and D-16 competing in the Iacon 5000 race is released on Paramount's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://youtu.be/7o-bGIBZxdc?feature=shared/ TRANSFORMERS ONE Film Clip IACON Race Begins (2024)]</ref>
*August 23, 2024 — Evan Michael Lee is revealed to be voicing Jazz.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Evanmichaellee/status/1826960202920530306/ Evan Michael Lee on Twitter]</ref>
*August 24, 2024 — [[Jon Bailey]], [[Jason Konopisos-Alvarez]], [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] and [[Vanessa Liguori]] are revealed to be voicing Soundwave, Shockwave, Darkwing and Airachnid respectively, with Bailey reprising his role from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''.<ref>[https://punto.com.ph/paramount-pictures-our-crew-rolls-deep-meet-the-voice-cast-behind-the-characters-in-transformers-one-in-cinemas-september-18/ PARAMOUNT PICTURES : OUR CREW ROLLS DEEP: MEET THE VOICE CAST BEHIND THE CHARACTERS IN “TRANSFORMERS ONE,” IN CINEMAS SEPTEMBER 18 on Punzo.com]</ref>
*September 6, 2024 — The film's credits song, '[[If I Fall]]' by [[Quavo]], is released.<ref>[https://youtu.be/M3FCIf0HFnk?si=NB1J3bT9XNPOpKCc/ If I Fall (Music from the Motion Picture Transformers One / Lyric Video)]</ref>
*September 12, 2024 — In an interview, Lorenzo di Bonaventura clarifies that ''One'' doesn't directly connect to the live-action films, and describes them as "two universes" that will be "[kept] separate". However, he notes that ''One'' will likely have an influence on future live-action projects.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/is-transformers-one-a-prequel-optimus-prime-origin-story-exclusive/ Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says]</ref> The film's review embargo is also lifted, and the film debuts with an 89% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-one-critic-reviews-are-out-currently-89-on-rotten-tomatoes/48337/ Transformers One Critic Reviews are Out, Currently 89% on Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>
*September 13, 2024 — The film's main theme is released.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFnuXrOH0fs/ Brian Tyler - Transformers One Theme | Transformers One (Music from the Motion Picture)]</ref>
*September 17, 2024 — In an interview with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Josh Cooley, when asked again about ''One''{{'}}s relation to any of the live-action movies, di Bonaventura stated, "It was like 300 million years before the [[Transformers (film)|first Michael Bay movie]], so if that's a prequel, that's a prequel."<ref>[https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-and-josh-cooley-interview/ Transformers One Producer Hopes For Sequel & Confirms G.I. Joe Crossover]</ref>
*September 18, 2024 — An early fan event screening is held, preceded by a seven-minute featurette consisting of interview segments with Hemsworth, Henry, and Key, footage of main cast recording their dialogue, and some [https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1836584462341054907 hilarious trivia]. Attendees receive one of four exclusive keychains and poster prints featuring Orion Pax, D-16, B-127, or Elita-1.<ref>https://bleedingcool.com/movies/transformers-one-4-new-posters-tickets-go-on-sale-fan-screenings/</ref>
*September 20, 2024 — The first 300 ticket holders at participating theaters receive a poster print of {{w|Shadow the Hedgehog}} to promote the upcoming release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.<ref>https://kotaku.com/sonic-3-shadow-print-transformers-one-theater-showtimes-1851649010</ref>

===Changes before, during, and after production===
*Although the broad story beats of ''One'' remained more or less consistent over the course of the film's development, the first draft—written before Josh Cooley's involvement—was a silly, joke-heavy script that was very different in tone from the final product. When first brought on to direct, Cooley pushed for a more serious treatment to bring the film closer in line to the usual tone of the ''Transformers'' franchise.<ref name="gizmodo">[https://gizmodo.com/transformers-one-director-interview-josh-cooley-easter-eggs-2000489187 ''Transformers One'' Director Josh Cooley Talks Lore, Easter Eggs, and Alternate Versions] </ref>
*At one point, a bird robot based on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Aerobolt]] would've played a role in the story. <ref>{{citesocial|quote= "In an older version of the story we explored Aerobolt being part of the story. It never made it into the final."|link=https://x.com/ScheierJason/status/1840624306465755358|name=Jason Scheier|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=9|day=30}}</ref>
*An early draft had a scene where Orion and D-16 played an arcade game together, which would've featured an 8-bit version of "The Touch". The gag was eventually dropped, although the arcade machine and a different reference to the song made it into the final film.<ref name="gizmodo" />
*Another draft had D-16 as a gladiator, alluding to another part of the character's standard origin story, but ultimately this concept was cut for time.<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/features/animation/transformers-one-star-wars-old-republic-interview-1235017651/ ‘Transformers One’ Director Talks Bringing the Franchise to Its ‘Old Republic’ Era - Indiewire]</ref>
*Originally, the film would've ended on a smash cut to the film's title, accompanied by a rendition of the classic ''Transformers'' [[theme song]]. However, Cooley decided that the scene would be overly self-referential, and instead [[Brian Tyler]] scored an original composition to close out the film.<ref name="gizmodo" />
*A shot of Orion, Elita, Soundwave, and Shockwave exiting the train after crashing into Sentinel's tower is not in the final film, and only appears in promotional material.

==Notes==
*As seen in the cast list above, Arcee and Chromia are voiced by Jinny Chung, the film's story / script coordinator. The Injured Racer is voiced by Dillon Bryan, Josh Cooley's assistant. Cooley himself cameos as Skywarp, the "Control Room Guys", and the PA system.
* Several international releases of the film are edited to cut away from Orion's "finger transformation" a few seconds earlier, as well as changing any mention of Bee's "knife hands" to refer to them as "sword hands" instead.
* The credits feature a dedication to former Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]], who passed away in October 2021.
*Darkwing was named by Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]], when his boss asked him "If this was a Decepticon flyer, who would it be?"<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/stories/markclonus/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=09|day=08}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/One''''' (トランスフォーマー/ONE ''Toransufōmā Wan'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin Ying Gam Gong: Choh Chi Pin''''' (變形金剛：初始篇, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Commencement''''' (France, "Transformers: The Beginning"), '''''Transformers : Un''''' (Canada, "Transformers: One")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers Egy''''' ("Transformers One")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformer ONE''''' (트랜스포머 ONE ''Teuraenseupomeo ONE'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Qǐyuán''''' (变形金刚：起源, "Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Início''''' ("Transformers: The Beginning")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Nachalo''''' (Трансформеры: Начало, "Transformers: The Beginning")
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Liege Maximo

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[[File:Liegemaximo.jpg|upright=2.3|thumb|Here I go again on my throne.]]
Evil is infinite, a natural counterforce to good in the universe that cannot be truly defeated. When the [[Prima|first Prime]] was created, so was, necessarily, the '''Liege Maximo''', the robot who now considers himself his opposite, the ultimate evil.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
From the Liege Maximo were [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s descended. The Liege Maximo's throne sat at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]], a network of planetoids created by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] that existed in the outer fringes of known space.

With the [[Liege Centuro]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] destroyed, Jhiaxus's fleet wiped out by [[Swarm (G2)|The Swarm]], and the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons united in peace under one banner, [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] reported to the Liege Maximo on the day's devastating events. The Liege Maximo, an ancient and monumental titan, accepted the destruction of Jhiaxus's forces as merely a minor disruption. Sneering at the Transformers' alliance as a fragile thing, the Liege Maximo promised a day of reckoning. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====Alignment====
{{note|"Alignment" was written by [[Simon Furman]] without permission of [[Hasbro]] and is included here as [[pseudocanon]] to provide insight into [[authorial intent]].}}
Liege Maximo was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] created by [[Primus]]. Unlike his fellows, he had chosen not to [[Reproduction|subdivide]] repeatedly, doing so only selectively. This created a small taint in the Transformer race which spread through subsequent generations, ultimately flowering with the rise of the Decepticons. Because of this sparse sub-division, the Liege Maximo's connection to the divine origins of the Transformer race was comparatively undiluted, and he sought to embrace it. To this end, he instructed Jhiaxus and the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] to subject various planets to [[cyberforming|eco-structuring]]. These planets were steadily woven together to form the Hub, a massive, resonating structure that would allow him to ascend to the realm of the gods. Two Transformer groups, one led by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and one by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], disrupted this process by forcing the Liege to leave his corporeal body, then destroying both it and his portal. Left with nowhere to go, the Liege Maximo's essence dissipated, and he was destroyed. {{storylink|Alignment}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma]], the Maximo actually became a heroic figure: Unicron devouring Cybertron had caused Primus's essence to be scattered among the surviving Transformers, most of whom were now the Cybertronian Empire. The Liege Maximo would lead this reformed army and the survivors of Cybertron against Unicron, finally battling the Chaos Bringer himself on the astral plane. He saved this reality at the cost of his own spark. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

In [[Primax 994.0 Gamma]], the Liege Maximo's plot for ascension was foiled by the Autobots, prompting Liege Centuro [[Firecrest]] to move the remnants of the Cybertronian Empire to [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/05}}

===3H comics===
The [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] witnessed a vision of the ancient past, in which the Liege Maximo tore the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from the defeated [[Primon]]. When and why this happened remain unanswered questions. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

Centuries later, in a future timeline when Cybertron was ruled by a tyrant named [[Shokaract]], a [[Maximal]] resistance leader known simply as "the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]" reminisced about other tyrants who had come and gone over the years preceding Shokaract's rule. Among these past tyrants was the Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Schism (story)|Schism}}

===''TransTech''===
The city of [[Axiom Nexus]] in the peaceful universe of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] was able to achieve unimaginable feats in technology and scientific discovery, but these were secretly possible by the amoral experiments of [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]] and his master [[Jhiaxus (TransTech)|Jhiaxus]] under a secret government partnership with the Liege Maximo.<ref>[[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #22]].</ref> An archivist named [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus]] and the military professional [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] exposed [[Sentinel Prime (TransTech)|Sentinel Prime]]'s ties with the Liege Maximo. After a dramatic, violent battle with the Liege Maximo,<ref>[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]]'s profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #24]].</ref> much of the government was caught in this controversy, and as a result, few were left standing when the legal proceedings ended. Optimus became the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and Cybertron entered a new [[Golden Age]], but it was not a complete fresh start, as Megatron convinced the [[High Senate]] to allow Shockwave to continue performing experiments under his guidance, and [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]] miraculously emerged unscathed from the incident despite his heavy involvement.<ref>[[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]]'s profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 23|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #23]].</ref> The TransTechs thereafter considered this incident to be the closest that their Cybertron had ever come to a [[Great War (disambiguation)|Great War]] as most other universal streams had. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/06}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TFPLiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|"Puny God".]]
Liege Maximo was the eleventh member of the [[Thirteen]] created by [[Primus]] to fight against [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], and was a master manipulator whose artifact was the [[Liegian Darts]]. Maximo was one of the strategists of the Thirteen, alongside [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], and [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]].

After the defeat of Unicron, Maximo focused on the mining, storage and refining of [[energon]], but grew resentful of [[Prima]] and his allies' interference. Regardless, Maximo acted as an emissary for the different factions within the Thirteen, making use of his natural beguiling charm.

Maximo was ultimately the one who led to the group fracturing, by revealing to the rest that Prima had plotted which of the Primes were the most like Unicron. It was also around this time that it was revealed that Maximo had been experimenting with creating new robotic beasts when he requested a powerful armor suit to deal with them. Prima ordered Maximo to shut down his "[[Farm]]", and it was further revealed by Alpha Trion that Maximo had been pitting the beasts against each other.

Whether Maximo had the right to experiment with the beasts was a source of conflict between the Thirteen and was later resolved by a vote which decided that he did not have the right to do so. However, Maximo convinced [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] to try and retrieve the armor from [[Solus Prime|Solus]]—an action that inadvertently led to Solus's demise and the creation of the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Maximo was revealed have placed a monitoring device on a "pet" that he had given to Solus. When the creature tried to attack Megatronus, he reacted by blasting it—leading to Solus attacking him.

Upon being confronted at the "Farm", Maximo tried to accuse Megatronus of being the true mastermind behind the war beasts by claiming it was all part of Megatronus's need to test himself against them. When Megatronus realized that Maximo had been manipulating and using the Thirteen the whole time, and was trying to blame him, a conflict broke out that led to the Primes being set upon by three massive war beasts.

Once the conflict was over, Maximo was found torn to pieces with his head destroyed by the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], though no one was sure who had actually fired the fatal shot. Maximo was buried in a [[Liege Maximo's tomb|tomb]] from where his arm would eventually be taken by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to allow him to use the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the Liege Maximo disliked [[Nexus Prime]] due to his favor in the eyes of [[Solus Prime]]. After the betrayal of the Fallen and defeat of Unicron the Liege Maximo plotted against his brothers and made his own play for power. He was defeated and fled to a far galaxy. His premeditated betrayal broke the spirit of [[Vector Prime]]. In the end, he was pursued to that far galaxy by [[Alchemist Prime]]. Though he had no firm information, [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed Alchemist had succeeded in imprisoning the Liege. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Like the other members of the [[Thirteen]], Liege Maximo was considered a myth. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] proclaimed Transformers were free to do as they pleased, without pondering what the long-gone Liege Maximo or his [[The Fallen|treacherous brother]] would think. The [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] once became a part of the [[space bridge]] network during the Golden Age. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|300px|Everyone is amazed at the shiny bottomless pit.]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Liege Maximo eventually died and was placed in a [[Liege Maximo's tomb|tomb]]. The tomb was later visited by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], who took Maximo's arm so that Megatron could use the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

====''Robots in Disguise'' books====
{{quote|Liege Maximo is not necessarily evil, but his petty jealousy and boredom motivate him to be a tricky troublemaker.|''[[The Trials of Optimus Prime]]''}}

After the [[AllSpark]] had been returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Liege Maximo persisted within the [[Realm of the Primes]] with several of the other [[Thirteen]]. Possessing a cape, horns, sharp darts holstered at his waist, and a cackling voice, he saw the training of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to ready him for battle against [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as an opportunity to cause mischief. He began by increasing the deadliness of the holographic Decepticons that [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] had created, giving them dangerous buzzsaws. Next, he projected an image of Optimus Prime on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s computer on Earth, laughingly teasing that the Autobots would soon be attacked by him. Later, Liege Maximo's image of Optimus Prime appeared again while the Autobots were battling the escaped Decepticon [[Skinkbomb]], and the fake Optimus called Bumblebee a fool and the Autobots stupid, and that he was going to join the Decepticons. This severely traumatized Bumblebee, which caused Liege Maximo to laugh a lot to himself because he's kind of a tool. Unfortunately, Micronus found out his plans and Bumblebee wised up to his tricks, enraging him into making Optimus Prime's training even harder. Micronus managed to take him down and Optimus dispatched to fake Bee Team, while Maximo faced punishment from his fellow Primes.
{{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[Rubicon|''Till All Are One'' #8]] (depicted)}}

[[File:OriginMyths-OnyxPrimeAndLiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Freedom, freedom is life's great lie. And once you accept that, in your heart... you will know peace."]]

Approximately twelve million years ago, in the primitive era following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from their homeworld, Liege Maximo rose to become the monarch of the [[Forgotten Plains]], slaying [[Imperator Maximo]] and [[Praetus Maximo]] to consolidate his power, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} while gathering an army of bestial followers who became known as the "[[Maximal]]s". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

At some point, Liege Maximo came into contact with the bestial "[[Onyx Prime]]", and formed an alliance with the so-called [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]; {{storylink|Origin Myths}} however, Liege Maximo had not yet learned the truth about his new ally: "Onyx Prime" was a convenient alias for a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who had set himself a new mission: to raise a permanent [[Decepticon Empire]] by manipulating all of Cybertron's history. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

Through a combination of [[shadowplay]] and manipulation Onyx molded the silver-tongued Liege Maximo into the figure that history would later remember; among Shockwave's modifications were psychic barriers akin to Shockwave's own, so that telepathic [[Outlier (group)|outliers]] could not read his mind. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Liege Maximo became an ally of "Onyx", even granting him control over his Maximals and granting them the ability to assume animalistic shapes to enhance Onyx's reputation as the "lord of beasts". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

By the time that Onyx began enacting his ultimate scheme in earnest, he had already groomed another Cybertronian into the dreaded warrior [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] to provide the primitive planet with a threat to unify against. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} In service of this plan, Onyx and Liege Maximo travelled to the village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]], fabricating a story that Liege had lost his kingdom to Megatronus and his hordes of [[Darklands|Darklander]]s. Onyx introduced him to four Primes, who were deeply unimpressed with him; despite their apprehensions, the group decided to unite, pitting their warriors, joined by the Maximals, against the marauding Darklanders. When their fighting summoned a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] from beneath the surface of Cybertron, the warring factions made peace and all eight Primes agreed to join forces to govern their world. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the age that followed, Liege Maximo became one of the [[Thirteen]], a coalition of Primes who jointly ruled Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Each Prime attracted like-minded followers, and the silver-tongued Liege Maximo and his new group of devotees developed a reputation as charismatic diplomats, working to consolidate alliances between the groups. {{storylink|Heavy}} Like the other members of the Thirteen, Liege Maximo won the loyalty of a Titan; in his case, he allied with the mighty warrior [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Unbeknownst to the other members of the Thirteen, Onyx had already turned his attention to destabilizing their alliance—just as history had foretold. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:FirstWhoWasNamed-LiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|300px|"Remember me as being a super-huge monster with a giant cannon arm!"]]
Cybertronian history would later claim that Maximo had come to realize that a helpful lie could be more useful than a harmful truth, a sentiment that would spread to his followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} How much of this change of heart was due to Onyx's influence is debatable; by the time that Liege Maximo had fully embraced this talent for manipulation, Megatronus had fallen out of favor with their leader [[Prima]] after a disastrous offworld expedition. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Maximo formed an alliance with Onyx's other pawn, {{storylink|Heavy}} and, on Shockwave's instructions, encouraged him to launch a public coup against their leader. [[Solus Prime]] was slain, and this betrayal would ignite the conflict known as the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], turning the Thirteen and their tribes against one another and permanently shattering their alliance. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Maximo's plan failed due to one crucial detail: he had failed to take Megatronus's emotions into account, and after killing Solus Prime, his co-conspirator had fled in shame rather than destroying Prima as intended. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:Rubicon-LiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Liege Maximo's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]
At some point, Liege Maximo was "betrayed" by [[Micronus Prime]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Prima, who had correctly suspected Liege Maximo's involvement in Megatronus's betrayal, was able to catch and try him for his crimes. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} His role in the killing of Solus Prime revealed, many of Liege Maximo's followers chose to turn on him. {{storylink|Heavy}} Liege was tried by his fellow Primes, and a suitable sentence was eventually decided: Liege would be imprisoned inside Vigilem, who himself had been subdued by his fellow Titans, and exiled from Cybertron forever, trapped within his lobotomized servant: {{storylink|Rubicon}} a process carried out by Onyx Prime himself. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} One group of former followers chose to become his jailers, ensuring that their charge would never escape; in repentance for following the deceitful Prime, they swore off lying forever {{storylink|Heavy}} and eventually came to regard deception as the ultimate crime. When the people of Vigilem, now "Carcer", joined the [[Council of Worlds]], {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} they chose to keep Maximo's existence a secret, fearing that his existence could sow undue strife. {{storylink|Heavy}}

For his many crimes, Liege Maximo would come to be remembered by many names in many different Cybertronian societies, including the "Great Betrayer" {{storylink|Rubicon}} and "The Prime of Lies". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

Eons later, the younger [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] sent one of his [[Regenesis]] ores to a planet associated with Liege Maximo, {{storylink|The Crucible}} though he himself was unaware of this connection thanks to the actions of this time-travelling future self. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Liege Maximo remained imprisoned until the year [[2017]], when a crisis on Cybertron prompted a desperate [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] to reawaken Vigilem. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} Though [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and her crew put up a fight, the Titan set about releasing his master. Elita was able to kill the Titan, but not before he finally released Maximo, unleashing a burst of energy that knocked out everyone who had tried to stop the ancient Prime. Free once more, Maximo mocked [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] before thanking Vilgilem for his service, promising to avenge his Titan before teleporting away. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

[[File:TheChosenOne-Circuit.jpg|thumb|300px|artist rendition by senior ''*cough*'' the news staff's senior artist]]
As Cybertron attempted to rebuild from this crisis, Elita warned [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and several Council members present for the events aboard Carcer that Maximo would soon take his revenge by destroying Cybertron. Fearing that news of his return could cause panic and division amongst the people of Cybertron, Elita argued that they would need to keep the truth hidden to ensure that Cybertron would stay strong and united when he inevitably came back. By a vote of three to two, the Council opted to keep Maximo's freedom a secret for the time being, and Starscream later released [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] on the condition that she hunt down Liege Maximo and bring his head back to Starscream. {{storylink|Heavy}} Chromia was provided with a ship and a crew in the form of [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] to hunt down the ancient Prime. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

During the [[Iron Ring]]'s attack on Iacon some months later, Elita One and [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] agreed that Liege Maximo was the greater threat, one that was worth killing all humans in Iacon to focus on. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

[[File:OP15-LiegeChained.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Liege Maximo, Prime of Kinks.]]
When Windblade was due to properly retake her place on the Council of Worlds, she surveyed the damage done to Iacon and wondered if Liege Maximo would even have anything to tear down. Learning that the public was not yet aware of Liege Maximo's freedom was the final straw for her. Catching up with [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]], Windblade exposed the truth about the events surrounding "Carcer" and told them of Maximo's inevitable return. The news made waves in Cybertronian society, sparking off protests against the Council's duplicity, and kindling feelings of anger, terror, and in at least one case, religious sympathy for the fallen Prime. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

At some point, Liege Maximo came into contact with Onyx Prime again as his old ally made a course for Cybertron aboard [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]; in order to win the Council of Worlds' good graces, Onyx pretended to have taken Liege Maximo prisoner, "delivering" him to Cybertron so that he could be tried for his crimes once more. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Onyx brought Maximo to the [[Spire]] so that he could convince the Council that neither he nor his forces were a threat, assigning a pair of Maximals to stand guard over him. Maximo was soon visited by a suspicious [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], who had his doubts about Onyx's pageantry; when he attempted to read Maximo's mind, he found that he could hear nothing thanks to Shockwave's shadowplay. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Onyx detonated a bomb in the Spire to sow confusion, Maximo easily slipped his chains {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} and rejoined Onyx—now unmasked as Shockwave—as the purple Decepticon monologued to an imprisoned [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Shockwave then ordered Liege Maximo to take a detachment of Maximals to finish off the survivors of [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], whom Shockwave had shot down; despite Maximo's grumbling, he complied, and his forces wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Though Arcee was able to take down dozens of Maximals, she was eventually taken prisoner by their leader, who brought her back to Nemesis on Shockwave's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Using supplies of Shockwave's gravity-warping [[Ore-4]], Maximo used its powers to begin levitating himself, his prisoners, and Arcee back up to the ship... only for his captive to take advantage of the weightless environment to break free and destroy the Ore-4 crystal responsible for suspending them in midair. The helpless Liege Maximo plummeted from the sky and crashed into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s shoulder at terminal velocity, dashing his body to bits. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]] claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to the Liege Maximo and others. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:AphroditeLiegeMaximoAVP.jpg|thumb|The original [[shellformer]].]]
Though Vector Prime would claim that history was likely correct to record Liege Maximo as a "monster", he still had many happy memories of times shared with his brother from before the falling out between the Thirteen, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} and thought of his actions more as "tragic" than evil. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/12}} He recalled his brother's skill at social gatherings, and his ability to spin incredible stories, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/15}} including tales of the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10}} During the Thirteen's time in ancient Greece, Liege's female holomatter avatar—which, thanks to Liege's flair for the dramatic, first manifested by appearing out of the sea in a giant shell—inspired the myth of Aphrodite. By this time, he had formed an enmity with Solus, who manifested in Greece as the male Hephaestus, and Prima had them "bonded" together in hopes they could work through their differences. Naturally, this only resulted in further conflict; "Interesting times," Vector called them. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} He also noted that legends claimed that the god [[Xal]] might merely be another name for Liege Maximo, but could say nothing with certainty. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/12}}

When the quantum membrane between the wider multiverse and the [[Uniend]] Cluster was punctured, Vector Prime began to experience memories of the Uniend incarnation of Liege Maximo, and expressed surprise at the existence of an iteration of his brother who had died before founding an empire of his own. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

As Nexus Prime brought together the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], his fellow Thirteen including Liege Maximo were drawn to his actions. These multiversal singularities were splintered and scattered by the act, making them into repeating parallel, but variable, versions of themselves throughout the multiverse instead of the singular beings they were before. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Liege Maximo's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Liege Maximo's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Skullgrin / Liege Maximo online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Liege Maximo's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Liege Maximo was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Liege Maximo was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Along with the other Thirteen, he bore witness to Cybertron at the earliest stage of its development as a world. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
{{spoiler|Transformers One (film)|October 20, 2024}}
[[File:One-Liege-Maximo.jpg|thumb|In another timeline this guy was saved before his death by [[wikipedia:Mobius_M._Mobius#In_other_media|Owen Wilson]] to join [[wikipedia:Teams_and_organizations_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe#Time_Variance_Authority|his company of time guardians]].]]
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{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-FinalBattleMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because it would be <s>non-aerodynamic</s> silly to mount the saber onto the back of the vehicle mode like a giant tail-fin.]]
*'''Final Battle Megatron''' ([[February 25]], [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-33'''
:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Darkest|Final Battle Megatron]]'s right forearm is decoed (but sadly not remolded) to resemble Liege Maximo's forearm that he substitutes for his own in those episodes.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-LiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My alt-mode is a garden tool?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Liege Maximo''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], [[2018]]'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Skullgrin#Power of the Primes|Skullgrin]] decoy armor, claw
:*''Known designers'': [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Liege Maximo is a [[Prime Master]] with Skullgrin decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination#Power of the Primes|Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks#Generations|Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Depending on the individual copy, the peg holes on Liege Maximo's legs varies from normal size to near-shallow, which the latter makes him somewhat prone to falling off from the decoy armor's weapon form. Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Liege Maximo and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Liege Maximo's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017. While not a [[shelfwarmer]], Liege Maximo could still be found among future waves of the ''Power of the Primes'' line, and even among figures of the following ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line.

:Liege Maximo/Skullgrin was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front as [[The Fallen/toys#Power of the Primes|The Fallen]]/[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Power of the Primes|Bomb-Burst]].
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==Notes==
*"Liege Maximo" was likely meant to be this character's title or rank, while his proper name remained unknown, but subsequent uses of the character have treated Liege Maximo as the character's name (or, in some cases, "Liege" as his name and "Maximo" as a title in the vein of "Prime"). Jhiaxus has a similar title, [[Liege Centuro]].
*Liege Maximo, was, at one point, established as a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*In November 2007, [[Simon Furman]] cryptically hinted that the Liege Maximo would make a return in 2008 in IDW's comics.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/script-wrap-15/#comment-1938|quote=Formally known or formerly known? So long as he’s not currently known as Unicron, all is good with the world. Though my spider sense is tingling and I suspect that his appearance may be sponsored by the letters “L” and “M”.|name=Simon Furman|site=Simon Furman: The Blog|year=2007|month=11|day=19|title=SCRIPT (W)RAP}}</ref> It didn't happen under his pen, however, and Liege Maximo wouldn't make his IDW debut until over 9 years later, in [[Rubicon|''Till All Are One'' #8]].
*Liege Maximo's "Aligned" design, by [[Eric Siebenaler]], seems to have been heavily inspired by the [[Marvel Comics]] version of {{w|Loki (comics)|Loki}}; fitting enough for a manipulator and liar. Contrary to what you might expect, this was ''not'' done as a response to the massive spike in popularity that Loki would get as portrayed by {{w|Tom Hiddleston}} in 2011's {{w|Thor (film)|''Thor}}; his artwork was first shown at [[BotCon 2010]], prior to the film's Loki's design even being revealed — and, indeed, ''Aligned'' Liege Maximo seems to be based much more heavily on the classic "ugly old man" Loki than Hiddleston's youthful hunk.
*The dead Prime seen in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Alpha/Omega]]" is identified as Liege Maximo in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. The concurrently published ''[[Transformers: The Art of Prime|Art of Prime]]'' claims that it is [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], but that doesn't make sense, since Sentinel is not a true Prime and, as such, his limb would not convey the power to use the Forge on Megatron. The dead Prime's arm in ''Prime'' is red-colored, which neither Sentinel nor Maximo are; it may be due to influence from [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|the live-action Sentinel]].
*The death of Liege Maximo in the ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' is also at odds with other stories from Aligned continuity. The [[Transformers: Exiles|''Exiles'' novel]] reports that Alchemist Prime left Cybertron to hunt down and capture Liege Maximo, while the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] and [[The Trials of Optimus Prime|related materials]] show Liege Maximo as active in the [[Realm of the Primes]]. This is one of the larger examples of Aligned continuity's "It only works if you squint" rule towards the overall timeline.
*Behind-the-scenes concept art from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' mislabels Liege Maximo's plinth in the Realm of the Primes as "Siege Maximo". Translating the words on the plinth, however, gives the correct name.<ref>[https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/025/493/315/large/nicolaas-frankefort-prime-slabs.jpg?1585959977 Concept art of "Prime slabs"]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Liege Maximo''' (リージマキシモ ''Rīji Makishimo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Maximo Dàdì''' (马克西莫大帝 ''Mǎkèxīmò Dàdì'', "Maximo the Great")

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Ironhide (WFC)

2024-10-14T06:24:13Z

CBT: /* Robots in Disguise mobile game */

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And that's the bottom line, 'cause Ironhide said so."]]

'''Ironhide''' is a battle hardened veteran, one of the toughest amongst the Autobots. As one of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus']] oldest and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be.
{{quote|Got one talent: bustin' up Decepticons.|Ironhide|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Ironhide emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Golden Age]]. He was present during the torch lighting which signified the kindling of a new Well on the first colony of [[Archon]]. Ironhide became bridgemaster for the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Port [[space bridge]] connecting to other colony worlds established throughout the galaxy. When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] struck the colonies, Ironhide was ordered to destroy the space bridge in order to prevent the infection from spreading back to the homeworld. Still, he gently gave [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] time to say goodbye to his friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], who was quarantined on Archon, and refused to break quarantine and risk infecting Cybertron. Ironhide pressed Prowl when it was time, and they destroyed the space bridge, cutting off their cousins on other worlds for all time.

As war broke out between Autobots and Decepticons, Ironhide joined the Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Ironhide first met Optimus Prime during the prolonged stalemate at [[Praxus]]. Furious at the loss of his home, Ironhide joined the Autobots despite his cynicism regarding Optimus's leadership. It was at Praxus that Optimus was first showed a preference to stand and fight rather than make strategic withdrawals, and Ironhide slowly but surely began to trust in Optimus. [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] commented that Ironhide's "pitiless edge" gave the Autobots a necessary advantage in defeating [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

When Megatron invaded [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ironhide made an uncharacteristically emotional display of anguish when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s Seekers shot down [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who attempted to ferry the Chamber to safety. As [[Decepticon]]s attempted to claim the Chamber, Ironhide fought one but fell into the crater caused by Omega's impact. He defeated two more who jumped after him, and Optimus lifted him out of the pit, but he fell in again when another Decepticon struck him in the face with a hooked chain. Megatron blasted Optimus, causing him to fall on top of Ironhide, but he ordered his commander to ignore him and stop Megatron.

After the battle, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] welded Ironhide's face back together. When Optimus proposed leaving Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ironhide boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with him to distract the Decepticons. Realizing Megatron had a beam aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]], Ironhide and the Autobots boarded the ship and blew up its [[Dark Energon]] Facility, causing it to crash. He then boarded the completed ''Ark'' and escaped Cybertron through the last [[space bridge]] to the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable space bridge, Ironhide and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Ironhide was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial team. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in one of the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]], they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. This time, Ironhide joined Optimus, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]] as they touched down on the planet's heterogeneous surface. The Autobot envoys were attacked shortly after landing, as the local Junkions decided they looked like spare parts in the making. With Optimus Prime's blessing, Ironhide unleashed a volley of plasma rockets to help convince the Junkions that these parts weren't for sale just yet.

During the Autobots' stay on Junkion, Ironhide assisted [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] with his investigations, and later interrogation, of the shifty Decepticon-turned-Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. He defended the ''Ark'' from attack when the ''Nemesis'' finally caught up with them, and remained with the crew when they finally left Junkion on a new heading towards the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to the planet [[Aquatron]], Ironhide performed pre-flight checks on Prowl's dropship before the scouting team left to survey the planet. Once it was secured, Ironhide joined Optimus and many of the other Autobots as they flew down to make contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], Aquatron's regional governor. Optimus ordered Ironhide to remain with the ships in case of trouble.

After Optimus experience an inexplicable seizure during the tour, however, many of the Autobots became suspicious of their hosts. [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and Bumblebee wanted to take the dropship to explore the reportedly underwater cities of the Aquatronians. Ironhide was suspicious as well, but he didn't want to buck the chain of command by sending them off without Prowl or Jazz's approval while Optimus was receiving treatment. Once his fellow old-timer [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] spoke up in favor of the recon, though, Ironhide let himself be convinced.

This seemed to be a mistake when Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee broke contact during their deep-sea exploration, and couldn't be located. Ironhide was forced to report his men and dropship were missing to Prime, and took responsibility when confronted by Jazz and Prowl. The recon trio seemingly resurfaced without a scratch, but soon after the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. Ironhide also learned during the proceedings that Kup, Rodimus and Bumblebee ''had'' been captured during their exploration, only to be brainwashed to provide false testimony against Optimus during the trial. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Ironhide ripped open the Autobots' cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Ironhide had been very skeptical towards Optimus's capabilities as a leader early in the war. This changed as their battles against the Decepticons raged on.

Ironhide attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach by launching it into space. Bumblebee protested the idea, but Ironhide told him to trust in their leader.

When the Autobots neared the Well of AllSparks, they learned from Jetfire that the Decepticons were already on their way, much sooner than anyone had expected. Ironhide warned Optimus that if Megatron got into the Well, he'd be sure to destroy the mechanism necessary for launching the AllSpark. Optimus posted him as a lookout within the Well while he and Arcee focused on launching the artifact. Ironhide left his post to assist the Wreckers battling the Decepticons on the Well's rim. During the battle, he saw Megatron unleashing his fusion cannon on Bumblebee, and feared the worst. After the AllSpark had been successfully launched, Ironhide tried to establish contact with Bumblebee while the Decepticons retreated. Though Bumblebee was alive, he could not reply to Ironhide's calls after having gotten his vocoder crushed by Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Ironhide is one of the oldest Autobots still functioning. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID Ironhide Blacklisted.JPG|thumb|upper_left|150px]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Ironhide was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)| [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jan Kulczycki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WFC-Ironhidepromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You sissified maggot scum have just signed your death warrants!]]

Ironhide led a squad of Autobots to defend the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With the loss of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Ironhide's old friend Optimus was forced to take command of the Autobots, an act that the old soldier approved, as he was glad that Optimus was finally stepping up to take his rightful place in the Autobot hierarchy. After helping Optimus and his team by clearing a path for them to the Decagon (and taking down two [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]s, tearing one in half), he continued to lead the others to (successfully) push the Decepticons into retreat.

After Optimus became Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] joined him on the mission to clear the core of Cybertron that was infected with [[Dark Energon]]. Ironhide constantly rebuked the young, aggressive Warpath's shoot-first attitude. Heading to the [[Omega Gate]], the three Autobots found [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] being tortured with Dark Energon. Freeing the massive Autobot, Ironhide joined Optimus and Warpath in protecting [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] long enough to repair Omega to the open the Gate. Heading underground, the three Autobots found [[space slug]]s working to clear the Dark Energon crystals. When they were sealed off in a cavern, another slug came in and killed an attacking Decepticon, to which the old, knowledgeable Ironhide offered the [[universal greeting]], but the slug simply ignored them and moved on with its task. The three Autobots then found a trio of slugs with [[Ion Displacer]] turrets on their backs, and provided cover fire for the slugs as they made their way through Cybertron. Unfortunately, a corrupted space slug attacked the trio, knocking them underground and killing the slugs. Regrouping at the core, they were attacked by the corrupted slug, and managed to defeat it. Unfortunately, the Dark Energon corrupted the [[Primus|Core]], which could only purge the corruption by shutting down all systems, leaving Cybertron uninhabitable and forcing the Transformers to leave Cybertron. Before departing, Ironhide and Warpath witnessed Optimus receive a part of the Core's essence, the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

[[File:WFC-Ironhidevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|That was an amazing killing spree...BY THE OTHER TEAM!!]]

As the evacuation went underway, Megatron used his orbital station to attacking fleeing transports. A group of [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] under [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to shut down the station's cannon, only to learn that the station itself was a Cybertronian named [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Ironhide joined Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in finishing off the monster. Though many Autobots managed to escape, a number of them, Ironhide included, stayed behind to fight against Megatron's schemes. Optimus commissioned the building of a new starship, the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', to take the Autobots from Cybertron, [[Earth|wherever they may go]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|120px|You are a spineless worm! You are a mistake of nature! You are walking vomit!]]
When the Decepticons started sniffing around an Autobot base, Ironhide sent an [[Autobot rookie]] to find out what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the rookie was killed by Megatron while letting Ironhide know he'd gotten the data links back up and running. Ironhide was captured by the Decepticons at some point and used in Kaon prison to fight Dark Energon-enhanced Decepticons, but presumably later escaped.

Sometime later, Ironhide was contacted by Zeta Prime, who was trying to get hold of Optimus. With the loss of the communications system, Ironhide sent Bumblebee to find Optimus, and a rookie to help Ratchet and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]. Once the rookie had gotten the communication system up and running, Ironhide let him know that he was being reassigned to [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]'s care. Ironhide then directed Optimus around the base, guiding him to areas the Decepticons had taken over.

Optimus announced they needed to retake Iacon, and Ironhide eagerly told him to lead the way, to which Optimus replied that he was no leader. Despite that, the Autobots retook the Decagon, and Ironhide reported that the defenses were back online. When Ironhide rebuked Bumblebee's suggestion that Zeta Prime's transmissions were leading them into a trap, Bumblebee exploded at him that they'd already lost the war. Optimus's team infiltrated Kaon, where Ironhide was more keen to bash Decepticons than rescue Zeta Prime, until Optimus reminded him of their mission. They found Zeta Prime, but their leader died, and Optimus was subsequently appointed Autobot leader. Optimus sought the services of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], whose slow processor and reluctance to help irritated Ironhide, almost leading to a fight between the two of them and forcing Optimus to tell him to stand down. The Autobots rescued [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], which helped sway Grimlock in favor of their cause, though Ironhide still wasn't sure it was a good idea. He took part in a mission to the core, to free it from the Dark Energon harvesters that were irradiating it.

With Cybertron no longer capable of supporting life, the Autobots began to evacuate the planet in Arks, but were attacked by Trypticon Station. Optimus intended to take a strike team up the space bridge to directly assault it, which Ironhide regarded as a suicide mission. Still, he joined the mission, and the station was brought down, but as Bumblebee celebrated their escape, Ironhide pointed out the station was transforming. Trypticon's size gave even Ironhide pause, but he still joined the team that headed for the crash site to take the giant on. At one point, he was pinned down by enemy fire, which the other Autobots helped suppress so he could reach a security access panel. He joined them in defeating Trypticon, and later left Cybertron along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ironhide and Bumblebee were tasked with retrieving information from a Decepticon datacore about the "Trypticon" weapon. They nearly managed to make a successful getaway from Kaon before Megatron and Soundwave arrived, dropping the Autobots in the streets. Ironhide was shackled and imprisoned, whie Bumblebee was scheduled for interrogation under the neural scanner. A lucky power outage during an Autobot raid freed Ironhide from his bonds, and he raced through the detention facility to rescue Bumblebee before the scanner forced him to reveal military secrets. He found the kid, but not before some data was lost to the scanner. On the way out of the prison, the duo were radioed by Air Raid, who offered to provide air support during their escape. Thanks to his creative use of firepower, they were able to escape down a road that had previously been a dead end.

Later, Ironhide returned the favour by providing comm support to Air Raid, who was using the data recovered on Trypticon to block the power supply running between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge. He plotted Air Raid's course through the Decepticon controlled tunnels near the Bridge.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. Ironhide was ready to kick back with some lubricant, but Optimus reminded him that the war was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor| [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide is one of the many Autobots involved in the construction of the Ark. During the invasion of Iacon he led a squad of soldiers to defend the Ark's fuelling station which was being attacked by tanks. The battle was not in his favour until Optimus took control of a Neutron Gun turret and later activated Metroplex, destroying the tanks. After Metroplex defeated Megatron, Ironhide was dismayed to learn the Energon saved for the Ark was gone. Later, Jazz reported that he, Cliffjumper and Sideswipe had found an entire reservoir of pure energon that was sufficient to power the Ark. Ratchet then inquired as to how to transport it. After Optimus denied having Metroplex carry it back Ironhide suggested using an old refinery transport. Perceptor argued that the transport guzzled too much energon and Ironhide rebutted that it had the firepower they would need and thus his plan was approved. When the Decepticons attacked the Ark on its way to the portal opened by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]], Ironhide took part in the battle. At one point he called for air support, saying that one of the blasts fired from the Decepticons had, "Taken a toll on Optimus". {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide was assigned, alongside Sideswipe, to retrieve the Dark Spark before the Decepticons could. Once they retrieved the Dark Spark, Ironhide and Sideswipe raced through the underground subways of Cybertron, battling off Insecticons all the way, until they reached the rendezvous point where Optimus and Bumblebee were waiting for them. Ironhide helped Optimus and Bumblebee fend off the Insecticons as Sideswipe called a train to evacuate them. When the train arrived, Bumblebee was the first on board, but the train was in a timer, and left before Ironhide, Prime, and Sideswipe could board. They were forced to wait for the next train, fighting off swarming Insecticons while doing so. When the next train arrived all of the Autobots managed to successfully board, but we're not able to escape, as the Decepticons blew up the train as it was departing. Optimus assigned the Dark Spark to Ironhide to protect, while he stayed behind to draw the Decepticons' fire. This plan proved futile as the Decepticon [[Sharpshot]] saw Ironhide take the Dark Spark, and, together with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], beat down Ironhide and took the Dark Spark from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Ironhide TFU.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
{{voiceactor|[[Allan Corduner]]}}
Ironhide updated Autobots with new missions around their base whenever there was something he didn't like the look of. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:Ironhide RID mobile game.jpg|thumb|right|150px|He'll turn red any second now. See! Red! No wait, that's blood...]]
*''unlock Champion'' — 600 Ultra Sparks
Ironhide was one of the Autobots who fought against hordes of Decepticon clones in and around [[Crown City]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Ironhide is a "premium" Champion playable character, meaning that unlike regular characters, he can only be unlocked using the Ultra Spark currency. Accordingly, his gameplay stats are very high, comparable to or higher than those of the most expensive toy characters.}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:FOC trailer Ironhide punches Starscream.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*On a large battlefield, Ironhide and Jazz protected Optimus, who was carrying an injured Bumblebee, from any Decepticon attackers. As Starscream descended in to attack, Ironhide intercepted and punched him, breaking the Seeker's face. He, along with Optimus and Jazz, looked on from the edge of a peak towards the battle below as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to advance towards them. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Ironhide shot a downed Decepticon near what appeared to be an Autobot ship from close range.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[File:Prime-toy IronhideCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Water bottle delivery truck.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-11'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 26]], 2012
:*''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Ironhide transforms into a 4x4 pickup truck. He features translucent blue plastic on his windshield-chest so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with two [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-style]] translucent blue cannons which each feature three [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two peg-holes, allowing them to combine with each other to form a longer weapon, peg in into his hands, forearms/doors, and truck bed, as well as be pegged and stored on his robot back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailcutter]] and [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/CommIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cyberverse Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''NEW!'' "Orange [[Blastification]]" flavor! Available in extra-large.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 29]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Arms Micron "Iro"

: Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''Prime'' toys, and [[exclusive]] to said toyline, Ironhide is a... well, he's ''kind-of'' a redeco of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Kup (WFC)#Toys|Sergeant Kup]], whose mold was originally designed to be Ironhide, and was originally solicited as such in the Hasbro line. ''Yeah.'' He transforms into a modified Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, and much of his color detail is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s. He features peg-holes for [[5 mm post]]s on his forearms/doors, hands, and truck bed.

: Instead of the combining cannons he was originally designed with, he comes with the [[Arms Micron]] [[Iro#Toys|Iro]], who transforms into one of the cannons. Just one. Sorry. (He is, of course, completely compatible with Kup's cannons, if you want to complete his look that way.)

: He also has a "dramatic head reveal," wherein his head rises up from within his torso when his abdomen panel is [[Slide joint|slid]] up. He also features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]] windshield on his chest, with the real front windshield ending up on his back.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him in a magenta-ish shade of red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/AMIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Arms Micron Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::* ''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1680.html Ironhide and Iro at Alfes's toy blog]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''36914'''
:*''Pieces'': '''781'''
:*''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] (based on the Generation 1 iteration of the character) and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''Prime'' incarnation of the character, itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.
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==Notes==
*He greeted the [[space slug]] with the [[universal greeting]]. [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] had no idea what it was.
*Ironhide was intended to be part of the initial line-up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but he was replaced by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the writers deemed their characterization closer to him. Later, on a featurette on the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' Blu-ray, [[Rik Alvarez]] admitted that because of the death of Ironhide in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', they didn't want to confuse kids with a living Ironhide.<ref>[http://tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-1-blu-ray-review-174448/ Transformers Prime Season One Blu-Ray review at TFW2005]</ref> It's likely that the former story was a cover for the latter, for spoiler reasons. Later, [[Jeff Kline]] said that despite having a toy, there were no plans to feature Ironhide in the show... yet.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref> It was even later said at [[BotCon 2012]] that Ironhide would not appear in the show, but that he might show up in other places.<ref>[http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/template=/altcast_code=5a0a882ed2/ipod=y]</ref>
*Ironhide's ''Prime'' design was based on concept art submitted by [[Ken Christiansen]] to Hasbro Studios early in the show's development.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/transformers-prime-ironhidetoy.html The Bad Flip Blog] and [https://www.facebook.com/214146041944051/photos/a.2350847944940506/2952531634772131/ Ken Christiansen's artwork on Facebook]</ref>
* Like several other ''Prime'' toys unrelated to the cartoon, the Deluxe mold originally intended for Ironhide came about as part of an opportunity to create a [[capsule]] line for the [[Asia]]n market<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So this toy was originally a Hong Kong- or Chinese-kind-of-exclusive line that we were doing over there, in those black boxes. [...] It was all in this mix of, we want to create unique characters for China—or the collector market in Asia, I should say—and that's where this unique character came up, we had been working on him for the story, and they were looking for a dynamic new toy thing, that wasn't- you know, your standard thing, and that's how the kind of these two things got put together, and then timing, it got put under the ''Prime'' banner. [...] He's got different cost constraints, and feature-set, and everything. It's a whole different one-off.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVUQbW01Ys&t=2881s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=17 - Transformers Created To SELL A STORY | Vector Prime & Thundertron|year=2024|month=06|day=14}}</ref> (a la the "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|Global Development Organization]]" ''Generations'' releases from that same year), tying into the short-lived ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' {{w|Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TRA MMOG DELUXE ASST 38261 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ASST 38262 TRA MMOG VOYAGER THUNDERTRON 38287 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ULTRA MAGNUS 38288 TRA STARSCREAM DLX W MMOG AND SLUG 38289 TRA BUMBLEBEE DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38328 TRA IRONHIDE DLX W MMOG CARD AND SLUG 38330 TRA FRENZY DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38331|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.961952/|name=Monzo|site=TFW2005|title=Monzo's Mega Hasbro Customer Service Listing Breakdown|year=2013|month=11|day=01}}</ref> As this capsule never materialised, [[Kup (WFC)|Sergeant Kup]] ended up being the first use of the mold.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Deluxe|''Prime'' Ironhide]] into the Generation 1 [[Turbomaster]] [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
*'''Protector Mode''' (プロテクターモード ''Purotekutā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Iro, O.P., R.A.
: Seen on his box-back photo, this mode is simply Ironhide holding the [[Burst Cannon]] Combo Weapon, continuing the trend of barely trying with the Arms Up Modes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (铁皮, China, "Iron Hide")

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Ironhide (WFC)

2024-10-14T06:22:19Z

CBT: /* Robots in Disguise mobile game */ Added info

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And that's the bottom line, 'cause Ironhide said so."]]

'''Ironhide''' is a battle hardened veteran, one of the toughest amongst the Autobots. As one of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus']] oldest and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be.
{{quote|Got one talent: bustin' up Decepticons.|Ironhide|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Ironhide emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Golden Age]]. He was present during the torch lighting which signified the kindling of a new Well on the first colony of [[Archon]]. Ironhide became bridgemaster for the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Port [[space bridge]] connecting to other colony worlds established throughout the galaxy. When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] struck the colonies, Ironhide was ordered to destroy the space bridge in order to prevent the infection from spreading back to the homeworld. Still, he gently gave [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] time to say goodbye to his friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], who was quarantined on Archon, and refused to break quarantine and risk infecting Cybertron. Ironhide pressed Prowl when it was time, and they destroyed the space bridge, cutting off their cousins on other worlds for all time.

As war broke out between Autobots and Decepticons, Ironhide joined the Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Ironhide first met Optimus Prime during the prolonged stalemate at [[Praxus]]. Furious at the loss of his home, Ironhide joined the Autobots despite his cynicism regarding Optimus's leadership. It was at Praxus that Optimus was first showed a preference to stand and fight rather than make strategic withdrawals, and Ironhide slowly but surely began to trust in Optimus. [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] commented that Ironhide's "pitiless edge" gave the Autobots a necessary advantage in defeating [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

When Megatron invaded [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ironhide made an uncharacteristically emotional display of anguish when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s Seekers shot down [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who attempted to ferry the Chamber to safety. As [[Decepticon]]s attempted to claim the Chamber, Ironhide fought one but fell into the crater caused by Omega's impact. He defeated two more who jumped after him, and Optimus lifted him out of the pit, but he fell in again when another Decepticon struck him in the face with a hooked chain. Megatron blasted Optimus, causing him to fall on top of Ironhide, but he ordered his commander to ignore him and stop Megatron.

After the battle, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] welded Ironhide's face back together. When Optimus proposed leaving Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ironhide boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with him to distract the Decepticons. Realizing Megatron had a beam aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]], Ironhide and the Autobots boarded the ship and blew up its [[Dark Energon]] Facility, causing it to crash. He then boarded the completed ''Ark'' and escaped Cybertron through the last [[space bridge]] to the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable space bridge, Ironhide and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Ironhide was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial team. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in one of the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]], they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. This time, Ironhide joined Optimus, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]] as they touched down on the planet's heterogeneous surface. The Autobot envoys were attacked shortly after landing, as the local Junkions decided they looked like spare parts in the making. With Optimus Prime's blessing, Ironhide unleashed a volley of plasma rockets to help convince the Junkions that these parts weren't for sale just yet.

During the Autobots' stay on Junkion, Ironhide assisted [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] with his investigations, and later interrogation, of the shifty Decepticon-turned-Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. He defended the ''Ark'' from attack when the ''Nemesis'' finally caught up with them, and remained with the crew when they finally left Junkion on a new heading towards the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to the planet [[Aquatron]], Ironhide performed pre-flight checks on Prowl's dropship before the scouting team left to survey the planet. Once it was secured, Ironhide joined Optimus and many of the other Autobots as they flew down to make contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], Aquatron's regional governor. Optimus ordered Ironhide to remain with the ships in case of trouble.

After Optimus experience an inexplicable seizure during the tour, however, many of the Autobots became suspicious of their hosts. [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and Bumblebee wanted to take the dropship to explore the reportedly underwater cities of the Aquatronians. Ironhide was suspicious as well, but he didn't want to buck the chain of command by sending them off without Prowl or Jazz's approval while Optimus was receiving treatment. Once his fellow old-timer [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] spoke up in favor of the recon, though, Ironhide let himself be convinced.

This seemed to be a mistake when Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee broke contact during their deep-sea exploration, and couldn't be located. Ironhide was forced to report his men and dropship were missing to Prime, and took responsibility when confronted by Jazz and Prowl. The recon trio seemingly resurfaced without a scratch, but soon after the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. Ironhide also learned during the proceedings that Kup, Rodimus and Bumblebee ''had'' been captured during their exploration, only to be brainwashed to provide false testimony against Optimus during the trial. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Ironhide ripped open the Autobots' cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Ironhide had been very skeptical towards Optimus's capabilities as a leader early in the war. This changed as their battles against the Decepticons raged on.

Ironhide attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach by launching it into space. Bumblebee protested the idea, but Ironhide told him to trust in their leader.

When the Autobots neared the Well of AllSparks, they learned from Jetfire that the Decepticons were already on their way, much sooner than anyone had expected. Ironhide warned Optimus that if Megatron got into the Well, he'd be sure to destroy the mechanism necessary for launching the AllSpark. Optimus posted him as a lookout within the Well while he and Arcee focused on launching the artifact. Ironhide left his post to assist the Wreckers battling the Decepticons on the Well's rim. During the battle, he saw Megatron unleashing his fusion cannon on Bumblebee, and feared the worst. After the AllSpark had been successfully launched, Ironhide tried to establish contact with Bumblebee while the Decepticons retreated. Though Bumblebee was alive, he could not reply to Ironhide's calls after having gotten his vocoder crushed by Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Ironhide is one of the oldest Autobots still functioning. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID Ironhide Blacklisted.JPG|thumb|upper_left|150px]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Ironhide was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)| [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jan Kulczycki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WFC-Ironhidepromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You sissified maggot scum have just signed your death warrants!]]

Ironhide led a squad of Autobots to defend the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With the loss of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Ironhide's old friend Optimus was forced to take command of the Autobots, an act that the old soldier approved, as he was glad that Optimus was finally stepping up to take his rightful place in the Autobot hierarchy. After helping Optimus and his team by clearing a path for them to the Decagon (and taking down two [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]s, tearing one in half), he continued to lead the others to (successfully) push the Decepticons into retreat.

After Optimus became Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] joined him on the mission to clear the core of Cybertron that was infected with [[Dark Energon]]. Ironhide constantly rebuked the young, aggressive Warpath's shoot-first attitude. Heading to the [[Omega Gate]], the three Autobots found [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] being tortured with Dark Energon. Freeing the massive Autobot, Ironhide joined Optimus and Warpath in protecting [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] long enough to repair Omega to the open the Gate. Heading underground, the three Autobots found [[space slug]]s working to clear the Dark Energon crystals. When they were sealed off in a cavern, another slug came in and killed an attacking Decepticon, to which the old, knowledgeable Ironhide offered the [[universal greeting]], but the slug simply ignored them and moved on with its task. The three Autobots then found a trio of slugs with [[Ion Displacer]] turrets on their backs, and provided cover fire for the slugs as they made their way through Cybertron. Unfortunately, a corrupted space slug attacked the trio, knocking them underground and killing the slugs. Regrouping at the core, they were attacked by the corrupted slug, and managed to defeat it. Unfortunately, the Dark Energon corrupted the [[Primus|Core]], which could only purge the corruption by shutting down all systems, leaving Cybertron uninhabitable and forcing the Transformers to leave Cybertron. Before departing, Ironhide and Warpath witnessed Optimus receive a part of the Core's essence, the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

[[File:WFC-Ironhidevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|That was an amazing killing spree...BY THE OTHER TEAM!!]]

As the evacuation went underway, Megatron used his orbital station to attacking fleeing transports. A group of [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] under [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to shut down the station's cannon, only to learn that the station itself was a Cybertronian named [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Ironhide joined Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in finishing off the monster. Though many Autobots managed to escape, a number of them, Ironhide included, stayed behind to fight against Megatron's schemes. Optimus commissioned the building of a new starship, the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', to take the Autobots from Cybertron, [[Earth|wherever they may go]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|120px|You are a spineless worm! You are a mistake of nature! You are walking vomit!]]
When the Decepticons started sniffing around an Autobot base, Ironhide sent an [[Autobot rookie]] to find out what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the rookie was killed by Megatron while letting Ironhide know he'd gotten the data links back up and running. Ironhide was captured by the Decepticons at some point and used in Kaon prison to fight Dark Energon-enhanced Decepticons, but presumably later escaped.

Sometime later, Ironhide was contacted by Zeta Prime, who was trying to get hold of Optimus. With the loss of the communications system, Ironhide sent Bumblebee to find Optimus, and a rookie to help Ratchet and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]. Once the rookie had gotten the communication system up and running, Ironhide let him know that he was being reassigned to [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]'s care. Ironhide then directed Optimus around the base, guiding him to areas the Decepticons had taken over.

Optimus announced they needed to retake Iacon, and Ironhide eagerly told him to lead the way, to which Optimus replied that he was no leader. Despite that, the Autobots retook the Decagon, and Ironhide reported that the defenses were back online. When Ironhide rebuked Bumblebee's suggestion that Zeta Prime's transmissions were leading them into a trap, Bumblebee exploded at him that they'd already lost the war. Optimus's team infiltrated Kaon, where Ironhide was more keen to bash Decepticons than rescue Zeta Prime, until Optimus reminded him of their mission. They found Zeta Prime, but their leader died, and Optimus was subsequently appointed Autobot leader. Optimus sought the services of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], whose slow processor and reluctance to help irritated Ironhide, almost leading to a fight between the two of them and forcing Optimus to tell him to stand down. The Autobots rescued [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], which helped sway Grimlock in favor of their cause, though Ironhide still wasn't sure it was a good idea. He took part in a mission to the core, to free it from the Dark Energon harvesters that were irradiating it.

With Cybertron no longer capable of supporting life, the Autobots began to evacuate the planet in Arks, but were attacked by Trypticon Station. Optimus intended to take a strike team up the space bridge to directly assault it, which Ironhide regarded as a suicide mission. Still, he joined the mission, and the station was brought down, but as Bumblebee celebrated their escape, Ironhide pointed out the station was transforming. Trypticon's size gave even Ironhide pause, but he still joined the team that headed for the crash site to take the giant on. At one point, he was pinned down by enemy fire, which the other Autobots helped suppress so he could reach a security access panel. He joined them in defeating Trypticon, and later left Cybertron along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ironhide and Bumblebee were tasked with retrieving information from a Decepticon datacore about the "Trypticon" weapon. They nearly managed to make a successful getaway from Kaon before Megatron and Soundwave arrived, dropping the Autobots in the streets. Ironhide was shackled and imprisoned, whie Bumblebee was scheduled for interrogation under the neural scanner. A lucky power outage during an Autobot raid freed Ironhide from his bonds, and he raced through the detention facility to rescue Bumblebee before the scanner forced him to reveal military secrets. He found the kid, but not before some data was lost to the scanner. On the way out of the prison, the duo were radioed by Air Raid, who offered to provide air support during their escape. Thanks to his creative use of firepower, they were able to escape down a road that had previously been a dead end.

Later, Ironhide returned the favour by providing comm support to Air Raid, who was using the data recovered on Trypticon to block the power supply running between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge. He plotted Air Raid's course through the Decepticon controlled tunnels near the Bridge.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. Ironhide was ready to kick back with some lubricant, but Optimus reminded him that the war was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor| [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide is one of the many Autobots involved in the construction of the Ark. During the invasion of Iacon he led a squad of soldiers to defend the Ark's fuelling station which was being attacked by tanks. The battle was not in his favour until Optimus took control of a Neutron Gun turret and later activated Metroplex, destroying the tanks. After Metroplex defeated Megatron, Ironhide was dismayed to learn the Energon saved for the Ark was gone. Later, Jazz reported that he, Cliffjumper and Sideswipe had found an entire reservoir of pure energon that was sufficient to power the Ark. Ratchet then inquired as to how to transport it. After Optimus denied having Metroplex carry it back Ironhide suggested using an old refinery transport. Perceptor argued that the transport guzzled too much energon and Ironhide rebutted that it had the firepower they would need and thus his plan was approved. When the Decepticons attacked the Ark on its way to the portal opened by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]], Ironhide took part in the battle. At one point he called for air support, saying that one of the blasts fired from the Decepticons had, "Taken a toll on Optimus". {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide was assigned, alongside Sideswipe, to retrieve the Dark Spark before the Decepticons could. Once they retrieved the Dark Spark, Ironhide and Sideswipe raced through the underground subways of Cybertron, battling off Insecticons all the way, until they reached the rendezvous point where Optimus and Bumblebee were waiting for them. Ironhide helped Optimus and Bumblebee fend off the Insecticons as Sideswipe called a train to evacuate them. When the train arrived, Bumblebee was the first on board, but the train was in a timer, and left before Ironhide, Prime, and Sideswipe could board. They were forced to wait for the next train, fighting off swarming Insecticons while doing so. When the next train arrived all of the Autobots managed to successfully board, but we're not able to escape, as the Decepticons blew up the train as it was departing. Optimus assigned the Dark Spark to Ironhide to protect, while he stayed behind to draw the Decepticons' fire. This plan proved futile as the Decepticon [[Sharpshot]] saw Ironhide take the Dark Spark, and, together with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], beat down Ironhide and took the Dark Spark from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Ironhide TFU.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
{{voiceactor|[[Allan Corduner]]}}
Ironhide updated Autobots with new missions around their base whenever there was something he didn't like the look of. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:Ironhide RID mobile game.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"The microtransactions are... irritating. Can I take them out?"]]
*''unlock Champion'' — 600 Ultra Sparks
Ironhide was one of the Autobots who fought against hordes of Decepticon clones in and around [[Crown City]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Ironhide is a "premium" Champion playable character, meaning that unlike regular characters, he can only be unlocked using the Ultra Spark currency. Accordingly, his gameplay stats are very high, comparable to or higher than those of the most expensive toy characters.}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:FOC trailer Ironhide punches Starscream.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*On a large battlefield, Ironhide and Jazz protected Optimus, who was carrying an injured Bumblebee, from any Decepticon attackers. As Starscream descended in to attack, Ironhide intercepted and punched him, breaking the Seeker's face. He, along with Optimus and Jazz, looked on from the edge of a peak towards the battle below as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to advance towards them. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Ironhide shot a downed Decepticon near what appeared to be an Autobot ship from close range.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[File:Prime-toy IronhideCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Water bottle delivery truck.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-11'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 26]], 2012
:*''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Ironhide transforms into a 4x4 pickup truck. He features translucent blue plastic on his windshield-chest so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with two [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-style]] translucent blue cannons which each feature three [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two peg-holes, allowing them to combine with each other to form a longer weapon, peg in into his hands, forearms/doors, and truck bed, as well as be pegged and stored on his robot back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailcutter]] and [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/CommIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cyberverse Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''NEW!'' "Orange [[Blastification]]" flavor! Available in extra-large.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 29]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Arms Micron "Iro"

: Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''Prime'' toys, and [[exclusive]] to said toyline, Ironhide is a... well, he's ''kind-of'' a redeco of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Kup (WFC)#Toys|Sergeant Kup]], whose mold was originally designed to be Ironhide, and was originally solicited as such in the Hasbro line. ''Yeah.'' He transforms into a modified Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, and much of his color detail is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s. He features peg-holes for [[5 mm post]]s on his forearms/doors, hands, and truck bed.

: Instead of the combining cannons he was originally designed with, he comes with the [[Arms Micron]] [[Iro#Toys|Iro]], who transforms into one of the cannons. Just one. Sorry. (He is, of course, completely compatible with Kup's cannons, if you want to complete his look that way.)

: He also has a "dramatic head reveal," wherein his head rises up from within his torso when his abdomen panel is [[Slide joint|slid]] up. He also features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]] windshield on his chest, with the real front windshield ending up on his back.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him in a magenta-ish shade of red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/AMIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Arms Micron Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::* ''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1680.html Ironhide and Iro at Alfes's toy blog]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''36914'''
:*''Pieces'': '''781'''
:*''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] (based on the Generation 1 iteration of the character) and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''Prime'' incarnation of the character, itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.
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==Notes==
*He greeted the [[space slug]] with the [[universal greeting]]. [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] had no idea what it was.
*Ironhide was intended to be part of the initial line-up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but he was replaced by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the writers deemed their characterization closer to him. Later, on a featurette on the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' Blu-ray, [[Rik Alvarez]] admitted that because of the death of Ironhide in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', they didn't want to confuse kids with a living Ironhide.<ref>[http://tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-1-blu-ray-review-174448/ Transformers Prime Season One Blu-Ray review at TFW2005]</ref> It's likely that the former story was a cover for the latter, for spoiler reasons. Later, [[Jeff Kline]] said that despite having a toy, there were no plans to feature Ironhide in the show... yet.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref> It was even later said at [[BotCon 2012]] that Ironhide would not appear in the show, but that he might show up in other places.<ref>[http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/template=/altcast_code=5a0a882ed2/ipod=y]</ref>
*Ironhide's ''Prime'' design was based on concept art submitted by [[Ken Christiansen]] to Hasbro Studios early in the show's development.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/transformers-prime-ironhidetoy.html The Bad Flip Blog] and [https://www.facebook.com/214146041944051/photos/a.2350847944940506/2952531634772131/ Ken Christiansen's artwork on Facebook]</ref>
* Like several other ''Prime'' toys unrelated to the cartoon, the Deluxe mold originally intended for Ironhide came about as part of an opportunity to create a [[capsule]] line for the [[Asia]]n market<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So this toy was originally a Hong Kong- or Chinese-kind-of-exclusive line that we were doing over there, in those black boxes. [...] It was all in this mix of, we want to create unique characters for China—or the collector market in Asia, I should say—and that's where this unique character came up, we had been working on him for the story, and they were looking for a dynamic new toy thing, that wasn't- you know, your standard thing, and that's how the kind of these two things got put together, and then timing, it got put under the ''Prime'' banner. [...] He's got different cost constraints, and feature-set, and everything. It's a whole different one-off.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVUQbW01Ys&t=2881s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=17 - Transformers Created To SELL A STORY | Vector Prime & Thundertron|year=2024|month=06|day=14}}</ref> (a la the "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|Global Development Organization]]" ''Generations'' releases from that same year), tying into the short-lived ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' {{w|Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TRA MMOG DELUXE ASST 38261 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ASST 38262 TRA MMOG VOYAGER THUNDERTRON 38287 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ULTRA MAGNUS 38288 TRA STARSCREAM DLX W MMOG AND SLUG 38289 TRA BUMBLEBEE DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38328 TRA IRONHIDE DLX W MMOG CARD AND SLUG 38330 TRA FRENZY DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38331|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.961952/|name=Monzo|site=TFW2005|title=Monzo's Mega Hasbro Customer Service Listing Breakdown|year=2013|month=11|day=01}}</ref> As this capsule never materialised, [[Kup (WFC)|Sergeant Kup]] ended up being the first use of the mold.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Deluxe|''Prime'' Ironhide]] into the Generation 1 [[Turbomaster]] [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
*'''Protector Mode''' (プロテクターモード ''Purotekutā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Iro, O.P., R.A.
: Seen on his box-back photo, this mode is simply Ironhide holding the [[Burst Cannon]] Combo Weapon, continuing the trend of barely trying with the Arms Up Modes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (铁皮, China, "Iron Hide")

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Ironhide (WFC)

2024-10-14T06:17:08Z

CBT: /* Robots in Disguise mobile game */ +Image, caption is reference to line from 2007 film

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And that's the bottom line, 'cause Ironhide said so."]]

'''Ironhide''' is a battle hardened veteran, one of the toughest amongst the Autobots. As one of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus']] oldest and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be.
{{quote|Got one talent: bustin' up Decepticons.|Ironhide|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Ironhide emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Golden Age]]. He was present during the torch lighting which signified the kindling of a new Well on the first colony of [[Archon]]. Ironhide became bridgemaster for the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Port [[space bridge]] connecting to other colony worlds established throughout the galaxy. When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] struck the colonies, Ironhide was ordered to destroy the space bridge in order to prevent the infection from spreading back to the homeworld. Still, he gently gave [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] time to say goodbye to his friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], who was quarantined on Archon, and refused to break quarantine and risk infecting Cybertron. Ironhide pressed Prowl when it was time, and they destroyed the space bridge, cutting off their cousins on other worlds for all time.

As war broke out between Autobots and Decepticons, Ironhide joined the Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Ironhide first met Optimus Prime during the prolonged stalemate at [[Praxus]]. Furious at the loss of his home, Ironhide joined the Autobots despite his cynicism regarding Optimus's leadership. It was at Praxus that Optimus was first showed a preference to stand and fight rather than make strategic withdrawals, and Ironhide slowly but surely began to trust in Optimus. [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] commented that Ironhide's "pitiless edge" gave the Autobots a necessary advantage in defeating [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

When Megatron invaded [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ironhide made an uncharacteristically emotional display of anguish when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s Seekers shot down [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who attempted to ferry the Chamber to safety. As [[Decepticon]]s attempted to claim the Chamber, Ironhide fought one but fell into the crater caused by Omega's impact. He defeated two more who jumped after him, and Optimus lifted him out of the pit, but he fell in again when another Decepticon struck him in the face with a hooked chain. Megatron blasted Optimus, causing him to fall on top of Ironhide, but he ordered his commander to ignore him and stop Megatron.

After the battle, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] welded Ironhide's face back together. When Optimus proposed leaving Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ironhide boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with him to distract the Decepticons. Realizing Megatron had a beam aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]], Ironhide and the Autobots boarded the ship and blew up its [[Dark Energon]] Facility, causing it to crash. He then boarded the completed ''Ark'' and escaped Cybertron through the last [[space bridge]] to the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable space bridge, Ironhide and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Ironhide was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial team. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in one of the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]], they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. This time, Ironhide joined Optimus, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]] as they touched down on the planet's heterogeneous surface. The Autobot envoys were attacked shortly after landing, as the local Junkions decided they looked like spare parts in the making. With Optimus Prime's blessing, Ironhide unleashed a volley of plasma rockets to help convince the Junkions that these parts weren't for sale just yet.

During the Autobots' stay on Junkion, Ironhide assisted [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] with his investigations, and later interrogation, of the shifty Decepticon-turned-Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. He defended the ''Ark'' from attack when the ''Nemesis'' finally caught up with them, and remained with the crew when they finally left Junkion on a new heading towards the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to the planet [[Aquatron]], Ironhide performed pre-flight checks on Prowl's dropship before the scouting team left to survey the planet. Once it was secured, Ironhide joined Optimus and many of the other Autobots as they flew down to make contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], Aquatron's regional governor. Optimus ordered Ironhide to remain with the ships in case of trouble.

After Optimus experience an inexplicable seizure during the tour, however, many of the Autobots became suspicious of their hosts. [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and Bumblebee wanted to take the dropship to explore the reportedly underwater cities of the Aquatronians. Ironhide was suspicious as well, but he didn't want to buck the chain of command by sending them off without Prowl or Jazz's approval while Optimus was receiving treatment. Once his fellow old-timer [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] spoke up in favor of the recon, though, Ironhide let himself be convinced.

This seemed to be a mistake when Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee broke contact during their deep-sea exploration, and couldn't be located. Ironhide was forced to report his men and dropship were missing to Prime, and took responsibility when confronted by Jazz and Prowl. The recon trio seemingly resurfaced without a scratch, but soon after the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. Ironhide also learned during the proceedings that Kup, Rodimus and Bumblebee ''had'' been captured during their exploration, only to be brainwashed to provide false testimony against Optimus during the trial. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Ironhide ripped open the Autobots' cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Ironhide had been very skeptical towards Optimus's capabilities as a leader early in the war. This changed as their battles against the Decepticons raged on.

Ironhide attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach by launching it into space. Bumblebee protested the idea, but Ironhide told him to trust in their leader.

When the Autobots neared the Well of AllSparks, they learned from Jetfire that the Decepticons were already on their way, much sooner than anyone had expected. Ironhide warned Optimus that if Megatron got into the Well, he'd be sure to destroy the mechanism necessary for launching the AllSpark. Optimus posted him as a lookout within the Well while he and Arcee focused on launching the artifact. Ironhide left his post to assist the Wreckers battling the Decepticons on the Well's rim. During the battle, he saw Megatron unleashing his fusion cannon on Bumblebee, and feared the worst. After the AllSpark had been successfully launched, Ironhide tried to establish contact with Bumblebee while the Decepticons retreated. Though Bumblebee was alive, he could not reply to Ironhide's calls after having gotten his vocoder crushed by Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Ironhide is one of the oldest Autobots still functioning. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID Ironhide Blacklisted.JPG|thumb|upper_left|150px]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Ironhide was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)| [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jan Kulczycki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WFC-Ironhidepromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You sissified maggot scum have just signed your death warrants!]]

Ironhide led a squad of Autobots to defend the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With the loss of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Ironhide's old friend Optimus was forced to take command of the Autobots, an act that the old soldier approved, as he was glad that Optimus was finally stepping up to take his rightful place in the Autobot hierarchy. After helping Optimus and his team by clearing a path for them to the Decagon (and taking down two [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]s, tearing one in half), he continued to lead the others to (successfully) push the Decepticons into retreat.

After Optimus became Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] joined him on the mission to clear the core of Cybertron that was infected with [[Dark Energon]]. Ironhide constantly rebuked the young, aggressive Warpath's shoot-first attitude. Heading to the [[Omega Gate]], the three Autobots found [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] being tortured with Dark Energon. Freeing the massive Autobot, Ironhide joined Optimus and Warpath in protecting [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] long enough to repair Omega to the open the Gate. Heading underground, the three Autobots found [[space slug]]s working to clear the Dark Energon crystals. When they were sealed off in a cavern, another slug came in and killed an attacking Decepticon, to which the old, knowledgeable Ironhide offered the [[universal greeting]], but the slug simply ignored them and moved on with its task. The three Autobots then found a trio of slugs with [[Ion Displacer]] turrets on their backs, and provided cover fire for the slugs as they made their way through Cybertron. Unfortunately, a corrupted space slug attacked the trio, knocking them underground and killing the slugs. Regrouping at the core, they were attacked by the corrupted slug, and managed to defeat it. Unfortunately, the Dark Energon corrupted the [[Primus|Core]], which could only purge the corruption by shutting down all systems, leaving Cybertron uninhabitable and forcing the Transformers to leave Cybertron. Before departing, Ironhide and Warpath witnessed Optimus receive a part of the Core's essence, the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

[[File:WFC-Ironhidevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|That was an amazing killing spree...BY THE OTHER TEAM!!]]

As the evacuation went underway, Megatron used his orbital station to attacking fleeing transports. A group of [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] under [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to shut down the station's cannon, only to learn that the station itself was a Cybertronian named [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Ironhide joined Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in finishing off the monster. Though many Autobots managed to escape, a number of them, Ironhide included, stayed behind to fight against Megatron's schemes. Optimus commissioned the building of a new starship, the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', to take the Autobots from Cybertron, [[Earth|wherever they may go]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|120px|You are a spineless worm! You are a mistake of nature! You are walking vomit!]]
When the Decepticons started sniffing around an Autobot base, Ironhide sent an [[Autobot rookie]] to find out what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the rookie was killed by Megatron while letting Ironhide know he'd gotten the data links back up and running. Ironhide was captured by the Decepticons at some point and used in Kaon prison to fight Dark Energon-enhanced Decepticons, but presumably later escaped.

Sometime later, Ironhide was contacted by Zeta Prime, who was trying to get hold of Optimus. With the loss of the communications system, Ironhide sent Bumblebee to find Optimus, and a rookie to help Ratchet and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]. Once the rookie had gotten the communication system up and running, Ironhide let him know that he was being reassigned to [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]'s care. Ironhide then directed Optimus around the base, guiding him to areas the Decepticons had taken over.

Optimus announced they needed to retake Iacon, and Ironhide eagerly told him to lead the way, to which Optimus replied that he was no leader. Despite that, the Autobots retook the Decagon, and Ironhide reported that the defenses were back online. When Ironhide rebuked Bumblebee's suggestion that Zeta Prime's transmissions were leading them into a trap, Bumblebee exploded at him that they'd already lost the war. Optimus's team infiltrated Kaon, where Ironhide was more keen to bash Decepticons than rescue Zeta Prime, until Optimus reminded him of their mission. They found Zeta Prime, but their leader died, and Optimus was subsequently appointed Autobot leader. Optimus sought the services of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], whose slow processor and reluctance to help irritated Ironhide, almost leading to a fight between the two of them and forcing Optimus to tell him to stand down. The Autobots rescued [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], which helped sway Grimlock in favor of their cause, though Ironhide still wasn't sure it was a good idea. He took part in a mission to the core, to free it from the Dark Energon harvesters that were irradiating it.

With Cybertron no longer capable of supporting life, the Autobots began to evacuate the planet in Arks, but were attacked by Trypticon Station. Optimus intended to take a strike team up the space bridge to directly assault it, which Ironhide regarded as a suicide mission. Still, he joined the mission, and the station was brought down, but as Bumblebee celebrated their escape, Ironhide pointed out the station was transforming. Trypticon's size gave even Ironhide pause, but he still joined the team that headed for the crash site to take the giant on. At one point, he was pinned down by enemy fire, which the other Autobots helped suppress so he could reach a security access panel. He joined them in defeating Trypticon, and later left Cybertron along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ironhide and Bumblebee were tasked with retrieving information from a Decepticon datacore about the "Trypticon" weapon. They nearly managed to make a successful getaway from Kaon before Megatron and Soundwave arrived, dropping the Autobots in the streets. Ironhide was shackled and imprisoned, whie Bumblebee was scheduled for interrogation under the neural scanner. A lucky power outage during an Autobot raid freed Ironhide from his bonds, and he raced through the detention facility to rescue Bumblebee before the scanner forced him to reveal military secrets. He found the kid, but not before some data was lost to the scanner. On the way out of the prison, the duo were radioed by Air Raid, who offered to provide air support during their escape. Thanks to his creative use of firepower, they were able to escape down a road that had previously been a dead end.

Later, Ironhide returned the favour by providing comm support to Air Raid, who was using the data recovered on Trypticon to block the power supply running between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge. He plotted Air Raid's course through the Decepticon controlled tunnels near the Bridge.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. Ironhide was ready to kick back with some lubricant, but Optimus reminded him that the war was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor| [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide is one of the many Autobots involved in the construction of the Ark. During the invasion of Iacon he led a squad of soldiers to defend the Ark's fuelling station which was being attacked by tanks. The battle was not in his favour until Optimus took control of a Neutron Gun turret and later activated Metroplex, destroying the tanks. After Metroplex defeated Megatron, Ironhide was dismayed to learn the Energon saved for the Ark was gone. Later, Jazz reported that he, Cliffjumper and Sideswipe had found an entire reservoir of pure energon that was sufficient to power the Ark. Ratchet then inquired as to how to transport it. After Optimus denied having Metroplex carry it back Ironhide suggested using an old refinery transport. Perceptor argued that the transport guzzled too much energon and Ironhide rebutted that it had the firepower they would need and thus his plan was approved. When the Decepticons attacked the Ark on its way to the portal opened by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]], Ironhide took part in the battle. At one point he called for air support, saying that one of the blasts fired from the Decepticons had, "Taken a toll on Optimus". {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide was assigned, alongside Sideswipe, to retrieve the Dark Spark before the Decepticons could. Once they retrieved the Dark Spark, Ironhide and Sideswipe raced through the underground subways of Cybertron, battling off Insecticons all the way, until they reached the rendezvous point where Optimus and Bumblebee were waiting for them. Ironhide helped Optimus and Bumblebee fend off the Insecticons as Sideswipe called a train to evacuate them. When the train arrived, Bumblebee was the first on board, but the train was in a timer, and left before Ironhide, Prime, and Sideswipe could board. They were forced to wait for the next train, fighting off swarming Insecticons while doing so. When the next train arrived all of the Autobots managed to successfully board, but we're not able to escape, as the Decepticons blew up the train as it was departing. Optimus assigned the Dark Spark to Ironhide to protect, while he stayed behind to draw the Decepticons' fire. This plan proved futile as the Decepticon [[Sharpshot]] saw Ironhide take the Dark Spark, and, together with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], beat down Ironhide and took the Dark Spark from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Ironhide TFU.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
{{voiceactor|[[Allan Corduner]]}}
Ironhide updated Autobots with new missions around their base whenever there was something he didn't like the look of. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:Ironhide RID mobile game.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"The microtransactions are... irritating. Can I take them out?"]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:FOC trailer Ironhide punches Starscream.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*On a large battlefield, Ironhide and Jazz protected Optimus, who was carrying an injured Bumblebee, from any Decepticon attackers. As Starscream descended in to attack, Ironhide intercepted and punched him, breaking the Seeker's face. He, along with Optimus and Jazz, looked on from the edge of a peak towards the battle below as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to advance towards them. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Ironhide shot a downed Decepticon near what appeared to be an Autobot ship from close range.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[File:Prime-toy IronhideCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Water bottle delivery truck.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-11'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 26]], 2012
:*''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Ironhide transforms into a 4x4 pickup truck. He features translucent blue plastic on his windshield-chest so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with two [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-style]] translucent blue cannons which each feature three [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two peg-holes, allowing them to combine with each other to form a longer weapon, peg in into his hands, forearms/doors, and truck bed, as well as be pegged and stored on his robot back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailcutter]] and [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/CommIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cyberverse Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''NEW!'' "Orange [[Blastification]]" flavor! Available in extra-large.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 29]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Arms Micron "Iro"

: Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''Prime'' toys, and [[exclusive]] to said toyline, Ironhide is a... well, he's ''kind-of'' a redeco of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Kup (WFC)#Toys|Sergeant Kup]], whose mold was originally designed to be Ironhide, and was originally solicited as such in the Hasbro line. ''Yeah.'' He transforms into a modified Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, and much of his color detail is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s. He features peg-holes for [[5 mm post]]s on his forearms/doors, hands, and truck bed.

: Instead of the combining cannons he was originally designed with, he comes with the [[Arms Micron]] [[Iro#Toys|Iro]], who transforms into one of the cannons. Just one. Sorry. (He is, of course, completely compatible with Kup's cannons, if you want to complete his look that way.)

: He also has a "dramatic head reveal," wherein his head rises up from within his torso when his abdomen panel is [[Slide joint|slid]] up. He also features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]] windshield on his chest, with the real front windshield ending up on his back.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him in a magenta-ish shade of red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/AMIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Arms Micron Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::* ''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1680.html Ironhide and Iro at Alfes's toy blog]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''36914'''
:*''Pieces'': '''781'''
:*''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] (based on the Generation 1 iteration of the character) and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''Prime'' incarnation of the character, itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.
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==Notes==
*He greeted the [[space slug]] with the [[universal greeting]]. [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] had no idea what it was.
*Ironhide was intended to be part of the initial line-up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but he was replaced by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the writers deemed their characterization closer to him. Later, on a featurette on the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' Blu-ray, [[Rik Alvarez]] admitted that because of the death of Ironhide in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', they didn't want to confuse kids with a living Ironhide.<ref>[http://tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-1-blu-ray-review-174448/ Transformers Prime Season One Blu-Ray review at TFW2005]</ref> It's likely that the former story was a cover for the latter, for spoiler reasons. Later, [[Jeff Kline]] said that despite having a toy, there were no plans to feature Ironhide in the show... yet.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref> It was even later said at [[BotCon 2012]] that Ironhide would not appear in the show, but that he might show up in other places.<ref>[http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/template=/altcast_code=5a0a882ed2/ipod=y]</ref>
*Ironhide's ''Prime'' design was based on concept art submitted by [[Ken Christiansen]] to Hasbro Studios early in the show's development.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/transformers-prime-ironhidetoy.html The Bad Flip Blog] and [https://www.facebook.com/214146041944051/photos/a.2350847944940506/2952531634772131/ Ken Christiansen's artwork on Facebook]</ref>
* Like several other ''Prime'' toys unrelated to the cartoon, the Deluxe mold originally intended for Ironhide came about as part of an opportunity to create a [[capsule]] line for the [[Asia]]n market<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So this toy was originally a Hong Kong- or Chinese-kind-of-exclusive line that we were doing over there, in those black boxes. [...] It was all in this mix of, we want to create unique characters for China—or the collector market in Asia, I should say—and that's where this unique character came up, we had been working on him for the story, and they were looking for a dynamic new toy thing, that wasn't- you know, your standard thing, and that's how the kind of these two things got put together, and then timing, it got put under the ''Prime'' banner. [...] He's got different cost constraints, and feature-set, and everything. It's a whole different one-off.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVUQbW01Ys&t=2881s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=17 - Transformers Created To SELL A STORY | Vector Prime & Thundertron|year=2024|month=06|day=14}}</ref> (a la the "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|Global Development Organization]]" ''Generations'' releases from that same year), tying into the short-lived ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' {{w|Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TRA MMOG DELUXE ASST 38261 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ASST 38262 TRA MMOG VOYAGER THUNDERTRON 38287 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ULTRA MAGNUS 38288 TRA STARSCREAM DLX W MMOG AND SLUG 38289 TRA BUMBLEBEE DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38328 TRA IRONHIDE DLX W MMOG CARD AND SLUG 38330 TRA FRENZY DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38331|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.961952/|name=Monzo|site=TFW2005|title=Monzo's Mega Hasbro Customer Service Listing Breakdown|year=2013|month=11|day=01}}</ref> As this capsule never materialised, [[Kup (WFC)|Sergeant Kup]] ended up being the first use of the mold.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Deluxe|''Prime'' Ironhide]] into the Generation 1 [[Turbomaster]] [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
*'''Protector Mode''' (プロテクターモード ''Purotekutā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Iro, O.P., R.A.
: Seen on his box-back photo, this mode is simply Ironhide holding the [[Burst Cannon]] Combo Weapon, continuing the trend of barely trying with the Arms Up Modes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (铁皮, China, "Iron Hide")

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

File:Ironhide RID mobile game.jpg

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==Summary==
[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] on the character selection screen for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise]] mobile game. Since the character is still locked there is a lock icon overlayed on top.

Screenshot taken circa 2017

==Licensing==
{{RID2015Gamecap}}

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[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] on the character selection screen for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise]] mobile game. Since the character is still locked there is a lock icon overlayed on top.

Screenshot taken circa 2017

{{RID2015Gamecap}}

Energon mutation

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[[File:ANewCarForCharlie-deletedscene.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]

[[Energon]] is an incredibly potent fuel source and the lifeblood of the [[Transformer]] race, but few know of its greatest secret--enough energon, or even a sufficiently strong dose of its [[Energon radiation|unique radiation]] can, under the correct conditions, instantly [[reformatting|reformat]] ordinary objects into living Transformers, sometimes known as '''energon mutations''' or '''AllSpark mutations'''. Usually, it takes a great deal of energon to accomplish such a feat, and as a result this phenomenon requires exceptionally powerful energon sources, such as that contained within the life-giving [[AllSpark]]. However, sufficient quantities of mundane energon can, under the correct circumstances, also create life.

Transformers created in this method vary wildly. Some spring to life as fully cogent, sapient lifeforms no different from any other Transformer; others are little more than feral animals, and still others straddle the line between these two extremes. Perhaps owing to their unusual origins, many appear to lack [[spark]]s entirely. Perhaps due to their relative youth, many display a rebellious, independent streak by holding themselves apart from Autobots and Decepticons alike, and a surprisingly large number of mutations display a propensity for juvenile mischief.

{{bigquote|When energon struck a mall nearby, we became more than meets the eye.|''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]'' theme song}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''Beast Wars II'' manga====
[[File:BeastWarsNeoBegin-AngolmoisExposure.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
An [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsule from Nemesis travelled back in time and fell on a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]]. The "Divine Stone" evolved the native animals, gifting them with the ability to speak and even weapons such as missiles. While marooned on this remote world, [[Lio Convoy]] encountered a friendly woolly mammoth named [[Big Convoy|Big]], and a gang of prehistoric reptiles led by an unfriendly ''Giganotosaurus''. When Big and his rivals came into conflict over a crashed [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] capsule, the energies unleashed by its destruction merged the ''Giganotosaurus'' and some of his followers together into the mighty [[Magmatron]], and turned the rest of them into [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] soldiers. Additionally, the power of Lio Convoy's [[Energon Matrix]] spontaneously transformed the mammoth into "Big Convoy". {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}

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===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Mountaindewrobot.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While experimenting on the [[AllSpark]], [[Sector Seven]]'s research team learned how to channel and harness its life-giving radiation and turn ordinary human machines into Cybertronians—unlike the fully-sentient Autobots and Decepticons, however, these creatures were violent, feral beings who mindlessly attacked anything in their immediate vicinity. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] planned to used the AllSpark to bring all of Earth's machinery to life, then turn them into a new army of Decepticon conquerors. According to the unreliable testimony of agent [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Nokia]]-brand cell phones were particularly nasty compared to other electronic devices—indeed, one [[Nokia-bot|test subject]] manifested a tiny machine gun and attempted to break containment before Simmons terminated the creature with a powerful electric pulse.

Later, as [[Sam Witwicky]] fled from [[Decepticon]]s in [[Mission City]], he dropped the AllSpark cube and unleashed an uncontrolled energy pulse that brought three more machines to life: a [[Dispensor|soda machine]], an [[Xbox 360 robot|Xbox 360]], and a [[Steering wheel robot|steering wheel]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

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=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
[[File:Appliancebots.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

After the AllSpark's destruction, a small fragment got mixed up in the tattered t-shirt Sam had been wearing that day. Two years later, Sam found the fragment, but—shocked by its energies—dropped it. It burned through the floor of his bedroom, landed in the kitchen, and discharged a burst of energy which brought many of the electronic devices in the Witwicky kitchen to life. These "[[Appliancebot]]s" rampaged through the house and attempted to kill him and his family until [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] destroyed all of the mutations. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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====Titan movie comics====
[[File:UKmoviecomic7 allspark energy.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

AllSpark mutations contained solidified AllSpark energy in their chests that resemble small, red AllSpark cubes. After Megatron's defeat, the living machines animated by the AllSpark continued to run amok in [[Los Angeles]] until [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] began killing them and taking their energy to resurrect his dead comrades as mindless [[zombie]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

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====IDW movie comics====
[[File:Sector72 allspark mutations.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

In [[1913]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] discovered the [[AllSpark]] excavation site in the Colorado River basin and came into conflict with the men who would go on to found Sector Seven. His touch activated the AllSpark and unleashed a surge of energon that brought four nearby machines to life: a shotgun, a radio, a car, and the crane holding the AllSpark. While [[Roy Thompson]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells|Theodore Wells]] dispatched the radio and the gun, [[Herbert Hoover]] opened the water bypass from the nearby dam and destroyed the crane. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}} Only the [[Flathead|car]] escaped, and laid low for twenty years until a pair of criminals named [[Bonnie Parker]] and [[Clyde Barrow]] used it during their infamous crime spree. When Sector Seven finally caught up with the rogue machine, [[Margaret Simmons]] destroyed it using an experimental electrical weapon. {{storylink|Together}}

A century later, while mopping up after the battle of [[Mission City]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]], [[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Epps]] and a few other soldiers tracked down and destroyed the remaining AllSpark mutations. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} That same year, an AllSpark fragment brought a group of [[Landmine (Movie)|L.M.-1]] drones to life, but they were quickly destroyed by [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], who'd been revived with the same fragment of AllSpark energy. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

Approximately one year later, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] broke into [[Guantanamo Bay]] and stole the remains of the Appliancebots. He got as far as [[Florida]] but was knocked offline by an explosion at [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}} The mutations lay scattered around Ravage at the bottom of a tank until a team sent by the [[Initiative]], Ravage's new enigmatic masters, arrived and began draining the residual AllSpark energy from them. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} Ravage was later revived by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], but the Appliancebots were left nonfunctional. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Initiative leader [[Carter Newell]] used a neural conduit to beam this AllSpark energy across the country, and remotely animated a paper shredder, an air conditioning unit, a copy machine, and a coffee maker to assassinate the other board members of Project: Nefarious. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} {{Storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

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====Toy bios====
During the battle of Mission City, the AllSpark brought a number of other machines to life, including [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], {{storylink|#FinalStand|Final Stand toy bio}}, [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]], {{storylink|Jolt (Movie)#Toys|Jolt toy bio}}, and [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Landmine#Transformers (2007)|Landmine toy bio}}

When uncontrolled AllSpark energy came into contact with household electronics like cell phones, cameras, and video game controllers, the [[Real Gear Robot]]s were born. <ref>Real Gear Robots [[packaging]] blurb</ref>

===''Animated''===
[[File:GarbageInGarbageOut-WreckGarcreation.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
The AllSpark's unique energies can affect ordinary Earth machines in strange and unpredictable ways, including, in rare instances, the spontaneous creation of a full-fledged Cybertronian lifeform. The first known instance of this phenomenon occurred during a battle against malfunctioning animatronic [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]; although the Autobots didn't know it at the time, the combination of an [[electromagnetic pulse]] and the energies of [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]’s [[AllSpark Key]] turned the mindless animatronics into sentient, if dimwitted, "[[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s" with the ability to transform. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

Some months later, a battle between the Autobots and a newly-revived [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] resulted in the destruction of the AllSpark's physical form and scattered numerous AllSpark fragments throughout [[Detroit]] and the surrounding area. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} Although vast majority of these shards simply amplified or interfered with [[human]] technology, a few fragments had a more interesting effect on vehicles and other inanimate objects: two AllSpark fragments created the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicon]]s [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] from a pair of construction vehicles, {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}} while another fragment turned a heap of junk into the eccentric [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} Later still, a discarded AllSpark fragment somehow combined a forklift with an abandoned [[Headmaster unit]] and formed [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

The AllSpark mutation [[Strain-R]] transformed into a colander. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

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===Aligned continuity family===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:DarkEnergonbug.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Exposure to [[Dark Energon]] turned one of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]'s discarded medical tools into an aggressive, insect-like mechanoid. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]], a hyper-intelligent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] used the Dark Energon in Unicron's head to grant life to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, a feat that should have been thousands of years ahead of its time. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23}} While some 'bots owed their existence to poisonous, chaotic energy sources like Dark Energon and [[Angolmois Energy]], [[Vector Prime]] held that it was not the ''origins'' of a spark that determined its future alignment; in his view, all sparks, regardless of their origins, held the capacity for both good and evil. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 23/07/2015}}

===''BotBots''===
====''Botbots Mad Libs''====
A glowing cloud of energon mist brought the BotBots to life. {{storylink|The Beginning of BotBots}}

====''BotBots'' cartoon====
[[File:LoneBotAndCarb-energonmist.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

A mysterious cloud of energon mist descended upon an ordinary [[human]] shopping mall and turned the food and inanimate objects inside into mischievous "BotBots". While most of the newly-activated BotBots quickly got the hang of their new forms and divided themselves into small subgroups based on the nature of their [[alternate mode]]s, four random objects left behind in the mall's lost and found room became the "[[Lost Bots]]", a group of misfits largely unaware of the wider mall beyond the four walls of the lost and found. Because her unique bonsai tree form distinguished her from the other BotBots who inhabited the mall, [[Bonz-Eye]] was unsure if any group would accept her at all. {{storylink|Lone Bot and Carb}}

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==Commercial appearances==
===Official Digital Commercial===
[[File:BotBotscommercial-energonmist.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
A mysterious cloud of energon brought the BotBots to life, who caused havoc moments after they first activated. {{storylink|Commercial#Official Digital Commercial|Official Digital Commercial}}

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==Notes==
* The term "AllSpark Mutations" comes from [[Alliance issue 1|''Alliance'' #1]].
* Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] has offered some potential explanations for the evil nature of on-screen AllSpark Mutations both at [[BotCon 2007]] and on the official movie forum:
** "Prime intended to use the AllSpark to repower Cybertron as it was intended. Megatron wants to abuse it by creating Transformers directly, which makes souless{{sic}}, primal Transformers."<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384935&postcount=29 Orci and Kurtzman Questions: Post movie (#29)]</ref>
** "It is meant to power Cybertron, not adapt human technology. Also, since all earth's tech is reverse engineered from Megatron, maybe that affects the outcome, too."<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387031&postcount=170 Orci and Kurtzman Questions: Post movie (#170)]</ref>
* A final explanation can be taken from a mission in ''[[Transformers The Game|Transformers: Autobots]]''. When the Autobots attempt to retrieve the AllSpark, it produces drones from the local machinery to defend itself. As such, the AllSpark-created Transformers may have been feral as a survival mechanism.
* None of the AllSpark Mutations that appeared in the movie were in the leaked script except for the [[Xbox 360 robot]]. In the film, the Xbox robot is joined by [[Nokia-bot|a Nokia phone]], [[Dispensor|a Mountain Dew vending machine]], and [[Steering wheel robot|a steering wheel]], but in the script, it is instead joined by an [[iPod AllSpark mutation|iPod]], devices in a truck, and [[Flatscreen TV AllSpark mutation|plasma televisions]].
* ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' originally featured a scene where the Autobot inadvertently brought the electronics in [[Charlie Watson|Charlie]]'s house to life, necessitating a slapstick fight sequence in which Bumblebee, Charlie, and [[Memo]] had to unplug the hostile Transformers to deactivate them. This scene was cut ''very'' late in production, enough so that a version of it would find its way into both the junior novel and [[A New Car for Charlie|Junior Reader adaptations]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Energon mutations]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon subgroups]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen subgroups]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]

High Guard

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{{disambig2|the warriors led by Starscream|the Autobot military team|Elite Guard}}
[[File:TFoneStarscreamSoundwaveShockwaveInterrogation.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]

The '''High Guard''' were once the most legendary warriors in all of Cybertron, but now they live in hiding under the leadership of [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]], fighting a guerilla war against the false Prime, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]]. Maybe one day they'll become something [[Decepticon|greater]].
{{bigquote|High Guard, eject!|Soundwave|''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''}}
==Members==
*[[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] (leader)
*[[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]]
*[[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (One)|Skywarp]]
*[[Dirge (One)|Dirge]]
*[[Ramjet (One)|Ramjet]]
*[[Thrust (One)|Thrust]]
*[[Slipstream (One)|Slipstream]]
*[[Redwing (One)|Redwing]]

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{spoiler|Transformers One (film)|October 20, 2024}}
After witnessing Sentinel Prime's betrayal of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], the High Guard went into hiding on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s surface, taking refuge in a crashed Quintesson ship. Under the leadership of Starscream, the Guard continued to fight from the shadows to sabotage Sentinel. They eventually caught [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] tresspassing and, believing them to be spies, brought them before Starscream for interrogation. D-16 remained defiant and fought Starscream, defeating him and seizing control of the Guard.

Before they could launch an attack on Sentinel, his enforcer, [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]], found and destroyed their base. Taking D-16, B-127, Starscream, and several other Guard members prisoner, Airachnid took them to Sentinel's tower where the false Prime commended them for their ability to stay hidden from him for so long. Though Sentinel declared all the prisoners would receive a public execution, a siege led by Orion and Elita freed them all. In the ensuing battle, the Guard fought against Sentinel's legion of Death Trackers until D-16 managed to defeat Sentinel, tearing him in half.

To the cheers of the Guard, D-16 vowed to lead them into the future, a future where they would no longer be deceived. Renaming himself "Megatron", D-16 commanded the Guard to destroy [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Their rampage was halted by Orion, who had been upgraded into Optimus Prime by the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Optimus defeated Megatron and banished him and the Guard from Iacon. Swearing revenge, Megatron dubbed his new followers [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

==Notes==

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Garde d'Élite''' (Europe, "Elite Guard")

==See also==
*[[Elite Guard]]

[[Category:One subgroups]]

Transformation cog (biology)

2024-10-12T01:05:20Z

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[[File:Transformation cog.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hut hut hike!]]

A '''transformation cog''', also referred to as a '''transforming cog''', '''transition cog''', '''conversion cog''', '''T-cog''', or '''morphcore''', is a component important to a [[Transformer]]'s [[transformation]] and sometimes [[scanning]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Metroplex's cog was damaged in 2005 during the [[Decepticon]] [[Battle of Autobot City|siege]] of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], which explains why he did not transform to robot mode during the battle. [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] built a replacement cog and entrusted its delivery from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Autobot City on [[Earth]] to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

After numerous setbacks, the cog was delivered just in time. As the city was under siege once again, [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] quickly installed it, allowing Metroplex to fight off Trypticon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] required Trypticon's cog as part of his scheme to use [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as his new body. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole Metroplex's cog, causing the Autobots to retaliate by stealing Trypticon's. Both factions hit upon the idea of using the captured cogs on their respective city warriors, an idea that was only partially successful. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While speeding to defend the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] thieves, [[Nitrostreak]] was shot in the hood by [[Dinobot (BW)|one of the criminals]], damaging his transformation cog. As he was also flipped on his roof by the blast, he was well and truly incapacitated for the moment. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
Together with the [[spark]] and the [[brain module]], the transformation cog (also known as the "morphcore") was part of the "[[Rossum's Trinity]]" principle of Cybertronian biology. Enough damage to one of the three would cause the other two to shut down, killing the Transformer in question. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} By spinning the transformation cog just right and shutting down all safety valves, a Cybertronian could achieve instantaneous transformation, but doing this repeatedly would result in the cog breaking beyond repair. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

A sudden impact to the [[neural cluster]] could trigger the transformation cog in what was known as an involuntary mode spasm. {{storylink|Little Victories}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

Cybertronian mythology held the belief that, after the [[God War]], [[Mortilus]] had reduced [[Adaptus]] to the first transformation cog, with the deity allowing future generations of Cybertronians to use him as a template for the organ. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}}

[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] broke his legs, internal clock and transformation cog from falling through the [[Mitteous Plateau]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

To "reject" Adaptus, the [[Militant Monoform Movement]] surgically removed their transformation cogs. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] found his colleague [[Springarm]] dead, his transformation cog was "still warm", allowing Orion to transform the dead body into its alternate mode. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s transformation cog was shattered during the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], leaving him stuck in gun mode for a whole two years. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

[[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] was forced to make a deal with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to harvest [[Delphi]]'s patients of their transformation cogs in return for the facility's safety. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

The [[Aequitas]] trials included morphcore harvests by renegade [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] and [[Snare]] took part in torturing prisoners via morphcore stimulation, which caused spasms of form-shifting against the victim's will. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}} As the [[Wreckers]] got more and more brutal, they sometimes applied [[inhibitor claw]]s to prisoners with such force that they punctured their morphcores. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

When his unit was ambushed by Decepticons, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] was injured and couldn't transform due to a damaged transition cog. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] created an experimental weapon to override a Transformer's primary transformation cog and lock them in their alternate mode. [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] used it on [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] during a battle, [[transformation paralysis|forcing him to remain]] in his cassette deck mode for 25 years. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

In protest of the Autobot "occupation" of a peaceful Cybertron, a [[NAIL]] transformed repeatedly for weeks until his transformation cog wore out and he died. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

Upon his integration of [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]'s corpse into its body, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] was able to access the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s transformation cog and gain a robot mode. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} {{storylink|Road's End}}

;The Functionist Universe
In protest of the [[Functionist Council]]'s tyrannical rule of Cybertron, a [[female protester]] removed her t-cog, set it on fire, and threw it at a [[Functionary]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====''Of Masters and Mayhem''====
[[Punch (G1)|Punch]] possessed a one-in-a-trillion t-cog, one that allowed him to assume a second robot mode. {{storylink|The Truth We Make}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
The original Transformation Cog was one of the fourteen [[Artifacts of the Primes]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

In the era prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]'s slice thieves harvested transformation cogs to sell on the galactic black market. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

====''Last Bot Standing''====
When [[Riotgear (G1)|Riotgear]] was low on [[biofuel]], he required [[Override (BWU)|Override]] to give him a good kick in the cog to get him into robot mode. Though she felt that they weren't close enough for her to keep doing it. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

====''Transformers Roleplaying Game''====
A Transformer's transformation cog controls the transformation from robot to alternate form and vice versa. Damage to the transformation cog can cause a Cybertronian to become stuck in one form, and some Transformers may have their cogs surgically removed. Young Transformers without an alternate mode may choose to have their T-cog imprint on a suitable form. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

Transformation cogs can be modified from a basic "N-state" configuration into a "C-state", which allows a Cybertronian to shift between robot, alternate mode, and [[combiner]] component. Thus, while all Transformers possess the ''potential'' for combination, few will ever actually go on to become a combiner component. This universal potentiality dates back to the very earliest Cybertronians; indeed, Cybertronian historical records document a number of early precursors to the modern [[binary bonding]] process, which date back to at least the [[Battle of Aegiax]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
The very first Transformation Cog belonged to [[Amalgamous Prime]]. The artifact allowed its holder to take any shape or form its wielder desired. It would eventually become the template for the simplified T-cogs incorporated into the physiologies of all Cybertronians. When the first Cybertronians emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] decided not to inform the Cybertronian race about their ability to transform.

When the first [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Cybertron, they brought with them the "gift" of transformation; they secretly reactivated the dormant organ inside Cybertronians but claimed that Quintesson technology was responsible for this ability. Toward the end of the Quintesson reign of Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] and his friend [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] kidnapped the newly born [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] from the Well; with the help of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Cogwheel]] they learned that T-cogs didn't require Quintesson interference to function properly. This revelation led to the beginnings of the rebellion that brought the [[Age of Wrath]] to an end.

After Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] and her displaced fleet of [[Neutronia]]n refugees discovered Amalgamous's original Transformation Cog orbiting a black hole. The refugees brought the artifact aboard the ship, but the mysterious energies the Transformation Cog emitted had the unexpected side effect of altering the crew, granting them advanced shapeshifting abilities and the power to combine with one another into an infinite amount of forms. Even so, Mercury and her new [[Mutacon]]s set out to find Amalgamous Prime, hoping that he could undo the change before the Mutacons permanently merged into a single being. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Transformers: War for Cybertron''====
In order to prevent Iacon's destruction at the hands of [[Trypticon (WFC)|the battle station Trypticon]], [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] proposed that his team blast Trypticon's conversion cog, forcing him back into robot mode and hopefully ending the chaos. The cog was blasted to bits and Trypticon was unable to maintain his station mode. Unfortunately, this had the slightly troublesome effect of dumping a heavily armed, very angry giant Decepticon onto Cybertron instead. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

{{Note|In addition, when a player's health is completely depleted in a co-operative or online mode of gameplay, the Transformer being controlled will fall to the ground and begin a countdown to going offline. While the countdown is in process, it can be seen that a notice on the side of the screen reads "TRANS-COG: OFFLINE" and the game does not allow the player to transform during the countdown. This implies that heavy damage to a Transformer can disable their conversion cog.}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Starscream threatens T-cog.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Look at your T-cog, now back to me...]]
T-cogs are bio-mechanisms that enable Transformers to scan [[alternate mode]]s, transform, and operate integrated weapon systems. Transformer organs such as these are beyond [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]'s ability to construct.

Requiring a part for the robot they were building, [[MECH]] ambushed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and stole his T-cog. Unfortunately when they attempted to install it into their robot, it failed to work, as it required [[energon]] to function properly. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

It worked better once they got some energon, but it was badly damaged when Bumblebee attempted to take it back. Despite the damage, Ratchet was able to repair it enough that Bumblebee regained the ability to transform. To make up for their loss, MECH stole [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s T-cog instead. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

Now armed with greater knowledge about Cybertronian biology and Starscream's T-cog, MECH was able to create [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] before Optimus defeated it {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} and the US military confiscated it. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}}

Starscream later tried to install a T-cog he took from his [[Starscream clone (Prime)|clone]] aboard the ''[[Harbinger]]'' but was interrupted. {{storylink|Triangulation}} [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] later performed the operation to restore his T-cog to him. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
When [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] was explaining [[alternate mode]]s to [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], she explained the transformation cog to him. Though she warned him not to mention the cog to [[G.H.O.S.T.]] {{storylink|Outtakes}}
{{-}}

===''One'' film===
{{spoiler|Transformers One (film)|October 20, 2024}}
After betraying the Primes and taking control of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] began removing the transformation cogs from newborn Cybertronians before they went online, robbing them of their ability to transform and relegating them to worthless positions mining Energon in order to pay off his debts to the [[Quintesson]]s. After rediscovering [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron's surface, [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] had the transformation cogs of the fallen Primes implanted in them by the ancient warrior, restoring to them their innate transformation abilities. After confronting Sentinel on his betrayal, D-16 learned that Sentinel had taken [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]'s cog for himself. Upon the tyrant's defeat, D-16 claimed Megatronus's cog, further enhancing his power and completing his transformation into Megatron. After Orion Pax had been granted the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become Optimus Prime, energon began to freely flow across Cybertron, restoring the miners' transformation cogs. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

==Toys==
===''One''===
[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Airachnid''' (1-Step Cog Changer, [[2024]])
*'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (1-Step Cog Changer, 2024)
*'''Wheeljack''' (1-Step Cog Changer, 2024)
*'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (1-Step Cog Changer, 2024)
*'''Megatron/D-16''' (1-Step Cog Changer, 2024)
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (1-Step Cog Changer, 2024)
:All ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|One]]'' 1-Step Cog Changers feature a slider in their torsos that reveals the namesake cog in their chest. After the cog panel clicks into place, it cannot be slid back down. Pushing the cog activates the spring-loaded transformation into the toy's alternate mode and hides the cog.
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*'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (Prime Changer, 2024)
:''One'' Prime Changer B-127 features a painted cog on his chest underneath a removable panel. The cog is a separate part that was glued on.
{{-}}

*'''Power Flip Optimus Prime''' (2024)
:Upon transforming ''One'' Power Flip Optimus Prime from his Orion Pax mode into his Optimus Prime mode, the cog (called the "cog of conversion" by the toy's [[soundbox]]) flips onto his chest, over a blue [[Light-emitting diode|LED]]. Ironically, in fiction, it is the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that turns Orion in Optimus, not the cog.
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==Merchandise==
===Yolopark===
*'''B-127 Cog-less Mode''' (AMK Series, 2024)
*'''D-16 Cog-less Mode''' (AMK Series, 2024)
*'''Elita-1 Cog-less Mode''' (AMK Series, 2024)
*'''Orion Pax Cog-less Mode''' (AMK Series, 2024)
:Each [[Yolopark]] ''One'' Cog-less Mode model kit comes with an unpainted cog accessory.
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==Notes==
*In Generation 1-related fiction, damage to a transformation cog traps the Transformer in whatever mode they happen to be in (most often this is their alternate mode). In the [[Aligned continuity family]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War For Cybertron]]'', the destruction of his conversion cog instead forces Trypticon into robot mode.
* "Morphcore" was the term used in [[James Roberts]]' fan-novel ''Eugenesis'' for the piece of anatomy that controlled transformation; unlike a transformation cog, it was depicted as a cluster of nerves connected to the Cybertronian's brain. Between ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' and ''More than Meets the Eye'', Roberts was asked to stop using the word in favour of "transformation cog",<ref>{{citesocial|quote=They’re the same. Between LSOTW and MTMTE, I was asked to stop using the former term.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1028725238111129600|name=jroberts332|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=8|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref> presumably for brand synergy reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Transform cog''' (トランスフォーム・コグ ''toransufōmu kogu''), '''henkei cog''' (変形コグ)
*''French:'' '''Noyau de transformation''' (Europe, "Transformation core", Generation 1 cartoon), '''Rouage de transformation''' (Canada, "Transformation cog", Generation 1 cartoon), '''Cog de transformation''' (Europe, "Transformation cog", ''One'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''T-mag''' ("T-core", ''Prime'' cartoon)
*''Italian:'' '''Ruota trasformatrice''' ("Transforming wheel", Generation 1)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Transformation paralysis]]
*[[Mode lock]]
*[[Suppressor (device)]]
*[[Transfixatron]]
*[[Transformation Lock Lens]]
*[[Transformation virus]]

[[Category:Beast Wars Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Talk:Sentinel Prime (One)

2024-10-04T23:48:56Z

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==Name==
Should we call the page Sentinel Prime or just Sentinel? Being a false Prime and all. [[User:Liliesrobots|Liliesrobots]] ([[User talk:Liliesrobots|talk]]) 14:48, 22 September 2024 (EDT)
:It's "Sentinel Prime" on all the toy boxes and marketing. It stays where it is. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:17, 22 September 2024 (EDT)
::In addition, he's called "Sentinel Prime" for most of the movie, and it's better for the article title to be in line with the other Sentinel's imo. [[User:PublicCrown|PublicCrown]] ([[User talk:PublicCrown|talk]]) 15:22, 22 September 2024 (EDT)

==Replacement of a Thirteenth Prime==
So in the "official" history of Cybertron, Sentinel still says there were Thirteen primes and that he was the last surviving of their comrades. However, all 13 primes have been named and accounted for, meaning Sentinel would have had to erase one of the Prime's names from history to replace it with his own. Is it ever stated which Prime this was? My guess is Zeta (due to that being a stand-in for the 13th Prime), but from what I remember Zeta is shown with the matrix in the revised history records. Can anyone provide any details on who it could be if Sentinel replaced a Prime? Or is this just an oversight? [[User:CBT|CBT]] ([[User talk:CBT|talk]]) 14:18, 4 October 2024 (EDT)
:There is no oversight. Sentinel was an assistant of sorts to the thirteen Primes, not a proper member of their number. He wanted power for himself and falsely assumed the title of Prime after betraying the real ones in his failed attempt to take the Matrix for himself. His claims to the general public of Iacon City were falsehoods meant to make everyone think he was named their successor. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 15:37, 4 October 2024 (EDT)
::I know all that lol, my question was that since Sentinel still kept all the Primes in the records and only added himself to the list, was there a Prime he had "erased" from the records so as to replace their name with his own and preserve the "Thirteen" number. No matter, I found the answer on the movie page:
:''The Thirteen are not actually referred to as the "Thirteen", but rather the Primes or the "Council of Elders", a term that originated in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. This is likely because it would contradict Sentinel's narrative painting himself as a fourteenth Prime. Notably, none of the archives or displays of the Thirteen include Sentinel."''
::Should we add this to the page as well to clarify things? [[User:CBT|CBT]] ([[User talk:CBT|talk]]) 18:20, 4 October 2024 (EDT)
:::That doesn't seem necessary. This page already says Sentinel wasn't a Prime and started calling himself one, and it doesn't say there are 13 primes. There's nothing to change. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:23, 4 October 2024 (EDT)
::::Oh I see now, the primes are only ever referred to as "the Primes" or "Council of Elders", so while there ''are'' 13 of them the "Thirteen" isn't said as a title for the group in the movie. Thank you for explaining [[User:CBT|CBT]] ([[User talk:CBT|talk]]) 19:48, 4 October 2024 (EDT)

Talk:Sentinel Prime (One)

2024-10-04T22:20:27Z

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Talk:Sentinel Prime (One)

2024-10-04T18:18:38Z

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Seismic-shock warhead

2024-06-03T23:27:35Z

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[[Image:Aftershock seismic-shock warhead near-explode.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Matrix.]]
'''Seismic-shock warheads''' are [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] weapons. One single warhead has the power to blow up an entire planet.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic===
During the [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|war]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] was captured by the [[Decepticon]]s and forced to build seismic-shock warheads for them. He did, but when the warhead designs were verified, the Decepticons left Ironhide alone to design and implement the bunker casements. It was through that that he could retake the Decepticons' advantage. He equipped each doomsday bunker with an echo cavity, a [[tritanium]]-lined resonant space that would redirect the shockwaves to pulverize the warhead on a subatomic level; if the warheads were ever to be activated, they would simply destroy themselves.

The bunkers were code-locked for sound, and only a specific combination of tones could grant access to the warheads. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had the warheads installed in and around key extraction points, so that if the war failed to go his way he could initiate Cybertron's destruction while getting himself and his troops away to set up base on another planet. This contingency was never carried out, and the warheads remained where they were placed.

Ten years after the war, Ironhide was temporarily forced back into servitude by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] to help excavate one of the doomsday bunkers to obtain a warhead for [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. Ironhide led him to a spaceport nearby where one of them was stored and uncovered it with the appropriate tonal key. As this happened, Tidal Wave revealed that Scorponok intended to blow up [[Earth]] to get to its [[Energon]]. Ironhide faked compliance to remove the warhead from the rest of the structure but instead activated the warhead, declaring to Tidal Wave he'd rather blow up Cybertron than be responsible for the deaths of innocents. Tidal Wave in return declared him an idiot and left quickly through a portal. At that point, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] appeared and Ironhide explained to him about the failsafe he'd implemented ages ago.

Some time later, Ironhide relayed the entire story to both Jetfire and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. When they asked him why he didn't return sooner to destroy the warheads if he had designed them to be harmless, Ironhide admitted he felt ashamed of cooperating with the Decepticons and that he feared his [[Autobot]] colleagues wouldn't trust him anymore if they knew. To that, he added he realized now that secrecy wouldn't do any good and that he would no longer hide from the consequences of his deeds. Jetfire commended him for this. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RiD2015 - The Golden Knight - Seismic-shock warhead (inactive).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.]]
Considered one of the most dangerous Decepticon weapons ever created, according to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] a seismic-shock warhead would "hammer to a planet's core" before detonating and "cracking the planet in half".

[[Flamesnort]] was assigned to Earth by the Decepticons to guard a seismic-shock warhead hidden within an isle offshore of [[United Kingdom|England]]. When Bumblebee and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] arrived on the island, his attempts to fight them were hampered by his extreme old age and Energon deprivation, and, faced with Bumblebee's tale of an Autobot invasion fleet being two days away, chose to execute "Plan Omega" - the detonation of the warhead, to deny the island (and the planet) to the evil Autobots. The two Autobots actually present arrived in his base just as the warhead powered up, but Bumblebee was able to distract Flamesnort from his control console long enough for Fixit to remove the weapon's ignition key before the warhead could detonate and destroy Earth. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}}

==See also==
*[[Planet Buster]]
*[[Planet Smasher]]
*[[Reversion device]]

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising weapons]]
[[Category:Energon franchise weapons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) weapons]]

Mob Control

2024-05-07T21:21:05Z

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|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
|platforms=iOS, Android
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'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and ended on 6pm EST on April 14, 2024.<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> It has one arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue".

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==Synopsis==
Groups of a species known as Mobosapiens (often shortened to mobs) live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You would then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Voting ended on April 21 with 72% of players voting for the "Leave it! We can use it!" option and 28% voting for the "Destroy energon!" option. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 blueprints to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''
** 100 from ''Spring Season 2'' Pass (free version): 50 (45) + 50 (50)
** Various amounts from booster packs


==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://mob-control.fandom.com/wiki/Mob_Control_Wiki ''Mob Control'' wiki]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2024-05-07T21:18:02Z

CBT: /* Transformers content */

{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
|platforms=iOS, Android
|rating=
}}

'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and will end on 6pm EST on April 15, 2024.<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> It has one arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue".

{{TOCclear}}

==Synopsis==
Groups of mobs live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You will then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 blueprints to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''
** 100 from ''Spring Season 2'' Pass (free version): 50 (45) + 50 (50)
** Various amounts from booster packs


==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://mob-control.fandom.com/wiki/Mob_Control_Wiki ''Mob Control'' wiki]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2024-04-14T07:12:30Z

CBT: /* Transformers content */

{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
|platforms=iOS, Android
|rating=
}}

'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and will end on 6pm EST on April 15, 2024.<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> It has one arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue".

{{TOCclear}}

==Synopsis==
Groups of mobs live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You will then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill. It requires 1000 cards to unlock, which are obtained from:
** 200 from Free Pass: 50 (5) + 50 (9) + 50 (16) + 50 (20)
** 700 from Transformers Pass ($6.99): 100 (1) + 100 (3) + 100 (5) + 100 (11) + 100 (15) + 100 (19) + 100 (22)
** 235 from Tier 1 of ''Echoes From Cybertron''


==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://mob-control.fandom.com/wiki/Mob_Control_Wiki ''Mob Control'' wiki]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2024-04-14T06:55:55Z

CBT:

{{videogame
|title=''Mob Control''
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Voodoo
|publisher=QubicGames
|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
|platforms=iOS, Android
|rating=
}}

'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and will end on 6pm EST on April 15, 2024.<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref> It has one arena called "Ep1. Bumblebee to the Rescue".

{{TOCclear}}

==Synopsis==
Groups of mobs live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest of this… riveting story.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches, which multiply when combining with Cublocks. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). They join forces and attack the enemy mobs, but during one of their missions, Normie is captured. They later rescue him from enemy lines, and Normie informs them of the plans he found out during his captivity. The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons. Bee and his new friends take down its defense systems and then attack Death Tower, successfully destroying it. In the ruins, they accidentally touch a piece of modified Energon, sending out a hyper sound signal. Bee goes to inform his commander, Optimus Prime, while the Normies decide whether to keep or destroy the modified Energon.

==Cutscenes==
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:''' 😡👿👿
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, [[Optimus Prime]].
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You will then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon. Completing the boss level will reset the arena and upgrade you to the next tier.

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://mob-control.fandom.com/wiki/Mob_Control_Wiki ''Mob Control'' wiki]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2024-04-13T19:12:59Z

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|date=[[April 13]], [[2021]]
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'''''Mob Control''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed by voodoo.io and published by QubicGames in 2021. They partnered with Hasbro to include Transformers. Players can access the "Echoes from Cybertron" battle arenas with 6 levels of play, and 3 round boss-fights, using Energon obtained from firing at Decepticon caches. A battlepass called the Transformers Season started on March 12, 2024 and will end on 6pm EST on April 15, 2024.<ref name=MCxT>[https://tformers.com/mob-control-x-transformers-game-rolls-out-with-bumblebee/52224/news.html ''Mob Control x Transformers Game Rolls Out with Bumblebee!'']</ref>

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==Synopsis==
Groups of mobs live in fortresses made out of a material called Cublocks, the friendly ones are blue and the hostile ones are red, who raid each other to collect gold coins, cublock bricks, and other seasonal currencies. The regular-sized common mobs are called Normies, while the larger yellow ones are called Great Normies. This is about as deep as things get before the start of the Transformers campaign story, so don't worry about missing any essential exposition to understand the rest.

===Echoes from Cybertron===
Deposits of [[Energon]] arrive on the Mobs' planet, mostly contained in Decepticon caches. Bumblebee arrives and allies himself with the friendly mobs to contain it and prevent a Decepticon invasion, and communicates with Normie and Great Normie (aka "Big Normie" or "Biggy"). The enemy mobs plan to harness the Energon in a structure called Death Tower, which will likely send a signal to space that can be intercepted by the 'cons.

==Cutscenes==
Prelude:
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Energon|Object]] falling from the sky*
:'''Great Normie:''' What was that???
:'''Normie:''' …???
:'''Bumblebee:''' Greetings…whoever you are! No time to explain, a powerful energy source entered your world and is gonna cause big problems for all of us! We're gonna stop this! Follow me!
:'''Great Normie:''' Who? What??

Level 1:
:'''Great Normie:''' Where is this big strange yellow guy?
:'''Normie:''' You mean yourself?
:'''Great Normie:'''
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey little fellas. I didn't have time to present myself. My name is Bumblebee. I'm a Transformer from the distant planet Cybertron and member of the Autobots faction. This energy source that I mentioned, we call it Energon. We need to find a way to contain it before it becomes a bigger problem.
:'''Normie:''' Why we? You!
:'''Bumblebee:''' If you won't help me then Decepticons, powerful yet relentless Transformers, will invade your world to gather all the Energon and bring chaos to your land.
:'''Normie:''' …!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' We go then!

Level 2:
:'''Normie:''' That was nuts!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' Showed them who's the Big Yellow Boss!
:'''Normie:''' Where is Bumblebee?
:'''Great Normie:''' BUMBLEBEEEEE!!!
:'''Bumblebee:''' No need to scream. I'm here. I was exploring your world. It looks really beautiful yet very unusual.
:'''Normie:''' Hah! A big yellow robot says our world is unusual!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Cybertron is very different… So as we found out, Energon multiplies when colliding with your blue blocks. Say, what do you call them?
:'''Great Normie:''' Cublocks! Our main building material.
:'''Bumblebee:''' Right! We need to gather all of the already multiplied Energon and stop it from spreading. Time is ticking!
:'''Normie:''' Lead the way, Bee!

Level 3:
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey, Big Normie, why are the enemy mobs trying to hide the Energon from us?
:'''Great Normie:''' They think this Energon of yours will grant them power to defeat us. US! HA!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Energon won't grant them any powers. It can only bring unnecessary attention of Decepticons. And if, or better when, the Decepticons invade they won't make alliances with anyone. They will only conquer and rule! By the way, where is the little friend of yours?
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie? He was just behind me…
:'''Normie''' (from a distance): HEEELP!! BIGGY!!! BEE!!! THEY GOT ME!!!
:'''Great Normie:''' NORMIE!!! WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
:'''Bumblebee:''' You never leave your friend in trouble! Let's go!

Level 4:
:'''Great Normie:''' Normie! So good to have you back with us!
:'''Normie:''' Thanks for saving me, guys! They took me by surprise! I injured my little finger in a fight. If it weren't for that, I would show them all!
:'''Bumblebee:''' Hey Normie, we're just glad you're fine. Did you hear anything useful from the enemy mobs while you were captured?
:'''Normie:''' Actually, I did! They are planning to build some kind of big tower and charge it with Energon. They call it Death Tower! It actually reminds me of something…
:'''Bumblebee:''' Oh no! By Primus, if they manage to build a structure like this and power it with Energon they may accidentally send a signal to space! A signal that will certainly be intercepted by the Decepticons! And that would lead them right to your planet! If we let that happen an invasion will be inevitable!
:'''Great Normie:''' What are we waiting for then?! Let's kick their butts!

Level 5:
:'''Normie:''' The tower is straight ahead! What's the plan, Bee?
:'''Bumblebee:''' First we need to take down all their defense systems. Only then can we attack the tower!
:'''Great Normie:''' The tower looks big! Haven't seen something like that before!
:'''Normie:''' What do I hear? Are you scared Biggy?
:'''Great Normie:''' What!? Never! I will take this tower brick by brick!
:'''Bumblebee:''' We need to hurry. The signal from this tower becomes stronger with each second!

Boss level:
:'''Great Normie:''' Did we do it? Is it destroyed now?
:'''Normie:''' I think so. Bumblebee is checking on something in the ruins, though.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Energon falling from above*
:'''Great Normie:''' Hey! What is this doing here? Let me…
:'''Bumblebee:''' No Biggie! Don't touch it!!! That was modified Energon! Touching it triggered a hyper sound signal!
:'''Normie:''' Oh crap!
:'''Great Normie:''' I didn't know! How would I know that?!
:'''Bumblebee:''' It's not your fault! I should have taken better care of this Energon! Nonetheless, the signal was sent. I need to contact my commander, Optimus Prime.
:'''Normie:''' Hey! This last modified energon is still here! What are we gonna do with it?
:'''Great Normie:''' I say we destroy it! It has given us nothing but trouble!
You will then get an option to vote for keeping or destroying the energon.

==''Transformers'' content==
* A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] champion, which starts with 2000 health, 100 speed, a Conversion passive skill into his vehicle mode, and a Stinger Sword primary skill.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://mob-control.fandom.com/wiki/Mob_Control_Wiki ''Mob Control'' wiki]

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Mob Control

2024-04-13T08:00:29Z

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Magic: The Gathering

2024-04-02T19:21:45Z

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[[File:Magic the gathering logo.png|right]]
'''''Magic: The Gathering''''' is a trading card game created in [[1993]] by [[wikia:mtg:Richard Garfield|Richard Garfield,]] [https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74250 Ph.D] for [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Players take on the role of [[wikia:matg:Planeswalker|Planeswalker]]s, powerful beings who can travel the [[multiverse]] at will, and do battle with rivals by casting spells, manifesting [[magic]]al artifacts and enchantments, and summoning minions — and even other Planeswalkers — to do their bidding.

In 2017, Wizards of the Coast began experimenting with the concept of creating ''Magic'' cards depicting characters from outside the world of the game's story, beginning with a set of promo cards released at [[HasCon 2017]] based on other [[Hasbro]] properties.<ref>Okay, so TECHNICALLY they'd previously done so with the ''[[wikia:mtg:Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' expansion, based on a {{w|One Thousand and One Nights|classical work of literature}}, and ''[[wikia:mtg:Portal Three Kingdoms|Portal: Three Kingdoms]]'', based on {{w|Three Kingdoms|real-world Chinese history}} — but you know what we mean. Don't get us started on [[wikia:mtg:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]] either.''</ref> Starting in 2021, this became ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'', an expansive series of ''Magic'' cards based on other IP, including ''The Walking Dead'', ''Warhammer 40,000'', ''[[Fortnite]]'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. ''Universes Beyond'' cards have been made available through limited-time [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|online "drops"]], [[wikia:mtg:Preconstructed theme deck|pre-built decks]], and as pack-ins with existing [[wikia:mtg:Booster pack|booster packs]].

==Gameplay==
''Magic: The Gathering'' is a collectable card game in which players build decks of cards and use them to battle each other; the primary goal is to reduce the opponent's '''[[wikia:mtg:Life|life total]]''', which usually starts at 20 or 40 depending on the game format, to zero. Players will draw a random hand of seven cards from their libraries and play them to achieve victory, drawing new cards at a rate of one per turn.

===Mana and color===
[[File:MTG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Megatron's colors are '''red''' (aggression), '''white''' (order), and '''black''' (power). "[[:File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|Peace through tyranny]]", if you will.]]
Perhaps ''Magic: The Gathering''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> most iconic attribute is the '''[[wikia:mtg:Color|color wheel]]''', or "color pie". Magic cards are cast using '''[[wikia:mtg:Mana|mana]]''', which is divided into five colors, each representing a different philosophy and form of gameplay, while usually representing the values of the creatures in those colors.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:White|White]]''' (W) represents peace, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|morality]] and order (though [[Senate|not necessarily good]]). It lays down the law to restrict what its foes can do, and uses defensive tactics and creatures that work together to become stronger, while being able to destroy everything if needs be.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Blue|Blue]]''' (U) represents logic, caution, and deceit. It likes to make use of trickery and manipulation by drawing extra cards, countering opponents' spells, and evading enemy blockers.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Black|Black]]''' (B) represents power, death, and [[Starscream (G1)|self-interest]] (though not necessarily evil). It's willing to pay any price to win, liberally spending life and sacrificing minions to gain the advantage, as well as directly destroying enemy creatures.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Red|Red]]''' (R) represents emotion, freedom and destruction. It prefers immediate solutions to problems, using aggressive tactics and direct damage to deal with its foes, while having riskier ways to obtain new cards.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Green|Green]]''' (G) represents instinct, connection, and nature. It makes use of powerful creatures and effects that help them grow even stronger to trample enemies into submission, including increasing the amount of mana and resources it can use.
Each color has its own strengths and weaknesses, the latter of which can be mitigated by combining multiple colors into a single deck; however, the more colors that are used, the harder it is for a player to have the correct types and amount of mana to cast their spells, making for a tactical trade-off.

===''Magic'' cards===
[[File:MTG-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Arcee has the supertype '''legendary''', the types '''artifact''' and '''creature''', and the creature type '''Robot'''; her reverse face has the supertype '''legendary''', the type '''artifact''' and the artifact type '''Vehicle'''.]]
''Magic'' divides its cards into multiple different '''[[wikia:mtg:Card type|card types]]'''. '''[[wikia:mtg:Instant|Instant]]''' and '''[[wikia:mtg:Sorcery|sorcery]]''' cards are used to create one-time effects, while other cards, known as '''[[wikia:mtg:Permanent|permanents]]''', remain in play until they are removed. Permanent card types include '''[[wikia:mtg:Land|lands]]''', representing locations across ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> multiverse, which produce mana to cast other cards with and can be played at a rate of one per turn; '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact|artifacts]]''', representing magical or mundane objects, which can typically be activated to produce effects; '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment|enchantments]]''', representing lingering magical effects, which usually provide an ongoing effect to the game, and '''[[wikia:mtg:Creature|creatures]]''', which can be used to attack opponents and block incoming attacks. Each creature has a '''power''', representing the damage they can deal each turn, and a '''toughness''', representing the damage they can take each turn.

Permanent types can be combined, most notably in the form of '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact creature|artifact creatures]]''' (representing inorganic creatures and mechanical constructs) and '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment creature|enchantment creatures]]''' (representing inherently-magical creatures and spirits); these follow the rules for creatures, but can be affected by abilities and effects that target artifacts and enchantments, respectively.

Cards can also have '''[[wikia:mtg:Subtype|subtypes]]'''. Creature types can represent species (such as [[Human]], [[Zombie]] and [[Tlalakan (species)|Merfolk]]) or roles (such as [[Sideswipe (G1)|Warrior]], [[Hound (G1)|Scout]] and [[Mara-Al-Utha|Wizard]]). Other permanents can have subtypes that define mechanics of the cards; for instance, the artifact type '''[[wikia:mtg:Vehicle|Vehicle]]''' is used on cards that can become creatures under certain situations, typically when "crewed" by other creatures with a certain total power. '''[[wikia:mtg:Supertype|Supertypes]]''' can be applied to cards of any type; the most common is '''[[wikia:mtg:Legendary|Legendary]]''', which prevents players from controlling more than one permanent of that name, and allows them to be used as a "commander" in the popular "[[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]]" format.
While most cards have the same card back, unchanged since ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> debut in 1993, certain '''[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card|double-faced cards]]''' (DFCs) have two playable sides, often representing two states of the same creature or interlinked magical effects. Some of these cards can change which side is in use once they've already been played, via the '''[[wikia:mtg:Transform|Transform]]''' mechanic.

Lastly, there are '''[[wikia:mtg:Token|tokens]]''', representing permanents that aren't part of their owner's deck; instead, they are created by other cards. Tokens act the same way as other permanents, but if they are removed from the battlefield (such as being returned to their owner's hand or sent to the [[wikia:mtg:Graveyard|graveyard]]), they cease to exist.
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==''Magic'' and ''Transformers''==
===[[HasCon 2017]]===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Me Grimlock tribal commander!]]
The first ''Transformers''-themed ''Magic'' card was a double-faced [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] card included in the [[HasCon 2017]] ''Magic'' promo set, along with fellow [[Hasbro]]-themed cards "{{w|Nerf|Nerf War}}" and "{{w|Dungeons and Dragons|Sword of Dungeons and Dragons}}". As a [[wikia:mtg:Acorn|silver-bordered card]], Grimlock is not legal in officially-sanctioned events and formats but is fine for casual play, and as such gets a bit silly with its rules; "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader" can become "Grimlock, Ferocious King" by "[[Transformation|converting]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to its other mode". Both sides of Grimlock are Legendary Artifact Creatures, with the front face using the newly-introduced "Autobot" creature type, and the back using the pre-existing "Dinosaur" creature type.

Notably, Grimlock "becomes" his other form rather than using the existing "[[wikia:mtg:Transform|transform]]" keyword, per [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|ongoing Hasbro efforts]] to protect their [[trademark]].

* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King]] (Red/Green/White)
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===Heroes of the Realm===
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=2|"Autobots, turn permanent to other face and tap out!"]]
Part of the 2018 ''[[wikia:mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects or teams,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

Uniquely, Optimus Prime uses the "[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card#Triple-faced ards|triple-faced card]]" technology used for [[combiner]]s and [[Triple Changer|triple changers]] in the ''Transformers Trading Card Game'', taking the form of a double-sized card folded in half. While his front face is a ''Magic'' card, his back face and oversized, "unbelievably shiny" third face are ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' cards, allowing him to be used in both games. Rather than a normal ''Magic'' type line, Optimus's ''Magic'' face refers to him as "Autobot Character - Bot Mode", a reference to how cards are designated in the ''Transformers Trading Card Game''; however, [[Drew Nolosco]], Global Brand Manager for the Transformers Trading Card Game, clarified that he is indeed a legendary creature.<ref name="heroes">[https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/e5ovx5/comment/f9ladsy/ Comment by u/Wizards_Drew] on [https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/ r/magicTCG] on Reddit</ref>

Because of his unique printing, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" doesn't function as a double-faced card; instead, his [[alternate mode]] is represented by the ability to temporarily change subtype to "Construct" and gain increased power and toughness, while [[Roll out|granting other creatures]] the "[[wikia:mtg:Trample|trample]]" ability. However, he also has the ability to "Turn target permanent you control to its other face"...though he isn't able to use that ability on ''himself''.<ref name="heroes"/>

As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any real format;<ref>[https://twitter.com/sheldonmenery/status/1203371614668296194 Outside of a unlisted rule for the Commander format that the original recipient of a ''Heroes of the Realm'' card is allowed to use it.]</ref> the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played<ref name="heroes"/><ref>{{citesocial|quote=There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read.|link=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the|name=Mark Rosewater|site=Tumblr|year=2019|month=12|day=07|(defunct=)}}</ref>, and similar to "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", actually using this card means players must agree on any rule intricacies they come upon themselves.

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader]] (Red/White)
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===Universes Beyond: Transformers===
[[File:MTG-Goldbug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ironically, not actually a [[wikia:mtg:Scout|Scout]]. Or an [[wikia:mtg:Ally|Ally]], for that matter.]]
Announced at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] as part of the dedicated ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' series of cards that brings other IPs into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' (expansion code BOT) is the first ''Universes Beyond'' set to be available in booster packs for a premier ''Magic'' set; ''Transformers'' cards are have a roughly 12% chance of being found in packs of ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' cards. Unlike previous ''Transformers''-themed cards, the ''Universes Beyond'' cards are legal for play in the [[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]], [[wikia:mtg:Legacy|Legacy]], and [[wikia:mtg:Vintage|Vintage]] formats.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/transformers-arrives-brothers-war-2022-10-06 TRANSFORMERS Arrives with The Brothers' War | MAGIC: THE GATHERING]</ref>

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' consists of fifteen double-faced cards, each of which is a Legendary Artifact Creature on the front and a Legendary Artifact with the Vehicle subtype on the back (with the exception of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who lack the Vehicle artifact type for [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|obvious reasons]]). It also includes two Artifact Creature Tokens representing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], created by ''Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain''. Rather than "Autobot", the ''Universes Beyond'' cards use the more generic "[[wikia:mtg:Robot|Robot]]" subtype, introduced in the ''[[wikia:mtg:Unfinity|Unfinity]]'' set the previous month.

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' introduces the mechanics '''[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More Than Meets the Eye]]''', which allows a double-faced card to be cast with its back face up, and '''[[Living metal|Living Metal]]''', an alternative to the "Crew" mechanic that allows vehicles to become artifact creatures on their user's turn. It also includes '''Convert''', a renamed version of the Transform mechanic, for [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|legal reasons]] yet again; anything in the game that cares about transforming things will treat "Convert" as the same as "Transform".<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-release-notes ''The Brother's War'' Release Notes; also contains the release notes for ''Universes Beyond Transformers'']</ref>.

Each ''Transformers'' card is available in two variants: one with art inspired by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and one based on ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'', with the exception of "Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe" and the Ravage and Laserbeak tokens, which only have Generation 1 versions available. The color alignments, names and mechanics remain the same regardless of if the character is their original or ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation, with unfortunate side effects such as that the art of ''Shattered Glass'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is labeled as a "hero", while being depicted about to execute a helpless Decepticon. All card art for the ''Transformers'' cards was provided by [[Volta|Volta Creation]], with art direction by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Through my job at Volta I had the pleasure of Art Directing/creating card art for MtG's Transformers cards!|link=https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/1587183152312762369|name=Sara Pitre-Durocher|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=10|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref>

[[File:MTG-SG-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Introducing newcomers to the sacred ''Magic'' art of debating whether White can be bad ''ad nauseam''.]]
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====''Generation 1''====
* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Slicer (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe]] (Red/White)
* [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
** [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Laserbeak]] (Blue creature token)
** [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ravage]] (Black creature token)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)

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====''Shattered Glass'' variants ====
* [[Prowl (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Wheeljack (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Blaster (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Goldbug (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)
 
|}

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===Secret Lair: Transformers===
[[File:MTG-SLD-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|A [[wikia:mtg:Phyrexian|Phyrexian]]? I'd have thought you'd look... [[Technorganic|fleshier]].]]
Part of the [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|Secret Lair Drop Series]] of premium card reissues, the ''Transformers'' "[[wikia:mtg:List of Magic slang#Superdrop|superdrop]]" comprises three sets of "reskinned" ''Magic'' cards with new, Transformers-themed art (and in the case of the "Optimus Prime vs Megatron" set, new names). Unlike previous ''Transformers'' crossover cards, which exclusively consisted of artifact creatures, the ''Secret Lair'' sets use a wider variety of card types.

The "Optimus Prime vs Megatron" drop consists of two reskinned artifact creatures as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], plus a reskinned artifact as the [[AllSpark]]; all three cards are double-sided, providing two different pieces of art, though mechanically they are considered single-faced cards. The "Roll Out or Rise Up" drop contains a variety of instant, sorcery and enchantment cards, each with art portraying an iconic scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', albeit using the designs of [[CHUG|newer toys]] in place of the original character models. Lastly, the "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" drop consists of "[[wikia:mtg:Full-art|full-art]]" versions of the [[wikia:mtg:Basic land|five basic land cards]], each depicting a different locale on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/23486638/magic-the-gathering-transformers-secret-lair-reveal Take a first look at Magic: The Gathering’s reskinned Secret Lair Transformers cards - Polygon]</ref> All three drops additionally contained the bonus card "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]", a reskinned version of the land [https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/204/command-tower Command Tower].

The ''Transformers'' Secret Lair cards went on sale for a limited time from [[December 5]]th, [[2022]].
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[[File:MTG-SLD-True-Conviction.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|Unfortunately, does not give your creatures [[the Touch]].]]
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====Optimus Prime vs Megatron====
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MTGSLD|Optimus Prime]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/dst/109/darksteel-colossus Darksteel Colossus]; colorless artifact creature)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/235/blightsteel-colossus Blightsteel Colossus]; colorless artifact creature)
* [[AllSpark#Magic: The Gathering|The AllSpark]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/10e/321/doubling-cube Doubling Cube]; colorless artifact)
* [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/204/command-tower Command Tower]; land)
 
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====Roll Out or Rise Up====
* [https://scryfall.com/card/c14/93/true-conviction True Conviction] (White enchantment; depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/gn2/20/dramatic-reversal Dramatic Reversal] (Blue instant; depicts [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/phed/1/fabricate Fabricate] (Blue sorcery; depicts [[Unicron]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/emn/85/collective-brutality Collective Brutality] (Black sorcery; depicts [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/akh/123/by-force By Force] (Red sorcery; depicting [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/afc/160/greater-good Greater Good] (Green enchantment; depicts [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* Cybertron (reskin of Command Tower; land)
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====One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall====
* Plains
* Island
* Swamp
* Mountain
* Forest
* Cybertron (reskin of Command Tower; land)
 
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==Notes==
* The decision to pack ''Transformers'' cards in with ''The Brothers' War'' packs was made due to the thematic and aesthetic parallels between the story of the Transformers and the titular Brothers' War.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Brothers’ War is about giant machines fighting each other. Transformers is about giant machines fighting each other. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|The leader of the two sides]] [[Megatron (Movie)|are even brothers in both.]] There just was a lot of thematic overlap.|link=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/696921078664232960/maybe-i-missed-it-but-why-are-the-transformer|name=Mark Rosewater|site=Tumblr|year=2022|month=10|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref> However, ''Magic'' head designer Mark Rosewater would later admit that doing so was a misstep, as the ''Transformers'' cards clashed with the nostalgic feel of the set.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/state-of-design-2023|site=magic.wizards.com|quote=Transformer as an overlay made some sense because the set was about giant robots, but the core of the set for many players was nostalgia. These players felt seeing cards of a different IP flew in the face of that.|name=Mark Rosewater|year=2023|month=07|day=31}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[:Category:Magic: The Gathering images|Full gallery of ''Magic: The Gathering'' and ''Transformers'' crossover cards]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Crossovers]]
[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

Mob Control

2024-04-02T04:27:07Z

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Transformers One (film)

2023-04-21T07:22:14Z

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'''''Transformers One''''' (working, possibly not even current working title<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref>) is an in-development ''Transformers'' film set for release in 2024. It is being written by [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]],<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref> and will be directed by [[Josh Cooley]].<ref name="cooleyreveal">[https://deadline.com/2020/04/transformers-animated-movie-paramount-hasbro-toy-story-4-director-josh-cooley-1202921100/ Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount]</ref> ''Transformers One'' will be an animated prequel movie set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]<ref name="barrerferrari"/> and will revolve around the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />

==Development timeline==
*March 27, 2015 — As part of the development of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Among the writers hire are ''Ant-Man'' scribes [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]], who pitch the concept of an animated ''Transformers'' prequel set in the [[Live-action film series|live-action series universe]].<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref>
*December 20, 2018 — Following the release of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] hints in an interview that the animated prequel is still in the works.<ref>[https://www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/will-there-be-a-bumblebee-2 Lorenzo di Bonaventura interview for Metro USA]</ref>
*April 29, 2020 — ''Toy Story 4'' director [[Josh Cooley]] is reported to have been brought in to the project to oversee a final draft, which is said to be "separate and apart" from the live-action films.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />
*May 18, 2021 — [[Allspark Pictures]] President [[Greg Mooradian]] credits the animated ''Transformers'' film on his Linkedin page with a 2023 release.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mooradian-4a5062200/ Greg Mooradian's Linkedin:] "TRANSFORMERS (Animated Feature), with Oscar-winner Josh Cooley directing (2023 release)"</ref>
*May 24, 2021 — Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms the animated feature is in development, and will be released at some point after ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/24/tfw2005-coverage-of-49th-j-p-morgan-conference-434088 TFW2005 Coverage Of 49th J.P. Morgan Conference]</ref>
*January 21, 2022 — Paramount announces an untitled animated Transformers movie will be released on July 19, 2024.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ Collider: New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Release Date Set For 2024]</ref>
*April 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura reveals that the entire film takes place on Cybertron, and the setting explores how they begin to question the hierarchy of how their society has gotten stratified, and how the common man doesn't have the voice that they want to have.<ref name=collider2023>[https://collider.com/transformers-animated-movie-characters-plot-cybertron-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ Here’s What the New Animated ‘Transformers’ Movie Is About (Exclusive)]</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Real world films]]

G.H.O.S.T.

2022-11-16T21:41:32Z

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{{disambig2|the human-Autobot alliance|the supernatural entities|Ghost}}

[[File:GHOST-Headquarters-Classified.JPG|thumb|right|425px|The good guys!... Maybe.]]
'''G.H.O.S.T.''' ('''Global Hazard and Ordinance Strike Team''') is an underground government organization based in [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], [[Pennsylvania]]. They are focused on rebuilding human-Autobot relations, capturing rogue Decepticons, and finding ways that Cybertronians can help Earth's communities.

One of their favorite pastimes seems to be cheesy slogans.

Known human and Autobot members include:
*Executive Agent [[Croft]]
*Special Agent [[Jon Schloder]]
*Agent [[Bala]]
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]]
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]]

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{spoiler|Age of Evolution, Part 2|December 12, 2022}}
Thirty years ago, G.H.O.S.T. and the Autobots joined forces; fifteen years later, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] joined G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} G.H.O.S.T. created [[Dot Malto]]'s job as a park ranger to move her closer to their headquarters in Witwicky. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] and [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] lured [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] into a trap with the anonymous tip of G.H.O.S.T. having an unguarded shipping container of energon, managing to apprehend Hardtop. A G.H.O.S.T. convoy transporting Hardtop was attacked by [[Arachnamech]]s, allowing [[Mandroid]] to steal the prisoner Decepticon, and catching [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] in the crossfire. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} When Mandroid kidnapped Twitch and Thrash under the guise of a G.H.O.S.T. transport vehicle, agents on the scene had no records of the truck or driver. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}}

Swindle attacked a G.H.O.S.T. vehicle hoping to steal the [[energon scanner]] inside, but was stopped by the forcefields. Later, Dot was called to close down the area, putting out a fire started by Swindle to distract them. Swindle later tried and failed to get Mo and Thrash to steal from an abandoned G.H.O.S.T. truck. {{storylink|House Rules}}

When Robby and Twitch went out for a night walk, Agent [[Schloder]] and a group of G.H.O.S.T. cadets mistook Twitch for a child-stealing Decepticon.

An elevator down to G.H.O.S.T. headquarters was installed in Dot's park ranger office, Agent Schloder used it to enter the ranger office and get Dot's help in tracking down the Decepticon. Later, Dot went through G.H.O.S.T. orientation led by Optimus Prime. After orientation, Dot and Optimus went to go get her kids and the two saved them from G.H.O.S.T. cadets that had cornered them into a training room, after, Optimus decided to sneak the family out of a secret entrance, through a prison holding Decepticons. {{storylink|Classified}}

Following his capture, [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] was placed in G.H.O.S.T.'s holding facility, but he managed to release [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] into the facility, observed by the also-imprisoned [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

G.H.O.S.T. held a G.H.O.S.T.-Autobot Alliance ceremony that was promptly crashed by [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] attempting to steal Optimus Prime's left arm under orders from Mandroid. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}}

==See Also==
*[[NEST]], another backronym organization that works with Autobots

[[Category:EarthSpark]]
[[Category:G.H.O.S.T.| ]]
[[Category:Human organizations]]

Planet Buster

2022-06-03T07:43:10Z

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[[File:Planetbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pretty much the last thing you'd want to see out your window.]]
The '''Planet Buster''' is a heat-ray cannon the size of a moon, used by the [[Vok]] aliens in an attempt to destroy prehistoric [[Earth]].

{{quote|Brilliant! They're causing a chain reaction which will rip this planet to atoms, and destroy all traces of them. Simply to deal with us. Such sheer ruthlessness, such disregard for sentient life... I rather like these aliens.|[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]|"[[Other Voices, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
During [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s studies of the mysterious planet the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were stranded on, he discovered that one of the planet's moons had less mass than its size would suggest. Almost as if it were... hollow... {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}}

After [[Brigadoon|the flying island]] was destroyed in a battle against the [[Transformer]] forces, a beacon was sent to the Vok, first being received by a structure on the Planet Buster before being shot off into space. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Receiving this beacon, the Vok returned to Earth and were quite displeased to see that the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] had completely wrecked their "project". Deeming the entire planet to now be a liability, the Vok revealed their magnum opus: a "termination sequence" that transformed the planet's hollow second moon into a massive weapon. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}

[[File:Other Voices 1 Moon opening.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''The light at the end of the world'']]
The Vok attempted to use this cannon (which [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] later dubbed "the Planet Buster") to ignite every [[energon]] deposit on the planet, resulting in an explosion powerful enough to destroy the planet itself!

As the alien device charged up, receiving power from an alien site on the planet, the power beam somehow caused the orbiting [[stasis pod]]s to fall out of orbit.

In order to destroy the weapon, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] confiscated a customized stasis pod, which [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] had rebuilt as a means to escape from the planet, and rigged its [[transwarp cell]] with an explosive charge.

Optimus's plan was to fly the pod into the core of the Planet Buster, where the transwarp cell would explode, taking the alien construct with it. Unfortunately, the pod itself was a trap, set by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], revealed to Optimus when he was unable to exit the pod and escape from the imminent explosion. The plan to destroy the Planet Buster succeeded, but cost the Maximals their leader. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

As an unforeseen development, the destruction of the Planet Buster created a massive [[quantum surge]]. This surge mutated several Transformers into [[Transmetal]]s {{storylink|Aftermath}} and damaged the stasis pods of others, resulting in the [[Fuzor]]s {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} and [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]]. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}} The destruction of the stasis pods' transwarp cell also created a [[transwarp wavefront]] which traveled across space and time toward Cybertron {{storylink|Code of Hero}}, eventually reaching [[Predacon Command Outpost One]] in the time that the Maximals and the Predacons hailed from. Upon intercepting this wavefront, the [[Tripredacus Council]] sent [[Ravage (G1)|an agent]] to investigate. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

==Notes==
*Prehistoric ''Shattered Glass'' Earth (in "[[Shattered Time]]") and ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' [[Energoa]] (in "[[The Inexorable March]]") also have two moons, obvious references to ''Beast Wars''. In each case, whether the second moon was in fact a Planet Buster is not addressed and is left to the reader's imagination.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Planet Buster''' (プラネットバスター ''Puranetto Basutā'')

==See also==
*[[Planet Smasher]]
*[[Seismic-shock warhead]]

[[Category:Beast Wars locations]]
[[Category:Beast Wars weapons]]
[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Ranged weapons]]
[[Category:Vok]]

Planet Smasher

2022-06-03T07:34:50Z

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'''Planet Smashers''' are [[Decepticon]] weapons designed to destroy whole planets.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had reignited on [[Earth]] in the year [[2007]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] had a Planet Smasher built on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] so the Decepticons could simply shift through the planetary debris for the [[AllSpark|Allspark]]. When the [[Autobot]]s got wind of the plan, a battle broke out on the lunar surface, the Decepticons retreating behind the Planet Smasher's [[force field]]. Once [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] deactivated the field, the Autobots shut down the doomsday weapon, the Decepticons retreating into their lunar bunker. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

==See also==
*[[Planet Buster]]
*[[Seismic-shock warhead]]

[[Category:Cyberverse weapons]]

Trial of Megatron, Part 2

2022-06-03T06:30:20Z

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{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=Animated-TrialOfMegatronPart2.jpg
|ep=44
|prev=Trial of Megatron, Part 1
|next=Trial of Megatron, Part 3
|title="Trial of Megatron, Part 2"
|airdate=[[August 17]], [[2019]] ([[Unofficial conventions|TFNation 2019]])
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VylJGEHoM
|videosite=YouTube}}

'''As Cybertron comes under attack from a strike force of Decepticons, Megatron uses Sentinel's incompetent authoritarianism—and his own public trial—to his advantage.'''
==Synopsis==
===Act I===
Upon learning of General Obsidian's attack on the [[energon farm]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] diverts all power to [[Project Powermaster]]. Unfortunately, at the farm itself, this causes the planetary shields to deactivate. To combat the Decepticons now freely attacking the farm, the workers start using the [[Energon#Animated|energon]] crystals as makeshift grenades. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] manages to save Trac-Tor from Obsidian, but is injured himself in the process. The Decepticons fly away with a silo of energon.

[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], having checked over Bulkhead, declares that the Autobot will recover. At that moment, Optimus' team sees [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s endorsement of Sentinel on the news, and turn on him. Sentinel defensively claims that Bumblebee is old enough to make his own choices, and Bumblebee himself states that it was what the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]] wanted. Sentinel then presents the young Autobot with [[Elite Guard]] stripes.

Afterwards, Sentinel returns to [[Trypticon Prison]], looking to prise the location of the Decepticon base from [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. A [[Mini-Con]] removes the captive leader's mouthplate, allowing him to speak. Sentinel threatens to use the Mini-Con to rip the location from Megatron's memories if he does not disclose it freely; the Mini-Con extends a nasty-looking spike. Megatron is willing to offer some information, but wants to be given the opportunity to stretch his legs in return. Sentinel gets the Mini-Con to remove the Decepticon's [[stasis cuffs]]. Megatron reveals that the base is located on the fifth moon of [[Chaar#Animated cartoon|Chaar]] but all the while, he is downloading information from the Mini-Con.

Sentinel immediately goes to the [[Project Omega]] lab and demands the Powermaster armor from Ratchet, ignoring the medic's warnings that it is not yet finished. At [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Autobots board their flagship and prepare to level the Decepticon base. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] is convinced it is a trap, but Sentinel is having none of it: "Bring it on," he says. [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] joins the armada, reluctant as ever. Sentinel uses Optimus' misgivings as an excuse to saddle him with [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], and says that his crew is to defend the energon farms. Secretly, Sentinel hopes that they will not get to see any action.

The armada travels to the fifth moon of Chaar and bombs the Decepticon base. A recalcitrant Omega transforms and unleashes his full arsenal. Sentinel, wearing the Powermaster armor and accompanied by Elite Guard troops, storms the base, only to find it deserted. He pounds the rubble with his lance in frustration, causing the Powermaster armor to suddenly overload, which in turn launches Sentinel into an uncontrollable strafing run at his own soldiers. At the last second, Bumblebee speeds up a ramp and uses his [[stinger (weapon)|stinger]]s to sever Sentinel's connection to the armour. At the energon farm, Optimus, Ironhide, and Ratchet see footage from the moon and realise that it was not a trap, but rather a diversion, when a Decepticon warship bears down on them...

===Act II===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] warp in and join the fight, as [[Strika (Animated)|General Strika]] and the rest of [[Team Chaar]] descend on the farm. Having never seen a flying Autobot before, [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] is impressed by Optimus' jetpack. Sari is eaten by [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]], but she manages to blast her way out from the inside. [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] arrives and disables everyone's weapons (including Optimus' jetpack) with an EMP shockwave. [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] prepares to douse the Autobots in [[Cosmic Rust (disease)#Animated cartoon|Cosmic Rust]], only for [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]] and the rest of the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] to arrive. When the canister is kicked away from Oil Slick, Optimus ignites the Cosmic Rust, causing a chain reaction with the energon that eliminates all the Decepticons in the refinery.

The [[Autobot High Council]] commends Optimus and grants him the title of the "Eternal Flame", an honour which comes with a fiery new paint job, all while Bumblebee is chagrined. Sentinel is absent for this, as he is too busy yelling at Megatron. Mini-Con guards swarm over the Decepticon leader, who feigns fear even as he now downloads data ''into'' the Mini-Cons. Megatron asks that Sentinel should kill him and get it over it, but Sentinel declares that the Decepticon still has to stand trial. Deliberately planting an idea in Sentinel's mind, Megatron wonders aloud about the kind of grand, theatrical show trial he might be subjected to...

Uplink broadcasts events as they unfold. As Megatron is rolled into the court, [[Rattletrap]] is present as his lawyer. Bumblebee is shunned by his friends. Optimus thinks his new flames look stupid. [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] brings the trial to order. Sentinel serves as prosecutor, and attempts to begin his opening statement with a list of Megatron's war crimes. However, Rattletrap cuts him off, reminding the court that, at the end of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], the Decepticons were granted amnesty for their crimes in return for accepting exile. This makes the list of offenses Sentinel is about to read inadmissible.

Sentinel is furious at this, and loudly declares that he thinks it was stupid to grant the Decepticons amnesty in the first place. Alpha Trion admits that he was the one to make the decision at the time, and sides with Rattletrap. Now only able to use evidence from after the Great War, Sentinel turns to Optimus' crew and pleads that they testify against Megatron. Bumblebee tries to back Optimus, but Bulkhead, Ratchet and Sari are not impressed. Sentinel asks Bumblebee to imply that Optimus could have stopped Megatron for good and failed, offering to make him "Bumble Prime" in return.

===Act III===
Optimus, Sari, Bulkhead, and Ratchet each list out Megatron's crimes while on Earth. Meanwhile, inside Trypticon prison, the Mini-Cons' eyes turn red as they swarm the guards and descend via a secret elevator to an operations center with location schematics. After they gather and repair the Decepticon prisoners' weapons, the cell doors open. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] watch in confusion as their cuffs all fall off.

Back at the trial, it is Bumblebee's turn to take the stand. He gives his account of [[Endgame, Part II|Optimus' final battle against Megatron]], initially as though he plans to do as Sentinel asked. As he reaches the climax of the tale, however, Bumblebee's tone shifts and he emphasises the heroism of Optimus' choice to spare the Decepticon leader. Even knowing that it might not salvage his friendships, he declares unwavering support for Optimus.

With no further witnesses, Rattletrap takes the stand again and asks Bumblebee to point out the location of Earth—or "Oith", as he pronounces it—on an official Cybertronian star chart. When Bumblebee points out that Earth is not ''on'' the chart, claiming the planet lies outside Cybertronian space, Rattletrap triumphantly proclaims that it is outside of Cybertronian jurisdiction. Henceforth, Megatron cannot be tried for crimes committed on Earth.

The law-bound Alpha Trion is once again forced to agree and rules in Megatron's favor, threatening to throw out the case entirely when Sentinel reacts in anger. Megatron is wheeled back to his cell; his assault on Optimus Prime's space bridge repair ship was the only charge that stuck. Back in Trypticon Prison, the cellblock goes dark. The Mini-Cons scurry like obedient puppies around Megatron's feet, freeing their new master and affixing his weapons. As the other Decepticons arrive, Sentinel finds himself to be the only bot standing between them and freedom...

==Quotes==
"How could you?" 
"He's a big bot now, he makes his own choices." 
"You sold out Prime for some Elite Guard stripes?!"
:—'''Bulkhead''', '''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Ratchet''' see Bumblebee on television.

"Your datatrax won't lie when the Mini-Cons rip them one by one from your processor!" 
"Not the Mini-Cons... anything but the Mini-Cons... just take me offline. Do not prolong this humiliation one more nanoklik." 
"Much as I'd love to do just that, I can't without first putting you on trial." 
"You mean a public airing of all my crimes against the Autobots—with you standing above me like some grand authority, pointing your accusing finger, calling for my head, basking in the glory as I am taken away to meet my final doom? I'd rather take my chances with the Mini-Cons..."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' plays into '''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hands.

"That's right! I'm a bot of all trades and I can prove I didn't do it—I mean, that my client didn't do it."
:—'''Rattletrap''' settles into his new job.

"Only testimony related to events after the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] will be admitted."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' sets the parameters for the titular trial.

"You and your losers—I mean, team—are all I've got right now."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' asks Optimus for help.

"I'm with Optimus Prime all the way—even if he and my other friends never speak to me again."
:—'''Bumblebee''' proves that his heart is in the right place.

"Proceeding... Could youse point out said planet on dis here official-like Cybertronian Galactic Star Chart?" 
"...It's not on that chart." 
"But how can that be? The Galactic Star Chart lists every planet in Cybertronian space!" 
"Then it must be outside of Cybertronian space..." 
''"Ah-ha!"''
:—'''Rattletrap''' plays his trump card, with a little help from '''Bumblebee'''.

"Assault on a space bridge repair ship, that's all we have on him! Assault on a space bridge repair ship! That's like a ''parking ticket!"''
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' is not happy with the result of Megatron's trial.

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*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (10)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (18)
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*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]] (15)
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] (16)
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] (17)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (23)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (24)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (25)}}
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==Notes==
*A full and completed script for this episode was never written, only a detailed outline. Written by Marty Isenberg sometime in (probably) 2008, the outline was converted into an "audio play" for unofficial UK convention [[unofficial conventions|TFNation]] in 2019, featuring almost the entire cast of the cartoon (minus [[Tara Strong]] and [[Judd Nelson]]) reprising their roles. See the [[Transformers Animated season 4|''Transformers Animated'' season 4]] article for more details.

===Continuity notes===
*The events of past episodes are alluded to during the trial:
**Optimus Prime recounts his crew's first encounter with Megatron, which took place in the series premiere "[[Transform and Roll Out]], Part 1".
**Sari explains how Megatron rebuilt his body, which occurred in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]".
**Bulkhead relates how he was kidnapped by Megatron in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]".
**Ratchet describes the hijacking of Omega Supreme, which happened in "[[TransWarped]], Part 3".
**Lastly, Bumblebee explains Optimus' previous battle against Megatron in "[[Endgame, Part II]]".
*Megatron is able to avoid most of the charges levied against him due to them having occurred outside Cybertronian jurisdiction. However, were the remaining Decepticons captured by Optimus' team to be tried, it's likely they would not have been as lucky.
**Lugnut, Blitzwing, and the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Starscream]] [[Ramjet (Animated)|clones]] would probably be liable for the hijacking of the [[Steelhaven (Animated)|Elite Guard flagship]], coupled with assault and attempted murder of Sentinel, Jazz, [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], back in "[[Decepticon Air]]".
**Meanwhile, Shockwave-having served as a double agent on Cybertron-would likely be guilty of espionage and attempted murder for his crushing [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] into a cube in "TransWarped, Part 2". On top of all that, he would also be guilty of murder for the death of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] in "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]". Provided proof exists of his murder of [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], then the crime would become ''double'' murder.

===Transformers references===
*In the illustration created by TFNation to accompany the scene, the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and the ''Armada'' version of the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' can be spotted among the Autobot fleet.

===Real-world references===
*Also seen among the Autobot fleet is the eponymous spacecraft from the tokusatsu series ''{{w|X-Bomber}}''.
===Real-world references===
*In the illustration created for TFNation to accompany the scene, the energon transport ship driven by Beachcomber is modeled and colored after the Mystery Machine from ''Scooby-Doo'' lore. Coincidentally, Wyatt worked on ''Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated'' over a year after ''Animated'' had ended.
*''"Before you know it everybody was [[Circuit-Su]] fighting"'' is a play on the song "[[wikipedia:Kung Fu Fighting|Kung Fu Fighting]]".

===Trivia===
[[File:AllSparkAlmanacII-SeasonFourAutobotLine-Up.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Guess [[Masahiko Yamazaki]] is right about ''Animated'' taking place chronologically before the movie.]]
*While many plot details from the planned fourth season made their way out into ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', Marty Isenberg specifically requested that a few be kept back in case the story was ever produced in some capacity. Notably, [[Jim Sorenson]] knew that Rattletrap was to be Megatron's lawyer—a fact which he used while working on the unofficial ''[https://tfnation.com/blog/2017/Presenting%20TRANSFORMERS%20ANIMATED:%20TRIAL%20AND%20ERROR%20-%20an%20original,%20full-length%20graphic%20novel%20exclusively%20available%20at%20TFN2017 Transformers Animated: Trial and Error]'' graphic novel, wherein he deliberately hung a lampshade on Optimus Prime taking Rattletrap's place.
*The "Eternal Flame" granted to Optimus Prime was based on artwork provided to the ''Animated'' production team by Hasbro. The artwork drew inspiration predominantly from the [[live-action film series]], as Hasbro wanted to bring ''Animated'' more in line with what audiences were familiar with from the big screens—but according to Isenberg, the ''Animated'' team ''hated'' the idea of their Optimus Prime having flames. The crack in this episode about the flames being "stupid" is a good example of something included at the outline stage of production that Hasbro would likely have ordered removed from the finished episode.
*The weapons repaired by the Mini-Cons include Shockwave's pulse cannon, Lugnut's [[Punch of Kill Everything|explosive fist]], Blitzwing's shoulder cannons, the Starscream clones' laser cannons, and Megatron's [[sword]]s and [[Fusion cannon#Animated cartoon|fusion cannon]].
*A guard at Trypticon prison (described as sharing a design with the [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s) has a single line of dialogue. For the TFNation reading of the outline, the guard's voice was provided by convention staff member Leanne Gilks.

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Hydrau (WFC)

2022-06-03T02:19:44Z

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:''Hydrau is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Aligned continuity family#Novels|novels portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
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'''HYDRAU!''' HYDRAU! HYDRAU! went the chant among the crowds. An illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] who battled in the hidden gladiatorial arena beneath [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself, Hydrau was a creaking cast-off of some industrial enterprise. He wore his own name painted across the backs of his shoulders.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
HYDRAU! HYDRAU! HYDRAU!

The crowds chanted his name when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] revealed to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] the violent, illegal sport festering in the heart of Iacon.

HYDRAU! HYDRAU! HYDRAU!

He won a match against a numberless horde of [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s. Sadly, his combat partner was not so lucky, dying in the match. As the crowd celebrated, Megatron commented, with a smile, that he might have found some competition. Orion did not believe it for a moment. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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[[Category:War for Cybertron characters]]

Trial of Megatron, Part 1

2022-04-25T20:07:11Z

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|series=Anitoon
|image=Animated-TrialOfMegatronPromoArtwork.jpg
|caption=I'm sure we'll find out Sari's origin ''this'' time!
|ep=43
|prev=The Return of Blurr
|next=Trial of Megatron, Part 2
|title="Trial of Megatron, Part 1"
|airdate=[[August 17]], [[2019]] ([[Unofficial conventions|TFNation 2019]])
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDO_0U7Fwcc
|videosite=YouTube}}

'''In the aftermath of the Decepticons' defeat, an unprepared Optimus Prime is pushed into conflict with Sentinel Prime for the position of Autobot leader—and Sentinel isn't afraid to play dirty.'''
==Synopsis==
===Act I===
[[File:Animated-TrialOfMegatronUplink.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|left]]
On a newsreel, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] leads [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] through the streets. The newsbot Uplink presents several soundbite interviews with Optimus and his Autobots. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is characteristically excited, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] is characteristically cranky, and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] plays it cool as always. [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], while glad to be back, is disoriented by everything that has happened in all the stellar cycles she has missed. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], on the other hand, is overwhelmed by all the attention because they are celebrities, just like they were upon their arrival on Earth.

Optimus has the [[Magnus Hammer]] but plans to return it to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] as soon as he gets the chance. As for the [[Protoform#Animated_cartoon|protoforms]] that were stolen by the Decepticons long ago, they have all been recovered and are entrusted to the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] led by [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]], along with the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]]. Unfortunately, not all of the Autobots are so warmly welcomed. [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]—a living reminder of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]—is shunned by [[Cybertron (planet)#Animated|Cybertron]]'s populace. Many of them are also terrified outright by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having never seen an organic being before.

Optimus is hailed as being responsible for the victory, and the public wants him to be the next Magnus. When Uplink points this out, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] is quick to downplay his rival's achievements. The feed cuts to [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], being held in the new [[Trypticon Prison]] in [[Kaon (polity)#Animated cartoon|Kaon]]. Their mouths are clamped shut and they wear [[stasis cuffs]]. Mini-Cons attend to them. Uplink asks why the Decepticons are being held in their own ex-capital city. Sentinel states that it breaks their spirits. When Uplink suggests that the starving Decepticons have nothing to lose, all he has to say is "bring it on".

A memorial for [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] is held at the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]], presided by Jazz. Arcee stares at the protoforms; although she no longer has any students of her own, she might do soon. Seeing this, Sari offers to be Arcee's student, hoping to find out more about her own Cybertronian origins and the world she finds herself in. Prowl's body is lowered into a forge, where it is turned into a brand new protoform just like the others. Sentinel arrives, having missed the funeral entirely. He declares that he is too busy as Magnus and begins to speak insensitively about "Pow-Wow" until he is caught on camera by Uplink. He changes tone mid-sentence, praising Prowl. A disgusted Jazz rips off his [[Elite Guard]] stripes. Sentinel turns to Optimus and demands the Magnus Hammer. Optimus agrees that it's time the hammer was returned to its rightful owner—Ultra Magnus—and leaves.

When Optimus finally gives the hammer back to Ultra Magnus, it temporarily revives the comatose leader. Ultra Magnus declares that he was wrong about Optimus' programming, that the younger Autobot did have the makings of a hero all along, and hands the hammer back. Optimus does not know what to say; as far as he is concerned, he was just doing his job. As he remarks that it would be refreshing to see a Magnus with humility, Ultra Magnus finally dies. [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] is not so easily moved, and declares that the council will make the final decision as to who will succeed Ultra Magnus. "Not if I have anything to do about it," says an overhearing Sentinel.

===Act II===
[[File:Animated-TrialofMegatronPart1-Bar-Brawl.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
Ratchet prepares for the reopening of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], with the rest of Optimus' crew joining in on the celebration. Arcee doesn't want to go, and neither does Omega Supreme, who worries that he won't fit in at the event—literally, as the establishment might be too small for him. As for Sari, she is much too small for the bot-sized furniture. Omega flies off as the Autobots shriek at Sari. Sentinel is also present at Maccadam's, standing at the back with [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], and some [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s.

Bumblebee teases his old classmate [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] despite Bulkhead's best efforts to stop him. Sari, meanwhile, resorts to using her jetpack to remain at eye level with the larger bots. She cannot drink oil; she has enough energon to last her a lifetime. [[Rattletrap]] begins to spread rumours that Optimus is to become the next Magnus, and snaps a photo with the Autobot. Sentinel's Autotroopers try to shut him down, but it's too late. When Bumblebee toasts "Optimus Magnus", Sentinel sics the Autotroopers on him, and the Autobots come to his defense. Uplink records the ensuing bar fight, which at one point sees Optimus rescue Sentinel. The next day, Sentinel sees the broadcast, and smashes the screen in anger.

Elsewhere, Arcee is preparing material for Sari's lessons when Ratchet arrives with a gift: a pair of laser swords. He admits that he was actually trying to make laser pointers, but got a little carried away. He then says that things at Maccadam's the previous night did not go the way he had hoped and asks Arcee on a second date. She agrees, but just as Ratchet suggests that they do something that night, Ironhide arrives, summoning Ratchet to the [[Project Omega]] lab. At the lab, Sentinel tasks Ratchet, [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], and [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] to build him a suit of flying armour, dubbing the assignment "[[Project Powermaster]]" and expecting results within the decacycle.

[[File:Animated-TrialofMegatronPart1-Blackout-attacks-Beachcomber.jpeg|thumb|left|250px]]
Out in deep space, a bored [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] pilots an energon transport ship and bemoans his job; at least he is not on space bridge repair duty. Suddenly, the lights go off—[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] punches his way into the ship from the outside and grabs Beachcomber, draining the life from the Autobot in mere moments. Heading back outside, Blackout shifts to vehicle mode and begins to tow the ship away.

===Act III===
In her classroom, Arcee lectures Sari about the life cycle of Cybertronians: after a protoform is molded, it is given life by the AllSpark. Under her breath, Sari remarks that she actually misses [[Tutor Bot]]. When Arcee tells her to share that remark with the rest of the class, Sari snaps back that she ''is'' the rest of the class. At that moment, Bumblebee and Bulkhead arrive with [[Burger Bot]] hamburgers brought from Earth via space bridge. Thanks to a "subspace tachyon transmitter" installed in [[Sumdac Tower]] by Bulkhead, Sari is able to speak to [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]]. All around [[Detroit]], strange crystalline growths are forming—raw [[Energon#Animated|energon]]. Sari impresses Arcee by linking this phenomenon to the AllSpark. When Sumdac sees the protoforms, he does not recognize them as Sari's was apparently much smaller.

Bumblebee promises that they will find answers, and he and Bulkhead take Sari to the Cyber-Ninja Dojo, where Jazz lets them in (at Optimus' word). Sari does not know what to ask the AllSpark, but receives an answer regardless—the ghost of Prowl appears, having become one with the AllSpark, and tells her that she has become the key to the future of Cybertron and Earth. The AllSpark grants visions to those present: Sari sees a [[Spark|spark]] merging with a DNA double-helix... Optimus sees a larger version of himself fighting Megatron... Bumblebee sees himself wearing Elite Guard stripes...

Outside of [[Metroplex (Animated)|the Metroplex]], Sentinel meets with [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] and asks the commander of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] to help make him look good. Cliffjumper is sceptical of this request, noting that it falls outside his job description, but Sentinel persists, asking not just as a leader but as a friend. Cliffjumper bluntly remarks that he is neither. Rattletrap arrives, and says that he has a photo of Optimus being friendly with Megatron. It turns out to be the photo of Optimus Prime and Rattletrap at Maccadam's, with Megatron's head crudely edited in place of Rattletrap's. Sentinel sends Rattletrap off, but the photo has given him an idea of his own.

Bulkhead returns to the [[energon farm]]s on the moon, where the Cybertronian energon is withering. Earth's energon is ten times more potent, but because of its organic component it cannot be grown on Cybertron. Another Autobot named Trac-Tor is tending to the crops. The harvest gets worse every year; whoever controls the energon controls the planet.

Back on Cybertron, Sentinel, Jetstorm and Jetfire meet with Bumblebee. Sentinel invites Bumblebee to join the Elite Guard (leading the young Autobot to remember his vision) on the condition that he endorses Sentinel as Magnus. A conflicted Bumblebee requests time to think on the matter, so Sentinel gives him one solar cycle to make up his mind. Once Bumblebee is gone, the twins ask Sentinel why he has stooped to bribery. "It's war," says Sentinel. Ironhide arrives with an urgent message, but Sentinel does not notice because he is too busy cooking up another plan, one which requires an unremarkable Autobot which he can plant as Optimus' bodyguard to get dirt on his rival. Eventually, the twins point out Ironhide, and Sentinel realises he will be perfect for the job.

Bulkhead is enjoying the relative quiet of the energon farm... but not for long, as a Decepticon strike force led by General Obsidian suddenly attacks!

==Quotes==
"His spark still grooves with us."
:—'''Jazz''' gives '''Prowl's''' eulogy.

"I'm splitsville on the Elite Guard. From now on, I'm swingin' a full-time Cyber-Ninja gig."
:—'''Jazz''' leaves the Elite Guard.

"Humility... something that would be refreshing to see in a Magnus."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' passes the torch.

"Dude, that is so not cool... seriously dude, what do you get by taking meee offffliiiiiine..." 
"A message."
:—'''Beachcomber''' is (finally) murdered by '''Blackout'''.

"Once you carried the key... now you are the key... to the future of Cybertron... and Earth."
:—The ghost of '''Prowl''' foreshadows events that won't occur later in the season.

"So what ''is'' its will? What does it want?" 
"What it wants, has always wanted... life."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Prowl''' discuss the motivations of the AllSpark.

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==Notes==
*A full and completed script for this episode was never written, only a detailed outline. Written by Marty Isenberg sometime in (probably) 2008, the outline was converted into an "audio play" for unofficial UK convention [[unofficial conventions|TFNation]] in 2019, featuring almost the entire cast of the cartoon (minus [[Tara Strong]] and [[Judd Nelson]]) reprising their roles. See the [[Transformers Animated season 4|''Transformers Animated'' season 4]] article for more details.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Uplink and Trac-Tor concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Wait, [[Apelinq (BM)|you don't look like a gorilla]]!]]
*Prowl went offline back in "[[Endgame, Part II]]"; his presence in this episode as a ghost was first mentioned in the synopsis of the unproduced season 4 episode "AllSpark-alypse Now!".
*Ultra Magnus had been in [[spark support]] ever since being attacked by Shockwave in "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]". His death was one of the planned details for the unproduced fourth season.
*Blitzwing, Sunstorm, and Ramjet have been in custody since "[[Decepticon Air]]".
*Megatron, Lugnut, and Shockwave have been established as inmates of Trypticon Prison in the follow-up comic "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", where [[Team Stunticon]] tried (and failed) to break old Megs out.
*The creation of Arcee's swords was first mentioned in the follow-up story "[[The Return of Blurr]]", where Arcee stated to [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] that Ratchet build her a pair of pointers for her lectures, only for him to get carried away and make them look like laser blades.
*The beat in which Prof. Sumdac notes that Sari's protoform (featured in "[[TransWarped]]") was much smaller than the protoforms seen in this episode is another piece of the puzzle that is her origin. Though this mystery would have been explored over the course of the fourth season, Isenberg has actually stated that they never really worked it out! However, the season was originally been pitched as having a strong emphasis on [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], which historically have had much smaller protoforms than Autobots and Decepticons.
**While this is pure speculation, it'd be remiss of us not to highlight Prowl's dialogue: "You are the key... to the future of Cybertron... and Earth." Perhaps Sari's protoform would've literally have turned out to have come from the future?
*Beachcomber's death in this episode is a repurposing of a planned scene from "TransWarped" that was ultimately cut for time, leading Isenberg to make another attempt on Beachcomber's life for a later episode.

===Transformers references===
*Although the Mini-Cons are not named individually in the outline, designs for five of them appeared in ''[[The AllSpark Almanac Addendum]]''.
** The first three—[[Grindor (Animated)|Grindor]], [[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Animated)|High Wire]]—are based on their [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] namesakes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.
** The other two seem to have been designed with their role as Megatron's helpers in mind: [[Leader-1 (Animated)|Leader-1]] is based on ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Powerlinx]] partner, while [[DUCK-E]] might have been inspired by [[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]]'s famous [[Rubber Ducky]].
* Obsidian makes his ''Animated'' debut in this episode, though he receives no dialogue in the outline. Much like [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], the [[Obsidian (BM)|original Obsidian]] first appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', for which Isenberg was a story editor.
** In his panel at TFNation 2019, however, Isenberg admitted that Obsidian's inclusion in the outline might have been a simple slip-up on his part, one which would have been corrected in the final cut of the three-parter by having Strika featured in Obsidian's place.
* The concept of Earth-grown Energon that's more potent than its Cybertronian counterpart is reminiscent of [[Ore-13]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
* Arcee's laser sword/pointers were, of course, included with her toy as accessories.

===Real-world references===
*In the illustration created for TFNation to accompany the scene, the energon transport ship driven by Beachcomber is modeled and colored after the Mystery Machine from ''Scooby-Doo'' lore. Coincidentally, Wyatt worked on ''Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated'' over a year after ''Animated'' had ended.
*Sentinel saying ''"You bots are the greatest thing to hit Cybertron since cubed energon"'' is a spin on the saying "[[wiktionary:greatest thing since sliced bread|greatest thing since sliced bread]]".

===Trivia===
*When Marty Isenberg was writing these episodes, he asked [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] if he knew of any Transformer journalists. None sprang to Wyatt's mind, and thus Uplink was born. When the outline was read at TFNation 2019, Uplink served as the story's narrator; his part was played by fan (and professional voice actor) Chris Finney.
*Trac-Tor was an in-joke amongst the ''Animated'' production team. Isenberg didn't know if Hasbro would be onboard with the character or not, but threw him in the outline anyway. For the TFNation reading, he was voiced by convention guest [[Peter Spellos]].
*Though Bumper Robinson returned to voice Bumblebee for the TFNation reading, he did not reprise his role as Blackout, whose voice was instead provided by TFNation staff member David Wallace. Meanwhile, Tara Strong did not return to reprise her role as Sari, whose voice was instead provided by fan Aimee "Ladywreck" Morgan.
*In ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', the title for the three-part opener to the fourth season was given as "The Trial of Megatron"—however, TFNation consistently referred to it simply as "Trial of Megatron", and this was reflected in the reading itself. We've gone with the latter.

[[Category:Animated episodes]]
[[Category: Things that don't exist]]

Trial of Megatron, Part 1

2022-04-25T19:57:08Z

CBT: /* Featured characters */

{{apocrypha}}
{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=Animated-TrialOfMegatronPromoArtwork.jpg
|caption=I'm sure we'll find out Sari's origin ''this'' time!
|ep=43
|prev=The Return of Blurr
|next=Trial of Megatron, Part 2
|title="Trial of Megatron, Part 1"
|airdate=[[August 17]], [[2019]] ([[Unofficial conventions|TFNation 2019]])
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDO_0U7Fwcc
|videosite=YouTube}}

'''In the aftermath of the Decepticons' defeat, an unprepared Optimus Prime is pushed into conflict with Sentinel Prime for the position of Autobot leader—and Sentinel isn't afraid to play dirty.'''
==Synopsis==
===Act I===
[[File:Animated-TrialOfMegatronUplink.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|left]]
On a newsreel, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] leads [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] through the streets. The newsbot Uplink presents several soundbite interviews with Optimus and his Autobots. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is characteristically excited, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] is characteristically cranky, and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] plays it cool as always. [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], while glad to be back, is disoriented by everything that has happened in all the stellar cycles she has missed. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], on the other hand, is overwhelmed by all the attention because they are celebrities, just like they were upon their arrival on Earth.

Optimus has the [[Magnus Hammer]] but plans to return it to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] as soon as he gets the chance. As for the [[Protoform#Animated_cartoon|protoforms]] that were stolen by the Decepticons long ago, they have all been recovered and are entrusted to the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] led by [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]], along with the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]]. Unfortunately, not all of the Autobots are so warmly welcomed. [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]—a living reminder of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]—is shunned by [[Cybertron (planet)#Animated|Cybertron]]'s populace. Many of them are also terrified outright by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having never seen an organic being before.

Optimus is hailed as being responsible for the victory, and the public wants him to be the next Magnus. When Uplink points this out, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] is quick to downplay his rival's achievements. The feed cuts to [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], being held in the new [[Trypticon Prison]] in [[Kaon (polity)#Animated cartoon|Kaon]]. Their mouths are clamped shut and they wear [[stasis cuffs]]. Mini-Cons attend to them. Uplink asks why the Decepticons are being held in their own ex-capital city. Sentinel states that it breaks their spirits. When Uplink suggests that the starving Decepticons have nothing to lose, all he has to say is "bring it on".

A memorial for [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] is held at the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]], presided by Jazz. Arcee stares at the protoforms; although she no longer has any students of her own, she might do soon. Seeing this, Sari offers to be Arcee's student, hoping to find out more about her own Cybertronian origins and the world she finds herself in. Prowl's body is lowered into a forge, where it is turned into a brand new protoform just like the others. Sentinel arrives, having missed the funeral entirely. He declares that he is too busy as Magnus and begins to speak insensitively about "Pow-Wow" until he is caught on camera by Uplink. He changes tone mid-sentence, praising Prowl. A disgusted Jazz rips off his [[Elite Guard]] stripes. Sentinel turns to Optimus and demands the Magnus Hammer. Optimus agrees that it's time the hammer was returned to its rightful owner—Ultra Magnus—and leaves.

When Optimus finally gives the hammer back to Ultra Magnus, it temporarily revives the comatose leader. Ultra Magnus declares that he was wrong about Optimus' programming, that the younger Autobot did have the makings of a hero all along, and hands the hammer back. Optimus does not know what to say; as far as he is concerned, he was just doing his job. As he remarks that it would be refreshing to see a Magnus with humility, Ultra Magnus finally dies. [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] is not so easily moved, and declares that the council will make the final decision as to who will succeed Ultra Magnus. "Not if I have anything to do about it," says an overhearing Sentinel.

===Act II===
[[File:Animated-TrialofMegatronPart1-Bar-Brawl.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
Ratchet prepares for the reopening of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], with the rest of Optimus' crew joining in on the celebration. Arcee doesn't want to go, and neither does Omega Supreme, who worries that he won't fit in at the event—literally, as the establishment might be too small for him. As for Sari, she is much too small for the bot-sized furniture. Omega flies off as the Autobots shriek at Sari. Sentinel is also present at Maccadam's, standing at the back with [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], and some [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s.

Bumblebee teases his old classmate [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] despite Bulkhead's best efforts to stop him. Sari, meanwhile, resorts to using her jetpack to remain at eye level with the larger bots. She cannot drink oil; she has enough energon to last her a lifetime. [[Rattletrap]] begins to spread rumours that Optimus is to become the next Magnus, and snaps a photo with the Autobot. Sentinel's Autotroopers try to shut him down, but it's too late. When Bumblebee toasts "Optimus Magnus", Sentinel sics the Autotroopers on him, and the Autobots come to his defense. Uplink records the ensuing bar fight, which at one point sees Optimus rescue Sentinel. The next day, Sentinel sees the broadcast, and smashes the screen in anger.

Elsewhere, Arcee is preparing material for Sari's lessons when Ratchet arrives with a gift: a pair of laser swords. He admits that he was actually trying to make laser pointers, but got a little carried away. He then says that things at Maccadam's the previous night did not go the way he had hoped and asks Arcee on a second date. She agrees, but just as Ratchet suggests that they do something that night, Ironhide arrives, summoning Ratchet to the [[Project Omega]] lab. At the lab, Sentinel tasks Ratchet, [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], and [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] to build him a suit of flying armour, dubbing the assignment "[[Project Powermaster]]" and expecting results within the decacycle.

[[File:Animated-TrialofMegatronPart1-Blackout-attacks-Beachcomber.jpeg|thumb|left|250px]]
Out in deep space, a bored [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] pilots an energon transport ship and bemoans his job; at least he is not on space bridge repair duty. Suddenly, the lights go off—[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] punches his way into the ship from the outside and grabs Beachcomber, draining the life from the Autobot in mere moments. Heading back outside, Blackout shifts to vehicle mode and begins to tow the ship away.

===Act III===
In her classroom, Arcee lectures Sari about the life cycle of Cybertronians: after a protoform is molded, it is given life by the AllSpark. Under her breath, Sari remarks that she actually misses [[Tutor Bot]]. When Arcee tells her to share that remark with the rest of the class, Sari snaps back that she ''is'' the rest of the class. At that moment, Bumblebee and Bulkhead arrive with [[Burger Bot]] hamburgers brought from Earth via space bridge. Thanks to a "subspace tachyon transmitter" installed in [[Sumdac Tower]] by Bulkhead, Sari is able to speak to [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]]. All around [[Detroit]], strange crystalline growths are forming—raw [[Energon#Animated|energon]]. Sari impresses Arcee by linking this phenomenon to the AllSpark. When Sumdac sees the protoforms, he does not recognize them as Sari's was apparently much smaller.

Bumblebee promises that they will find answers, and he and Bulkhead take Sari to the Cyber-Ninja Dojo, where Jazz lets them in (at Optimus' word). Sari does not know what to ask the AllSpark, but receives an answer regardless—the ghost of Prowl appears, having become one with the AllSpark, and tells her that she has become the key to the future of Cybertron and Earth. The AllSpark grants visions to those present: Sari sees a [[Spark|spark]] merging with a DNA double-helix... Optimus sees a larger version of himself fighting Megatron... Bumblebee sees himself wearing Elite Guard stripes...

Outside of [[Metroplex (Animated)|the Metroplex]], Sentinel meets with [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] and asks the commander of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] to help make him look good. Cliffjumper is sceptical of this request, noting that it falls outside his job description, but Sentinel persists, asking not just as a leader but as a friend. Cliffjumper bluntly remarks that he is neither. Rattletrap arrives, and says that he has a photo of Optimus being friendly with Megatron. It turns out to be the photo of Optimus Prime and Rattletrap at Maccadam's, with Megatron's head crudely edited in place of Rattletrap's. Sentinel sends Rattletrap off, but the photo has given him an idea of his own.

Bulkhead returns to the [[energon farm]]s on the moon, where the Cybertronian energon is withering. Earth's energon is ten times more potent, but because of its organic component it cannot be grown on Cybertron. Another Autobot named Trac-Tor is tending to the crops. The harvest gets worse every year; whoever controls the energon controls the planet.

Back on Cybertron, Sentinel, Jetstorm and Jetfire meet with Bumblebee. Sentinel invites Bumblebee to join the Elite Guard (leading the young Autobot to remember his vision) on the condition that he endorses Sentinel as Magnus. A conflicted Bumblebee requests time to think on the matter, so Sentinel gives him one solar cycle to make up his mind. Once Bumblebee is gone, the twins ask Sentinel why he has stooped to bribery. "It's war," says Sentinel. Ironhide arrives with an urgent message, but Sentinel does not notice because he is too busy cooking up another plan, one which requires an unremarkable Autobot which he can plant as Optimus' bodyguard to get dirt on his rival. Eventually, the twins point out Ironhide, and Sentinel realises he will be perfect for the job.

Bulkhead is enjoying the relative quiet of the energon farm... but not for long, as a Decepticon strike force led by General Obsidian suddenly attacks!

==Quotes==
"His spark still grooves with us."
:—'''Jazz''' gives '''Prowl's''' eulogy.

"I'm splitsville on the Elite Guard. From now on, I'm swingin' a full-time Cyber-Ninja gig."
:—'''Jazz''' leaves the Elite Guard.

"Humility... something that would be refreshing to see in a Magnus."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' passes the torch.

"Dude, that is so not cool... seriously dude, what do you get by taking meee offffliiiiiine..." 
"A message."
:—'''Beachcomber''' is (finally) murdered by '''Blackout'''.

"Once you carried the key... now you are the key... to the future of Cybertron... and Earth."
:—The ghost of '''Prowl''' foreshadows events that won't occur later in the season.

"So what ''is'' its will? What does it want?" 
"What it wants, has always wanted... life."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Prowl''' discuss the motivations of the AllSpark.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (10)
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]] (11)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (12)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (14)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (18)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (19)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (20)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (21)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] (22)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Rattletrap]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (26)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (27)
*[[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] (28)
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*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (4)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (16)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (17)
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] (29)
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==Notes==
*A full and completed script for this episode was never written, only a detailed outline. Written by Marty Isenberg sometime in (probably) 2008, the outline was converted into an "audio play" for unofficial UK convention [[unofficial conventions|TFNation]] in 2019, featuring almost the entire cast of the cartoon (minus [[Tara Strong]] and [[Judd Nelson]]) reprising their roles. See the [[Transformers Animated season 4|''Transformers Animated'' season 4]] article for more details.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Uplink and Trac-Tor concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Wait, [[Apelinq (BM)|you don't look like a gorilla]]!]]
*Prowl went offline back in "[[Endgame, Part II]]"; his presence in this episode as a ghost was first mentioned in the synopsis of the unproduced season 4 episode "AllSpark-alypse Now!".
*Ultra Magnus had been in [[spark support]] ever since being attacked by Shockwave in "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]". His death was one of the planned details for the unproduced fourth season.
*Blitzwing, Sunstorm, and Ramjet have been in custody since "[[Decepticon Air]]".
*Megatron, Lugnut, and Shockwave have been established as inmates of Trypticon Prison in the follow-up comic "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", where [[Team Stunticon]] tried (and failed) to break old Megs out.
*The creation of Arcee's swords was first mentioned in the follow-up story "[[The Return of Blurr]]", where Arcee stated to [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] that Ratchet build her a pair of pointers for her lectures, only for him to get carried away and make them look like laser blades.
*The beat in which Prof. Sumdac notes that Sari's protoform (featured in "[[TransWarped]]") was much smaller than the protoforms seen in this episode is another piece of the puzzle that is her origin. Though this mystery would have been explored over the course of the fourth season, Isenberg has actually stated that they never really worked it out! However, the season was originally been pitched as having a strong emphasis on [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], which historically have had much smaller protoforms than Autobots and Decepticons.
**While this is pure speculation, it'd be remiss of us not to highlight Prowl's dialogue: "You are the key... to the future of Cybertron... and Earth." Perhaps Sari's protoform would've literally have turned out to have come from the future?
*Beachcomber's death in this episode is a repurposing of a planned scene from "TransWarped" that was ultimately cut for time, leading Isenberg to make another attempt on Beachcomber's life for a later episode.

===Transformers references===
*Although the Mini-Cons are not named individually in the outline, designs for five of them appeared in ''[[The AllSpark Almanac Addendum]]''.
** The first three—[[Grindor (Animated)|Grindor]], [[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Animated)|High Wire]]—are based on their [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] namesakes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.
** The other two seem to have been designed with their role as Megatron's helpers in mind: [[Leader-1 (Animated)|Leader-1]] is based on ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Powerlinx]] partner, while [[DUCK-E]] might have been inspired by [[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]]'s famous [[Rubber Ducky]].
* Obsidian makes his ''Animated'' debut in this episode, though he receives no dialogue in the outline. Much like [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], the [[Obsidian (BM)|original Obsidian]] first appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', for which Isenberg was a story editor.
** In his panel at TFNation 2019, however, Isenberg admitted that Obsidian's inclusion in the outline might have been a simple slip-up on his part, one which would have been corrected in the final cut of the three-parter by having Strika featured in Obsidian's place.
* The concept of Earth-grown Energon that's more potent than its Cybertronian counterpart is reminiscent of [[Ore-13]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
* Arcee's laser sword/pointers were, of course, included with her toy as accessories.

===Real-world references===
*In the illustration created for TFNation to accompany the scene, the energon transport ship driven by Beachcomber is modeled and colored after the Mystery Machine from ''Scooby-Doo'' lore. Coincidentally, Wyatt worked on ''Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated'' over a year after ''Animated'' had ended.
*Sentinel saying ''"You bots are the greatest thing to hit Cybertron since cubed energon"'' is a spin on the saying "[[wiktionary:greatest thing since sliced bread|greatest thing since sliced bread]]".

===Trivia===
*When Marty Isenberg was writing these episodes, he asked [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] if he knew of any Transformer journalists. None sprang to Wyatt's mind, and thus Uplink was born. When the outline was read at TFNation 2019, Uplink served as the story's narrator; his part was played by fan (and professional voice actor) Chris Finney.
*Trac-Tor was an in-joke amongst the ''Animated'' production team. Isenberg didn't know if Hasbro would be onboard with the character or not, but threw him in the outline anyway. For the TFNation reading, he was voiced by convention guest [[Peter Spellos]].
*Though Bumper Robinson returned to voice Bumblebee for the TFNation reading, he did not reprise his role as Blackout, whose voice was instead provided by TFNation staff member David Wallace. Meanwhile, Tara Strong did not return to reprise her role as Sari, whose voice was instead provided by fan Aimee "Ladywreck" Morgan.
*In ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', the title for the three-part opener to the fourth season was given as "The Trial of Megatron"—however, TFNation consistently referred to it simply as "Trial of Megatron", and this was reflected in the reading itself. We've gone with the latter.

[[Category:Animated episodes]]
[[Category: Things that don't exist]]

Trial of Megatron, Part 1

2022-04-25T19:31:15Z

CBT: /* Real-world references */

{{apocrypha}}
{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=Animated-TrialOfMegatronPromoArtwork.jpg
|caption=I'm sure we'll find out Sari's origin ''this'' time!
|ep=43
|prev=The Return of Blurr
|next=Trial of Megatron, Part 2
|title="Trial of Megatron, Part 1"
|airdate=[[August 17]], [[2019]] ([[Unofficial conventions|TFNation 2019]])
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDO_0U7Fwcc
|videosite=YouTube}}

'''In the aftermath of the Decepticons' defeat, an unprepared Optimus Prime is pushed into conflict with Sentinel Prime for the position of Autobot leader—and Sentinel isn't afraid to play dirty.'''
==Synopsis==
===Act I===
[[File:Animated-TrialOfMegatronUplink.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|left]]
On a newsreel, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] leads [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] through the streets. The newsbot Uplink presents several soundbite interviews with Optimus and his Autobots. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is characteristically excited, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] is characteristically cranky, and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] plays it cool as always. [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], while glad to be back, is disoriented by everything that has happened in all the stellar cycles she has missed. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], on the other hand, is overwhelmed by all the attention because they are celebrities, just like they were upon their arrival on Earth.

Optimus has the [[Magnus Hammer]] but plans to return it to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] as soon as he gets the chance. As for the [[Protoform#Animated_cartoon|protoforms]] that were stolen by the Decepticons long ago, they have all been recovered and are entrusted to the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] led by [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]], along with the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]]. Unfortunately, not all of the Autobots are so warmly welcomed. [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]—a living reminder of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]—is shunned by [[Cybertron (planet)#Animated|Cybertron]]'s populace. Many of them are also terrified outright by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having never seen an organic being before.

Optimus is hailed as being responsible for the victory, and the public wants him to be the next Magnus. When Uplink points this out, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] is quick to downplay his rival's achievements. The feed cuts to [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], being held in the new [[Trypticon Prison]] in [[Kaon (polity)#Animated cartoon|Kaon]]. Their mouths are clamped shut and they wear [[stasis cuffs]]. Mini-Cons attend to them. Uplink asks why the Decepticons are being held in their own ex-capital city. Sentinel states that it breaks their spirits. When Uplink suggests that the starving Decepticons have nothing to lose, all he has to say is "bring it on".

A memorial for [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] is held at the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]], presided by Jazz. Arcee stares at the protoforms; although she no longer has any students of her own, she might do soon. Seeing this, Sari offers to be Arcee's student, hoping to find out more about her own Cybertronian origins and the world she finds herself in. Prowl's body is lowered into a forge, where it is turned into a brand new protoform just like the others. Sentinel arrives, having missed the funeral entirely. He declares that he is too busy as Magnus and begins to speak insensitively about "Pow-Wow" until he is caught on camera by Uplink. He changes tone mid-sentence, praising Prowl. A disgusted Jazz rips off his [[Elite Guard]] stripes. Sentinel turns to Optimus and demands the Magnus Hammer. Optimus agrees that it's time the hammer was returned to its rightful owner—Ultra Magnus—and leaves.

When Optimus finally gives the hammer back to Ultra Magnus, it temporarily revives the comatose leader. Ultra Magnus declares that he was wrong about Optimus' programming, that the younger Autobot did have the makings of a hero all along, and hands the hammer back. Optimus does not know what to say; as far as he is concerned, he was just doing his job. As he remarks that it would be refreshing to see a Magnus with humility, Ultra Magnus finally dies. [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] is not so easily moved, and declares that the council will make the final decision as to who will succeed Ultra Magnus. "Not if I have anything to do about it," says an overhearing Sentinel.

===Act II===
[[File:Animated-TrialofMegatronPart1-Bar-Brawl.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
Ratchet prepares for the reopening of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], with the rest of Optimus' crew joining in on the celebration. Arcee doesn't want to go, and neither does Omega Supreme, who worries that he won't fit in at the event—literally, as the establishment might be too small for him. As for Sari, she is much too small for the bot-sized furniture. Omega flies off as the Autobots shriek at Sari. Sentinel is also present at Maccadam's, standing at the back with [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], and some [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s.

Bumblebee teases his old classmate [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] despite Bulkhead's best efforts to stop him. Sari, meanwhile, resorts to using her jetpack to remain at eye level with the larger bots. She cannot drink oil; she has enough energon to last her a lifetime. [[Rattletrap]] begins to spread rumours that Optimus is to become the next Magnus, and snaps a photo with the Autobot. Sentinel's Autotroopers try to shut him down, but it's too late. When Bumblebee toasts "Optimus Magnus", Sentinel sics the Autotroopers on him, and the Autobots come to his defense. Uplink records the ensuing bar fight, which at one point sees Optimus rescue Sentinel. The next day, Sentinel sees the broadcast, and smashes the screen in anger.

Elsewhere, Arcee is preparing material for Sari's lessons when Ratchet arrives with a gift: a pair of laser swords. He admits that he was actually trying to make laser pointers, but got a little carried away. He then says that things at Maccadam's the previous night did not go the way he had hoped and asks Arcee on a second date. She agrees, but just as Ratchet suggests that they do something that night, Ironhide arrives, summoning Ratchet to the [[Project Omega]] lab. At the lab, Sentinel tasks Ratchet, [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], and [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] to build him a suit of flying armour, dubbing the assignment "[[Project Powermaster]]" and expecting results within the decacycle.

[[File:Animated-TrialofMegatronPart1-Blackout-attacks-Beachcomber.jpeg|thumb|left|250px]]
Out in deep space, a bored [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] pilots an energon transport ship and bemoans his job; at least he is not on space bridge repair duty. Suddenly, the lights go off—[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] punches his way into the ship from the outside and grabs Beachcomber, draining the life from the Autobot in mere moments. Heading back outside, Blackout shifts to vehicle mode and begins to tow the ship away.

===Act III===
In her classroom, Arcee lectures Sari about the life cycle of Cybertronians: after a protoform is molded, it is given life by the AllSpark. Under her breath, Sari remarks that she actually misses [[Tutor Bot]]. When Arcee tells her to share that remark with the rest of the class, Sari snaps back that she ''is'' the rest of the class. At that moment, Bumblebee and Bulkhead arrive with [[Burger Bot]] hamburgers brought from Earth via space bridge. Thanks to a "subspace tachyon transmitter" installed in [[Sumdac Tower]] by Bulkhead, Sari is able to speak to [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]]. All around [[Detroit]], strange crystalline growths are forming—raw [[Energon#Animated|energon]]. Sari impresses Arcee by linking this phenomenon to the AllSpark. When Sumdac sees the protoforms, he does not recognize them as Sari's was apparently much smaller.

Bumblebee promises that they will find answers, and he and Bulkhead take Sari to the Cyber-Ninja Dojo, where Jazz lets them in (at Optimus' word). Sari does not know what to ask the AllSpark, but receives an answer regardless—the ghost of Prowl appears, having become one with the AllSpark, and tells her that she has become the key to the future of Cybertron and Earth. The AllSpark grants visions to those present: Sari sees a [[Spark|spark]] merging with a DNA double-helix... Optimus sees a larger version of himself fighting Megatron... Bumblebee sees himself wearing Elite Guard stripes...

Outside of [[Metroplex (Animated)|the Metroplex]], Sentinel meets with [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] and asks the commander of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] to help make him look good. Cliffjumper is sceptical of this request, noting that it falls outside his job description, but Sentinel persists, asking not just as a leader but as a friend. Cliffjumper bluntly remarks that he is neither. Rattletrap arrives, and says that he has a photo of Optimus being friendly with Megatron. It turns out to be the photo of Optimus Prime and Rattletrap at Maccadam's, with Megatron's head crudely edited in place of Rattletrap's. Sentinel sends Rattletrap off, but the photo has given him an idea of his own.

Bulkhead returns to the [[energon farm]]s on the moon, where the Cybertronian energon is withering. Earth's energon is ten times more potent, but because of its organic component it cannot be grown on Cybertron. Another Autobot named Trac-Tor is tending to the crops. The harvest gets worse every year; whoever controls the energon controls the planet.

Back on Cybertron, Sentinel, Jetstorm and Jetfire meet with Bumblebee. Sentinel invites Bumblebee to join the Elite Guard (leading the young Autobot to remember his vision) on the condition that he endorses Sentinel as Magnus. A conflicted Bumblebee requests time to think on the matter, so Sentinel gives him one solar cycle to make up his mind. Once Bumblebee is gone, the twins ask Sentinel why he has stooped to bribery. "It's war," says Sentinel. Ironhide arrives with an urgent message, but Sentinel does not notice because he is too busy cooking up another plan, one which requires an unremarkable Autobot which he can plant as Optimus' bodyguard to get dirt on his rival. Eventually, the twins point out Ironhide, and Sentinel realises he will be perfect for the job.

Bulkhead is enjoying the relative quiet of the energon farm... but not for long, as a Decepticon strike force led by General Obsidian suddenly attacks!

==Quotes==
"His spark still grooves with us."
:—'''Jazz''' gives '''Prowl's''' eulogy.

"I'm splitsville on the Elite Guard. From now on, I'm swingin' a full-time Cyber-Ninja gig."
:—'''Jazz''' leaves the Elite Guard.

"Humility... something that would be refreshing to see in a Magnus."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' passes the torch.

"Dude, that is so not cool... seriously dude, what do you get by taking meee offffliiiiiine..." 
"A message."
:—'''Beachcomber''' is (finally) murdered by '''Blackout'''.

"Once you carried the key... now you are the key... to the future of Cybertron... and Earth."
:—The ghost of '''Prowl''' foreshadows events that won't occur later in the season.

"So what ''is'' its will? What does it want?" 
"What it wants, has always wanted... life."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Prowl''' discuss the motivations of the AllSpark.

==Featured characters==
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*Uplink (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (10)
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]] (11)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (12)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (14)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (18)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (19)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (20)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (21)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] (22)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Rattletrap]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (26)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (27)
*[[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] (28)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's ghost]] (31)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (32)
*Trac-Tor (33)}}
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*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (3)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (4)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (16)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (17)
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] (29)
*Obsidian (34)
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*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (30)
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*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (13)
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==Notes==
*A full and completed script for this episode was never written, only a detailed outline. Written by Marty Isenberg sometime in (probably) 2008, the outline was converted into an "audio play" for unofficial UK convention [[unofficial conventions|TFNation]] in 2019, featuring almost the entire cast of the cartoon (minus [[Tara Strong]] and [[Judd Nelson]]) reprising their roles. See the [[Transformers Animated season 4|''Transformers Animated'' season 4]] article for more details.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Uplink and Trac-Tor concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Wait, [[Apelinq (BM)|you don't look like a gorilla]]!]]
*Prowl went offline back in "[[Endgame, Part II]]"; his presence in this episode as a ghost was first mentioned in the synopsis of the unproduced season 4 episode "AllSpark-alypse Now!".
*Ultra Magnus had been in [[spark support]] ever since being attacked by Shockwave in "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]". His death was one of the planned details for the unproduced fourth season.
*Blitzwing, Sunstorm, and Ramjet have been in custody since "[[Decepticon Air]]".
*Megatron, Lugnut, and Shockwave have been established as inmates of Trypticon Prison in the follow-up comic "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", where [[Team Stunticon]] tried (and failed) to break old Megs out.
*The creation of Arcee's swords was first mentioned in the follow-up story "[[The Return of Blurr]]", where Arcee stated to [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] that Ratchet build her a pair of pointers for her lectures, only for him to get carried away and make them look like laser blades.
*The beat in which Prof. Sumdac notes that Sari's protoform (featured in "[[TransWarped]]") was much smaller than the protoforms seen in this episode is another piece of the puzzle that is her origin. Though this mystery would have been explored over the course of the fourth season, Isenberg has actually stated that they never really worked it out! However, the season was originally been pitched as having a strong emphasis on [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], which historically have had much smaller protoforms than Autobots and Decepticons.
**While this is pure speculation, it'd be remiss of us not to highlight Prowl's dialogue: "You are the key... to the future of Cybertron... and Earth." Perhaps Sari's protoform would've literally have turned out to have come from the future?
*Beachcomber's death in this episode is a repurposing of a planned scene from "TransWarped" that was ultimately cut for time, leading Isenberg to make another attempt on Beachcomber's life for a later episode.

===Transformers references===
*Although the Mini-Cons are not named individually in the outline, designs for five of them appeared in ''[[The AllSpark Almanac Addendum]]''.
** The first three—[[Grindor (Animated)|Grindor]], [[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Animated)|High Wire]]—are based on their [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] namesakes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.
** The other two seem to have been designed with their role as Megatron's helpers in mind: [[Leader-1 (Animated)|Leader-1]] is based on ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Powerlinx]] partner, while [[DUCK-E]] might have been inspired by [[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]]'s famous [[Rubber Ducky]].
* Obsidian makes his ''Animated'' debut in this episode, though he receives no dialogue in the outline. Much like [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], the [[Obsidian (BM)|original Obsidian]] first appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', for which Isenberg was a story editor.
** In his panel at TFNation 2019, however, Isenberg admitted that Obsidian's inclusion in the outline might have been a simple slip-up on his part, one which would have been corrected in the final cut of the three-parter by having Strika featured in Obsidian's place.
* The concept of Earth-grown Energon that's more potent than its Cybertronian counterpart is reminiscent of [[Ore-13]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
* Arcee's laser sword/pointers were, of course, included with her toy as accessories.

===Real-world references===
*In the illustration created for TFNation to accompany the scene, the energon transport ship driven by Beachcomber is modeled and colored after the Mystery Machine from ''Scooby-Doo'' lore. Coincidentally, Wyatt worked on ''Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated'' over a year after ''Animated'' had ended.
*Sentinel saying ''"You bots are the greatest thing to hit Cybertron since cubed energon"'' is a spin on the saying "[[wiktionary:greatest thing since sliced bread|greatest thing since sliced bread]]".

===Trivia===
*When Marty Isenberg was writing these episodes, he asked [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] if he knew of any Transformer journalists. None sprang to Wyatt's mind, and thus Uplink was born. When the outline was read at TFNation 2019, Uplink served as the story's narrator; his part was played by fan (and professional voice actor) Chris Finney.
*Trac-Tor was an in-joke amongst the ''Animated'' production team. Isenberg didn't know if Hasbro would be onboard with the character or not, but threw him in the outline anyway. For the TFNation reading, he was voiced by convention guest [[Peter Spellos]].
*Though Bumper Robinson returned to voice Bumblebee for the TFNation reading, he did not reprise his role as Blackout, whose voice was instead provided by TFNation staff member David Wallace. Meanwhile, Tara Strong did not return to reprise her role as Sari, whose voice was instead provided by fan Aimee "Ladywreck" Morgan.
*In ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', the title for the three-part opener to the fourth season was given as "The Trial of Megatron"—however, TFNation consistently referred to it simply as "Trial of Megatron", and this was reflected in the reading itself. We've gone with the latter.

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Deer

2022-04-09T01:46:37Z

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{{disambig2|fictional deer|the real-life human artist|Thomas Deer}}

{{noname-nickname}}

[[File:CommandPerformances-deer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He thinks he's robot people.]]

A '''deer''' is watching, always watching.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
A deer joined the [[Autobot]]s analyzing the success level of their attack on the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
When Decepticons caused animals to stampede, Mister [[Ricky]] was forced to fire on a group of deer headed for a school with children. A young fawn was trampled, and though it was likely to die, Ricky took it on himself to care for it. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
[[Lio Convoy]] saved a deer fawn from a stampede caused by [[Predacon (BW)|renegade animals]]. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
On [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], while on the lookout for their feral friends, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] spies on two bucks and a doe from a bush before [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] unintentionally spooks them away. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

===''Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots'' comic===
[[File:Chuck Service deer trouble.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Sauntering through the forest, [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]] came upon a young deer caught in a net. Intending to free it, Chuck walked closer, which got him caught in a second net. After a moment of embarrassment, Chuck transformed to his cheetah mode and slashed the both of them free. The fawn thanked him and Chuck went on his way again. {{storylink|Chuck's Service}}

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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce characters]]
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Megatron Rising - Part 2

2022-04-08T00:04:28Z

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{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=Megatron Rising Megatron descends.JPG
|caption=I'm here to find the AllSpark and kick some skidplate...and I can't seem to find the AllSpark.
|ep=16
|ep2=15
|prev2=Megatron Rising - Part 1
|next2=The Elite Guard
|title="Megatron Rising - Part 2"
|airdate=[[April 5]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]] [[Ciro Nieli]] [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio= [[The Answer Studio]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''The Autobots are beaten down by the Decepticon invasion, but still must rally to prevent the AllSpark from falling into their clutches.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MegaPrime.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, it is so on.]]

As Megatron descends to ground level, Optimus, Prowl, and Bulkhead look on in disbelief. As he lands, Bulkhead takes point, launching his wrecking ball, but Megatron calmly slices it off before backhanding Bulkhead into a nearby building. Prowl then attacks, but his throwing stars are easily deflected, and he finds himself on the defensive, dodging Megatron's swords. Taking cover behind a bridge support, he manages to avoid them, but Megatron's attacks destroy it, and two children are nearly crushed under the falling rubble, saved only by Optimus borrowing "a move from the Bumblebee play book", using a combination of his wheels and ax to dash forward and snatch the children up. Meanwhile, Prowl is pinned under Megatron's foot, and the Decepticon draws a sword, ready to take revenge for Prowl slicing off the remains of his arm fifty years ago. Optimus saves Prowl by using a combination of his grappler and ax to knock the sword from Megatron's grasp. The two leaders face off, but Megatron simply blocks Prime's blow and kicks him away. As Megatron reaches for his dropped sword, Optimus launches a grappler, tripping him. Megatron follows up by snapping the grappler's line and using it to swing Optimus into the side of a building.

[[File:PayThePiper.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron punishes Starscream for betrayal and goes against everything natural to Transformers lore.]]

In the tower, Blitzwing wants to join the fight, but Lugnut won't allow him to interfere in Megatron's business. As the two Decepticons argue, Dr. Sumdac tries to make a break for it, only to be blocked by Blitzwing. Meanwhile, Starscream holds a struggling Bumblebee while watching Optimus and Megatron battle, trying to decide whom he'll gain more from by helping, the Autobot or his would-be leader. On the ground, Optimus is taking a beating but says he will never reveal the AllSpark's location. Unfortunately, Megatron simply plans to use the [[AllSpark Key]] to track down the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]]. Punching Prime hard enough to send him skidding across the tarmac, Megatron calls out to his loyal Decepticons. Lugnut and Blitzwing immediately respond, and Starscream casually comments on his decision being made for him and throws Bumblebee away. As Lugnut prostrates himself, Starscream drops down on his head, ready to renew his tenure as Second in Command. Megatron comments on the appropriateness of Starscream's presence, takes aim on the Autobots...then quickly jams the Key into Starscream's chest, seemingly draining him of life. Dropping the offline traitor, Megatron asks if there are any other dissenters. Getting a negative response, he turns back to the Autobots, only to discover they've used the distraction to escape. Blitzwing wants to chase after them, but Megatron believes the AllSpark takes priority. At his command the Decepticons transform and roll—er, rise up, tracking their prize.

Isaac rushes outside to find the Autobots badly damaged, and confesses to them that he had rebuilt Megatron. Bulkhead and Prowl seem angry, but Prime decides they have more urgent problems to worry about: they were outclassed by the Decepticons even when in perfect operating condition, and now no longer can rely on Sari's AllSpark Key to repair them. Isaac suspects that there may be enough residual radiation from the Key left in his lab machinery to repair the Autobots, and they give his idea a try.

Ratchet, working to get the submerged [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]] flight-ready, sends out a security scan which detects the approach of Blackarachnia and Sari. Apparently the girl's sympathy from the previous episode was a ruse: she had been deliberately leading Blackarachnia in circles on the ice to waste time, and also had assumed the half-organic creature would not be able to stay underwater for long—a guess confirmed to be true by an outraged Blackarachnia, who becomes very threatening to Sari. Before the situation can get uglier, Ratchet surfaces the ship through the ice beneath them, rescuing Sari and catapulting Blackarachnia helplessly through the sky. Sari's gratitude at being rescued quickly fades when she finds out that despite "all that crud" about responsible handling, Ratchet lost the AllSpark Key.
[[File:Megatron Rising Sari chomp.JPG|upright=1|thumb|The {{w|Luis Suárez}} of Transformers, everybody!]]

Back at Sumdac Tower, the Autobots are more or less repaired by the leftover energy in the lab machines. Knowing they are still sore at him, Optimus apologizes for his earlier bad attitude and asks them to repair their friendships as well. Sumdac is still feeling guilty about rebuilding Megatron and offers his assistance, though the Autobots are skeptical—both of his loyalty and of what a mere human could offer them. Before they can decide, Ratchet and Sari arrive in the Autobots' ship. The Autobots board the ship, which by now has come under heavy bombardment from the Decepticons.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Avengers, assemble!"]]

The Autobots attempt to fly the ship into space, drawing the Decepticons away from Earth's civilians—but some well-aimed missiles wreck the ship's vital systems and that idea along with it. The vessel crashes into the side of the volcanic cone on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. The Autobots gear up for what will surely be a climactic battle; Prime states he is proud to have his current team by his side, while Bumblebee says he'd just as happily have the [[Elite Guard]]. The Decepticons close in for their attack, and the Autobots use some of their tactics learned throughout the series to throw them off-balance: Ratchet and Bumblebee combine powers to generate an electromagnetic pulse that temporarily disables Blitzwing, and Bulkhead uses his sheer... ''Bulkheadness''... to force Lugnut to crash. Back on the ship, Isaac is trying to jerry-rig a weapon to use against Megatron; recognizing that they might not survive, he tries to tell Sari something that had been a secret, but instead of listening she rushes off to ask the AllSpark to give her more power so she can help her friends. She asks it why she had been chosen in the first place, but doesn't understand its cryptic "charades" answer.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, this is gonna hurt...]]

Unable to match the Decepticons in sheer power, the Autobots manage to prevail by using their own teamwork and playing off the Decepticons' weaknesses—thanks to some clever 'bot tactics, the schizoid Blitzwing and overly talkative Lugnut are basically encouraged to defeat themselves. But Megatron has no apparent weaknesses, except perhaps being cluttered with little shards of Optimus Prime after he finishes beating on the Autobot. Their one-sided fight carries them into the hold of the ship, where Megatron succeeds in acquiring the AllSpark. Before he can celebrate, he is temporarily downed by Isaac, who knows enough about Megatron's circuitry to disable his equilibrium sensors—but although he drops the AllSpark Key in his stumble, the tyrant isn't down for long. Megatron is about to finish Prime, when Sari hurls Prime the Key and he jams it into the AllSpark's spherical casing, cracking it open. A destabilized Megatron flees the ship before the AllSpark explodes inside his chest, dispersing its energy throughout the atmosphere.

The AllSpark Key is now the single most powerful Cybertronian artifact, and too important to be entrusted to the care of an Autobot—so Prime returns it to Sari, who uses it to repair all her friends as usual. Megatron still functions and has plans for his new prisoner, Isaac Sumdac.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (5)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (7)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Megatron''': Ah, Starscream. How fitting to have you by my side as I finally take my revenge on the one responsible for my fifty stellar cycles of helplessness and humiliation. ''(Megatron aims his cannon at Optimus, then kills Starscream with the key)'' Does anyone else have a problem with my leadership? 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Uh, no, we're fine. 
'''Lugnut''': NEVER!
:—Megatron quickly reestablishes the Decepticon pecking order.

'''Sari''': No problem, we'll just fix 'em up. I mean, it's not like you lost my ''key'' or anything. 
(Ratchet looks away awkwardly) 
'''Sari''': You ''lost'' my key!? 
'''Ratchet''': Technically, I lost my ''hand''. It...just happened to have your key attached to it. 
:—One of many attempts to shift/avoid/lessen blame in this two-parter.

'''Isaac''': Oh dear, this is all my fault! 
'''Sari''': What? It's not like you built Megatron in your lab or anything. 
''[Isaac Sumdac looks away and uncomfortably taps his fingers]'' 
'''Sari''': YOU BUILT MEGATRON IN YOUR LAB?! 
'''Ratchet''': On the bright side, now I don't feel so bad about losing your key. 
:—One of several awkward moments in this episode for Isaac Sumdac.

"If we go down, we go down fighting. Together. And I can't think of a better band of Autobots I'd be prouder to fight alongside." 
"Not even the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]]? Because I sure wouldn't mind having them here now." 
:— '''Optimus Prime''' prepares to [[Furmanism|fight and die]] while '''Bumblebee''' would rather fight and live.

"Curious, my electrical systems have gone offline. Which means..." 
"I"M FALLING! WAHAHAHAHAHA!"
:- '''Icy Blitzwing''' explains the situation while '''Random Blitzwing''' states the obvious.

'''Bumblebee''': So what do we do now? Wait for him to turn back into a tank and crash like last time? 
'''Ratchet''': Nobody gets that lucky twice. 
'''Prowl''': Perhaps we can make our own luck. I've noticed a connection between Blitzwing's multiple personalities and his vehicle modes. We can use that weakness against him...but it will require using Bumblebee's greatest strength. 
'''Bumblebee''': What, my stingers? My turbo-speed? 
'''Prowl''': Your obnoxious personality. 
:—Prowl nails friend and foe alike with ninja precision.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Blitzwing tank crash.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the tank as it fell was "Oh slag, not again". Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the tank had thought that, we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now.}}]]

'''Bumblebee''': Hey, Blitzbrain! Is that your jet mode, or did your pal Lugnut dump out some spare parts? ...How come you have three faces? Couldn't decide which was the ugliest? ...And who uses ice as a weapon? What are you? A refrigerator? 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': You want heat? I'll give you more than you can handle! ''[Transforms into a tank and promptly falls]'' Oh, [[Slag (slang)|slag]]! Not AGA-! ''[Crashes through the ice]''
:— Hothead Blitzwing is his own worst enemy.

"You all fought like Autobots! I can't tell you how proud I am of each and every one of you." 
"Go on, tell us. We can take it!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' praises the Autobots while '''Bumblebee''' showcases his recently discussed "greatest strength".

"I trust you are comfortable in your chair!"
:—'''Megatron''' to Isaac Sumdac. The choice of furniture was destined to come back to haunt him.

==Notes==

===Transformers references===
[[File:Ark in mountain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Moral of the story: Autobots cannot drive.]]
* The manner in which the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobot ship]] is left sticking out of the rock is reminiscent of the [[Ark (G1)|original ''Ark'']].
* [[Cyber Planet Key|A key as the most powerful Cybertronian artifact?]] [[Key to Vector Sigma|Most familiar]].
* [[Heart of Cybertron|Putting the AllSpark into his chest]] did not kill Megatron, unlike his [[Megatron (Movie)|second cousin twice removed]].
* The AllSpark gets dispersed in this episode, just like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 cartoon Optimus Prime]] did with a [[Matrix of Leadership|nearly identical artifact]] after his [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|resurrection]].
* Starscream's entire death contains references to the original [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated movie]]. First, an attempt on [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|his]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|leader's]] life is ruined when said leader returns in a new [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|body]] and kills Starscream for his betrayal. Then, the returning leader asks if anyone else has a problem with his leadership ("Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"), and the remaining Decepticons pledge their loyalty.
* The damage Megatron receives after his battle with Optimus Prime is near identical to his [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation One self's]] damage after his final showdown with Prime in [[The Transformers: The Movie]].

===Continuity errors===
* At the end of the last episode, Megatron grabbed Professor Sumdac as he was being rebuilt. He apparently put him back down though, as we see that at the start of this episode Sumdac is still in the lab being guarded by Blitzwing and Lugnut. Who then, upon being called by Megatron, fly off and leave Sumdac behind. This leaves Megatron to grab Isaac ''again'' right at the end of the episode. You'd almost think that the guy wanted to get captured.
* At the beginning of the series, years were measured as solar cycles to Transformers, but Megatron refers to years as stellar cycles. Stellar cycles will remain the designation for years till the end of the series.
* Megatron said that Prowl slashed off his arm, while he actually lost it due to Starscream planting a bomb on his back. Prowl ''did'', however, slash a part off that remained after the explosion.
* In "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Ratchet reveals that even with the AllSpark Key, the ship would not be operational for a "long, long time," but in this episode he is able to get it spaceworthy in about two minutes—without the Key and with only one arm. However, the course of the series makes it clear that many months are going by (notice the changing seasons), so it's possible the Autobots had enough of a "long time" necessary to repair the ship off-camera.
* On that note, every other Transformer was shown to have scanned a vehicle in some way in order to get their alt mode. Megatron appears to have skipped that altogether. Of course he may have simply gotten his alt mode off the internet during his time in waiting. Who can say?
* Sari recognizes Megatron in his vehicle mode when he is approaching the Orion, despite not knowing what his vehicle mode (or Megatron himself for that matter) looks like.
* Megatron asks Professor Sumdac if he is comfortable in his chair in the form of Megatron's hand, despite it being the wrong hand.
* The Autobots defeat Blitzwing by using his multiple personalities against him, despite the fact that in the last episode when Triple Changer is seen firing at Ratchet, he speaks in his Hothead voice, while being in jet mode. In addition, he later transforms from jet to Hothead robot mode directly-and still managed to stay in the air as he threatened Ratchet. So, ''are'' Blitzwing's vehicle modes connected with his personalities or are they not? (Possibly, the tank is only Hothead's ''preferred'' alt mode-he can use the more manuverable jet form if he's not ultra-peeved.)
* Blackarachnia says her organic half can't resist being underwater for long, though [[Dispatches|her trip through the void]] didn't harm her at all.
* Speaking of whom, did she even do anything in this episode (or the last) except bring Sari closer to the Autobots? Seemed like a waste of time that could have been used elsewhere in this already packed episode.

===Animation errors===
* During their initial fight, when Prime says that he won't give up the position of the AllSpark, Megatron seems to be three times the size of Optimus, despite the fact the majority of shots of them together he is only around half again as tall at the most. This might be intentional, to make Megatron even MORE intimidating (or just to give him time to rant while the camera pans up his frame).
*When Prowl dodged Megatron's second blast behind a concrete pillar, Prowl's forehead was gray.
* When Ratchet catches Sari after Blackarachnia drops her, his right arm is intact. In the next scene, it's gone again.
* Also, when Ratchet, Bumblebee and Prowl are planning on how to stop Blitzwing, Ratchet's arm is intact again, but in the next shot, it's gone again. This happens constantly during the final battle.
* When Starscream lands on Lugnut and proclaims his loyalty, Blitzwing's jaw is colored red rather than black.
* When Blitzwing changes faces after Megatron coldcocks Starscream, his face rotates vertically, not horizontally as it usually does.
* The black lanyard attached to the AllSpark Key keeps disappearing and reappearing.
* Optimus Prime appears ''really'' tiny when he's shown sitting at the Autobot ship's door at the end.
* The [[stock footage]] of Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] shows it has some sort of lens in the barrel, which isn't present during the normal animation.
* The joystick Ratchet was using to pilot the ship moved along with his hand when he revealed how he lost his other arm.

===Trivia===
* The intro has a number of new sound effects added in. This version will be used for some future episodes, while others will (for no apparent reason) use the original version of the [[theme song]].
* Though they have never been seen together as a unit since landing on Earth (save for a [[Starscream Heckles Megatron|certain, non-canon short]],) this is the last episode where all members of Megatron's original crew are present.
* Despite the fact the Autobot ship crashed on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and company are nowhere to be seen. In an interview,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-animated-story-editor-marty-isenberg-165509/ August 1, 2008 interview on TFW2005.com]</ref> Marty Isenberg said that there was a cut scene in which the Dinobots did come and fight, only to be defeated one-by-one by Megatron in order to show how powerful Megatron was. However, the poor quality of the animation caused the scene to be dropped. Additionally, in retrospect, Isenberg felt things might have worked out for the best, since the scene probably would have annoyed Dinobot fans (not to mention contradicted Grimlock's profile).
[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Sari AllSpark charades.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"The seeds of the future lie buried in the past." "What the heck does that mean?" "Wait, you're not [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the munky!]]"]]
* Since virtually the beginning of the series, fans have been theorizing that Sari may be more than she appears (see [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|her own article]] for all the details), and this episode includes the second serious in-show hint in that direction, the first being in the very first episode, when Professor Sumdac's microbot cockroach experiment expanded into an out of control monster and devoured anything made of machinery, and the only human it grabbed was Sari. In addition to Professor Sumdac attempting to tell Sari "something important" when he thinks it's possible that they're about to die, a point is repeatedly made of noting that the AllSpark "chose" Sari, and when she asks it why, it projects an image of a DNA strand with a [[Spark|glowing, blue orb]] at its center. Hmmm...
* Sari bites Blackarachnia's hand, and somehow, the latter feels pain. Ordinarily, this could be explained away if one supposes that Blackarachnia's hand in robot mode is organic, but you can hear a metallic clang as Sari chomps down on it. That girl has some ''teeth'' on her.
* After 24 years, the Decepticons ''finally'' have an equivalent of "[[Roll out|Transform and Roll Out]]." And it's one that makes perfect sense, considering that traditionally, most Decepticons can fly. Even after taking that into consideration, the frequent depiction in [[Aligned continuity family|modern Transformers lore]] of the Decepticons being - [[Megatron (Animated)|in their own minds, at least]] - heroic freedom fighters rising up to retake and liberate their rightful homeworld from the tyranny of the oppressive Autobots who have usurped and exiled them from their birthright. Which lends it a certain poetic elegance as well. "Decepticons, transform and rise up!"
* Megatron's [[Stock footage|transforming sequence]] from helicopter to robot is ''mostly'' the sequence of robot to helicopter played backwards with a few shots added—or possibly, the robot-to-helicopter sequence is ''actually'' the helicopter-to-robot sequence played backwards with certain shots ''removed''. The added/deleted shots are seemingly designed solely for a vehicle-to-robot sequence (such as the reveal of his hands, head, and final elegant "Power Pose"), making the latter guess more likely.
* Megatron actually punishes Starscream for betraying him. You can count on one hand all the times that has happened in every Transformers series prior to this, combined. And [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] blasting [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|him]] to dust doesn't count.
* Megatron ''gently whisks away'' Sari. [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Maybe he has a soft spot for children]]?
* This episode, along with part 1, was adapted in comic book format using screen captures as "[[Transformers Animated Volume 7]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Despertar de Megatron, Parte 2'''" ("The Awakening of Megatron, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron se relève, 2ème partie'''" ("Megatron Rises Again, Second Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatrons Auferstehung, Teil 2'''" ("Megatron's Resurrection, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 14|14 July]] [[2008]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron Risorge (Seconda Parte)'''" ("Megatron Resurrects (Second Part)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 10|10 January]] [[2009]]

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron se Levanta, 2da perte'''" ("Megatron Awakes, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6|6 September]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron no Fukkatsu Part 2'''" (メガトロンの復活パート2, "Megatron's Resurrection, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 10|10 July]] [[2010]]
::*'''Cut:''' A recap on what happened in the previous episode.
::*'''Cut:''' Sari confronts Ratchet about losing her key, but the two of them realize that the Decepticons are chasing them.
::*'''Cut''' The rest of the Autobots admit they weren't exactly Academy 'bot material and wonder what Optimus expected from a "bunch of insubordinate malfunctions".
::*'''Cut:''' Sari realizes that her father built Megatron in his laboratory this whole time.
::*'''Cut:''' As Teletraan-1 reports every system failing, Bumblebee yells out if it ever reports any good news.
::* The [[Transformers Evo.|theme song]] plays as the Autobots battle the Decepticons.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Powrót Megatrona, Część 2'''" ("The Return of Megatron, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Three: Megatron Rising (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Three: Megatron Rising (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 4 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2013 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

==References==
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[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Female Transformer

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[[File:Synergy-FemaleTFs.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Despite being robotic lifeforms with generally non-sexual methods of [[reproduction]], the [[Transformer]] species has almost always been shown to include both male and female gender analogues, at least mentally if not physically.

'''Female Transformers''' were originally depicted as an anomaly, specifically called out as either a thought-to-be-extinct subgroup or simply never existing in the first place. ''Thanks, 1980s! Always so sensitive!'' Well into the third decade of the franchise, the number of female characters to have received either mass retail toy releases or recurring cartoon appearances was still in the single digits... and some of those had been originally designed as toys for male characters or were portrayed as male in some cartoon markets. While they are still comparatively rare, as the years went on they have increased greatly in numbers, prominence and overall fairness of representation, and are considered an official part of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] in pretty much every continuity. Nowadays, female Transformers are basically considered a normal part of the Cybertronian population.

There's still a long way to go, since they ARE still uncommon compared to the "guys" and as [[Mairghread Scott]] pointed out, this can inadvertently make any given female Transformer and their stories seem like a comment on real women.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), December 27 2013]: specifically, arguing that IDW Arcee being driven insane by her gender change can imply the women-are-hysterical stereotype "because she is the ONLY women [sic]" in the story, being one of the few female Autobots in G1 at all.</ref> That's part of a ''way'' bigger argument for gender equality in entertainment and society at large that's a bit beyond this wiki's scope to fully explore.

A '''[[list of female Transformers]]''' from all continuities is available.

{{quote|Well, I remember bringing up that question early on with Hasbro, "are any of these female?" And then I think Hasbro's attitude was, "this is a boy toy. We don't wanna have, you know, girl robots." So, I said, "OK, just want to clarify that."|[[Bob Budiansky]]|[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954 Rusting Carcass interview]}}

==Fandom and Terminology==
Almost assuredly as a consequence of their rarity in official fiction and toylines, female Transformers are popular in [[fan fiction]], where the term "'''femme'''" is often used to describe them, with "'''mech'''"<ref>While "femme" obviously is related to the French word for "woman", it's occasionally claimed that the use of "mech" as a name for male Transformers is derived from "mec", the French word for "guy" or "dude". This is probably more coincidence than anything, though.</ref> likewise being applied to "male" Transformers. Both terms have recently appeared in a piece of official fiction: [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]] magazine. This is the first instance "mech" has been used to specifically refer to a male Transformer, whereas the term has been used as a gender-neutral common noun for Transformers in various stories.

Alternative words to denote a female Transformer, all used about twice in canon, include: '''femme-bot''',<ref>"Just imagine all the colony worlds: naive small planetoid femme-bots, unsuspecting targets, Unguarded Energon Reserves..." -[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], "[[Force of Habit]]" p4 ([[2008]])</ref> '''fembot''',<ref>[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] refers to [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] as "Ya emasculatin' fembot!" after she cuts the tip from his tail/sword in "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", while ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] wonders in "[[Endgame, Part II]]" what chance he has in flying combat against the [[Lugnut Supreme|Lugnuts Supreme]] if he "couldn't handle [[Slipstream (Animated)|Starscream's fembot clone]]" on [[Endgame, Part I|his test run]].</ref> '''girl-bot'''<ref>"When we take over Cybertron, I'm gonna have a whole harem of girl-bots! Blue ones, red ones..." - [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], "The Art of War issue 5"</ref> '''robot dame''',<ref>In [[This Is Why I Hate Machines]] Captain Fanzone refers to Arcee as a "robot dame in a room"</ref> and ''perhaps'' '''robotessa'''.<ref>In "[[Enter the Nightbird]]", "Robotessa" is the word missing from the line "Say good night to your [Robotessa], Megatron!"</ref>

==Appearance==
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|right|thumb|Elita didn't expect the Orthia auditions to have this big a turnout.]]
[[File:BMStrika.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|The jury is still out whether Lugnut loves her more than Megatron.]]
The appearance of female Transformers in most continuities would seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism is present in at least the more humanoid members of the Transformers species (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see the reproduction link above for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as comparatively more graceful of form, and more rounded and curved in general, than their male counterparts. Often they have a more than passing resemblance to a slender human female made of metal and wearing armor and [[kibble]].

There are exceptions to this rule. Characters with toys could have been bulky and less overtly human-female-like, which was seen in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] series and some latter expansions of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] series out of Japan, when the characters are often assigned to pre-existing "masculine" toys. Perhaps the best counter-example of this type is [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who is female yet neither looks nor acts stereotypically feminine at all. This, however, has dropped away in more recent years as toy technology changes. Numerous female characters from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] lines would turn into motorbikes, giving them thinner, daintier dimensions in robot mode. There are some exceptions, most notably the recently introduced [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and her distinctly boxy shape.

The main real-world reason for all this can be seen from [[IDW Publishing]]'s plans to introduce more women in 2014. Plans were afoot to make two look less visually 'female' and more like "the default Cybertronian design" so readers wouldn't know they were female until their dialogue. That was dropped to make it more visually clear that ''these'' were the female characters.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 10:00 - 11:21]</ref> Humans are just conditioned to associate certain looks like certain genders. When the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' dubbers wanted to make a male character into a female one, it's probably not a surprise that they went with [[Override (Cybertron)|the (relatively) sleek racing car]].<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:G1femmes.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|"Good morning, Angels".]]
Within this continuity, female Transformers are a rarity, but established to have been around from the species' start. A female named [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] existed back in the slave days under [[Quintesson]] rule, and thus it seems clear females were produced alongside the males as part of the Quintessons' product lines.

No female individuals were explicitly shown to exist among the Decepticon ranks, although the introduction of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] and implications of an eventual upgrade didn't raise any questions or remarks, suggesting that female Decepticons exist (or that the Decepticons royally don't care about a soldier's gender).

[[The Search for Alpha Trion|27 episodes after Nightbird's appearance]], female Transformers were introduced formally through the [[Female Autobots]]. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] at various points expresses surprise they aren't extinct, which would seem to imply females were thought to be no longer part of the Cybertronian race. While at the time a decent (though certainly not perfect) explanation for the scarce appearances of female Transformers, it didn't stop more from showing up in the movie and season 3. Possibly Shockwave's "statement" could be considered as [[retcon]]ned and overwritten, or one of the following explanations applies:
# They were all built/"discovered" after the events of "The Search for Alpha Trion".
# Shockwave constantly calls them Autobots, never Transformers or Cybertronians. It is possible female [[Neutral]]s' (and the aforementioned female [[Decepticon]]s') existence was never thought over... and that none of them changed allegiance any time recently.
# "Female Autobot" is not used as a description, but as the team's name.
# This is the Generation 1 cartoon. You're not watching it for the flawless storytelling.

Females can be seen here and there among the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion tribe]], mostly sharing [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s model. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] has a "[[Nancy|Junkion lady]]" companion according to "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". Just how relationships function in this isolated, media-based Transformers society is unclear, although it's notable that Wreck-Gar and his lady friend "slept" sitting up next to each other on giant thrones between television broadcast cycles. The lady's character model is actually that of a female [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]], another mechanical race, but whether this is meaningful in any way or simple model recycling is uncertain.

In [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#European Generation 1 fiction|the French dub]] of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (but not in the TV series), both [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] were referred to as female, with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] calling Starscream "une imbecile" at one point (French articles are gendered), and Shrapnel referred to as "Mademoiselle". The reason for this gender-switch was never fully explained, though it is possible that Starscream's and Shrapnel's rather high-pitched voices were mistaken for women's voices.
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====''Super-God Masterforce''====
[[File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Even murderous space chickens have a special one.]]
A female Transformer was created through the introduction of [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] to the ranks of the [[Headmaster Junior]]s. The [[transtector]] she was bonded to [[A Battle... and Then...|eventually]] evolved into a being of ''her'' own.

Meanwhile, the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] existed out of two humans before becoming sapient: husband [[Giga]] and wife [[Mega]]. Despite the double gender, Overlord is regarded a "he".

====''Victory''====
In the manga, [[Decepticon]] females make their first (yet still to this day rare) appearance in official fiction as [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] ([[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deszaras]]'s wife) and [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] ([[Leozack]]'s [[Relatives|sister]]). Both show up to show the Autobots just what it is Deszaras and his crew have been fighting for all this time: their poor families back home. This spares the Decepticons' lives in the final battle between the two forces. This certainly casts an odd light on the matter of Transformer [[reproduction]] (and on [[Masumi Kaneda|the manga author]]).

Meanwhile, in the animated series, the [[Micromaster]] [[Holi]] is shown to have a girlfriend on the planet [[Micro]], [[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]].

====''Operation Combination''====
''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination|Operation Combination]]'' introduced a total of 24 Micromasters, none of which got a [[bio]]. Ten years later, ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' did provide them, and the Micromasters [[Windy (G1)|Windy]] and [[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]] were established as female.

====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[File:Nomates.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And what will happen is like this.]]
No female ''Transformers'' are ever seen or referred to in the US stories. In "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]", [[Cloudburst]] is pressured into a relationship with the beautiful [[First One]] of [[Femax]], but he explains that Transformers, as a species, have "no gender". Despite this, male robots are clearly demonstrated as the de-facto norm. They are coded as male, using pronouns and designs depicting what is typically considered "masculine".

The letters page for #53, where "Recipe" ran, further stated that Transformers have no gender and that they use gendered terms because they picked it up from us, and "most have characteristics that are commonly associated with males" while a rare number like [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] have traits we'd associate with women.<ref>"Transformers have no gender! Since the Transformers do not reproduce sexually, they have no need to be male or female. Most have characteristics that are commonly associated with males, so they are referred to as “he’s”. On a rare occasion, one might come across as female and is referred to as a “she”. Arcee fits into this latter category, but referring to themselves as “he’s” and “she’s” is a convention the Transformers probably picked up from hanging around Earthlings too long."</ref>

[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|You can't shoot Squeezeplay just because he's a bloke.]]

Furman didn't have that letters page and came up with an alternative explanation for Arcee, who'd appeared in UK's post-[[The Transformers: The Movie|film]] future stories. As detailed in "[[Prime's Rib!]]", she was intentionally created by the Autobots in 1995 to be the sole female Transformer in an attempt to placate [[human]] [[feminist mob|feminists]]. (See her picture above for a hint of how well that went over.)

In "[[Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night]]" and "Prime's Rib", the Autobots don't 'get' gender or humanity's gender relations and sterotypes. This lasted two minutes once Arcee was created: Optimus asked Arcee to hang back, she grumped about men, and Hot Rod went "phwoar!". In "Prime's Rib" this is played for laughs but in "[[Space Pirates!]]", Rodimus Prime can be ambushed by wanting to help Arcee first.

Despite the Transformers having 'no gender', the Marvel continuity was actually the first in introducing a female ''Cybertronian'': [[Aunty]], the onboard computer of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', who was introduced in [[The Transformers (issue)|the very first issue]]. "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]" gave her a feminine holographic 'face'.

The [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK letter pages]] mentioned another two female Transformers: Decepticon Powermaster [[Clio]] and presumed Autobot [[Karmen]], who is Blaster's sister. Provided they are real and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] didn't just make them up, they're unlikely to have been built à la Arcee (unless the 'Cons ''really'' care about gender representation) and could be taken as falling under that 'characteristics' approach. Or the 'Blaster' staffer didn't care.

Two continuations of Marvel would introduce female Transformers. [[BotCon]]'s ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' fiction, while not including the UK material, introduced [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] in "[[Games of Deception]]", in a manner similar to UK Arcee; and in Furman's ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] is the first of the second generation of Transformers.

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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
According to DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (written by Simon Furman), "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business.

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Information: you are ALL going to DIE.]]

{{quote|what do 'he' and 'she' pronouns connote in a TF context? Do they connote *exactly* the same things as they do in a human context? I don't know. It hasn't been properly explored yet. All that said, let's assume that a Transformer who adopts a particular personal pronoun is doing so for the same reasons that a human would.|James Roberts [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sj9u8i on TwitLonger]}}

IDW comics are aimed at older readers, so this is where it gets complicated.

Originally [[Simon Furman]] stated that he would not use female Transformers in the IDW continuity until he came up with a reason for them to exist that made logical sense to him. He did not rule out doing so, as he said he had found a similar justification for the [[Pretender]]s, which led to the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' miniseries. Certainly, however, Transformers do not necessarily identify with the genders of other species while selecting a suitable [[holomatter|holomatter avatar]], under Furman's pen or otherwise; [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], for instance, adopted the countenance of a {{w|Lindsay Lohan}} lookalike, while [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] once replicated his one-time [[human]] traveling partner [[Verity Carlo]]. (The only time anyone treated this as unusual is when Magnus's companions wondered why the legendarily-uptight cop specifically chose the freewheeling ''Verity'' as a template.)

The subject of Cybertronian gender first came to the fore for the first time in in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]", which presented the [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|eponymous character]] as a product of the mad science of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]; as presented in the issue itself, he had forcibly experimented on Arcee in a Frankensteinian attempt to introduce gender to the species, a process that involved directly tampering with the [[CNA]] of his subject. The experiment did not leave Arcee with the warmest of feelings towards Jhiaxus, and when the scientist abandoned his creation, she began a vengeful rampage that cut a swathe across the galaxy. This... did not sit well with quite a few people, wondering just what all this was saying about women, transgender or otherwise.

[[File:Windblade2coverplain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[:File:MarvelUS-19.jpg|You Asked For Her - You GOT Her]]!]]

When [[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]] took the reins of the universe in early [[2012]], they repeatedly considered adding more female Transformers into the universe as early as "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", which would have seen feminine Transformers among the waves of [[NAIL]] refugees. For one reason or another, these plans fell through and were indefinitely shelved until 2014,<ref>John Barber Q&A at TFCon 2017</ref> when Hasbro introduced a new <s>toy</s> female Transformer called [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and a [[The Transformers: Windblade|tie-in IDW comic advertising the character.]] Writer [[Mairghread Scott]] made it clear that Windblade's femininity would not be accidental, nor would it be the product of a sinister experiment.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71211861958/hey-congrats-on-the-new-comic-i-voted-for-a-lady-robot Scott's tumblr: "That’s not how it works for biological women on Earth and that’s not how it’s gonna work on Cybertron. Anybody has a problem with that, you know where I am."]</ref> (This led to [[Spotlight: Arcee#Trivia|a brief conflict]] as Furman initially read this as a personal attack on his work.) Windblade's arrival was used as leverage to double the number of girls to a shocking ''four'' as her friends Chromia and new Autobot [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] showed up with her in [[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Chapter 8]] of the ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'' crossover.

The IDW comic initially established that Windblade and her female compatriots hailed from the Cybertronian colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], long cut off from their ancestral homeworld; originally, as presented in [[A 'Bot and Her City|the first issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'', the existence of gender on this distant world was treated as a form of {{w|allopatric speciation}} in this isolated culture. Barber and Scott both worked together on developing Caminus' background to avoid falling into the opposite stereotype of a woman-only planet, emphasizing that on Caminus, Transformers of both genders peacefully coexisted.<ref>John Barber Q&A at TFCon 2017</ref> However, it didn't take long before the various IDW series together revealed the truth: Cybertron ''did'' once possess a population of female Transformers, but had somehow changed over the interim, leaving Caminus and other lost colonies, such as [[Prion (planet)|Prion]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], to carry on this ancient aspect of Transformer society. Shortly afterwards, [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|issue #37]] of ''Robots in Disguise'' revealed-slash-retconned that Jhiaxus's experiments were meant to ''restore'' this lost element of Cybertronian civilization. The [[All That Remains|finale]] of the ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'' comic confirmed that female Transformers were alive and well on the rest of the colonies, and [[An Uneventful Night|the ''Combiner Wars'' coda comic]] introduced an all-female [[combiner]] [[Victorion]] and her six components, bringing the number of female combiners up to a grand total of [[Heavy Metal (Energon)|two]].<ref>Some female characters such as [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] serve as combiner components, although the resulting personality identifies itself as a male.</ref>

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-butyoudontbelieve.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Pyra, meanwhile, is severly disappointed at those who showed up for the Victorion tryouts.<ref>[[Pyra Magna]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], [[Rust Dust]], [[Stormclash]], [[Jumpstream]] and [[Dust Up]] are new members of the all-female [[Torchbearer]] team,. while [[Aileron]] is an entirely new character. Other continuity-jumping new arrivals alongside mainstay Transformer female [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] include [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Slide]]; the latter is an odd case where the character had been previously depicted as male. Even so, that's ten girls to eight boys - a new record!</ref>]]

At this point, post-''Combiner Wars'' and with the colonies giving an easy-out, female Transformers became just 'a thing' and were frequently added as nothing special. Existing G1 characters like [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One (including backgrounders [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]]), previously non-G1 characters like [[Override (G1)|Override]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], new ones like [[Nickel]] (the first female Decepticon in IDW) and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and previously male characters like [[Slide]] have all shown up.

What, if indeed anything, separates female Transformers from their male counterparts in this universe is not clear. ''Spotlight: Arcee'' established that "male" Transformers could instinctually sense a "difference" about Arcee, and unconsciously used feminine pronouns when referring to her, though it's not clear if this is the product of Jhiaxus's experimentation or some kind of natural ability. [[Twenty Plus One|Issue #31]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' initially described [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] as having an "estriol-positive" [[spark]]-type, (no doubt based off the {{w|Estriol|female hormone of the same name}}) but author [[James Roberts]] opted to change this to "ferrum-positive" in the trade paperback, after deciding it was unnecessary and "potentially offensive" to imply that female and male bots were fundamentally different.<ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/18/no-little-bots-james-roberts-retcons-estriol-female-transformers/ Bleeding Cool: "No Little ‘Bots? James Roberts Retcons ‘Estriol’ In Female Transformers"]</ref>

[[File:AfterMegatron-AnodeAndLug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|DAWW]]

Despite all of these developments, various artists have freely thrown in a variety of female characters in background cameos, even in instances where these female Transformers couldn't have existed on Cybertron. Most notably, ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' featured a particularly high number of such cameos, including [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and various [[generic]]s. James Roberts teased the possibility of transgender Transformers for some years,<ref>[http://positronicwoman.tumblr.com/post/87833950888/you-guysssssssss Roberts on the possibility of transgender Transformers on Twitter]</ref> before finally using the concept to explain these cameos in otherwise incompatible situations. Occasionally, Cybertronians, such as those members of the off-world [[Primal Vanguard]], would encounter gendered aliens, with some choosing to adopt female pronouns (and, occasionally, body-types) after feeling that they fit them better. From this revelation, we got [[Anode]] and her partner [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]: the first two definitively, canonically, transgender Transformer characters. Around this time, ''Robots in Disguise'' author John Barber would delve deeper into Arcee's original backstory, dropping several hints that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's gender experiments due to identity issues of her own; the [[Post|final issue]] of the original IDW universe would eventually confirm that she, too, had always been transgender, and that she had deliberately sought the services of Jhiaxus, not seeing the mad scientist for what he was, to help her transition.

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] considered female Cybertronians to be little more than "window dressing" considering what a big deal [[You|some people]] made of them as opposed to female [[GoBot]]s who were an equal, and essential, part of Cy-Kill's various evil plans. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 12 January 2016}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
[[File:TF2019 22 cvrA clean.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Flamewar's first imperial decree was to enforce mandatory Floor Time.]]
As a result of changing attitudes in both the ''Transformers'' fandom and the real-world pop culture landscape, the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 comic reboot]] has largely done away with the convoluted [[retcon]]s and leaps of logic necessary to increase inclusion of female Transformers in the later years of its predecessor, choosing to instead depict female Cybertronians of all shapes and sizes as an accepted, normal part of Cybertronian civilization.

Female Cybertronians constitute a large percentage of this continuity's ensemble cast. Both Windblade and Chromia return as major characters; new female characters introduced to the mythos include [[Termagax]], [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], [[Codexa]], [[Accelerator]], and [[Gauge]]. Meanwhile, [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] make the leap from other continuities to recurring roles in G1-based media. The same can be said for previously-obscure G1 characters [[Vibes]] and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]].

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===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Original spider joke or perish, Silverbolt.]]

Female Transformers seem to be common here, with no one showing any surprise over their presence. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] both engage in romances with male [[Maximal]]s, the former blatantly and the latter far more subtly. [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]] is genderless but [[Transmutate (episode)#Notes|deliberately given "a face that vaguely indicates it is female" in script]]. (Airazor was made female by the writer's insistence.) Some male Transformers, such as [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], possess [[beast mode]]s based off eusocial insects that would be biologically female, though this does not seem to affect their gender identity.

[[File:BA Silverbolt Agenda3.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"I tried to commit genocide four episodes ago."]]

[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] has an old-school human-style view of women as a fairer and more vulnerable gender, as he refuses to fight Blackarachnia out of <s>lust</s> chivalry. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Most of the other Transformers seem unconcerned about this but [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] sees it as part of his nobility. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Blackarachnia herself used to find it ''bloody annoying'', beating up Silverbolt to try and get him to fight back already. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} She is eventually won over when he keeps following her and telling her what she's really like when she yells at him to go away. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Some Transformers have another old-school human view, considered those strange fillies to be quite inscrutable: [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] being two. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

For the purposes of humor, over the course of the show characters will make innuendos that suggest that, at least by that era, there may have been something sex-like between Transformers. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dismays Blackarachnia with teenage slobbering, {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} she flirts with him regarding his body for info, {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}} [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is blunt that he knows Tarantulas had "ulterior motives" for making her a spider, {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}} Blackarachnia is involved in a castration joke... {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

Boy, they sure like doing this with Blackarachnia. Odd that.

Throughout the show [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] makes ''numerous'' innuendos, especially involving Silverbolt and Blackarachnia's relationship, including the rather seedy "find any new ''positions''?" after Silverbolt's been scouting the enemy (cough). {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} He also makes references to a bar on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where the wait-staff "are walkin' around minus their torso-plates"... which frankly sounds like it'd be really messy. He didn't want young Cheetor to overhear this. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[Scylla]] is the impetus for a big ridiculous love triangle of hilarity and embarrassment in both the anime and manga continuities. She is in love with the squid-bot [[Scuba]], who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him.

The non-Transformer female robot [[Artemis]] harbors a crush on both Scuba (poor guy) and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]].

====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====
The young Maximal [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] has a [[Kitte Shūshū|mother]]. The actual genetics of this was not explained, but we also see a picture of a rabbit with a mustache on the wall behind her, implying a father and sexual reproduction. Just how in the hell an entire planet-wide race of breeding rabbit-robots arose from [[Tasmania Kid]], who was a Tasmanian devil, is ''also'' never explained.

Later, it was explained and it very much was sexual reproduction. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
In the spin-off comics, [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] are female Transformers, though the latter was previously established in the [[3H Productions]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''The Wreckers'' comic]]. Neither character was specifically given a gender in their toy bios and this was seized upon as a way to get extra women in.

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] end up in a romantic relationship towards the end of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' ("So, I'm a tree-hugger!" Rattrap remarks). What this means for his bar-hopping days is never explored. Innuendo makes a big return when [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and Rattrap argue about whether he'd rather insert his tail into a computer or be "plowing your little field of dreams". {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}} Yeah.

[[File:Sparkofdarkness-strikacloseup.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Of course I haven't seen 'The Dark Knight Rises', why do you ask?]]

The [[Vehicon general]] [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] is referred to as the "consort" of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and has been serving by his side, seemingly as an equal, for centuries. Some have taken this to mean the two have a romantic interest in each other, but the show itself does not offer any hints to this. This is the first time in Transformers fiction where a female robot has a high rank; where Elita One got to run a small rebel group, we're told Strika is a famous officer who has overseen and won numerous wars. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

Story editor [[Bob Skir]] also wanted main character [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''{{w|Aliens (film)|Aliens}}''. (When the Powers That Be nixed that, Nightscream ended up becoming {{w|John Connor}} in ''{{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}'' instead.)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Bob Skir Q&A 3 December 1999] (archive copy)</ref> This would've given us a Transformers cartoon with a shocking ''four'' female main characters out of sixteen speaking bots!

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
Female Transformers are seemingly rare in the [[Viron]] [[Universal stream|universal cluster]] as none appear on-screen, if one doesn't count the female Cybertronian intelligence computer, [[T-AI]]. We know they have gender and gender relations due to both the aforementioned T-AI and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn's]] obsessive lust for red sports cars. He was even able to plausibly pretend he had old girlfriend cars in "[[Sideburn's Obsession]]", only getting tripped up by lying it was on Earth.

In 2015, [[Ask Vector Prime]] said that the [[Spy Changer]] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Optimus Prime]] from [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], and thus [[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]], as well as the [[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]] from [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], were female.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[File:Linkage7 Twirl-Baby.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|But she's got your altmode!]]
The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon (it is a fiction aimed at young boys, after all), but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band|colony worlds]].

There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[Bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.

[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg|left|thumb|225px|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]

There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).

However, in the original Japanese, Override (called Nitro Convoy) is a male Transformer. [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the dub, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

In the French version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, Arcee is dubbed by a man. ''Why'' she was is currently unknown.
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:Arceemovie.jpg|thumb|Comic artists ''cry'' when they see this model sheet.]]

[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was originally going to be featured as part of the cast of the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]], but was cut early on in the movie's development. The script writers felt they would need to explain the presence of a female in an entirely robotic race, and there was not enough time in the film to do so. Arcee was replaced in the movie by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Even so, Arcee was featured in IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|''Movie Prequel'' comics]] and remains in the movie toyline as both Deluxe and Scout-class toys.

One other female Autobot is featured in the movie continuity family, another Scout-class toy, [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]. Both Elita and Arcee, however, are featured in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazine's]] alternate reality stories as regular characters, with Arcee getting more prominence. Both also appear in IDW's Movie Sequel comic series ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', with Arcee playing quite a prominent leadership role. Surprisingly, Elita-One does not fare as well as her sister-in-arms, dying at the claws of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] himself. Although it is unusual for a female Transformer to die in fiction ([[To sell toys|compared to how often Transformer death happens in general]]), it has [[Manta Ray (BW)|happened]] [[Sonar (BW)|before]].

As for Decepticons, [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], based off of the aforementioned Crasher, was added to the end of the movie toyline as a Wal-mart exclusive. She featured in Titan Magazine's comics and in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' series.

After Titan's first volume, the female characters were seen less and less. When a reader asked why in [[Transformers Comic issue 3.4|#4 of the third volume]], editor [[Rona Simpson]] broke character in the letters page and admitted: "This is something we would love to change, but for the moment, the 'mech' figures are more popular and our hands are tied."

In the Tyran cluster romantic relationships between male and female robots seem to be possible; an example are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the aforementioned Elita. [[David Reeve]] (in the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|IDW's prequel comics]]) refers to [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s girlfriend. Although Bee seems to deny the relationship, their past together on Cybertron and Bumblebee's impetuous rage after realizing Diabla's death allow you to believe the opposite if you want to.

In all the comics where female Transformers do appear in the Movie continuity, their gender is never considered an issue. This raises questions about just how necessary "explaining" them would be in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|future]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|movies]].

And apparently, two years later gender was no longer an issue at all, as ''Revenge of the Fallen'' featured [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], who now inexplicably existed in three separate bodies, as well as [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]], a Decepticon [[Pretender]]. No comment was given on the subject of the characters' femininity. Frankly, not explaining Pretenders is a bigger oversight than not explaining robot gender.

''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' introduces [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], a female robot (and also the first female main antagonist) but none seem to be surprised. However, this could be explained by the (possibly) not-Cybertronian nature of Quintessa.

The prequel film ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' features a cameo appearance by Arcee in the first scenes of the movie, while main antagonist [[Shatter]] has a bigger role.

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===''Animated''===
[[File:Animated females.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Did you ever feel like the only original designs in a sea full of homages?]]
Female Transformers were present in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' from the very beginning of the cartoon, starting with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. What this meant for the state of females in the continuity at large was not immediately apparent; in "[[Along Came a Spider]]", both [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] expressed confusion as to ''what'' Blackarachnia was. Though they were referring to her [[Technorganic|partially organic]] nature, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] jokes "Duh, she's a girl" as a nod to the rarity of female Transformers.

[[Image:Blackarachnia Venus Mag by BillForster.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
As the series proceeded, multiple lady-bots were progressively introduced, among which were a [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]] of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], the obligatory [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and many more. Although they remain distinctly outnumbered by the male Transformers, this makes it clear that while female Transformers may be relatively uncommon, they aren't considered very remarkable or noteworthy—unless you're a young, male Autobot who's spent ''waaaaayy'' too much time fixing space bridges.

Despite Optimus's confusion over where organic babies come from in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", implying that there is no Cybertronian equivalent to [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]] in ''Animated'', Transformer ''relationships'' are implied to be a possibility, as in "[[Along Came a Spider]]" and "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]", respectively, Blackarachnia takes advantage of [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s and the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]' obvious interest in her, especially [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]'s. There's also the fact that [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] is said to be the "consort" of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].

[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s role as the Autobot medical officer was originally supposed to be assigned to a character named [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], who was originally designed as a female, but then turned male. When brought in at the start of Season 3, Red Alert was female once again as an homage to the original design.

Because Sari was originally a Cybertronian protoform, she could be considered a female technorganic Transformer, although her origins were not revealed until Season 3.

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===''Shattered Glass''===
While in most universes the number of females on the side of good is significantly larger than the number on the side of evil, this universe has more evil ladies as a result of its status as a mirror universe. The first two introduced were [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] and [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]]—an (evil) Autobot and a (good) Decepticon respectively—but since then the balance has tilted.

It would seem that female Transformers in this universe are as they are in most: few in numbers, but nothing remarkable. Crasher appeared bewildered when [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (who hails from a [[#Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics-derived universe]]) tried to tell her that he thought her feminine shape was unusual, and no one else seems to regard the females as something noteworthy.

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:Arcee-Prime-stock render-toy packaging.jpg|thumb|right|170px|But ignore all the names we're listing, cos 50% of all female appearances are Arcee.]]

One-thirteenth of Cybertron's population identify as female, and are descended from [[Solus Prime]].<ref>According to [https://twitter.com/DiscFamilyDay/status/87976495074639872 @HubTVNetwork] and comments made at [[BotCon 2011]].</ref>

In ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] expounds on the nature of gender among Cybertronians. He mentions that Transformers are technically asexual, but divide themselves into two distinct categories based on how they process information. He speculated that Solus Prime required this unique cognitive structure in order to properly utilize her [[Creation Lathe]]. Before making contact with gendered aliens, Cybertronians used a single pronoun to refer to all individuals. After taking a greater role in the galactic community, they began incorporating gendered pronouns into their culture, to demonstrate that they recognized and celebrated differences among themselves while maintaining their equality (here, Alpha Trion breaks the {{w|fourth wall}} to apologize to any readers who might feel insulted by Cybertron's 1:12 gender ratio).

Before the war, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] worked with a female [[Arachnicon]] doctor named [[Cogwheel]]. The female Transformers [[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] founded the [[Patterner]] movement. The leader of the [[Mutacon]]s is the female Transformer [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]. The ruler of [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]], and the Decepticon soldier [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] are also female. Additionally, [[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]] and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]] are leaders of underground cities which are destroyed when Cybertron is restored. [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], a female member of the [[Forged]], was one of the main antagonists of the ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]'' miniseries. [[Ripclaw]] and [[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]] were both toy-only female characters, their only fiction consisting of character bios or roles in prose stories packaged with toys. [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], and [[Akiba Prime]] also exist in the Aligned continuity family as female Transformers.

====''Prime'' cartoon====
The only female Transformers portrayed as cast members are [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Solus Prime is also mentioned whenever her [[Forge of Solus Prime|hammer]] shows up on screen, and was momentarily seen in a flashback. Showing up in [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments are [[Arc]], [[Arcee Blade]], and [[Ida]].

====''Transformers Online''====
''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' introduced numerous female Transformers for both factions. Yes, the Chinese MMO that lasted about a year, in the continuity family where female Transformers are canonically rare, introduced more female characters than any single other source in ''years''. Other than getting some minor details and anglicised names in ''Ask Vector Prime'', they've yet to be used by anyone else.

====''Transformers Universe''====
The Decepticons have the female warriors [[Astraea]], [[Diabla (Prime)|Diabla]], and [[Duststorm (Prime)|Duststorm]] on their side, while the Autobots have [[Cameo]] and [[Catapult]].

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
The Autobot cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is a member of Bumblebee's team, with [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] later assisting the team. Among the many evil Transformers are [[Filch]], [[Zizza]], [[Glowstrike]], [[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]], [[Nightra]], [[Cyberwarp]], and [[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]], with variety in body-types. As such, this series increased the number of female Transformers than any show prior, with tie-in material also introducing [[Slink]], [[Retrofit]], and [[Overhead]].

===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Slipstream after looking through Windblade's memories.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Much like ''Animated'', female Transformers, namely [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], were present from the start of the continuity and were treated as nothing special by their male counterparts. Introducing many more characters, this series boasts the highest number of female characters in a ''Transformers'' television show.

In a rather unique addition to the franchise, the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], traditionally a male character, would be depicted as swapping between a male and female appearance between episodes of the cartoon, with one of the show's writers, [[Mae Catt]], eventually declaring that the character was gender-fluid. Thrust was made female in the Japanese dub of Cyberverse and renamed to [[Red Wing]], inverting the recurring trend of female characters being made male in several Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs.
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==Toys==
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Windblade stands on the extremely pointy shoulders of giants.]]

Though many female Transformers were featured in the fiction from the early days of ''Generation 1'', for many years they tended to either: a) not have toys made of them at all, or, b) for those very few that did get a release, end up as repaints of other molds clearly not designed with a female aesthetic in mind. Budiansky told you why that was up at the top there. There were [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|three separate plans]] to have toys of Arcee during G1 and all three were scrapped.

''[[Transmetal]]'' [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is the first Transformer toy designed to intentionally represent a female character that actually came out. Ironically, Airazor was written out of the show in the same year!

The big turning point for female characters came when Hasbro held a "Fan-Built Bot" programme in 2013. Gender was one of the things fans could choose and the fans voted "female", giving us [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. This worked out well enough that Hasbro had another contest for [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]] in 2015 and fans voted for female Tranformers again: this time ''six'' that made up the gestalt [[Victorion]].

Fans having chats with Hasbro people at conventions have mentioned one bar to more girl toys: they still don't sell as well. Large companies can also be skittish about changing the way they do things unless they're very sure the new way is more lucrative than the old way. Female Transformers selling more toys will beget new toys and, [[to sell toys|of course]], get more major characters in fiction. So go buy [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarms]].

==Notes==
{{quote|Could we/should we have done more, especially in the depiction of female Transformers? Almost certainly, but it was a different age and our audience was ninety-nine percent male.|Simon Furman, talking to Vice in 2016<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]</ref>}}
[[File:G1RatchetSexchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|On the other hand, maybe a medic who enjoyed getting skunked on tainted 40-weight [[oil]] wasn't the best example, either...]]
* We don't know the exact number of girls buying the comics back in the day but it was ''probably'' bigger than one percent.
* It's worth comparing the original G1 to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. Our very own [[Chromedome (G1)|tumblr]] crunched the numbers and found ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 at something.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.
* Several modern writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>
* In the [[Shout! Factory]] Matrix of Leadership Special Edition DVD set, an interview with [[Bob Budiansky]] features close-ups of his original handwritten notes for several characters. Intriguingly, these notes refer to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] as "her" and the Autobots' "go-to gal" for repairs. While this obviously was not the final direction the character took, it does show that female characters were being considered for inclusion in the cast before someone at Hasbro told Budiansky otherwise.
* In 2013, Hasbro ran a "Fan Built Bot" poll as part of the "[[Thrilling 30]]" celebration, in which fans chose between numerous options to "build" a brand new character-toy for the 30th anniversary retail line, and "male / female" was one of the options. "Female" [[Windblade (G1)|won!]]
* In 2015, another "Fan Built Bot" poll was held for the "[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]" toyline. Femmes won again and we got our first ever [[Torchbearer|all female combiner team!]]
* The ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'' toyline has the largest number of female characters by a ''very'' wide margin. As of Series 5, released barely a year and a quarter after the line's debut, 110 out of 332 characters are female, almost exactly one-third of the cast... and there's several characters who don't have published bios yet, or their bios lack gendered pronouns altogether, so who knows? Of course, ''BotBots'' has a few safeguards against the above-mentioned "they don't sell": the Bots mostly have very gender-neutral designs, and the bios are (mostly) published online rather than on the packaging.

==References==
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[[File:Synergy-FemaleTFs.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Despite being robotic lifeforms with generally non-sexual methods of [[reproduction]], the [[Transformer]] species has almost always been shown to include both male and female gender analogues, at least mentally if not physically.

'''Female Transformers''' were originally depicted as an anomaly, specifically called out as either a thought-to-be-extinct subgroup or simply never existing in the first place. ''Thanks, 1980s! Always so sensitive!'' Well into the third decade of the franchise, the number of female characters to have received either mass retail toy releases or recurring cartoon appearances was still in the single digits... and some of those had been originally designed as toys for male characters or were portrayed as male in some cartoon markets. While they are still comparatively rare, as the years went on they have increased greatly in numbers, prominence and overall fairness of representation, and are considered an official part of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] in pretty much every continuity. Nowadays, female Transformers are basically considered a normal part of the Cybertronian population.

There's still a long way to go, since they ARE still uncommon compared to the "guys" and as [[Mairghread Scott]] pointed out, this can inadvertently make any given female Transformer and their stories seem like a comment on real women.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), December 27 2013]: specifically, arguing that IDW Arcee being driven insane by her gender change can imply the women-are-hysterical stereotype "because she is the ONLY women [sic]" in the story, being one of the few female Autobots in G1 at all.</ref> That's part of a ''way'' bigger argument for gender equality in entertainment and society at large that's a bit beyond this wiki's scope to fully explore.

A '''[[list of female Transformers]]''' from all continuities is available.

{{quote|Well, I remember bringing up that question early on with Hasbro, "are any of these female?" And then I think Hasbro's attitude was, "this is a boy toy. We don't wanna have, you know, girl robots." So, I said, "OK, just want to clarify that."|[[Bob Budiansky]]|[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954 Rusting Carcass interview]}}

==Fandom and Terminology==
Almost assuredly as a consequence of their rarity in official fiction and toylines, female Transformers are popular in [[fan fiction]], where the term "'''femme'''" is often used to describe them, with "'''mech'''"<ref>While "femme" obviously is related to the French word for "woman", it's occasionally claimed that the use of "mech" as a name for male Transformers is derived from "mec", the French word for "guy" or "dude". This is probably more coincidence than anything, though.</ref> likewise being applied to "male" Transformers. Both terms have recently appeared in a piece of official fiction: [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]] magazine. This is the first instance "mech" has been used to specifically refer to a male Transformer, whereas the term has been used as a gender-neutral common noun for Transformers in various stories.

Alternative words to denote a female Transformer, all used about twice in canon, include: '''femme-bot''',<ref>"Just imagine all the colony worlds: naive small planetoid femme-bots, unsuspecting targets, Unguarded Energon Reserves..." -[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], "[[Force of Habit]]" p4 ([[2008]])</ref> '''fembot''',<ref>[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] refers to [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] as "Ya emasculatin' fembot!" after she cuts the tip from his tail/sword in "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", while ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] wonders in "[[Endgame, Part II]]" what chance he has in flying combat against the [[Lugnut Supreme|Lugnuts Supreme]] if he "couldn't handle [[Slipstream (Animated)|Starscream's fembot clone]]" on [[Endgame, Part I|his test run]].</ref> '''girl-bot'''<ref>"When we take over Cybertron, I'm gonna have a whole harem of girl-bots! Blue ones, red ones..." - [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], "The Art of War issue 5"</ref> '''robot dame''',<ref>In [[This Is Why I Hate Machines]] Captain Fanzone refers to Arcee as a "robot dame in a room"</ref> and ''perhaps'' '''robotessa'''.<ref>In "[[Enter the Nightbird]]", "Robotessa" is the word missing from the line "Say good night to your [Robotessa], Megatron!"</ref>

==Appearance==
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|right|thumb|Elita didn't expect the Orthia auditions to have this big a turnout.]]
[[File:BMStrika.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|The jury is still out whether Lugnut loves her more than Megatron.]]
The appearance of female Transformers in most continuities would seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism is present in at least the more humanoid members of the Transformers species (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see the reproduction link above for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as comparatively more graceful of form, and more rounded and curved in general, than their male counterparts. Often they have a more than passing resemblance to a slender human female made of metal and wearing armor and [[kibble]].

There are exceptions to this rule. Characters with toys could have been bulky and less overtly human-female-like, which was seen in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] series and some latter expansions of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] series out of Japan, when the characters are often assigned to pre-existing "masculine" toys. Perhaps the best counter-example of this type is [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who is female yet neither looks nor acts stereotypically feminine at all. This, however, has dropped away in more recent years as toy technology changes. Numerous female characters from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] lines would turn into motorbikes, giving them thinner, daintier dimensions in robot mode. There are some exceptions, most notably the recently introduced [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and her distinctly boxy shape.

The main real-world reason for all this can be seen from [[IDW Publishing]]'s plans to introduce more women in 2014. Plans were afoot to make two look less visually 'female' and more like "the default Cybertronian design" so readers wouldn't know they were female until their dialogue. That was dropped to make it more visually clear that ''these'' were the female characters.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 10:00 - 11:21]</ref> Humans are just conditioned to associate certain looks like certain genders. When the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' dubbers wanted to make a male character into a female one, it's probably not a surprise that they went with [[Override (Cybertron)|the (relatively) sleek racing car]].<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:G1femmes.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|"Good morning, Angels".]]
Within this continuity, female Transformers are a rarity, but established to have been around from the species' start. A female named [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] existed back in the slave days under [[Quintesson]] rule, and thus it seems clear females were produced alongside the males as part of the Quintessons' product lines.

No female individuals were explicitly shown to exist among the Decepticon ranks, although the introduction of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] and implications of an eventual upgrade didn't raise any questions or remarks, suggesting that female Decepticons exist (or that the Decepticons royally don't care about a soldier's gender).

[[The Search for Alpha Trion|27 episodes after Nightbird's appearance]], female Transformers were introduced formally through the [[Female Autobots]]. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] at various points expresses surprise they aren't extinct, which would seem to imply females were thought to be no longer part of the Cybertronian race. While at the time a decent (though certainly not perfect) explanation for the scarce appearances of female Transformers, it didn't stop more from showing up in the movie and season 3. Possibly Shockwave's "statement" could be considered as [[retcon]]ned and overwritten, or one of the following explanations applies:
# They were all built/"discovered" after the events of "The Search for Alpha Trion".
# Shockwave constantly calls them Autobots, never Transformers or Cybertronians. It is possible female [[Neutral]]s' (and the aforementioned female [[Decepticon]]s') existence was never thought over... and that none of them changed allegiance any time recently.
# "Female Autobot" is not used as a description, but as the team's name.
# This is the Generation 1 cartoon. You're not watching it for the flawless storytelling.

Females can be seen here and there among the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion tribe]], mostly sharing [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s model. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] has a "[[Nancy|Junkion lady]]" companion according to "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". Just how relationships function in this isolated, media-based Transformers society is unclear, although it's notable that Wreck-Gar and his lady friend "slept" sitting up next to each other on giant thrones between television broadcast cycles. The lady's character model is actually that of a female [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]], another mechanical race, but whether this is meaningful in any way or simple model recycling is uncertain.

In [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#European Generation 1 fiction|the French dub]] of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (but not in the TV series), both [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] were referred to as female, with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] calling Starscream "une imbecile" at one point (French articles are gendered), and Shrapnel referred to as "Mademoiselle". The reason for this gender-switch was never fully explained, though it is possible that Starscream's and Shrapnel's rather high-pitched voices were mistaken for women's voices.
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====''Super-God Masterforce''====
[[File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Even murderous space chickens have a special one.]]
A female Transformer was created through the introduction of [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] to the ranks of the [[Headmaster Junior]]s. The [[transtector]] she was bonded to [[A Battle... and Then...|eventually]] evolved into a being of ''her'' own.

Meanwhile, the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] existed out of two humans before becoming sapient: husband [[Giga]] and wife [[Mega]]. Despite the double gender, Overlord is regarded a "he".

====''Victory''====
In the manga, [[Decepticon]] females make their first (yet still to this day rare) appearance in official fiction as [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] ([[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deszaras]]'s wife) and [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] ([[Leozack]]'s [[Relatives|sister]]). Both show up to show the Autobots just what it is Deszaras and his crew have been fighting for all this time: their poor families back home. This spares the Decepticons' lives in the final battle between the two forces. This certainly casts an odd light on the matter of Transformer [[reproduction]] (and on [[Masumi Kaneda|the manga author]]).

Meanwhile, in the animated series, the [[Micromaster]] [[Holi]] is shown to have a girlfriend on the planet [[Micro]], [[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]].

====''Operation Combination''====
''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination|Operation Combination]]'' introduced a total of 24 Micromasters, none of which got a [[bio]]. Ten years later, ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' did provide them, and the Micromasters [[Windy (G1)|Windy]] and [[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]] were established as female.

====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[File:Nomates.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And what will happen is like this.]]
No female ''Transformers'' are ever seen or referred to in the US stories. In "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]", [[Cloudburst]] is pressured into a relationship with the beautiful [[First One]] of [[Femax]], but he explains that Transformers, as a species, have "no gender". Despite this, male robots are clearly demonstrated as the de-facto norm. They are coded as male, using pronouns and designs depicting what is typically considered "masculine".

The letters page for #53, where "Recipe" ran, further stated that Transformers have no gender and that they use gendered terms because they picked it up from us, and "most have characteristics that are commonly associated with males" while a rare number like [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] have traits we'd associate with women.<ref>"Transformers have no gender! Since the Transformers do not reproduce sexually, they have no need to be male or female. Most have characteristics that are commonly associated with males, so they are referred to as “he’s”. On a rare occasion, one might come across as female and is referred to as a “she”. Arcee fits into this latter category, but referring to themselves as “he’s” and “she’s” is a convention the Transformers probably picked up from hanging around Earthlings too long."</ref>

[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|You can't shoot Squeezeplay just because he's a bloke.]]

Furman didn't have that letters page and came up with an alternative explanation for Arcee, who'd appeared in UK's post-[[The Transformers: The Movie|film]] future stories. As detailed in "[[Prime's Rib!]]", she was intentionally created by the Autobots in 1995 to be the sole female Transformer in an attempt to placate [[human]] [[feminist mob|feminists]]. (See her picture above for a hint of how well that went over.)

In "[[Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night]]" and "Prime's Rib", the Autobots don't 'get' gender or humanity's gender relations and sterotypes. This lasted two minutes once Arcee was created: Optimus asked Arcee to hang back, she grumped about men, and Hot Rod went "phwoar!". In "Prime's Rib" this is played for laughs but in "[[Space Pirates!]]", Rodimus Prime can be ambushed by wanting to help Arcee first.

Despite the Transformers having 'no gender', the Marvel continuity was actually the first in introducing a female ''Cybertronian'': [[Aunty]], the onboard computer of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', who was introduced in [[The Transformers (issue)|the very first issue]]. "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]" gave her a feminine holographic 'face'.

The [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK letter pages]] mentioned another two female Transformers: Decepticon Powermaster [[Clio]] and presumed Autobot [[Karmen]], who is Blaster's sister. Provided they are real and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] didn't just make them up, they're unlikely to have been built à la Arcee (unless the 'Cons ''really'' care about gender representation) and could be taken as falling under that 'characteristics' approach. Or the 'Blaster' staffer didn't care.

Two continuations of Marvel would introduce female Transformers. [[BotCon]]'s ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' fiction, while not including the UK material, introduced [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] in "[[Games of Deception]]", in a manner similar to UK Arcee; and in Furman's ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] is the first of the second generation of Transformers.

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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
According to DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (written by Simon Furman), "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business.

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Information: you are ALL going to DIE.]]

{{quote|what do 'he' and 'she' pronouns connote in a TF context? Do they connote *exactly* the same things as they do in a human context? I don't know. It hasn't been properly explored yet. All that said, let's assume that a Transformer who adopts a particular personal pronoun is doing so for the same reasons that a human would.|James Roberts [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sj9u8i on TwitLonger]}}

IDW comics are aimed at older readers, so this is where it gets complicated.

Originally [[Simon Furman]] stated that he would not use female Transformers in the IDW continuity until he came up with a reason for them to exist that made logical sense to him. He did not rule out doing so, as he said he had found a similar justification for the [[Pretender]]s, which led to the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' miniseries. Certainly, however, Transformers do not necessarily identify with the genders of other species while selecting a suitable [[holomatter|holomatter avatar]], under Furman's pen or otherwise; [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], for instance, adopted the countenance of a {{w|Lindsay Lohan}} lookalike, while [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] once replicated his one-time [[human]] traveling partner [[Verity Carlo]]. (The only time anyone treated this as unusual is when Magnus's companions wondered why the legendarily-uptight cop specifically chose the freewheeling ''Verity'' as a template.)

The subject of Cybertronian gender first came to the fore for the first time in in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]", which presented the [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|eponymous character]] as a product of the mad science of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]; as presented in the issue itself, he had forcibly experimented on Arcee in a Frankensteinian attempt to introduce gender to the species, a process that involved directly tampering with the [[CNA]] of his subject. The experiment did not leave Arcee with the warmest of feelings towards Jhiaxus, and when the scientist abandoned his creation, she began a vengeful rampage that cut a swathe across the galaxy. This... did not sit well with quite a few people, wondering just what all this was saying about women, transgender or otherwise.

[[File:Windblade2coverplain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[:File:MarvelUS-19.jpg|You Asked For Her - You GOT Her]]!]]

When [[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]] took the reins of the universe in early [[2012]], they repeatedly considered adding more female Transformers into the universe as early as "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", which would have seen feminine Transformers among the waves of [[NAIL]] refugees. For one reason or another, these plans fell through and were indefinitely shelved until 2014,<ref>John Barber Q&A at TFCon 2017</ref> when Hasbro introduced a new <s>toy</s> female Transformer called [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and a [[The Transformers: Windblade|tie-in IDW comic advertising the character.]] Writer [[Mairghread Scott]] made it clear that Windblade's femininity would not be accidental, nor would it be the product of a sinister experiment.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71211861958/hey-congrats-on-the-new-comic-i-voted-for-a-lady-robot Scott's tumblr: "That’s not how it works for biological women on Earth and that’s not how it’s gonna work on Cybertron. Anybody has a problem with that, you know where I am."]</ref> (This led to [[Spotlight: Arcee#Trivia|a brief conflict]] as Furman initially read this as a personal attack on his work.) Windblade's arrival was used as leverage to double the number of girls to a shocking ''four'' as her friends Chromia and new Autobot [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] showed up with her in [[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Chapter 8]] of the ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'' crossover.

The IDW comic initially established that Windblade and her female compatriots hailed from the Cybertronian colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], long cut off from their ancestral homeworld; originally, as presented in [[A 'Bot and Her City|the first issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'', the existence of gender on this distant world was treated as a form of {{w|allopatric speciation}} in this isolated culture. Barber and Scott both worked together on developing Caminus' background to avoid falling into the opposite stereotype of a woman-only planet, emphasizing that on Caminus, Transformers of both genders peacefully coexisted.<ref>John Barber Q&A at TFCon 2017</ref> However, it didn't take long before the various IDW series together revealed the truth: Cybertron ''did'' once possess a population of female Transformers, but had somehow changed over the interim, leaving Caminus and other lost colonies, such as [[Prion (planet)|Prion]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], to carry on this ancient aspect of Transformer society. Shortly afterwards, [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|issue #37]] of ''Robots in Disguise'' revealed-slash-retconned that Jhiaxus's experiments were meant to ''restore'' this lost element of Cybertronian civilization. The [[All That Remains|finale]] of the ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'' comic confirmed that female Transformers were alive and well on the rest of the colonies, and [[An Uneventful Night|the ''Combiner Wars'' coda comic]] introduced an all-female [[combiner]] [[Victorion]] and her six components, bringing the number of female combiners up to a grand total of [[Heavy Metal (Energon)|two]].<ref>Some female characters such as [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] serve as combiner components, although the resulting personality identifies itself as a male.</ref>

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-butyoudontbelieve.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Pyra, meanwhile, is severly disappointed at those who showed up for the Victorion tryouts.<ref>[[Pyra Magna]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], [[Rust Dust]], [[Stormclash]], [[Jumpstream]] and [[Dust Up]] are new members of the all-female [[Torchbearer]] team,. while [[Aileron]] is an entirely new character. Other continuity-jumping new arrivals alongside mainstay Transformer female [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] include [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Slide]]; the latter is an odd case where the character had been previously depicted as male. Even so, that's ten girls to eight boys - a new record!</ref>]]

At this point, post-''Combiner Wars'' and with the colonies giving an easy-out, female Transformers became just 'a thing' and were frequently added as nothing special. Existing G1 characters like [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One (including backgrounders [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]]), previously non-G1 characters like [[Override (G1)|Override]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], new ones like [[Nickel]] (the first female Decepticon in IDW) and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and previously male characters like [[Slide]] have all shown up.

What, if indeed anything, separates female Transformers from their male counterparts in this universe is not clear. ''Spotlight: Arcee'' established that "male" Transformers could instinctually sense a "difference" about Arcee, and unconsciously used feminine pronouns when referring to her, though it's not clear if this is the product of Jhiaxus's experimentation or some kind of natural ability. [[Twenty Plus One|Issue #31]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' initially described [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] as having an "estriol-positive" [[spark]]-type, (no doubt based off the {{w|Estriol|female hormone of the same name}}) but author [[James Roberts]] opted to change this to "ferrum-positive" in the trade paperback, after deciding it was unnecessary and "potentially offensive" to imply that female and male bots were fundamentally different.<ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/18/no-little-bots-james-roberts-retcons-estriol-female-transformers/ Bleeding Cool: "No Little ‘Bots? James Roberts Retcons ‘Estriol’ In Female Transformers"]</ref>

[[File:AfterMegatron-AnodeAndLug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|DAWW]]

Despite all of these developments, various artists have freely thrown in a variety of female characters in background cameos, even in instances where these female Transformers couldn't have existed on Cybertron. Most notably, ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' featured a particularly high number of such cameos, including [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and various [[generic]]s. James Roberts teased the possibility of transgender Transformers for some years,<ref>[http://positronicwoman.tumblr.com/post/87833950888/you-guysssssssss Roberts on the possibility of transgender Transformers on Twitter]</ref> before finally using the concept to explain these cameos in otherwise incompatible situations. Occasionally, Cybertronians, such as those members of the off-world [[Primal Vanguard]], would encounter gendered aliens, with some choosing to adopt female pronouns (and, occasionally, body-types) after feeling that they fit them better. From this revelation, we got [[Anode]] and her partner [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]: the first two definitively, canonically, transgender Transformer characters. Around this time, ''Robots in Disguise'' author John Barber would delve deeper into Arcee's original backstory, dropping several hints that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's gender experiments due to identity issues of her own; the [[Post|final issue]] of the original IDW universe would eventually confirm that she, too, had always been transgender, and that she had deliberately sought the services of Jhiaxus, not seeing the mad scientist for what he was, to help her transition.

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] considered female Cybertronians to be little more than "window dressing" considering what a big deal [[You|some people]] made of them as opposed to female [[GoBot]]s who were an equal, and essential, part of Cy-Kill's various evil plans. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 12 January 2016}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
[[File:TF2019 22 cvrA clean.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Flamewar's first imperial decree was to enforce mandatory Floor Time.]]
As a result of changing attitudes in both the ''Transformers'' fandom and the real-world pop culture landscape, the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 comic reboot]] has largely done away with the convoluted [[retcon]]s and leaps of logic necessary to increase inclusion of female Transformers in the later years of its predecessor, choosing to instead depict female Cybertronians of all shapes and sizes as an accepted, normal part of Cybertronian civilization.

Female Cybertronians constitute a large percentage of this continuity's ensemble cast. Both Windblade and Chromia return as major characters; new female characters introduced to the mythos include [[Termagax]], [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], [[Codexa]], [[Accelerator]], and [[Gauge]]. Meanwhile, [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] make the leap from other continuities to recurring roles in G1-based media. The same can be said for previously-obscure G1 characters [[Vibes]] and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]].

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===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Original spider joke or perish, Silverbolt.]]

Female Transformers seem to be common here, with no one showing any surprise over their presence. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] both engage in romances with male [[Maximal]]s, the former blatantly and the latter far more subtly. [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]] is genderless but [[Transmutate (episode)#Notes|deliberately given "a face that vaguely indicates it is female" in script]]. (Airazor was made female by the writer's insistence.) Some male Transformers, such as [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], possess [[beast mode]]s based off eusocial insects that would be biologically female, though this does not seem to affect their gender identity.

[[File:BA Silverbolt Agenda3.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"I tried to commit genocide four episodes ago."]]

[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] has an old-school human-style view of women as a fairer and more vulnerable gender, as he refuses to fight Blackarachnia out of <s>lust</s> chivalry. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Most of the other Transformers seem unconcerned about this but [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] sees it as part of his nobility. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Blackarachnia herself used to find it ''bloody annoying'', beating up Silverbolt to try and get him to fight back already. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} She is eventually won over when he keeps following her and telling her what she's really like when she yells at him to go away. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Some Transformers have another old-school human view, considered those strange fillies to be quite inscrutable: [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] being two. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

For the purposes of humor, over the course of the show characters will make innuendos that suggest that, at least by that era, there may have been something sex-like between Transformers. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dismays Blackarachnia with teenage slobbering, {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} she flirts with him regarding his body for info, {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}} [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is blunt that he knows Tarantulas had "ulterior motives" for making her a spider, {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}} Blackarachnia is involved in a castration joke... {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

Boy, they sure like doing this with Blackarachnia. Odd that.

Throughout the show [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] makes ''numerous'' innuendos, especially involving Silverbolt and Blackarachnia's relationship, including the rather seedy "find any new ''positions''?" after Silverbolt's been scouting the enemy (cough). {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} He also makes references to a bar on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where the wait-staff "are walkin' around minus their torso-plates"... which frankly sounds like it'd be really messy. He didn't want young Cheetor to overhear this. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[Scylla]] is the impetus for a big ridiculous love triangle of hilarity and embarrassment in both the anime and manga continuities. She is in love with the squid-bot [[Scuba]], who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him.

The non-Transformer female robot [[Artemis]] harbors a crush on both Scuba (poor guy) and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]].

====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====
The young Maximal [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] has a [[Kitte Shūshū|mother]]. The actual genetics of this was not explained, but we also see a picture of a rabbit with a mustache on the wall behind her, implying a father and sexual reproduction. Just how in the hell an entire planet-wide race of breeding rabbit-robots arose from [[Tasmania Kid]], who was a Tasmanian devil, is ''also'' never explained.

Later, it was explained and it very much was sexual reproduction. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
In the spin-off comics, [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] are female Transformers, though the latter was previously established in the [[3H Productions]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''The Wreckers'' comic]]. Neither character was specifically given a gender in their toy bios and this was seized upon as a way to get extra women in.

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] end up in a romantic relationship towards the end of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' ("So, I'm a tree-hugger!" Rattrap remarks). What this means for his bar-hopping days is never explored. Innuendo makes a big return when [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and Rattrap argue about whether he'd rather insert his tail into a computer or be "plowing your little field of dreams". {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}} Yeah.

[[File:Sparkofdarkness-strikacloseup.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Of course I haven't seen 'The Dark Knight Rises', why do you ask?]]

The [[Vehicon general]] [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] is referred to as the "consort" of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and has been serving by his side, seemingly as an equal, for centuries. Some have taken this to mean the two have a romantic interest in each other, but the show itself does not offer any hints to this. This is the first time in Transformers fiction where a female robot has a high rank; where Elita One got to run a small rebel group, we're told Strika is a famous officer who has overseen and won numerous wars. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

Story editor [[Bob Skir]] also wanted main character [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''{{w|Aliens (film)|Aliens}}''. (When the Powers That Be nixed that, Nightscream ended up becoming {{w|John Connor}} in ''{{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}'' instead.)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Bob Skir Q&A 3 December 1999] (archive copy)</ref> This would've given us a Transformers cartoon with a shocking ''four'' female main characters out of sixteen speaking bots!

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
Female Transformers are seemingly rare in the [[Viron]] [[Universal stream|universal cluster]] as none appear on-screen, if one doesn't count the female Cybertronian intelligence computer, [[T-AI]]. We know they have gender and gender relations due to both the aforementioned T-AI and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn's]] obsessive lust for red sports cars. He was even able to plausibly pretend he had old girlfriend cars in "[[Sideburn's Obsession]]", only getting tripped up by lying it was on Earth.

In 2015, [[Ask Vector Prime]] said that the [[Spy Changer]] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Optimus Prime]] from [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], and thus [[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]], as well as the [[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]] from [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], were female.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[File:Linkage7 Twirl-Baby.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|But she's got your altmode!]]
The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon (it is a fiction aimed at young boys, after all), but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band|colony worlds]].

There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[Bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.

[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg|left|thumb|225px|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]

There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).

However, in the original Japanese, Override (called Nitro Convoy) is a male Transformer. [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the dub, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

In the French version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, Arcee is dubbed by a man. ''Why'' she was is currently unknown.
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:Arceemovie.jpg|thumb|Comic artists ''cry'' when they see this model sheet.]]

[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was originally going to be featured as part of the cast of the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]], but was cut early on in the movie's development. The script writers felt they would need to explain the presence of a female in an entirely robotic race, and there was not enough time in the film to do so. Arcee was replaced in the movie by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Even so, Arcee was featured in IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|''Movie Prequel'' comics]] and remains in the movie toyline as both Deluxe and Scout-class toys.

One other female Autobot is featured in the movie continuity family, another Scout-class toy, [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]. Both Elita and Arcee, however, are featured in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazine's]] alternate reality stories as regular characters, with Arcee getting more prominence. Both also appear in IDW's Movie Sequel comic series ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', with Arcee playing quite a prominent leadership role. Surprisingly, Elita-One does not fare as well as her sister-in-arms, dying at the claws of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] himself. Although it is unusual for a female Transformer to die in fiction ([[To sell toys|compared to how often Transformer death happens in general]]), it has [[Manta Ray (BW)|happened]] [[Sonar (BW)|before]].

As for Decepticons, [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], based off of the aforementioned Crasher, was added to the end of the movie toyline as a Wal-mart exclusive. She featured in Titan Magazine's comics and in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' series.

After Titan's first volume, the female characters were seen less and less. When a reader asked why in [[Transformers Comic issue 3.4|#4 of the third volume]], editor [[Rona Simpson]] broke character in the letters page and admitted: "This is something we would love to change, but for the moment, the 'mech' figures are more popular and our hands are tied."

In the Tyran cluster romantic relationships between male and female robots seem to be possible; an example are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the aforementioned Elita. [[David Reeve]] (in the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|IDW's prequel comics]]) refers to [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s girlfriend. Although Bee seems to deny the relationship, their past together on Cybertron and Bumblebee's impetuous rage after realizing Diabla's death allow you to believe the opposite if you want to.

In all the comics where female Transformers do appear in the Movie continuity, their gender is never considered an issue. This raises questions about just how necessary "explaining" them would be in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|future]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|movies]].

And apparently, two years later gender was no longer an issue at all, as ''Revenge of the Fallen'' featured [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], who now inexplicably existed in three separate bodies, as well as [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]], a Decepticon [[Pretender]]. No comment was given on the subject of the characters' femininity. Frankly, not explaining Pretenders is a bigger oversight than not explaining robot gender.

''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' introduces [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], a female robot (and also the first female main antagonist) but none seem to be surprised. However, this could be explained by the (possibly) not-Cybertronian nature of Quintessa.

The prequel film ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' features a cameo appearance by Arcee in the first scenes of the movie, while main antagonist [[Shatter]] has a bigger role.

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===''Animated''===
[[File:Animated females.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Did you ever feel like the only original designs in a sea full of homages?]]
Female Transformers were present in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' from the very beginning of the cartoon, starting with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. What this meant for the state of females in the continuity at large was not immediately apparent; in "[[Along Came a Spider]]", both [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] expressed confusion as to ''what'' Blackarachnia was. Though they were referring to her [[Technorganic|partially organic]] nature, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] jokes "Duh, she's a girl" as a nod to the rarity of female Transformers.

[[Image:Blackarachnia Venus Mag by BillForster.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
As the series proceeded, multiple lady-bots were progressively introduced, among which were a [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]] of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], the obligatory [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and many more. Although they remain distinctly outnumbered by the male Transformers, this makes it clear that while female Transformers may be relatively uncommon, they aren't considered very remarkable or noteworthy—unless you're a young, male Autobot who's spent ''waaaaayy'' too much time fixing space bridges.

Despite Optimus's confusion over where organic babies come from in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", implying that there is no Cybertronian equivalent to [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]] in ''Animated'', Transformer ''relationships'' are implied to be a possibility, as in "[[Along Came a Spider]]" and "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]", respectively, Blackarachnia takes advantage of [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s and the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]' obvious interest in her, especially [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]'s. There's also the fact that [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] is said to be the "consort" of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].

[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s role as the Autobot medical officer was originally supposed to be assigned to a character named [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], who was originally designed as a female, but then turned male. When brought in at the start of Season 3, Red Alert was female once again as an homage to the original design.

Because Sari was originally a Cybertronian protoform, she could be considered a female technorganic Transformer, although her origins were not revealed until Season 3.

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===''Shattered Glass''===
While in most universes the number of females on the side of good is significantly larger than the number on the side of evil, this universe has more evil ladies as a result of its status as a mirror universe. The first two introduced were [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] and [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]]—an (evil) Autobot and a (good) Decepticon respectively—but since then the balance has tilted.

It would seem that female Transformers in this universe are as they are in most: few in numbers, but nothing remarkable. Crasher appeared bewildered when [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (who hails from a [[##Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics-derived universe]]) tried to tell her that he thought her feminine shape was unusual, and no one else seems to regard the females as something noteworthy.

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:Arcee-Prime-stock render-toy packaging.jpg|thumb|right|170px|But ignore all the names we're listing, cos 50% of all female appearances are Arcee.]]

One-thirteenth of Cybertron's population identify as female, and are descended from [[Solus Prime]].<ref>According to [https://twitter.com/DiscFamilyDay/status/87976495074639872 @HubTVNetwork] and comments made at [[BotCon 2011]].</ref>

In ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] expounds on the nature of gender among Cybertronians. He mentions that Transformers are technically asexual, but divide themselves into two distinct categories based on how they process information. He speculated that Solus Prime required this unique cognitive structure in order to properly utilize her [[Creation Lathe]]. Before making contact with gendered aliens, Cybertronians used a single pronoun to refer to all individuals. After taking a greater role in the galactic community, they began incorporating gendered pronouns into their culture, to demonstrate that they recognized and celebrated differences among themselves while maintaining their equality (here, Alpha Trion breaks the {{w|fourth wall}} to apologize to any readers who might feel insulted by Cybertron's 1:12 gender ratio).

Before the war, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] worked with a female [[Arachnicon]] doctor named [[Cogwheel]]. The female Transformers [[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] founded the [[Patterner]] movement. The leader of the [[Mutacon]]s is the female Transformer [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]. The ruler of [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]], and the Decepticon soldier [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] are also female. Additionally, [[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]] and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]] are leaders of underground cities which are destroyed when Cybertron is restored. [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], a female member of the [[Forged]], was one of the main antagonists of the ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]'' miniseries. [[Ripclaw]] and [[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]] were both toy-only female characters, their only fiction consisting of character bios or roles in prose stories packaged with toys. [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], and [[Akiba Prime]] also exist in the Aligned continuity family as female Transformers.

====''Prime'' cartoon====
The only female Transformers portrayed as cast members are [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Solus Prime is also mentioned whenever her [[Forge of Solus Prime|hammer]] shows up on screen, and was momentarily seen in a flashback. Showing up in [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments are [[Arc]], [[Arcee Blade]], and [[Ida]].

====''Transformers Online''====
''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' introduced numerous female Transformers for both factions. Yes, the Chinese MMO that lasted about a year, in the continuity family where female Transformers are canonically rare, introduced more female characters than any single other source in ''years''. Other than getting some minor details and anglicised names in ''Ask Vector Prime'', they've yet to be used by anyone else.

====''Transformers Universe''====
The Decepticons have the female warriors [[Astraea]], [[Diabla (Prime)|Diabla]], and [[Duststorm (Prime)|Duststorm]] on their side, while the Autobots have [[Cameo]] and [[Catapult]].

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
The Autobot cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is a member of Bumblebee's team, with [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] later assisting the team. Among the many evil Transformers are [[Filch]], [[Zizza]], [[Glowstrike]], [[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]], [[Nightra]], [[Cyberwarp]], and [[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]], with variety in body-types. As such, this series increased the number of female Transformers than any show prior, with tie-in material also introducing [[Slink]], [[Retrofit]], and [[Overhead]].

===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Slipstream after looking through Windblade's memories.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Much like ''Animated'', female Transformers, namely [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], were present from the start of the continuity and were treated as nothing special by their male counterparts. Introducing many more characters, this series boasts the highest number of female characters in a ''Transformers'' television show.

In a rather unique addition to the franchise, the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], traditionally a male character, would be depicted as swapping between a male and female appearance between episodes of the cartoon, with one of the show's writers, [[Mae Catt]], eventually declaring that the character was gender-fluid. Thrust was made female in the Japanese dub of Cyberverse and renamed to [[Red Wing]], inverting the recurring trend of female characters being made male in several Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs.
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==Toys==
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Windblade stands on the extremely pointy shoulders of giants.]]

Though many female Transformers were featured in the fiction from the early days of ''Generation 1'', for many years they tended to either: a) not have toys made of them at all, or, b) for those very few that did get a release, end up as repaints of other molds clearly not designed with a female aesthetic in mind. Budiansky told you why that was up at the top there. There were [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|three separate plans]] to have toys of Arcee during G1 and all three were scrapped.

''[[Transmetal]]'' [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is the first Transformer toy designed to intentionally represent a female character that actually came out. Ironically, Airazor was written out of the show in the same year!

The big turning point for female characters came when Hasbro held a "Fan-Built Bot" programme in 2013. Gender was one of the things fans could choose and the fans voted "female", giving us [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. This worked out well enough that Hasbro had another contest for [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]] in 2015 and fans voted for female Tranformers again: this time ''six'' that made up the gestalt [[Victorion]].

Fans having chats with Hasbro people at conventions have mentioned one bar to more girl toys: they still don't sell as well. Large companies can also be skittish about changing the way they do things unless they're very sure the new way is more lucrative than the old way. Female Transformers selling more toys will beget new toys and, [[to sell toys|of course]], get more major characters in fiction. So go buy [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarms]].

==Notes==
{{quote|Could we/should we have done more, especially in the depiction of female Transformers? Almost certainly, but it was a different age and our audience was ninety-nine percent male.|Simon Furman, talking to Vice in 2016<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]</ref>}}
[[File:G1RatchetSexchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|On the other hand, maybe a medic who enjoyed getting skunked on tainted 40-weight [[oil]] wasn't the best example, either...]]
* We don't know the exact number of girls buying the comics back in the day but it was ''probably'' bigger than one percent.
* It's worth comparing the original G1 to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. Our very own [[Chromedome (G1)|tumblr]] crunched the numbers and found ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 at something.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.
* Several modern writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>
* In the [[Shout! Factory]] Matrix of Leadership Special Edition DVD set, an interview with [[Bob Budiansky]] features close-ups of his original handwritten notes for several characters. Intriguingly, these notes refer to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] as "her" and the Autobots' "go-to gal" for repairs. While this obviously was not the final direction the character took, it does show that female characters were being considered for inclusion in the cast before someone at Hasbro told Budiansky otherwise.
* In 2013, Hasbro ran a "Fan Built Bot" poll as part of the "[[Thrilling 30]]" celebration, in which fans chose between numerous options to "build" a brand new character-toy for the 30th anniversary retail line, and "male / female" was one of the options. "Female" [[Windblade (G1)|won!]]
* In 2015, another "Fan Built Bot" poll was held for the "[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]" toyline. Femmes won again and we got our first ever [[Torchbearer|all female combiner team!]]
* The ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'' toyline has the largest number of female characters by a ''very'' wide margin. As of Series 5, released barely a year and a quarter after the line's debut, 110 out of 332 characters are female, almost exactly one-third of the cast... and there's several characters who don't have published bios yet, or their bios lack gendered pronouns altogether, so who knows? Of course, ''BotBots'' has a few safeguards against the above-mentioned "they don't sell": the Bots mostly have very gender-neutral designs, and the bios are (mostly) published online rather than on the packaging.

==References==
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Eyes

2022-04-02T20:40:38Z

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Council of Ancients

2022-04-02T19:15:48Z

CBT: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|quintesson}}
:''The Council of Ancients are ancient Cybertronians from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave portion]] of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ancients.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Old robots are required to wear robes.]]
The '''Council of Ancients''' are keepers of Cybertron's many secrets. They care for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while the next Matrix-bearer is chosen, and are rumored to quietly pull the strings of the [[Autobot]] government. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has alleged that one of the factors that led to the [[Decepticon]] uprising was his discovery that the Ancients were pawns of the [[Quintesson]]s.

Members include:
* [[Gravitas]]
* [[Kudon]]
* [[Vraz]]
* [[Eronus]]
* [[Neo]]
* [[Templar]]

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath NewCouncil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The new council.]]

The council feuded with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who wished to speak openly about the secrets the Council clothed in dogma and myths. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Millions of years later, Shockwave disagreed with the Council's mysticism and concept of free will in the Transformers, as he considered the Transformers to be fixed only to the function contained in their genetic programs. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

8.2 million years before the war on [[Earth]] and after the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], the Council of Ancients selected Optronix to become the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], and named him [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the mechaforming process on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Gravitas]], [[Kudon]], and [[Vraz]] were killed, and the remaining members were forced into exile.

2.2 million years later, the Council came out of exile and [[Eronus]], [[Neo]] and [[Templar]] replaced the deceased members. They formed a new High Council to coincide with the signing of the peace treaty at Tyger Pax. Autobot newscaster [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] covered the treaty-signing by remote link from the new Council Chamber, and was a witness when Starscream broke in and executed the entire Council. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
{{--}}
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
While discussing the secrets of [[Combiner|combining]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] explained to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] said the ancient art of "true" combining had long been lost. The only surviving hint was that according to the Council of Ancients, "Autobots cannot truly combine [['Til all are one|until all are one]]". {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

==Notes==
* When Megatron confronted Starscream for executing the Council of Ancients, Starscream was shown holding the head of Gravitas, killed 2.2 million years earlier, not Eronus.

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Council of Ancients

2022-04-02T19:15:23Z

CBT: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|quintesson}}
:''The Council of Ancients are ancient Cybertronians from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave portion]] of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ancients.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Old robots are required to wear robes.]]
The '''Council of Ancients''' are keepers of Cybertron's many secrets. They care for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while the next Matrix-bearer is chosen, and are rumored to quietly pull the strings of the [[Autobot]] government. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has alleged that one of the factors that led to the [[Decepticon]] uprising was his discovery that the Ancients were pawns of the [[Quintesson]]s.

Members include:
* [[Gravitas]]
* [[Kudon]]
* [[Vraz]]
* [[Eronus]]
* [[Neo]]
* [[Templar]]

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath NewCouncil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The new council.]]

The council feuded with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who wished to speak openly about the secrets the Council clothed in dogma and myths. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Millions of years later, Shockwave disagreed with the Council's mysticism and concept of free will in the Transformers, as he considered the Transformers to be fixed only to the function contained in their genetic programs. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

8.2 million years before the war on [[Earth]] and after the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], the Council of Ancients selected Optronix to become the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], and named him [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the mechaforming process on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Gravitas]], [[Kudon]], and [[Vraz]] were killed, and the remaining members were forced into exile.

2.2 million years later, the Council came out of exile and [[Eronus]], [[Neo]] and [[Templar]] replaced the deceased members. They formed a new High Council to coincide with the signing of the peace treaty at Tyger Pax. Autobot newscaster [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] covered the treaty-signing by remote link from the new Council Chamber, and was a witness when Starscream broke in and executed the entire Council. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
{{--}}
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
While discussing the secrets of [[Combiner|combining]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] explained to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] said the ancient art of true [[Combiner|combining]] had long been lost. The only surviving hint was that according to the Council of Ancients, "Autobots cannot truly combine [['Til all are one|until all are one]]". {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

==Notes==
* When Megatron confronted Starscream for executing the Council of Ancients, Starscream was shown holding the head of Gravitas, killed 2.2 million years earlier, not Eronus.

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Council of Ancients

2022-04-02T19:02:00Z

CBT: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|quintesson}}
:''The Council of Ancients are ancient Cybertronians from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave portion]] of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ancients.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Old robots are required to wear robes.]]
The '''Council of Ancients''' are keepers of Cybertron's many secrets. They care for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while the next Matrix-bearer is chosen, and are rumored to quietly pull the strings of the [[Autobot]] government. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has alleged that one of the factors that led to the [[Decepticon]] uprising was his discovery that the Ancients were pawns of the [[Quintesson]]s.

Members include:
* [[Gravitas]]
* [[Kudon]]
* [[Vraz]]
* [[Eronus]]
* [[Neo]]
* [[Templar]]

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath NewCouncil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The new council.]]

The council feuded with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who wished to speak openly about the secrets the Council clothed in dogma and myths. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Millions of years later, Shockwave disagreed with the Council's mysticism and concept of free will in the Transformers, as he considered the Transformers to be fixed only to the function contained in their genetic programs. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

8.2 million years before the war on [[Earth]] and after the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], the Council of Ancients selected Optronix to become the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], and named him [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the mechaforming process on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Gravitas]], [[Kudon]], and [[Vraz]] were killed, and the remaining members were forced into exile.

2.2 million years later, the Council came out of exile and [[Eronus]], [[Neo]] and [[Templar]] replaced the deceased members. They formed a new High Council to coincide with the signing of the peace treaty at Tyger Pax. Autobot newscaster [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] covered the treaty-signing by remote link from the new Council Chamber, and was a witness when Starscream broke in and executed the entire Council. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
{{--}}
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
In a discussion with *[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] said the ancient art of true [[Combiner|combining]] had long been lost. The only surviving hint was that according to the Council of Ancients, Autobots cannot truly combine "[['Til all are one|until all are one]]". {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

==Notes==
* When Megatron confronted Starscream for executing the Council of Ancients, Starscream was shown holding the head of Gravitas, killed 2.2 million years earlier, not Eronus.

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Council of Ancients

2022-04-02T19:01:14Z

CBT: /* Fiction */

{{factions|autobot|quintesson}}
:''The Council of Ancients are ancient Cybertronians from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave portion]] of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ancients.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Old robots are required to wear robes.]]
The '''Council of Ancients''' are keepers of Cybertron's many secrets. They care for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while the next Matrix-bearer is chosen, and are rumored to quietly pull the strings of the [[Autobot]] government. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has alleged that one of the factors that led to the [[Decepticon]] uprising was his discovery that the Ancients were pawns of the [[Quintesson]]s.

Members include:
* [[Gravitas]]
* [[Kudon]]
* [[Vraz]]
* [[Eronus]]
* [[Neo]]
* [[Templar]]

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath NewCouncil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The new council.]]

The council feuded with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who wished to speak openly about the secrets the Council clothed in dogma and myths. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Millions of years later, Shockwave disagreed with the Council's mysticism and concept of free will in the Transformers, as he considered the Transformers to be fixed only to the function contained in their genetic programs. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

8.2 million years before the war on [[Earth]] and after the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], the Council of Ancients selected Optronix to become the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], and named him [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the mechaforming process on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Gravitas]], [[Kudon]], and [[Vraz]] were killed, and the remaining members were forced into exile.

2.2 million years later, the Council came out of exile and [[Eronus]], [[Neo]] and [[Templar]] replaced the deceased members. They formed a new High Council to coincide with the signing of the peace treaty at Tyger Pax. Autobot newscaster [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] covered the treaty-signing by remote link from the new Council Chamber, and was a witness when Starscream broke in and executed the entire Council. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
{{--}}
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
In a discussion with *[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] said the ancient art of true [[Combiner|combining]] had long been lost, and according to the Council of Ancients autobots cannot truly combine "[['Til all are one|until all are one]]". {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

==Notes==
* When Megatron confronted Starscream for executing the Council of Ancients, Starscream was shown holding the head of Gravitas, killed 2.2 million years earlier, not Eronus.

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Earth

2022-03-31T23:14:05Z

CBT: /* Aligned cartoon continuity */

{{faction|cybearth|unicron|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-Thirteenth.png|cSize=30px|cLink=Thirteenth Prime}}}}
[[File:The Earth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Mostly harmless.]]
The planet '''Earth''', third from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]] in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, is a world populated by a wide variety of native organic lifeforms, including [[human]]s. Versions of this planet are known to exist in many dimensions within the multiverse, and for some strange reason, it frequently becomes involved in the conflicts of the [[Transformer]]s. Perhaps ''too'' frequently. Whenever someone or something leaves, escapes, or is otherwise ejected from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there's a disproportionate chance it will eventually wind up on Earth, as opposed to, say, any of the other planets in the vast universe. Earth is orbited by one satellite, which its inhabitants have uncreatively dubbed "the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]."

Earth is superficially similar to the planet upon which [[you]] may reside, but has many subtle and not-so-subtle differences.

In some universes, Earth's connection to Cybertron is furthered by being the resting place of a Transformer deity, as [[Primus]] resides within Cybertron, such as [[Gaea]], [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], or even the dreaded [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|some universes]], Earth becomes the post-apocalyptic planet '''[[Gaia]]'''.

{{quote|''Earth''? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it ''Dirt!'' Planet Dirt.|[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}
{{quote|The Earth is like a hard-boiled egg with its outer layer as the shell; this is the thinnest part, then there is the egg white, and the yolk represents the center of the Earth; hot red and boiling. The topic of the meeting the ''morphic rocks'', which lie in the second layer of the Earth; the egg white!|The [[narrator]]|"[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Man of iron and knights.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Even before the arrival of the Transformers, Earth had evidently been visited by another race of aliens; by four million years ago, however, the only trace of their presence was the [[Savage Land]]: a hidden jungle in [[Antarctica]] where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] still lived. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} Around this time, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed into Earth, and remained there until the present day. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

The [[human]] known as [[Jesus]] was supposedly born over 2000 years ago, and his birth would eventually lead to the holiday called [[Christmas]]. {{storylink|Stargazing}}

In the year [[1017]] AD, the Autobot [[Navigator (Autobot)|Navigator]] and his companion arrived on Earth in search of the lost ''Ark''. Their ship landed near the town of [[Stansham]], [[United Kingdom|England]]; every few centuries, his companion would scout out the surface. His first appearance turned the tide of a great battle, and the awed residence of [[Stansham]] would dub him the "[[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]]." {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

[[File:ActionForce Groupshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A typical example of mid-80s military forces.]]

In the 18th century, pirates roamed the seas filling up their treasure chests. [[Raindance|Two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|Autobots]] were sent to Earth at this time, but were seemingly rendered offline in the process; they were found and then lost by a crew of pirates. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The outbreak of the [[Korean War]] in the 1950s saw the [[United States of America]] embroiled in the conflict, with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Irving Witwicky]] serving with the [[United States Marine Corps]] during the war. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

By the 1980s, Earth was involved in a [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] driven by the United States of America and the [[Soviet Union]]. The planet was also threatened by the international terrorist group [[Cobra]], who was opposed by either America's [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] organisation {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} and/or the international [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}} ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel US|sources]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|disagree]]). There also existed a group called [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], an American spy organisation that primarily handled the monstrous [[Godzilla]], and otherwise seemed to have little prominence. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Marvel's lawyers would prefer it if you ignored this.]]

By a quirk of genetics, the [[Neo-Knights|odd human]] proved capable of wielding superpowers. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}} The earliest known was a vigilante named [[Spider-Man]] who vanished after 1984 for unknown reasons, though he did clash with the Decepticons {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} caused Megatron to rethink how dangerous humans were. {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}

The Autobot and Decepticon war would rage until [[1991]] before a brief lull; both sides would relocate their bases to multiple locations, and while often battling in America they would also strike in the United Kingdom, [[Peru]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Japan]], and Argentina. Responsibility for dealing with them in the States fell to the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]], yet another American spy group (the 1980s was clearly a paranoid and unstable time), and their military wing [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. Diplomatic relations ''were'' tried early on with the [[President of the United States]], but failed.
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=====Earthforce=====
[[File:Earthbase front line.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
{{Earthforcefiction}}
In [[Primax 290.03 Gamma|an alternate timeline]], the bulk of the Autobot/Decepticon war moved off-world in [[1990]] and a small [[Earthforce]] remained, containing two duelling Decepticon factions {{storylink|Break-Away!}} (who later united). {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} The Autobot base was located in [[Canada]], where an abnormally high number of [[polar bear]]s roam the wilderness; the animals have even become bold enough to approach the Autobot base. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In several alternate timelines where Unicron attacked in [[2006]], the Autobots were allowed to build a city on Earth, which would become a major location for scattered Autobots to regroup after Decepticon conquest of Cybertron. Diplomatic relations were strong between human and Autobot, and futuristic technology such as weather-control machines were gifted to mankind. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} Many centuries later, Earth had become a second home for the Autobots, and in the year [[2356]] a decrepit [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had taken up permanent residence in the city. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====="Rhythms of Darkness"=====
[[File:Nyc-alternate-future1.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
In yet [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|another timeline]], the Americas were brutally conquered after 2005 by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. In response, the continent of [[Europe]] united under a European Crisis Coalition. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} Following the disappearance of [[Galvatron II|this universe's version of Galvatron]], however, the people of Earth were able to stage a successful uprising against their Decepticon conquerors, and the [[Human Confederacy|Confederation of Terran Worlds]] was born. In time, the Confederation would grow to include the inhabitants of the similarly liberated planet [[Nebulos]], and, would eventually, form an alliance with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Evidence in ancient [[Egypt]] suggested that the planet had been visited by Autobots in the past, with records depicting a mysterious being known only as "Imus" supposedly aiding in the construction of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] theorized that this might have been a temporally-displaced [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

Early into their conflict on modern Earth, the Autobots were instrumental in preventing the Decepticons from stealing [[oil]] from various human industries, {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 3|Damaged Ship on The High Sea}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 5|The Invasion Of The Decepticons}} though some Autobots, like [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], held the opinion that Earth would be better off under a one-world Autobot government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}}

Perhaps because of this sentiment, Decepticon leader Megatron would try to trick the citizens of Earth into believing that the Decepticons had given up their warlike ways, though his peace offering of a "statue" was soon revealed as a clever ruse. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4|The Troy Principle}} Megatron would briefly hold the entire Earth hostage, demanding the planet's entire arsenal of weaponry be delivered to the Decepticons before the Autobots foiled his plan by stealing back his hijacked nuclear missiles. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}} A dimensional portal once opened on Earth, which briefly connected the planet to, among other places, the [[Andromeda Galaxy|Andromeda nebula]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

An Earth-based laser constructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was powerful enough that it could be seen from Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19|Shockwave's Galactic Secret}} Some time later, a videotape from Earth somehow wound up in the Cybertronian city of [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In the year [[2008]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] would remember Optimus's adventures on Earth fondly. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - a Robot, a Hero}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Franciscog2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ba-THROOOOM!]]
In [[1993]], the Decepticons struck Earth with overwhelming force, devastating cities and slaughtering millions, merely as a way of attracting Autobot attention. Even this was dwarfed when the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] warlord [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] blew up [[San Francisco]] the following year. The long-term impact this had on Earth is unknown.
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====''Classics''====
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: ''See also:'' [[Gaea]]

This particular Earth was home to a reservoir of [[Rarified Energon]], the resource becoming central to the Autobots and Decepticons who warred on the planet. The power of this substance also attracted the attention of the [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] who invaded [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. Letting the [[Terminus Blade]] interact with the Rarified Energon, Magnus unleashed space/time anomalies that began destroying the universe, while setting up shielding to protect his bounty. [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] managed to extend the range Magnus's shield to cover the entirety of Earth resulting in the whole planet being dragged into the negative polarity universe. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Detecting this otherworldly intrusion, [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]] moved to attack the world. Before he arrived, all inhabitants were teleported off Earth, which revealed itself to be [[Gaea]]. Once the goddess had defeated Primus, she reformatted herself into a new Cybertron to serve as a new home for Transformers of either faction, while teleporting all the humans to a new planet in another dimension. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

The Earth of ''that'' universe was nigh-identical to the Earth its inhabitants had left behind, albeit utterly uninhabited by humans. {{storylink|Assembly (OMAM)|Assembly}} As it turned out, ''this'' Earth was located in a parallel universe where Cybertron had been destroyed during the Great War by the combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]]. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} Five years after humanity's arrival the planet was briefly attacked by both [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and this monstrous combiner, though the Autobots were able to repel the invasion. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

The [[GoBot]]s of an [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|alternate dimension]] landed on the original Earth, searching for a way to save their own reality from a great [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]], {{storylink|Sunrise}} and thanks to the efforts of the [[Caretaker]] and [[Small Foot]]'s sacrifice, the team succeeded in their mission. {{storylink|Last Sunset}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:LooseEndsPart3-boom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Alright, who farted?]]

After the Ark crashed on Earth for a second time, the crash site was patrolled by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] for two years before Spike called it quits in [[1993]]. Following his retirement, someone, either very greedy or very bored or both, managed to enter the Ark, resulting in [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] being reactivated. Using his mental connection with [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], the tyrant managed to reactivate the Ark and used the warship's onboard systems to devastate Earth, turning the planet into a nuclear wasteland. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The only known human settlement remaining on the planet's surface was [[Little America]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} The only pre-existing structure that was spared destruction was the [[Deep Space Network]] telescope in [[Goldstone]] via which Megatron attempted to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for their final battle. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

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In [[2012]], the Autobot [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] broke ranks to clean up the many loose ends of the Great War leftover on alien planets. The first stop was Earth, but upon arrival, he and the [[Wreckers]] were caught off-guard by the state of the planet and shot down by Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}} The Wreckers managed to use the Goldstone telescope to contact Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} before they joined up with the "Little America" humans in an attempt to cripple the Ark and free Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} When Optimus Prime finally arrived, he managed to slay Megatron once and for all while Spike Witwicky – now "Circuit Smasher" – managed to overload the Ark's systems and prevent [[Aunty]] from unleashing another salvo of nuclear warheads on Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the Autobots had rounded up and vaporized Megatron's [[zombie]] army, they were voted off Earth by the humans. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Over the protests of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Optimus Prime elected to remain on Earth in an attempt to atone for the mistakes his inaction had wrought to the planet. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} He first made his way to the Ark, to try and destroy the mighty vessel, only to arrive in time to see it take off under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

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Optimus contacted Magnus to let him know the Ark was in enemy hands and on-approach to Cybertron with his SIC informing him on developments on [[Nebulos]], which gave Optimus an idea to help the two planets. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} After enduring electrical torture at the hands of Circuit Smasher, Optimus Prime was able to present his plan to Little America; linking the Earth and Nebulos via Space Bridge. The humans would bring indomitable resolve, while the [[Nebulan]]s would bring advanced technology, allowing the two worlds to heal together. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

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Optimus commenced construction of a Space Bridge in [[Oklahoma]], while a twin was built in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]] on Nebulos, both linked through the [[Star Chamber]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} As part of its plan to ascend to the larger multiverse, the [[Dark Matrix]] sent Fortress Maximus to Earth once the Space Bridge came online to cripple Optimus and abduct Spike. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} After the Dark Matrix entity had been defeated, Earth and Nebulos would go on to thrive in their partnership. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
Believing Megatron to be the lynchpin that held the Decepticon army together, Optimus deliberately crewed the ''Ark'' with [[Autobot High Command]] to lure [[Decepticon High Command]] off-planet. When the ''Ark'', after destroying an [[asteroid belt]] that threatened to destroy the rogue Cybertron, was boarded by the Decepticons, Optimus crashed the ship into Earth. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

Observing these events from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Shockwave, after disabling the [[Conehead]]s, travelled down to Earth to ensure that there were no loose ends. Discovering instead a primordial world brimming with raw energy and an abundance of resources, Shockwave set up a mining station only to be attacked by the Dinobots, reactivated by the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems when he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

The starship ''[[Mantlo]]'' landed on Earth in the year [[1017]] while in search of the ''Ark'', though the Autobot deep-cover agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] was forced to doublecross his allies during a skirmish with his Decepticon unit, and sent them crashing into [[Stansham Castle]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Kingnergill.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An earthling.]]

Around nine million years ago, the Earth was visited by the Transformers [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but Skyfire was caught in a polar wind storm and separated from Starscream, buried in ice. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Then, approximately four million years ago, the Transformers' spacecraft, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', crash-landed in what would become the north-western [[United States of America|United States]], entombing the robots within in stasis. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Earth is home to many unusual creatures and "hidden civilizations." The underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], populated by water-breathing, fish-like humanoids, gave rise to the legends of [[Atlantis]] and other sunken cities. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Fire-breathing [[dragon]]s existed naturally as late as the medieval era, though by the 20th century, they appeared to have died out. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A possible descendant was a [[Beast of Borneo|unique, reptilian creature]] captured by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] in [[Borneo]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} A [[Dinobot Island (G1)|strange, secluded island]] was home to [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s and other prehistoric creatures, thanks to the landmass occupying a strange position in space-time. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Lurking almost out of sight are the strange, hidden monsters known as [[Inhumanoids]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II: Ask Vector Prime}}

Around the same time as the Transformers, Earth was ravaged by the predations of a [[Cobra|terrorist organisation]] led by the sinister [[Cobra Commander|"Old Snake"]]. Luckily, [[G.I. Joe (team)|some real American heroes]] opposed them and by 2005 they'd be a distant memory. {{storylink|Only Human}}

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The magma energy of the [[Earth's core]] is channeled by a series of green crystalline structures, which the Decepticons attempted to exploit in 1984, exposing a crystal shaft in the North Pole and tapping the core's energy (while, at the same time, happening upon and reactivating the body of Skyfire). {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} On another occasion, Earth was imperiled by the arrival of Cybertron in the solar system; due to the gravitational disturbances, the planet was ravaged by earthquakes and storms {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} until the Autobots were able to knock their homeworld out of Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

Another unusual aspect of the planet is the natural existence of [[electrum]], a metallic alloy that renders Transformers invulnerable when coated in it. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

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By the year 2005, the Autobots had established [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], a permanent base on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Human interaction with the Transformers had resulted in an advanced level of technology worldwide, and the foundation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], which operated a series of space stations. [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], was colonised, and an EDC base was established on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], while travel between star systems was hugely enhanced by the creation of [[warp gate]]s. Earthling [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] became Earth's ambassador, first to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and then to other alien worlds as, through the Transformers, humanity came into contact with other races. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

As part of a truly bonkers scheme in 2007, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] moved Cybertron back into the solar system and tried to use the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] to cause Earth's sun to go nova, destroying the organic world and Cybertron. Fortunately, the Autobots managed to have [[Vector Sigma]] absorb the excess solar energy which revitalized Cybertron and left Earth unharmed. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
[[File:RiseUpPretenders-Earth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Baba yetu, yetu uliye, mbinguni yetu, yetu, amina.]]
At some point, a shard of the universe-creating [[Zodiac]] was entombed in Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Roadfire Chapter}} Some time after the [[#Beast Wars cartoon|Beast Wars]], the time-travelling [[Sparkbot]]s attempted to use the [[Angolmois Energy]] they collected to resurrect [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] on Earth. Their plot was foiled by [[Primus]], who sealed the Angolmois Energy and the Sparkbots within the planet. To guard this dangerous energy, Primus created [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] and set up several safeguards for his activation. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}

During the Stone Age, an evil energy being, knowing of both the Angolmois Energy and the Zodiac on Earth, brought stolen [[Powermaster]] bodies from [[G Nebula 89]] to the planet. Using both power sources, the entity created the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s from the Powermasters and transformed itself into [[Devil Z]]odiac, falling to slumber afterwards. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}} At around the same time, a small group of [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on the planet. While the Autobots used their Pretender abilities to adopt the form of humans, the Decepticons assumed monstrous forms and were mistaken by early man as "demons." Finally defeating the Decepticons and sealing them away—within the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza (region)|Giza]], the ruins of [[Atlantis]], and beneath the [[Nazca Lines]] of Peru—the Autobots then integrated themselves into human society, serving as secret protectors who quietly and subtly guided the evolution of human society. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} The planet would receive further visitors, in the form of [[Commando (RID)|a team of second-generation Autobots]] who were sent from the future to activate Brave Maximus to safeguard "Gaia Energy", which they misunderstood Angolmois Energy to be. {{Storylink|Koji Gets His Wish|JRX Versus Baldigus}} {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} However, their ship crashed onto [[Castle Peak|Angel Mountain]], where its passengers slumbered till the end of the 20th century. {{storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}}

In the years immediately preceding the reactivation of the ''Ark'' in [[1985]], a group of [[Micromaster]]s established [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] as a headquarters to guard the crashed starship until the volcano's eruption, and would be bolstered by the temporally-displaced [[Multiforce]] in their battle against their Decepticon counterparts. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

In [[2000]], Brave Maximus would be uncovered and reactivated by the Autobot [[Dimensional Patrol]] and [[Predacon (BW)|their Predacon counterparts]], both groups which had traveled back in time from the future. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Stolen Plasma}} After the destruction of Unicron in [[2005]], {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} the defeated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] crash-landed in [[Tokyo]], destroying the city and spreading his infectious Unicron cells amongst Earth's machines and organic life, creating the [[Legion]] and [[Kiss Player]]s. Despite the Autobots' best efforts, the disaster resulted in massive anti-Transformer sentiment and the [[Earth Defense Command]] erected an [[anti-electron]] field that forced all Cybertronians off the planet. Through efforts from native humans and their Autobot partners, the EDC's actions under the misguided [[Hitoshizuku Amaō|Commander Amaō]] were put to a stop, Galvatron and his cells were expelled from the planet, and Transformers were welcomed back to the planet. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}

The following decades would find Earth under threat from the Decepticons, such as from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Death Tower]]s in [[2011]] {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}} and then by the awakened [[Devil Z]]'s plots to wipe the surface of all life around 2020. {{Storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}} The citizens of Earth would join forces with the Autobots, and other sentient races across the galaxy, to form the anti-Decepticon [[Galactic Peace Alliance]] before the year [[2025]]. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Some years later, Earth was attacked by several members of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] during the battle for the Zodiac, buried deep beneath the planet's surface, though the Autobots were able to snatch the Zodiac away from their foes at the last minute. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} Angolmois Energy was finally discovered by humanity within Gaia Energy in [[2039]], and it spurred massive advances in human technology. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

By [[2050]], humanity had experienced a quantum surge in technology using their mastery over Angolmois to produce such innovations as the [[Mother Computer]], {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}} the [[Selector]]s and even managing to cure the long-term health problems of Cybertronians. The Selectors however took issue with being enslaved by humanity and revolted with the martial backing of the Decepticons. When Optimus Prime tried to put a halt to the fighting, Megatron pointed out that freedom was the right of all sentient beings and the Selectors were sentient beings. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} Capitulating, Optimus formally petitioned the humans to grant freedom to the Selectors only to be confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who chose to side with humanity, and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], who remained loyal to Grimlock. When a series of events led to Grimlock regaining his super-intelligence, he promised to find a peaceful solution to this conflict. Sadly though, Spike Witwicky had grown desperate enough to seek assistance from the Quintessons, bringing a [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] to the Mother Computer who told the two creator species to ally. Eagerly, the Judge summoned the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

Cackling madly, the Judge revealed to Spike that the Terrorcons would harness the Angolmois Energy within Earth, allowing the Quintessons to create a second Unicron and use their monster to rule the universe. As more and more Quintesson forces arrived, Megatron began absorbing Angolmois Energy into himself, even as this ran the chance of reawakening his evil nature. Having gotten a first hand reminder of the evil of the Quintessons, Spike defied his would be ally who responded by shooting him. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

With so much evil, the Angolmois Energy began erupting across Earth, corrupting Transformers and indeed turning Megatron evil again. As Spike and the Selector [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] made peace, they defeated the Judge and discussed how to save their homeworld. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

Salvation came when [[Lio Convoy]] used righteous Angolmois Energy to purify Megatron's spark and send it back in time to the [[Precursor World]]. Now aware that Earth was too dangerous a world to remain on, humanity and the Selectors left Earth to make a new home elsewhere in the galaxy. The Cybertronians meanwhile all returned home and erased all records of Earth from their archives. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2}}

[[File:NewForces Gaea.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Not shown: the Land of Ooo.]]

Tens of thousands of years after the Earthlings had left their home, {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} the planet's biosphere had reverted to a pristine, largely unspoiled wilderness. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} Traces of humanity persisted in scattered ruins, [[Mother Computer|an ancient computer system]] containing information on the planet's prior inhabitants, {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} and a lunar outpost manned by the androids [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to ensure that Earth's supply of Angolmois Energy remained unmeddled with. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Some [[Copy Machine|discarded technology]] remained operational. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

This version of Earth, known to the Cybertronians of this era as "'''[[Gaia]]'''", was visited by Maximals and Predacons under the respective commands of [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} and was menaced by the monstrous [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] before Lio Convoy was able to save the planet. In the process, a large portion of Gaia's Angolmois Energy was sent scattering through space encased in Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

Several years later, [[Big Convoy]]'s [[Big Convoy Unit|unit]] would visit Gaia to investigate Lio Convoy's disappearance and came across [[Magmatron]] and [[Magmatron Unit|his troops]]. Both sides would discover the existence of Angolmois Capsules and leave Gaia to gather them. {{Storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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From 1984 to 2006, Earth was the primary battleground during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons; following the battle on [[Nebulos]], however, the Decepticons retreated to the far reaches of the galaxy, and Prime's inner cadre of Autobots pursued them, leaving only a skeleton crew behind on Earth.

Around the beginning of the 21st century, the Autobots worked with the Earth Defense Command to increase ties between their peoples. The pooled efforts of human, Cybertronian, and [[Nebulan]] science led to the creation of the first [[cyberfactory|cyberfactories]], leading to a new generation of Earth-born Transformers with the rights of citizens of human nations. Though this "second generation" was created with no faction in mind, by 2010 many had migrated to opposing sides in the Cybertronian civil war, either to U.S. citizen [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] or to UK citizen [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In 2013, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth was host to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

By the late 30th century C.E., Cybertron no longer had active contact with Earth. [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] only knew of Earth as a "fabled planet" referenced in Cybertronian texts. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha|one parallel universe]], the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in 1984 to learn that the evil forces of [[Cobra]] had already conquered the planet. Though the Autobots—disgusted by the callous governments of Earth, and spurred on by Optimus Prime's insistence not to meddle in the affairs of other species—built and launched a starship that would take them off Earth, Megatron stayed behind, hoping to conquer the planet. His war against Cobra was brief and brutal: although bolstered by reinforcements such as the Insecticons and Constructicons, Cobra's [[M.A.S.S. Device]] and the increasingly unethical products of Cobra science pushed Megatron's back against the wall, until, out of desperation, he allied with [[Nergill]] and the forces of Sub-Atlantica.

Even this alliance was not to last; when Cobra stormed the undersea city, the Sub-Atlanticans double-crossed Megatron and were able to paralyze him, trapping the Decepticon leader in his alternate mode. In the aftermath, Starscream seized command of the Decepticons, and the stragglers were quick to evacuate the Earth using Shockwave's [[space bridge]] with whatever scraps of energon they could take with them. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 06/13/2015}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
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Four million years ago, Earth was inhabited by dinosaurs, and the crash of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' sent them fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}
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===Marvel storybooks continuity===
[[File:Battle-for-earth space.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Art taken from the side of a funny-smelling van.]]
Rather than be taken prisoner by the Decepticons, Optimus Prime chose to crash the ''Ark'' into Earth, knocking all aboard into stasis. Shortly after reawakening in the modern era, Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s enacted a scheme to force the people of Earth into surrender by holding visitors to the [[Freedom Sports Arena]] hostage, though this plan was swiftly foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
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In the distant past, at the height of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the starship ''Ark'' crash-landed on Earth, buried beneath [[Mount St. Hilary]] for millions of years. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

At some point afterwards, the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]] selected prehistoric Earth as the site for a long-running experiment, the ultimate end goal of which is still unknown. As part of their machinations, the Vok seeded the young planet with vast amounts of raw [[energon]], {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} erecting mysterious constructions at strategic intervals, such as a [[Brigadoon|floating "island"]] {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} and the [[Standing Stones|standing stones]], designed to attract and study any intelligent lifeforms on the planet. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}} As a failsafe, the Vok installed an artificial second moon over the planet, a [[Planet Buster|laser weapon]] designed to detonate Earth's volatile energon and sterilize the entire biosphere.

From the distant future, 300 years after the end of the Great War, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was able to steal a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], which contained a hidden message left behind by [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]]. Aware that the recent invention of [[unspace|transwarp]] technology would enable Cybertronians to [[time travel|travel backwards in time]], the Decepticon leader instructed whoever found the message to travel back to prehistoric Earth and kill Optimus Prime while he lay in stasis, changing history and ensuring a Decepticon future. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} The ruling council of this era, the [[Maximal High Council]], had declared Earth off-limits; knowledge of the planet, and its sector in space, was tightly regulated. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

[[File:Protohumans1 CodeofHero.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And scientists cried in frustration.]]

Though pursued by a group of [[Maximal]]s, Megatron's [[Darksyde (BW)|stolen ship]] and the Maximal vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' crash-landed on Earth; though Megatron initially believed that the planet was ''not'' Earth, due to its too moons, he deigned that the planet's rich supply of Energon would allow him to nonetheless conquer Cybertron. Taking on [[beast mode]]s to protect themselves from [[energon radiation]], the two sides waged a conflict they dubbed the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]," {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} and accidentally alerted the Vok to their presence after stumbling into one of their many sites. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

Deciding that the Beast Warriors had contaminated their experiment, the Vok activated the second moon and began their sterilization protocol. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} This plan was foiled by the Maximal leader, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} but the vast majority of the raw Energon on the planet was transformed into stable, cube form. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

[[File:Waspinatorhappyatlast.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Earliest known human religion.]]

Both factions soon became aware of [[anthropoid|early hominids]]. A foiled Predacon attempt to slaughter them caused them to both disperse and develop knowledge of crude tools and weapons; {{storylink|Code of Hero}} [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] happily intervened in the natural course of Time by teaching the young hominids simple physics lessons; {{storylink|Go with the Flow}} and after the end of the war, when the victorious Maximals returned to Cybertron, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was left on the planet as the leader and god of a hominid tribe. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} Although they eventually rejected him and he too returned to Cybertron, {{storylink|The Catalyst}} it is unclear precisely how much influence Waspinator may have had on the evolution of humanity and their culture. Many would find this dizzturbing.
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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In a vision from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had a vision of their future selves battling it out on Earth; {{storylink|The War Within issue 5}} not long afterwards, the ''Ark'' would indeed crash-land on the Earth some four million years ago, and the Autobots remained offline until the modern day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Around this time, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s pursued the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s to the world. Though Grimlock's unit believed that they had killed their foes, the Insecticons had survived, and took their operations underground for millennia. {{storylink|Extermination}}

In [[1984]], the two dormant factions of Cybertronians reawoke, and hostilities between the two commenced anew in a war for Earth's abundant sources of energy. It would take some time—and the assistance of the [[Witwicky]] family—before the majority of humanity came to realize that the Autobots were there to protect them, eventually leading to the formation of the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}} In the year [[1998]], humans and Autobots were able to conclusively rout the Decepticons and end the Great War in "[[Operation Liberation]]," however, the subsequent launch and destruction of the ''[[Ark II]]'', intended to take the Autobots home seemingly killed Prime and all of his followers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1}} This would be revealed as a massive coverup, however, as the ship had been deliberately sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] in an attempt to capture the Transformers and remake them into military weapons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}} The Decepticon Shockwave, who had seized control of Cybertron in the interim, ''also'' claimed to have facilitated the destruction of the vessel, seeking to keep the two leaders and their followers safely contained on Earth until the time was right. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:Atonement-warroom.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"On the other hand, gentlemen... what if we had a war and EVERYBODY came?"]]

Though the Transformers would be able to free themselves from human control, the city of [[San Francisco]] was largely destroyed in the crossfire; a year later, (and after another alien invasion by the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] {{storylink|The Transformers Trilogy}}) Shockwave had, by then, secured his hold over Cybertron, and subsequently turned his sights to Earth, where he arrested all of the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet and sent them to Cybertron for re-education. {{storylink|New World Order}}

After overthrowing Shockwave, groups of Transformers eventually returned to Earth, and the Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sacrificed himself to save the entire planet from the out-of-control threat of a maddened [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], {{storylink|Atonement}}, and the EDC teamed up with the Autobots to deal with the return of the Insecticons. {{storylink|Extermination}} Their two worlds now intertwined, the Autobots began breaking ground on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] to house the Autobots currently active on the planet. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Though many hints were dropped that suggested Earth and Cybertron shared a common history, one that ran much deeper than the inhabitants of either world suspected, the true nature of this connection was never elaborated on. When asked, known liar [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] claimed the organic world was merely fodder for Decepticon conquest. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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160,000 years ago, Earth was colonized by the ancient civilization known as "[[Cobra-La]]," a humanoid race who supposedly hailed from another world, and wielded strange organic technology. When Earth was visited by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] during the zenith of their reign, the people of Cobra-La cut a deal: in exchange for them not deploying their virulent [[Metal-eating spore|metal-eating fungus]] against him, Unicron would depart and return in a few thousand years, when [[human]]ity had grown numerous, and the subsequent apocalypse and enslavement of the human race would leave Earth untouched, so that Cobra-La to rule once more. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} In the 20th century, a Decepticon ship crash-landed atop their hidden city, beneath the [[Himalayas]], and the Decepticons were outfitted with biotechnology after pledging their servitude. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

In the modern day, the forces of the [[Cobra]] terrorist organization had captured and reprogrammed more Transformers to serve them in their quest for world domination, but provoked a nuclear response from the [[United Nations]]: one powerful enough to potentially jeopardize the entire Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

Two years after the Autobots and the members of the newly minted [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had saved the day, Cobra-backed researchers in [[Boston]] opened a wormhole that connected Earth to Cybertron after piggybacking off the Cybertronian supercomputer [[Teletran 3]]—a coincidence orchestrated by Shockwave, who planned to harness the connection to launch a full-scale Decepticon invasion of Earth. Conflict with Cobra caused the network malfunction, hurling various Autobots through time; if they were not retrieved, the temporal feedback would burn the Earth clean of all life. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

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A time-hopping adventure ensued as both Cobra and Joe members travelled through Earth's history; beginning in the mid-1970s, {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} then to [[Chicago]] in [[1937]], {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} and finally into a potential post-apocalyptic future, where Shockwave's original scheme had come to fruition. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} Though the team managed to foil Shockwave's scheme and avert Earth's destruction, only three months passed before the resurgent inhabitants of Cobra-La began their own plan to summon Unicron with the help of [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

In the meantime, US scientists worked to develop a sentient Earth defense system using Cybertronian technology, but the result was the malevolent [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} who swiftly launched an attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

By the time of Serpent O.R.'s defeat, Optimus returned to Earth to help purge Cybertronian technology from the planet, unaware that Unicron had begun his approach to the planet. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} As Cobra-La and its Cybertronian allies made themselves known once more to both the Autobots and Joes on Earth, [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] were able to purloin samples of Cobra-La's original spores and deployed the payload directly into Unicron's brain, destroying him and saving the planet. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Transformers had arrived on the planet under unknown circumstances, and a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] had been built around their remains. A dangerous faction known as [[Cobra]], however, would discover them in [[1938]], and so erupted [[World War II]]: Cobra and the Decepticons taking on everyone else, and overrunning Europe. The threat caused the United States to enter the war in [[1939]], creating the world's first modern special forces unit in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. A Joe/Autobot joint operation would end the war by defeating the Decepticons, but at the cost of the Autobots all dying.

In [[1985]], Cobra would resurface as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers would be used for a massive arms race.

===2005 IDW continuity===
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The planet Earth formed some 4.5 billion years ago. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} Over the course of its prehistory, various life-forms rose and fell, including [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s; a remnant population of the creatures existed in a secluded jungle at the [[Arctic|North Pole]] well into the modern day. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 2|Scarlett's Strike Force #2}} At some point during Earth's prehistory, an [[Elder God]] and its aquatic servants took up residence in the planet's oceans. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

Roughly seven to eight million years ago, at the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], the barbarian warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] launched the [[Enigma of Combination]] into space, and by pure coincidence this artifact would eventually fall to Earth. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

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During the Great War between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] selected Earth as one of the thirteen worlds for his [[Regenesis]] project, and fired a missile loaded with [[Ore-13]] at the planet some 600,000 years ago. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

Unbeknownst to the younger Shockwave, his time-travelling future self—in the guise of "[[Onyx Prime]]"—had deliberately ensured that his younger self would choose Earth as one of the thirteen planets involved, as the presence of the Enigma ensured that it possessed a connection to the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Using supplies of [[Ore-1]], [[Ore-9]], and [[Ore-10]], "Onyx Prime," armed with his foreknowledge of the future, was able to shunt the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] across time and space, eventually burying him beneath [[Monument Valley]] so that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] would find him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

In the meantime, "Onyx" sent a crew of [[Maximal]]s out into the universe aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', ostensibly to recover the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Centurion profile}} During the [[Ice Age]], ten thousand years ago, the ship visited Earth to refuel and was shot down by the younger Shockwave, who had returned to Earth to check on the progress of his Regenesis worlds. The [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] they had carried aboard their ship had wiped their memories; the younger Shockwave reprogrammed them, convincing them that they were key players in the Great War, and turned them against one another in a series of wargames. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Shockwave, however, had been tailed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot tactical unit]], and both they and Shockwave were left buried in a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} The lost Maximals retreated underground and entered hibernation. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

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Some time later, "Onyx" would again send an agent to Earth; this time, it would be the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], who disguised himself as a [[human]]. Evidence suggests that Sovereign arrived on Earth approximately six thousand years ago, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.}} in his modern-day guise as [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], he claimed that ancient humans had discovered the Enigma, and its energies had "combined" their thoughts and ideas, leading to the foundation of human civilization in [[Mesopotamia]], with [[Gilgamesh]] founding the city of [[Uruk]] to protect the artifact. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

At some point, the neutral scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Mesothulas]] visited Earth, and refined samples of Shockwave's ore into an artificial superfuel he dubbed "[[obtenteum]]." {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

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In the late 1800s, construction of the Transcontinental Railroad inadvertently disturbed several of the hibernating Maximals; still believing themselves to be the Autobots and Decepticons, they lapsed into their old tactical simulations and the "Autobots" triumphed over the "Decepticons." {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel}} In the year 1888, they defeated the Elder God and its servants when the ancient being threatened Earth, {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2 #2}} and remained active up until the outbreak of [[World War I]], when a combination of dwindling fuel levels and Shockwave's conditioning wearing off caused most of them to die. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Other alien arrivals over the years would include the [[Dire Wraith]]s, shapeshifting aliens who sought to infiltrate human society and destroy it from within, {{istorylink|Earthfall: Part Three}} and the [[Prysmosian]] wizard [[Merklynn]], who came to Earth searching for sufficient [[magic]]al power to restore his [[Prysmos|ruined homeworld]], disguised as the human "[[Garrison Kreiger]]." {{storylink|Schismatic}} By [[1945]], at the height of [[World War II]], "Krieger" came into contact with [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], the last surviving Maximal, and the two formed an unlikely alliance to secure the Talisman that Centurion's ship had brought to Earth. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] arrived on Earth while spying on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his team. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} After briefly investigating the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in Egypt—the place where, by sheer coincidence, Krieger had recently unearthed the Talisman—{{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} conflict between the two Decepticon groups triggered the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]] in [[1984]]. In [[1985]], the underfunded government organisation [[Skywatch]] dug up the bodies of several of the deactivated Cybertronians, and used this find to secure more funding while also reprogramming them as mindless agents. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} This, in turn, would lead to the development of [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]], which saw the involvement of both Krieger and Centurion. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

Another unauthorised landing, this time by the rogue [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], occurred at an unknown point in time; he made contact with a number of amoral private corporations, leading to the formation of the [[Machination]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

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The planet was officially infiltrated by the Decepticons sometime during [[2002]] using standardized Deceptiocn [[infiltration protocol]], aiming to secretly undermine Earth's civilization; a detachment of Autobots, led by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], followed them in an attempt to thwart their aims. Decepticon agents were placed in multiple areas, such as the [[Alexander Holt|United States government]] and the separatists of [[Brasnya]]. However, the recent discovery of [[Ore-13]] by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s team prompted the treacherous lieutenant to break protocol in an effort to rebel against [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Autobot agent [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] also broke protocol by initiating direct contact with three humans, who proved invaluable in gaining intelligence on Starscream's operations. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}}

The discovery of Ore-13 threatened to make Earth the new front line in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron carried on the standard strategem of igniting conflict between humans to weaken their kind for conquest, but Autobot interference made him escalate things drastically. The Transformers became known to humanity, with the Machination attempting to exploit this. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

About a year on from this, [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''everyone suddenly forgot'' they knew about the Transformers]], while a disgruntled [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] made a deal that saw the Decepticons gain an undefended Earth. A destructive war occurred between Decepticon and human, with [[New York City]] seized as a base and several other parts of the planet suffering devastating attacks. Eventually, Optimus Prime showed up in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and put a stop to that. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}

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Their leader grievously wounded and their forces in tatters, the Decepticons retreated for the time being. With Autobot infrastructure across the galaxy in ruins, Earth became a hot spot of Transformer activity as Autobot refugees travelled to the planet in the hopes of seeking shelter. Most Autobots and Decepticons, however, were stranded on the world for some time, left to the mercies of an increasingly aggressive [[Skywatch]]. Several Decepticons forged alliances of convenience with Earth nations, while the Autobots were eventually able to form a joint team with Skywatch. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}}

Most Cybertronians retreated back to Cybertron for the "Chaos War" that ultimately ended with Cybertron's revival and all Autobots on Earth being recalled to their homeworld, {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} taking care to destroy any trace of Cybertronian technology they might have left behind. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} While the Autobots were away, [[Skywatch]] was dissolved and reformed into the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

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After the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" event, Galvatron took command of the Decepticons and came ''this'' close to conquering Earth ''twice'' in the span of a few days, Optimus Prime saw fit to annex Earth into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} While a controversial decision, it was overshadowed by the threat of [[Baron Karza]] nearly destroying Earth via the various Ore-13 deposits. After that threat had passed, Optimus invited all of Earth's protectors to work together in defence of the planet. {{storylink|Revolution}}

A few months later, a wandering tribe of [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s arrived on Earth, hoping to use the Ore-13 to repair their destroyed homeworld. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Though their plan fell through, they took up residence on Earth, building a city for themselves that they dubbed "[[Little Cybertron]]." {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

Soon after, Earth elected [[Marissa Faireborn]] to be its first interstellar ambassador. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} In a twisted attempt to protect Earth however, [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Iron Ring]] attacked the ceremony with the intent to bring about the extinction of the Cybertronian race. Though his scheme was stopped, it had unwittingly awakened [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|First Strike}}

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When the Chaos Bringer began ripping Cybertron to pieces, the planet's population evacuated to Earth via the power of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], the device joining them in the teleport meaning Unicron followed the Transformers to the organic world. {{storylink|Road's End}} Once Unicron had been felled, the [[black hole]] that had once been at his core began orbiting the Earth. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Despite the existence of "New Cybertron", most Cybertronians evidently elected to stay on Earth, {{storylink|Post}} with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] even moving there after the ''[[Lost Light]]'' had been decommissioned. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Universe'' cartoon===
The Autobots crashed on contemporary Earth, the planet that would become the next battlefield in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
: ''See also:'' [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]]
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Earth was one of many living planets spawned by [[Daiakuron]]; like all of Daiakuron's creations, the planet hid a robot form known as "[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]]". {{storylink|The War Never Ends}} In prehistoric times, the Autobot vessel ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on a remote island somewhere in the North Sea. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}} Over the course of human civilization, various secret societies rose and fell, passing down the knowledge of a secret "Pit" that would awaken Atlas in times of great need. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

A great body of evidence suggested that the histories of Earth and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] were intertwined: the warped creation account given in the [[Cobranomicon]] claimed that [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] had encountered Cybertronians in the Garden of Eden, that the Biblical figure of {{w|Metatron}} was based on Megatron, and that the "serpent" within that garden had somehow impregnated Eve with the first member of the half-human race that would go on to serve the eldritch being known as [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Conversely, [[Galen]]'s existence implied that humans had somehow arose on, or migrated to, Cybertron during some prior era. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

At some point during Earth's medieval age, Earth and Cybertron came into contact with one another, and the Viking warrior [[Thor FalkenHauser]] received a Cybertronian warhammer as a reward for his efforts during a war that involved the two planets. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}} Around this time, a group of [[Cobra]] druids took up residence in the North Sea and jealously guarded their "cave of the gods" from outsiders. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}}

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By the 21st century, the latest in the line of secret societies was [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], and the two worlds came back into conflict with one another when Megatron attacked the [[Solar System]] aboard Cybertron. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Under his control, Cybertron was made to collide with Earth, {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} which was presumed destroyed by those on Cybertron when space dust and debris covered the metallic world. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Fortunately, Earth was later revealed to have survived relatively unscathed, the collision having "only" blown a huge crater in the Atlantic Ocean. This crater turned into a new continent, while the debris knocked loose from the planet formed a second moon dubbed [[Luna Secundus]]. When [[Primus]] threatened the sun next, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] activated the "Atlas Protocol", transforming Earth into Atlas so that he could stop Primus.

In the aftermath of the conflict, Atlas returned to his hibernation, and some Autobots chose to stay on Earth to aid with reconstruction. Earth's new continent was populated by various displaced peoples and war refugees, including [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s dormant body, which in turn became a new home for [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Earth was the possible location of one of thirteen [[Titan (group)|Titans]], alongside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Unicron]], [[Master (planet)|Dominius]], [[Nebulos]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Antilla]], [[Paradron]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], [[Aquatron]], [[Botropolis]], [[Micro]]n, and [[Gigantion]]. {{storylink|Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force}}<ref>[[:File:TR_Titan_Force_map.jpg|''Titans Return'' Titan Force 3-pack map]]</ref>

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The passengers of the ''Ark'' awoke in 1984 and began conducting their battles across Earth. In these early days of their war, many conspiracy theories arose about the Transformers, some believing them to be [[Cobra]] weapons. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Earth suffered greatly during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons; their destructive battles saw several cities and entire regions obliterated by orbital bombardments, human nuclear strikes, and collateral damage from robot wars.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3362363 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums]</ref>

In the closing years of the 20th century, the Great War began to move off of Earth and returned to a cosmic scale. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

At some point during or after the 21st century, the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] threatened to destroy the Earth. The planet was spared destruction through the efforts of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] who sacrificed both his life and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to purify the entity. The native population wasn't grateful in the slightest. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

By the 24th century, a repaired Earth had become the capital of the utopian [[Human Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} Humans [[quantum lock]]ed Earth to prevent any future Cybertronian incursions. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} Returning to her dimension of origin from a [[Axiom Nexus|distant universe]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] attempted to reach Earth but was dragged off-course and crash-landed on the dystopian Cybertron of her birth. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

During his time in the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Overshoot]] experienced a vision of Earth and Cybertron orbiting the same star. The Oracle prophesied a time when Earth and Cybertron would stand together against a common threat, and, later, a time when the two diametrically opposed planets would merge into a single [[technorganic]] world. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

In the 25th century, schisms in human society caused the Confederacy to split into the [[Traditionalist]]s and the [[Celestial (faction)|Celestials]]. This factional divide eventually devolved into a state of civil war that marked a new dark age for the species, later recorded as the [[Fall of Man]], leaving the fate of Earth ultimately unknown. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

In the 134th century, [[information creep]] had led the Cybertronians to believe Earth, represented by the [[Solstar Order]], had played a role in drafting the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
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In [[Primax 185.0 Beta|one universe]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons were able to take over the planet using cunningly deployed [[Decepto-Pack]]s, enslaving humanity and forcing them to produce an army of system-conquering [[Zod]] drones. Even after Galvatron's destruction and the collapse of his [[Decepticon Empire]], the citizens of a ravaged Earth found that the [[Galactic Council]] held them responsible for the devastation that had been visited upon the universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/04}}

In yet another universe, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] blew up the entire Earth using the mysterious weapon known only as [[Mega-Blaster|Mega-Blaster™]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}} {{storylink|Autobots' Advantage}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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The Autobots and Decepticons crashed on Earth four million years ago, after the former group had destroyed an asteroid belt threatening Cybertron, before reawakening in [[1984]] and waging a secret war for the planet's energon supply. By the end of the 20th century, Earth experienced the [[Eugenics Wars]]; the subsequent outbreak of [[World War III]] at the beginning of the 21st century convinced the Autobots to flee the planet aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and the [[Decepticon]]s followed suit. Witnessing the brutality humanity was capable of inflicting upon itself left both factions with a particularly low opinion of the human race. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

Some two hundred years later, Earth had recovered from these conflicts, and had become a member of the interstellar [[Federation]] after the invention of warp travel. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

On stardate 5892.7, in the 23rd century, once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had been defeated, Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] invited [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back to Earth, though Optimus turned down the offer, feeling that the destiny of his Autobots lay elsewhere. However, he swore to come to Earth's defence should the Federation require their aid in the future. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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While still an underdeveloped world, Earth was discovered and mapped by Cybertronian astronomers. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}} Earth had been visited by the extradimensional deity known as [[Gozer]] in the past, and had been repelled by the efforts of the four-man band of paranormal investigators who called themselves the [[Ghostbusters]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} A thousand years after Gozer's destruction of Cybertron, the Autobot [[Ectotron]] was dispatched to Earth to investigate a mysterious signal, which turned out to belong to a [[ghost]]ly Starscream. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

After aiding the Ghostbusters in defeating [[Killerwatt|an electrical ghost]], Ectotron called Optimus Prime to Earth. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}} With the Autobot duo, the Ghostbusters confronted [[Kremzeek]] the Scavenger, who sought to absorbed the power of the [[AllSpark]], using the electrical ghost to dissipate him. This however, had the side-effect of releasing the ghosts of [[Decepticon High Command]], once trapped within the Scavenger's form. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

After the Decepticon ghosts, bar Starscream, were imprisoned, the Autobots left Earth. Though Optimus returned to the ''Ark'', Ectotron decided to travel the galaxy in search of any other Cybertronian ghosts, becoming the first interstellar Ghostbuster. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
Millions of years prior to the human era, the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth, knocking the Autobots and Decepticons aboard in stasis. In the year 1984, the ship rebooted and reactivated Skywarp who proceeded to revive the rest of the Decepticons. After the Decepticons had executed the slumbering Autobots, they proceeded to conquer Earth, wiping out humanity. The organization that had formed to fight the Decepticons, [[Skywatch]], left behind the artificial intelligence that called itself [[Skynet]] to fight in their stead but it found itself outmatched and feigned surrender to the Decepticons to survive. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In secret, Skynet began constructing a [[time displacement device]] to retroactively win the war. Though Skynet managed to send a single [[T-800]] back to 1984 with instructions to destroy the Cybertronians before they emerged and ensure the AI's creation, the Decepticons executed it shortly after the temporal displacement in [[2029]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

In the new timeline, the intervention of the T-800 caused the Autobots to survive, Optimus Prime proposing an alliance between the unit and the Autobots to protect Earth. The Decepticons had scouted the nearby areas before launching an attack on a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Further intervention of the T-800 brought the Great War to an end but not before the unit had destroyed the ''Ark''. Unable to return home, the eight Cybertronians remaining on Earth declared a truce until they could leave the planet. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
Four million years prior to 1984, the ''Ark'' crash-landed on Earth, the impact knocking the Autobots and Decepticons into stasis lock. When the passengers rebooted, they resumed their war. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}} A year later, Rumble and Frenzy had been sent to scout [[Hill Valley]] for any potential advantages, discovering [[Doc Brown]]'s [[DeLorean time machine]]. When they attempted to claim it, Bumblebee confronted them, killing Ravage {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}} while Rumble stowed away on the DeLorean, jumping forwards to 2015 with Brown. The two discovered a technologically advanced Earth but also that the Decepticons had been brought to the point of defeat.

Stealing the DeLorean, Rumble travelled back in time to reactivate only the Decepticons. In this new timeline, the Decepticons quickly conquered Earth, turning the planet into a production facility for [[energon cube]]s. By 2015, the Decepticons were the masters of Earth, the Autobots reduced to a small resistance. Unable to ignore his conscious any longer, number-cruncher [[Gigawatt]] scanned the DeLorean with the intent of undoing his master's reign only for Megatron to shoot him in the [[flux capacitor]]. After defecting to the Autobots, they sought out Brown to have him repair the capacitor. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

After the Autobots had found Brown and he'd repaired the flux capacitor, Gigawatt and [[Marty McFly]] time travelled to 1984 and awoke the Autobots ahead of schedule, allowing them to ambush Rumble. While Marty took the DeLorean back to Brown in 2015, the Autobots took the slow path to the future, keeping a silent vigil on Earth with [[Biff Tannen]] as a local guide. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4|Transformers/Back to the Future #4}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
The Allspark ended up on Earth following its travel through a space bridge. After emerging from the [[Dead Universe]], the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis'' found themselves in Earth orbit, led there by the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} When the [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] intervened in the battle, their commandeered ship, the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', suffered a warp core breach, the shockwave sending the ''Ark'' crashing down to Earth. While scouting a jungle, [[Dinobot (BW)|a ''Velociraptor'']] found the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
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Thousands of years ago, the Autobot high council hid [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] on Earth to protect the planet's stores of energy from [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} The many parts of its activation mechanism, such as the [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], came to be located within relics left behind by ancient human civilizations. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Sixty years before the present day, a crew of Autobots was dispatched to the planet to find and reactivate this [[Titan (group)|Titan]]; reduced to their [[protoform]] state, however, the stasis-locked were unable to prevent their ship from crash-landing somewhere in the United States. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

At some point afterwards, Earth would be visited by a group of Autobots, led by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], followed by Megatron's own [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, each searching for Fortress Maximus. Over the course of their stay on Earth, the Autobots constructed the [[Global Space Bridge]], a hidden network of tunnels and portals that allowed them to discreetly travel the planet. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

[[File:TheDecepticons-EarthMap.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oh my God, what the hell happened to Africa? Where is New Zealand?]]

With Earth facing a looming energy crisis, [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] became the world's foremost expert on locating and cataloguing new energy sources, and during the course of his work, he located Fortress Maximus and some of the O-Parts. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} This made him a target of interest for Megatron, and, after he was kidnapped, his son [[Koji Onishi|Koji]] joined the Autobots in their search for the Titan. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

During the final battle for the planet, Megatron—now reformatted into Galvatron—utilized a swarm of [[cyber-bat]]s to try and take control of the Earth's children, knowing that their own belief affected the power of Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Not long afterwards, however, Koji would use the [[Internet]] to call upon the faith of children across the world. Their faith energized Fortress Maximus, allowing him to help save the day. After the Predacons and Decepticons were imprisoned, they were returned to Cybertron... all except [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], who settled into a happy life alone on Earth. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

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==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:Armada3-ExodusCrash.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"-great savings at Menards!"]]
Fleeing the depredations of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s, the [[Mini-Con]] starship ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' broke apart as it entered the Solar System a million years ago; half of the ship crashed on prehistoric Earth, while the other half crash-landed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].

In the present day, the ship would be found by a the humans [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] on the outskirts of [[Science City]]. While investigating the ship, the three children triggered a homing beacon that alerted both Autobots and Decepticons to the presence of the power-enhancing Mini-Cons, with the Decepticons utilizing a [[space bridge]] to reach the planet. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} The surge caused several other groups of Mini-Cons scattered across the planet to reawaken; {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}} wanting no part in the war, and unwilling to be used as weapons by either side, these scattered cells of Mini-Cons began making preparations to leave the planet as soon as possible. As the war spilled over onto Earth, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots set up [[Autobase|their base of operations]] in [[Lincoln, South Dakota]], while Megatron's Decepticons similarly set up a command post in the abandoned town of [[Silver Ridge]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}}

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Unbeknownst to these Mini-Cons, their Moon-based compatriots, led by [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]], had commissioned the construction of a [[Mini-Con Ark]] that would retrieve their Earthbound compatriots... whether they wanted to leave, or not. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} Conflict broke out between [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s team of Autobot loyalists, their human commpatriots, and Dualor's independent faction, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} though the debate was rendered moot when Megatron attacked their lunar fortress and captured several of the independent Mini-Cons, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} with the rest boarding escape pods that fired them back to Earth. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

Subsequently, Earth was visited by [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a traveller from an alternate dimension, who desperately tried to warn this reality's iteration of Optimus that [[Unicron]] would soon arrive. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}} Indeed, Earth was soon attacked by a reality-hopping [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces, heralds of Unicron from a distant reality, and whose arrival caused dimensional ructions across both Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Earth briefly became the rallying point for all of the Mini-Cons as they assembled to forestall Unicron as the planet-eater attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|The End}}

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Ten years later, a wounded but still-living Unicron sent his new Decepticon servants to attack Earth in the hopes of stealing its supplies of [[energon]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Numerous [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s attacked [[Australia]], {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} and briefly established an energon collection rig {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}
before [[Kicker]] destroyed it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

On 2015, shortly after the beginning of the Terrorcon conflict, the [[United Nations]] ratified the [[Cybercord Treaty]] after the Autobots made themselves known on Earth; some humans viewed this with mistrust, believing that the Autobots were plotting invasion. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} More Terrorcons attacked several human cities, forcing Optimus into releasing Megatron from Unicron to defend the planet, {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} his presence singlehandedly turning the tide of the fight. {{storylink|No Exit}}
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoons===
[[File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|thumb|right|200px|The symbol on Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Keys]].]]
After the first defeat of [[Unicron]], Earth was chosen as one of the planets to receive a [[Cyber Planet Key]], which would have reformatted the planet into a Transformer colony. However, the colony ship ''[[Atlantis]]'', also carrying the [[Omega Lock]], crashed onto the planet before it could properly begin its mission. {{storylink|Deep}} The colonists survived the crash however becoming urban legends and myths in human society from thereon. {{storylink|Trap}}

As Cybertron fell to the Great War, the [[Mini-Con]] sub-species fled the planet aboard the ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]''. Before they could enter [[unspace|transwarp]] however, the Decepticon fleet struck damaging the escape ship's engines. Once the ship jumped, it emerged above Earth's moon, the crash splitting it in two and scattering most of the [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s across Earth. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

The panels containing the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] were found by a group of humans, who used the Mini-Cons' power to construct a thriving civilization, only for their power to push their enemies to attack them and destroy their advanced utopia. {{storylink|Ruin}}

In 2010, the Mini-Cons on Earth were reactivated which brought [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s squadrons to the planet to try and claim the living weapons. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Earth itself would nearly be destroyed by the [[Hydra Cannon]] only being saved by Optimus Prime's sacrifice. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

When the Autobot/Decepticon war moved back onto Cybertron, it was revealed Earth's involvement in the Mini-Con battles was a form of predestination. Thanks to some timey-wimey circumstances that no one bothered to explain, [[Rad White]] was sent back to the moment of the Mini-Cons' birth where he imbued them with sentience and told High Wire to come to Earth where they would meet. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

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Once Unicron had been (largely) destroyed, the Transformers announced their existence to Earth, the humans forming the [[Earth Federation]] and working alongside the mechanical aliens as partners in their galaxy wide hunt for [[energon]]. By 2020, this alliance had colonies across the solar system and beyond. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

When Unicron had been destroyed (for realisies this time), his death caused the formation of a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] so powerful, its gravity field warped space/time erasing Earth's knowledge of the Transformers and reverting the planet to a pre-space age state. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}} When the black hole threatened to consume Cybertron, Optimus Prime evacuated the civilians to Earth where he and his troops set up their base while they hunted for the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

Once it became clear that Earth was home to a Cyber Key, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] dropped all subtlety and openly invaded the planet in his search for it. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} After the third key was found, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to try and close the black hole. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

When Galvatron used the [[Armor of Unicron]] and the completed [[Omega Lock]] to control the black hole, the singularity's energies threatened to destroy Earth. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Once the crisis had passed, Earth opened diplomatic ties with Cybertron and took part in Cybertron's new era of galactic expansion. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Transformers Legends anthology===
A group of temporally-displaced Maximals and Predacons travelled back in time to prehistoric Earth, landing in Central America. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}} Rather than energon, however, the [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] of this universe sought to collect the power-enhancing [[Mini-Con]]s, and a fierce conflict between the two sides ensued as each vied for control of the scattered [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}} On one occasion, the Predacons enslaved the primitive [[Natiltec]] tribe and forced them to mine [[energon]] until they were freed by the Maximals. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

The Beast Wars of this universe came to an end when the Predacon Mini-Con [[Wedge Shape]] defied her [[Servility Program]] and defected to the Maximals, allowing the heroes to capture Megatron and destroy most of his warriors. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}} Thousands of years later, the archeologist [[Jessica Theist]] would uncover evidence of an ancient Transformer incursion while excavating some ruins. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In ancient times, Earth was visited by a race of aliens, who colonized [[Easter Island]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log, 2016/01/17}} By the 31st century, the Earth had become a battleground between the [[Spectral Knight]]s, who protected the [[United Kingdom]] and its many island territories, and the monstrous [[Inhumanoid]]s, who, along with their allies the [[Darkling Lord]]s, had conquered the rest of Earth's continents. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log, 2015/12/05}}

==Live-action film series continuity==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
As the Decepticons overran Cybertron, Optimus Prime dispatched [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] to Earth, hoping to use the planet as a fallback point for the Autobots as they fled the planet. When the scout landed on Earth, sometime in the year [[1987]], he was attacked by [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]], his injuries resulting in amnesia. When [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] captured and interrogated B-127, they learned of Prime's plans for Earth, and attmepted to summon the [[Decepticon fleet]] to bait a trap for their foes. B-127, or Bumblebee as he now called himself, managed to stop the transmission from being sent, with help from [[Charlie Watson]] and [[Jack Burns]], before going off to meet with the Autobots as they arrived on Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

====''Transformers'' film====
[[File:Earth Transformers landing.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Where pleasure follows pain, and people go insane. Fly around in planes and pray that it won't rain.]]

The AllSpark itself crashed onto Earth approximately 10,000 B.C.E., followed a few thousand years later by the Transformer [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who would become buried at the Arctic Circle. The inadvertent discovery of the latter by Captain [[Archibald Witwicky]] would, eventually, lead to the formation (at [[Sector Seven#Notes|...some point]]) of the [[Sector Seven]] organisation, a United States secret service meant to handle "non-biological entities". [[Hoover Dam]] would be built as a secret holding base for Sector Seven, near to populous [[Mission City]].

By covertly reverse-engineering this advanced Cybertronian technology, human technological development rapidly increased, and by the modern day most electronic technology owed something to Megatron. The United States had thus become so powerful the [[United States military]] possessed [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|bases]] in foreign countries such as [[Qatar]] and [[NASA]] had [[Beagle 2 Rover#Notes|total supremacy]] over space-related matters. Sector Seven had its own paramilitary wing and [[Section N44E|prisons]], all while being so secret the [[John Keller|Secretary of Defence]] was unaware of its existence.

The Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was sent to Earth to find the AllSpark, and in the summer of 2007 the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of both the AllSpark and their leader, learning of [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses]], upon which the physical location of the AllSpark was imprinted. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived on Earth to secure the AllSpark. Open warfare would result, ending in a final battle with both the military and the Autobots fighting against the Decepticons at Mission City. Sector Seven were decimated and the AllSpark cube destroyed, but the Decepticons were defeated and Megatron killed thanks in part to [[Sam Witwicky|two]] [[Mikaela Banes|youths]]. Sector Seven was tasked with cleanup, making a brief, if shaky, alliance with the Autobots to escort the remains of the Decepticons for dumping in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], before the organization was shut down for its inept management of the crisis. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[File:ROTF great battle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|And this is... erm... well, I can't tell. But it's exciting, honest!]]

In 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] came to Earth with their warriors and workers to build a [[Star Harvester]], a machine that drained the power of the sun in order to recharage the AllSpark. Just as they finished the Harvester, the Primes discovered the primitive humans. Most of the Primes upheld their rule of sparing life, but one Prime, forever known as [[The Fallen]], despised the humans as insects and sought to seize the AllSpark's power for himself. A great battle took place, but in the end, the Dynasty of Primes stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key to activating the harvester, and hid it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their bodies. The harvester was abandoned on Earth, in the country that would be called [[Egypt]]. The native humans built a [[Great Pyramid of Giza|pyramid]] over the device.

Over the years, Decepticons who called themselves [[Seeker (ROTF)|the Seekers]] travelled to Earth in the hopes of finding the Matrix of Leadership. Symbols and pictures of them ended up on ancient human relics; in time, however, the majority ran low on energon and went dormant, entering a protective [[stasis lock]].

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pyramids hide the Harvester inside.]]

By [[2009]], [[Barack Obama]] was the President of the United States, with [[Theodore Galloway]] as National Security Advisor and General [[Morshower]] as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; [[China]] was on such good terms with America that it allowed an American dominated international military coalition to operate in [[Shanghai|its cities]], and Egypt and [[Jordan]] had established a border with each other. Sector Seven had been replaced by [[NEST]], a joint human-Autobot taskforce that hunted down rogue Decepticons across the globe.

That same year, Megatron was revived, and was tasked by his master The Fallen with retrieving Sam Witwicky and killing Optimus Prime. Failing in the former but succeeding in the latter, Megatron decided to escalate the war with the Autobots by making overt attacks, with strikes on Earth cities and the destruction of a major [[pyramid]] before the Autobot/NEST team won when Sam Witwicky used the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, who in turn defeated Megatron and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
[[File:DarkoftheMoon-Chicago.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
In [[1961]], the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth's moon, sparking the space race. By 1972, Soundwave and Laserbeak had landed on Earth and coerced humans into helping them end the space race to protect the ''Ark'' from discovery. Sector Seven was involved in the American effort to explore the ''Ark''.

A few years after the death of the Fallen, the Autobots and Decepticons were public knowledge and [[energon detector]]s were set up in all of Earth's major cities to detect Decepticon forces. By this point, the war seemed to be in a peaceful lull as there hadn't been a major Decepticon engagement in a while and the Autobots were helping to deal with humans who were threats to world security, sometimes of their own initiative and against the American government's wishes. After a trip to Chernobyl uncovered an engine part from the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime and Ratchet traveled to the moon and recovered five [[pillar]]s and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who was brought back to life with the Matrix of Leadership.

This played right into the Decepticons plans as they needed Sentinel to use the space bridge to bring an army to Earth and to bring Cybertron as well, so the Decepticons could conquer Earth and use its resources and human population to rebuild [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Most of the Decepticon army invaded [[Chicago]], killing countless humans while a few Decepticons spread around the planet to release the space bridge. In Chicago, a massive battle occurred in which a combined force of Autobots and humans assaulted the Decepticon-held city. In the end, Chicago was liberated and the Decepticon army was destroyed along with the space bridge, Sentinel and Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
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65 million years ago, a mysterious race known only as the [[Creator]]s came to Earth, cyberforming swathes of the planet with their specially-engineered [[Seed]]s that transmuted everything it touched into elemental metal. The native dinosaurs were caught in the blast radius, resulting in their mass extinction which humans would initially believe to have been the work of an asteroid impact. For unknown reasons—presumably they only wanted to mine the [[Living metal|transformium]] that their Seeds had created—the Creators then left Earth, allowing its organic life to take over once again.

In the modern day, following the battle of Chicago, NEST was succeeded by [[Cemetery Wind]], an extragovernmental authority that used its power to indiscriminately hunt down Autobots and Decepticons alike with the help of the unaligned Cybertronian [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though Earth was briefly threatened by the detonation of another Seed, Optimus Prime was able to take it off-planet before it could explode, saving the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
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Billions of years ago, the Earth formed around the inert body of Unicron, the Chaos Bringer. In time, continental drift would break up his physical form; primitive peoples would build [[Stonehenge]] over the point where Unicron's horns had once aligned.

Various Transformers had visited Earth over the years; these included both Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], who joined the Allies during [[World War II]].

When [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] discovered Earth's true origins, she saw a chance to revive Cybertron by draining Unicron's lifeforce, which had a side effect of destroying Earth. When she moved Cybertron into Earth's orbit to commence the ritual that would revive her homeworld, Unicron's horns sprouted from the Earth in response to Primus' proximity. While the Autobots managed to halt the ritual, Cybertron was left parked above the Earth and Unicron's horns remained jutting out of the planet's crust. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===IDW movie comics===
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Circa 17,000 BC, The Fallen brought his Decepticons to Earth to begin the creation of a star harvester, deliberately baiting his brothers into a trap. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} Seven thousand years later, the AllSpark would crash on Earth, cosmically drawn to the energy emitted by the star harvester left behind by The Fallen.

Acting on orders from the Fallen and his ally of convenience [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]—the latter seeking to strip Earth of its resources in order to rebuild his homeworld—Megatron would puruse the AllSpark to Earth, but crash-landed in the Arctic, frozen solid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} One of the Fallen's Seekers, the repentant warrior [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], would go on to inadvertently cause the [[Spain|Spanish]]-American War after the founders of Sector Seven inadvertently triggered an energy pulse while investigating Megatron's systems. {{storylink|Original}}

On [[June 30]], [[1908]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s arrival caused the [[Tunguska event]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} During [[World War II]], [[Robert Oppenheimer]] created the atomic bomb using reverse-engineered Cybertronian science. {{storylink|Frozen}} [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was one of the temporally-displaced Decepticons who arrived over the planet in [[1961]], along with the wreck of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} and manipulated events so as to curtail the Space Race shortly after the end of the Apollo missions and the covert launch of the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', a Sector Seven craft created using experimental Cybertronian tech. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

The [[Three Mile Island]] disaster in [[1979]] was caused by a failed experiment involving the [[AllSpark]]'s energy. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} During the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]], the [[Soviet Union]] attempted to secure Transformer technology through various means, {{storylink|Frozen}} and on one occasion attempted to capture Sector Seven's "Ice Man" while it was being transported to [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

In [[2003]], the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and several Decepticons arrived on Earth to search for the AllSpark, successfully evading and sometimes killing any Sector Seven forces. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} After the formation of NEST, the Autobots clashed with both leftover Decepticons and the forces of the [[Initiative]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious}}

===Sector Seven ARG===
[[File:Lunchables brigade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|What the hip kids will wear in the far future of 2007.]]

On [[August 15]], [[1977]], the "Big Ear" radio telescope detected a Cybertronian radio signal emanating from the Sagittarius constellation. Five years later, Cybertronian sightings on Earth prompted a response in the form of "[[Hungry Dragon|Operation Hungry Dragon]]:" a Sector Seven-backed campaign that, in association with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], produced an assortment of toys and fiction themed around the N.B.E.s, supposedly as part of a video game. This allowed Sector Seven to dismiss any claims relating to the Transformers or their world as fictional characters.

A second surge of Transformer activity in the years [[2003]] to [[2006]] led to the creation of "[[Hungry Dragon|Hungry Dragon 2]]," this time based around a live-action film. Bumblebee landed on Earth in April 2007. Desperate to warn the planet of an impending Decepticon invasion, and unable to convince Sector Seven to cooperate, Optimus instead transmitted vital information to the Earth-based radical cell known as the [[Lunchables Brigade]].

On [[June 9]], 2007, a third faction of Cybertronians, the mysterious "[[Mountain Dew Robot]]s," attempted to infiltrate Hoover Dam, possibly as part of their nefarious plot to conquer the Earth and found the dystopian "[[Dew City]]." Finally, on [[July 4]]th, a massive spate of Transformer activity was covered up, blaming the battle on malfunctioning robot prototypes. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Power Core Combiners''===
Cybertronians would uncover the lost [[Power Core Combination]] technology on Earth, causing an escalation on both sides as combiner technology was applied. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}}

===Titan alternate timeline===
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In a further [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|divergent timeline]], the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. While [[NATO]] regrouped to try and oppose them, its forces proved no match for Decepticon retaliation. The crisis caused [[Russia]] to join up with NATO, and resulted in extensive damage to [[France|Paris]], including the loss of the French centre of government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

Via a processing station at [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], Megatron used the AllSpark to begin transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. The Autobots eventually killed him and destroyed the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}} but the fundamental damage was already done: [[Earth's core]] was infected, causing the planet to be torn apart by continuing techno-organic activity. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} ''Un''natural disasters spread across the Earth, along with areas spewing out raw [[energon]] and a strange illness affecting scores of people. This would eventually be stopped with [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

On top of this, attempts to rebuild the liberated United States were constantly thwarted by a Decepticon terror campaign; both Autobot and NATO forces (the American military having been decimated) operated on US soil, attempting to defend it. The Decepticons eventually re-conquered 600+ miles of US territory centred on Savannah, claiming it as an autonomous [[Decepticon Heartland]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}} To make matters worse, the Decepticons had mental control over hundreds of human officials, including [[Theodore Allen|the US President]], and used them to force America to seek a diplomatic deal and thus leave itself easier to conquer. While the Autobots eventually defeated the Decepticons, the mind-controlled slaves and [[drone]] soldiers were littered across the country. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
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===Bumblebee's Mission Log===
The rogue Decepticon general [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]] reached Earth before the Autobots and established an army and base at the Arctic. He began taking out every Autobot agent arriving on Earth, whilst searching for the AllSpark, and eventually began sweeping the Earth with large numbers of [[drone]] units. He and his forces were eventually defeated by the Earthbound [[Chevy Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa|a divergent parallel reality]], Megatron killed The Fallen during the battle in Egypt, and the united Decepticon advance pushed NEST and the Autobots back. Manipulated by Soundwave, Optimus found and reactivated the ''Ark'', only to learn that Sentinel Prime was an ally of Megatron's, and used space bridge technology to pull Cybertron into Earth orbit. Humanity was enslaved and made to strip-mine their world so as to repair Cybertron, with the [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce commissioned to hunt down rogue Autobots.

When Lockdown arrived, however, Sentinel and Megatron refused to turn over Optimus to the [[Creator]]s, despite the bounty hunter offering them a Seed. Eventually, Optimus was able to return Sentinel to the side of good, and the two Primes were able to double-cross Lockdown and destroy him. Though a long war ensued against the Decepticons, Earth was eventually freed from the Decepticons, and Cybertron restored with the stolen Seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

==''Animated'' cartoon==
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The planet Earth lay just beyond the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} On [[July 15]]th, some time in the late 21st century, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and the [[Autobot]] ship ''[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Orion]]'' crash-landed in [[Michigan]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac}} {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Momentous events happened throughout the 21st and 22nd centuries, before; these included the colonization of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], the solving of world hunger through the [[Los Bogos Project]], the dissolution of the [[United Kingdom]], and a war against the evil [[Inhumanoid]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

By the 22nd century, the global economy had been permanently changed by the development of advanced robotic technology. The centre of this development was [[Detroit]], where [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] had set up the headquarters of his company, [[Sumdac Systems]]... though none were aware that this miraculous leap forward had come from the engineer's study of Megatron's deactivated head. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Although these advanced technological developments also [[Professor Princess|also]] [[Nanosec|led]] [[Slo-Mo|to]] [[Colossus Rhodes|numerous]] [[Angry Archer|supervillains]] and [[Street Demon|other]] forms of advanced criminal activity, at least [[Wraith|one superhero]] has also arisen.{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

After the Autobots had awoken, their super-heroics caught the attention of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] who came to Earth to claim the [[AllSpark]]. In his struggle with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the two accidentally activated the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} altering the rest of the Cybertronian race to Earth's location. {{storylink|Dispatches}}

The first Cybertronian to arrive was [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], seeking to claim a Decepticon bounty on Optimus in retaliation for Megatron's presumed deactivation. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} In the form of two of Megatron's lieutenants, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], the Decepticons eventually arrived on Earth. With the former guided by Megatron, the two Decepticons sought to claim [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]] and use it to find the AllSpark. Though the Autobots were able to defeat the two Decepticons, they were conscious that more Decepticons would follow and sought to repair their ship so as to take the AllSpark away from the heavily populated Earth. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

When Megatron managed to reconstruct himself, {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} the Autobots quickly tried to leave Earth only for their craft to be shot down before it could even leave Detroit airspace. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Not long afterwards, the Autobot [[Elite Guard]] touched down on Earth, intending to return the AllSpark to Cybertron only to learn that it had been dispersed in a battle with the Decepticons. While Optimus Prime's team managed to produce an AllSpark fragment as proof of the AllSpark's continued existence, {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} they were unable to offer proof of a continued Decepticon presence on Earth. As such, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], in the light of the recent [[Decepticon Uprisings]], decided that it was best to withdraw all Autobots from Earth before Starscream crashed in front of him. With that information, the Elite Guard took the Seeker back to Cybertron while letting Prime's team handle the reconstitution of the AllSpark and the Decepticons on Earth. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

While in transit back to Cybertron, Starscream escaped Elite Guard custody and made his way back to Earth to reek terrible revenge on Megatron. Hearing of the escape, Megatron put out a bounty on the traitor which brought Lockdown back to Earth in an attempt to claim it. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

To keep an optic on Prime's crew, the Elite Guard sent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] to Earth. The intelligence agent discovered that Megatron sought to use a reverse-engineered space bridge to conquer a weakened Cybertron from within, meeting up with Prime's team to destroy the portal. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The situation was made worse by Starscream's clone army and the reactivation of Omega Supreme. When the space bridge began to overload, Megatron, Starscream - now reduced to just a head - and Omega Supreme were all warped off Earth, the latter's departure stranding the Autobots on the organic planet. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Via the AllSpark fragment in Starscream's head, Megatron managed to assume control of Omega Supreme. With the giant having absorbed enough transwarp energy to jump across the galaxy on his own, Megatron returned to Earth and made an attempt to use the Sentinel to destroy his foes. When Starscream instead took control, Megatron convinced him to abandon Earth outright and make for Cybertron instead. Before the two left, the Autobots managed to lodge a [[plasma dynamic thruster]] in Omega's alternate mode, sending the Decepticons on a galactic tour. {{storylink|TransWarped}} Deprived of Omega, the Autobots instead turned their resources into building a space bridge to make their way off Earth. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

When the escaped Autobot loon [[Wasp]] made his way to Earth, the Elite Guard followed where they learnt that Longarm Prime was really the Decepticon double agent [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} The Guard remained on Earth for a while longer to round up Megatron's elite, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] making liberal use of Lockdown's talents to round them up, {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} before leaving Earth. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

When Optimus received [[Broken Lance|a distress signal]] from Sentinel Prime, he transwarped to the ''Steelhaven'' to provide aid in combating the escaped Decepticon prisoners. With his aid, the Elite Guard managed to retake the ship but lost custody of Lugnut and Swindle. By way of thanks, the ''Steelhaven'' briefly returned to Earth to drop Optimus off. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

When [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] used the completed Earth space bridge to lock onto Omega Supreme, he wound up warping himself and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] to Cybertron. After an adventure there, they returned to Earth, accompanied by Jazz. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

When Megatron managed to clone Omega Supreme, he sent the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s against Earth as a field test. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} Rallying all their assets, the Autobots managed to defeat the clones before they said goodbye to Earth to triumphantly return to Cybertron with their Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

==''GoBots''==
===''Timelines''===
In [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]], Earth and its [[Zebediah Braxis|top scientific minds]] allied with [[Gobotron]] to find a solution to a universe-threatening [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some realities, the dreaded GoBot known as [[The Fallen|The Evil One]] was banished to Earth and imprisoned beneath the [[Nazca Lines]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/30}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
A group of Autobots led by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] travelled to the Earth of [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]] several times after befriending the native [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]]. In one such instance, the Autobots battled the [[Renegade]]s in [[Paris]], and were successful in deactivating the villain's [[Reality Beacon]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

On another occasion, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] led an expedition to a different parallel Earth in search of Optimus Prime, who had been kidnapped by Megatron's Decepticons, in service of a larger goal. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/02}} After multiple adventures on this Earth, during which they battled the forces of Megatron and his [[Go-Bot (G2)|next-generation GoBot servants]], they were able to return the brainwashed Optimus Prime to normal and return home. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===''Go-Bots'' comic===
When humanity built the [[GoBots|Go-Bots]], the androids spread to every corner of Earth. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 1|Go-Bots #1}} The Go-Bots were kept in check by their [[G-chip]]s and the [[Asimov Laws]], which prevented them from bringing harm to humans. The [[United States military]] however, eager to exploit the destructive potential of the androids, had softened the first law on their military Go-Bots, allowing them to use lethal force based on their operator's discretion. This wirelessly spread from Go-Bot to Go-Bot giving them a subconscious desire to do harm. Concurrently, businessman [[T. Coriander Banks]] had modified his own Go-Bots to have increased aggression to use them in [[gladiatorial combat]]. When the military coding reached these Go-Bots, the androids began rebelling, waging a brutal war for their independence. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 2|Go-Bots #2}} Triumphing, the majority of the Go-Bots abandoned Earth and expanded their space station of [[Gobotron]] into a massive planet that enveloped Earth which became known as the "Heart of Gobotron". {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}}

When [[Spay-C]] returned from his space journey, [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] led his Guardians to Earth to retrieve the [[Lazer Lance]] that could kill [[Zod]]. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 3|Go-Bots #3}} Accompanying, Spay-C and his crew of astronauts met Turbo and Scooter who told them of the Go-Bot war. During the retrieval of the Lazer Lance, [[Zebediah Braxis]] ascended to the surface of Gobotron with his army of [[Vamp]]s. Following Zod's defeat, Cy-Kill helped himself to the Guardian [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]], using its weapons to deal a mortal wound to Leader-1 and abduct Scooter. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}}

In a protective fury, Turbo fought with his way through the commandeered Command Center, ending Cy-Kill's reign before it could begin and offering an olive branch to the Renegades to finally end the fighting. While most of the Go-Bots returned to Gobotron, a handful remained on Earth with two of Spay-C's crew to help rebuild Earth and give the human race a second chance. Having assumed control of Gobotron, [[Road Ranger]] boldly disconnected Gobotron from Earth, leaving the organic world to itself.

Spay-C and the other half of his crew meanwhile had been told that the [[Disintegration Chamber]] was in actuality a time machine. Sent back to the 21st century, the astronauts attempted to warn their superiors of the uprising that was to come, saying that all Go-Bots would have to be shut down if humanity was to survive. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 5|Go-Bots #5}}

==''Shattered Glass'' continuity family==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Statue of Liberty SG.gif|left|100px|thumb|Brought a knife to an orbital-death-ray fight.]]

In prehistoric times, this Earth's surface was riddled with [[energon radiation]] and had two moons. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} It was also the hiding place of the mythical artifact the [[Origin Matrix]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

In more modern times, Earth is still home to a variety of weird things and has a [[Internet|filth-ridden electronic communications system]]. Many people there are incredibly hostile to both Transformer factions. A massive change from the normal universes!

This world suffered a devastating [[World War III|Third World War]] in the 1980s, which among other things destroyed the Western seaboard of the [[United States of America]] and sent [[California|most of it underwater]]. At some unknown point in its past, there was an invasion by [[Inhumanoids|metal monsters from the center of the Earth]], as well as an unrelated invasion of metal monsters from space.

The United States is a fascist state in this world, commanded by [[Colton|President Colton]], who is known for [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|dodgy military activity]]. Rebel movements are at work in the country which oppose the government's infringement of personal freedoms and increasing militarism. Other foreign powers, known either to oppose the US or to be capable of pre-emptive strikes (at least in President Colton's paranoid mind), include [[United Kingdom|the British]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Ottoman Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

At some point, the Decepticons established the base [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Falling into Place}} The city was attacked by the Autobots but the invaders were successfully repelled. As more cosmic events soon demanded the attention of both factions, this proved their last battle on Earth. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}}

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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
During the Great War, [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] crashed on Earth. Some of his Decepticons eventually tracked him down and helped him heal his wounds before the Decepticons discovered the planet's supply of [[Rarified Energon]]. Knowing the danger of the Autobots possessing such a resource, the Decepticons defended the planet but were ultimately forced to retreat back to Cybertron. Free of any resistance, the Autobots laid waste to Earth before they too returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}
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==''TransTech''==
When asked whether universal stream [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] had its own Earth, [[Vector Prime]] ominously declared that it "used to". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/27}}

==Aligned continuity family==
===Aligned novels===
Earth was located in the [[Orion Arm]]. Once the second [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron had failed, [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] noted that Optimus should soon find his way to Earth and the [[Project Iacon|treasures]] he'd buried there. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC-Cliffjumperobservatory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Hey, wasn't there a ninth one?"]]

Following its [[core]] being polluted by [[Dark Energon]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] began to shut down. While the [[Autobot fleet]] had scattered across the galaxy to find new worlds to settle on and wait out Cybertron healing, the Decepticons, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in particular, were more proactive in their plans, seeking out a suitable planet whose resources could be used to reboot Cybertron. Explorations into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] led to Shockwave discovering an [[ancient map room]] that held several star charts, Earth's solar system, albeit as it was 200 million years ago, among them. Using [[space bridge]] technology to study the world remotely, Shockwave recorded several logs on its composition, and [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|the powerful animals]] that lived on the surface, before finding its ample energy supply would be sufficient to restore Cybertron, the Decepticons launching a failed attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] so they could claim the [[Ark (WFC)|''Ark'']] as a transport.

Following the failed attack, [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ventured into the Sea of Rust, discovering several of Shockwave's logs on Earth. Bereft of a large enough space cruiser, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] mode locked into starship form so he could carry them to Earth. When [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and his team freed themselves from Decepticon captivity, the Decepticons were preparing to launch to Earth before Grimlock damaged the space bridge, destabilizing the portal, prompting the Autobots to race for the portal. A fierce battle broke out between the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis'', and both ships were haphazardly sucked into the vortex. It is unknown if either ship made it to Earth, let alone survived the space bridge's collapse. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===Aligned cartoon continuity===
{{quote|Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: we will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home.|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s broadcast to the cosmos|[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]}}

At the dawn of the universe, [[Primus]] and [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] duelled each other in an endless stalemate. To tip the balance, Primus created the [[Thirteen]] who managed to defeat Unicron and cast him out. Locked in stasis, Unicron drifted for billions of years with space debris gathering around him until it grew to the size of a planet, forming the Earth, the Dark God becoming [[Earth's core|its core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} [[Ancient]] Cybertronians had visited Earth in its past, foreseeing events that would happen and recording them in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Late in the [[Great War (Prime)|Cybertronian civil war]], both the Autobots and Decepticons hid their energon stores off-world, a practice that seeded planets like Earth with its deposits of the precious resource. In doing so, however, the war spread to these alien worlds, with the largest Cybertronian battle in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy being fought on Earth. The aftermath of this bloody conflict was left undisturbed for thousands of years, and was not common knowledge amongst most Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} To defend the Decepticon stockpiles, a squadron of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] were deployed to the planet but eventually perished when Megatron did not arrive. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} [[Flamesnort]] was assigned to Earth by the Decepticons to guard a [[Seismic-shock warhead|seismic-shock warhead]] hidden within an isle offshore of [[United Kingdom|England]], but he eventually lost contact with command, awaiting orders for hundreds if not thousands of years. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}}

Following [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s arrival on Earth, he formed an alliance with the United States government, coming to work alongside [[William Fowler|Special Agent Fowler]] of the [[Pentagon]] was assigned as their liaison. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Prime sent out a signal into space to call his army to Earth only for the ''Nemesis'' to intercept the communication with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and Shockwave extracting Autobot decryption codes from [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s mind, providing them with Earth's coordinates. Though Starscream intended to invade Earth via space bridge, Arcee and Cliffjumper destroyed the portal, stranding them on Earth and forcing Starscream to follow in the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Some three years later, Megatron attempted to use Dark Energon to invade Earth with a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army only to be thwarted when the Autobots blew up his space bridge and army. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Months later, as a doomsday prophecy of the Covenant of Primus was soon to come to pass, the Autobots found that Earth was the prophesied world "formed from chaos" and the end point of the planetary alignment. When the alignment occurred, Dark Energon erupted from Earth's volcanos, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} as natural disasters ravaged the planet, causing bizarre weather phenomena. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] found a steady pulse within the Earth, they realized Unicron was the Earth's core, finding him psychically connected to the planet. When Optimus Prime investigated an earthquake site, Unicron formed avatars from the Earth itself in an attempt to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before the Autobots, along with Megatron as a Dark Energon-infused guide, [[GroundBridge]]d into his physical body to deactivate him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} As the God's internal defences fought the intruders, his rage caused Dark Energon to begin pumping through the Earth, increasing the power of natural disasters before Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix and returned Unicron to stasis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

A year later, Megatron gained control of the [[Omega Lock]], intending to use its power to [[cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth via space bridge, an act which would result in the complete obliteration of Earth's biosphere. Using the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock, sparing Earth but not before Megatron had managed to create a second [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] outside the Autobot base before using the ''Nemesis'' to destroy the silo, the Autobots GroundBridging out before the blast struck. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

When human military forces moved in, Megatron used the fortress's fusion cannons to destroy them, the shockwave rendering Jasper uninhabitable.{{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

Once he arrived on Earth and learned of the situation, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] planned a mission to neutralize Darkmount in tandem with Earth's military. Despite drawing off a large portion of the Decepticon forces, the remnants of Team Prime were eventually overwhelmed. Fortunately, the timely arrival of Optimus Prime, recently upgraded, allowed them to turn the tide and disable the fusion cannons, allowing Fowler and his fighter squadron to bring the citadel down. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

After discovering how to synthesize more cybermatter, {{storylink|Evolution}} Megatron attempted to rebuild the Omega Lock so he could cyberform Earth. {{storylink|Minus One}} Though he came close to accomplishing this, he was ultimately killed in the final battle of the Great War. The Autobots used the Omega Lock to revive Cybertron with Ratchet choosing to stay behind on Earth. {{storylink|Deadlock}} He was soon called back to Cybertron so he could provide medical treatment to Ultra Magnus, {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}} and afterwards elected to remain on his homeworld to aid in its reconstruction. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Many years later, the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crashed on Earth. The ghost of Optimus Prime told Bumblebee to assemble a new team to hunt down the escaped Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} After the High Council had detected the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s distress signal, they sent [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] to investigate. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} The Council responded to Jazz's report by placing a bounty on Bumblebee's head for the illegal usage of a Space Bridge and sent bounty hunters after him. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

Once the ''Alchemor'' prisoners had been rounded up, Optimus Prime took them off Earth, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} only to return when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] returned to Earth in his hunt for the Weaponizer Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} After the Seeker's defeat, Optimus took him back to Cybertron to stand trial. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Optimus's investigations on Cybertron revealed to him that the High Council was planning to invade Earth. As he was too recognizable, he sent the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to Cybertron while his "[[All-Stars]]" fought the initial invasion force. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} After the invasion was thwarted and the High Council were revealed to be disguised Decepticons, the Bee Team opted to return to Earth, feeling more at home there then on Cybertron, now functioning both as its protectors and Cybertron's first ambassadors to the planet. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

==''Knights of Unicron''==
The [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hilary Amphitheater]], the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Ft. Max Forum]], the [[Cobra]] [[Terrordrome]], and [[M.A.S.K.|Boulder Hill]], all located on Planet Earth, were the first venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
The [[Thirteen]] briefly visited Earth early into humanity's development, and usage of their [[Holomatter|holomatter avatars]] in and around ancient [[Greece]] gave rise to legends of the Greek gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
[[File:Cyberverse - Shadowstriker - Scoutship In Orbit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|These are the voyages of the spaceship ''Entire Prize''.]]

After the [[AllSpark]] had been launched from Cybertron, {{storylink|Allspark (Cyberverse)|AllSpark}} it crashed on Earth, {{storylink|The Journey}} creating a series of [[GroundBridge]] portals so it could traverse the planet. {{storylink|Trials}}

Without the AllSpark, Cybertron's condition began to decline prompting [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to order a search for the missing artifact. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} The systems aboard the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'' eventually tracked the AllSpark down to Earth, {{storylink|The Journey}} some 66 million years ago. When the ''Ark'' arrived however, it suffered an engine malfunction and a hull breach causing it to crash. Having been ejected from the ship before impact in an attempt to save [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]'s [[stasis pod]], [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] befriended the native [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] and became their king before an asteroid wiped out the creatures. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

Having also been ejected from the ship, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] began searching for the ''Ark'', learning much about human history and Earth in the process, claiming that [[Egypt]]ian civilization had been the result of [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]] stopping by on the planet. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

His stasis pod having been thrown from the ''Ark'', {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}} [[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)|Wildwheel]] crashed on Earth, awakening in the 1800s. After some Western adventures, he left Earth. {{storylink|Wild Wild Wheel}}

Bumblebee eventually reactivated in the 1980s and began mucking about on Earth.

The Decepticons eventually tracked the AllSpark down to Earth, sending [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]'s squadron to retrieve it with the Autobots sending [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] to do the same. {{storylink|Fractured}}

After it became clear that Slipstream was too incompetent to complete her task, [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] came to Earth himself and devised a plan to use [[magnetic disruptor]]s to shut down the planet's geomagnetic field, allowing the Decepticons to quickly scour the empty globe and find the AllSpark. The Autobot team managed to destroy the ship operating at the [[Arctic|North Pole]] saving Earth's biosphere. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

By combining Teletraan-X's and Grimlock's notes, the Autobots tracked the ''Ark'' down to [[Mount St. Hilary]]. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}} No sooner had they done so however did the [[Decepticon fleet]] arrive to reinforce Shockwave and conquer the planet. {{storylink|Eruption}}

Over 20 years later, after the Cybertronian war had become known to the human race, the Decepticons opted to simply destroy the Earth and find the AllSpark in the remains. Their first attempt to do this was via a [[Planet Smasher]], {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} before they attempted to use [[planetary engine]]s to slam the moon into Earth only for the Autobots to thwart both plans. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

After the Autobots had secured the AllSpark, they wasted no time in leaving Earth so they could restore Cybertron. The Decepticons followed suit, though they returned to Cybertron via Earth's space bridge. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Terre''' ("Earth")
*''German:'' '''Erde''' ("Earth")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Bumi''' ("Earth")
*''Italian:'' '''Terra''' ("Earth")
*''Japanese:'' '''Chikyū''' (地球, "Soil Sphere"), '''Energoa''' (''Beast Wars'', エネルゴア ''Enerugoa'')
*''[[Keron Army|Keron]]'': '''Pekopon'''
*''Korean:'' '''Jigu''' (지구, "Earth Sphere")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dìqiú''' (地球, "Earth Sphere")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Terra''' ("Earth")
*''Spanish:'' '''Tierra''' ("Earth")
*''Turkish:'' '''Dünya''' ("Earth")

==External links==
*{{w|Earth|Earth on Wikipedia}}
*{{i|Earth}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

==References==
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Devastator (Animated)

2022-03-31T22:55:18Z

CBT: +Peacemaker reference (since he looks a lot like Peacemaker's helmet)

{{disambig3|Devastator}}
:''Devastator is a something from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AnimatedDevastator.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Do ya really wanna, Do ya really wanna taste it?]]
'''Devastator''' is some sort of project that [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] came up with. He has roped [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] into doing the work with the aid of a couple of [[cerebro-shell]]s, though the pair aren't quite sure exactly what it is they are creating... {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
*We [[Devastator (G1)|couldn't possibly speculate]] on what it is they're doing.
* [[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] nomination video showed off a full-body design for [[Erector (Animated)|''Animated'' Erector]], claiming he would have formed essentially the entire lower half of Devastator... in other words, the pants. Like everything else in that video, this is entirely false.
* Devastator was going to appear in the cancelled fourth season of ''Animated''. In early concepts, he was going to be composed of at least six components<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1242845815028076546 Derrick J. Wyatt about Devastator's component count on Twitter, 25 March 2020.]</ref> ([[Skipjack (Animated)|Skipjack]] wouldn't be one of them<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1208597215956144130 Derrick J. Wyatt about Skipjack and Devastator on Twitter, 21 December 2019.]</ref>). [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] would have become the head,<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1208612030627876865 Derrick J. Wyatt about Dirt Boss and Devastator on Twitter, 21 December 2019.]</ref> [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] would have become a leg,<ref>Hasbro Design Sketchbook Volume 1 - 2008, p 51</ref> and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] would have been forced to become the torso.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1208603112950374402 Derrick J. Wyatt about Bulkhead and Devastator on Twitter, 21 December 2019.]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1175878067534741504 Derrick J. Wyatt about Devastator's torso on Twitter, 22 September 2019.]</ref>
**Keep in mind that these ideas never progressed past the planning stage; nothing was finalized and no new Constructicons were decided on.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1242845815028076546 Derrick J. Wyatt about new Constructicons on Twitter, 25 March 2020.]</ref>

==References==
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Doradus

2022-03-18T21:20:31Z

CBT: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */ +Map

The legendary lost city of '''Doradus''' lies somewhere on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It's said that this mythical realm is home to the Fountain of Energon, which grants whoever may find it with eternal power. It may possibly be protected by malevolent spirits.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:Doradus Map.jpg|thumb|right|On the one hand, energon! On the other hand, painful, agonizing failure!]]
The [[Decepticon]] [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] was obsessed with finding the lost city of Doradus, even to the point that he was oblivious to the fact that he was searching for it on the wrong planet. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] tricked him by impersonating spirits from Doradus so they could capture him. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} Springload was later sprung by Quillfire, who lied about knowing where Doradus was so that he could gain the Amphiboid's allegiance. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

Some time later the Autobots located the [[Sphere of Doradus]], which Springload (having stolen it from them) believed would allow the spirits to guide him to the lost city. The Sphere was destroyed before he could activate it, but as its remains were crushed in [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] a holomap briefly flickered unseen, indicating the legend might well be true. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Decepticon leader [[Cannibaron|Cannibal Baron]] was eventually challenged by [[Sentinel EnN]] in the city of Doradus. Their battle was so intense that the entire torus state was blasted out of synch with the rest of the universe. According to legend, the city reappears every 10,000 vorns, with the two combatants still locked in their deadly duel. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/15}}

==Notes==
*Doradus takes its name from the mythical city of [[El Dorado]] while its Fountain of Energon is based on the {{w|Fountain of Youth}}.

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File:Doradus Map.jpg

2022-03-18T21:19:35Z

CBT: CBT uploaded a new version of "File:Doradus Map.jpg"

{{RID2015cap|Map displayed by the sphere as it is destroyed at the very end of the episode.|Sphere of Influence|eptitle=Sphere of Influence|7}}