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LG40 Astrotrain

2026-05-10T15:59:50Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. 40
|prev=LG39 Brainstorm
|next=LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter
|image=Transformers Legends LG 40.jpg
|japanese=LG40 アストロトレイン
|title="LG40 Astrotrain"
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Legends|LG40 Astrotrain]]
|date=[[2017]] [[January 28]]
|continuity=[[Legends World]]
}}

'''Angered over losing his primary function, Astrotrain forms his own company as part of a nefarious plan.'''

==Synopsis==
Despite taking pride in his ability to transport things, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] finds it difficult to continue his line of work at [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]] now that he's a tiny [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and can barely carry a couple of [[energon cube]]s. He demands a [[transtector]], but [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] explains that with [[Tarantulas (Legends)|Tarantulas]] and [[Devil Z]] out of the picture, the company can no longer build them. Astrotrain argues how important his function is to the Decepticons, only for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to offer to transport cargo in his car carrier mode instead, effectively replacing poor Astrotrain. While drowning his sorrows, he runs into Tarantulas, who's escaped prison and is on the run, and agrees to hide him from the law... in exchange for a transtector.

Tarantulas finishes the new body, and is shocked when Astrotrain next orders him to mass-produce it. His plan is to reform the [[Astroforce]] by creating [[Astrotrain Transport Company|his own company]] and attracting other bodiless Headmasters from both sides by offering them free transtectors. With his new troops, he will then crush both Tera-Kura and [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon]] and build his Astrotrain Empire! Using his new body, he drops fliers all over the city, attracting the attention of [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], the last [[Headmaster Junior]]s who haven't found employment. They show up at the company alongside many others and, despite finding their new boss demanding absolute loyalty and threatening anyone who opposes him with death, accepts the job for the sake of the transtectors. The employees begin transporting cargo far and wide thanks to their shuttle modes allowing them to bypass traffic jams.

However, Shūta and the rest soon find themselves overworked, with Astrotrain refusing to let them rest, eat or go home. He reveals that they're not his employees but his ''slaves'', and activates restraint devices that locks the Headmasters to their bodies. He then turns on Tarantulas and blasts him before sending his slaves to attack the Autobots as the first step towards his conquest of the [[Legends World]] and creation of his empire. Unfortunately, his plan backfires when the exhausted, starving Headmasters prove unfit for combat and begin collapsing—in fact, their bodies are so low on energy that the restraint devices deactivate! The Headmasters run off, leaving their transtectors crashing into Astrotrain and burying him. With his ambition in ruins, Astrotrain ends up using the last remaining transtector to run a commuting service instead.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (5)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (10)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (15)
*[[Shūta Gō]] (19)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (24)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (26)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (27)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (29)
*[[Tankette]] (30)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (31)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (32)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (33)

|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (1)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (3)
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]] (6)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Apeface]] (9)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (11)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (12)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (16)
*[[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] (18)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (21)
*[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] (22)
*[[Flywheels]] (25)

|h3=[[Legends World]] natives|c3=
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (4)
*[[Tarantulas (Legends)|Tarantulas]] (13)
*[[Ai (Legends)|Ai]] (14)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (17)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (20)
*[[Starscream (Legends)|Starscream]] (23)
*[[Arcee (Legends)|Arcee]] (28)
*[[Rhinox (Legends)|Rhinox]] (34)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (35)
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (36)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*[[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|Nekomimi A]] appears on a billboard.
*Astrotrain recreates the [[Astroforce]] he commanded in "[[Triple Takeover]]".
*Astrotrain's fliers depict the body on offer in the colors of his western mold-mate, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime]]. The head is a ''Titans Return'' [[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Fangry]] colored as an anime-accurate [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], whose ''Legends'' toy never materialized.
*Flywheels and Brawn are silently present in anticipation of their own toys, which would be released at Wonder Festival 2017 some weeks after this comic's release.
*A car in front of Chromedome in the traffic jam looks very similar to [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], only without the exposed rear engine.
*Astrotrain mentioning that he used to be a fugitive comes from a line in the Japanese dub of the episode [[The Gambler]].

[[Category:Legends issues]]

Auldey

2026-05-07T16:30:08Z

CCKIUJ: /* Alpha Action Elite (AAE) */

[[File:auldey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
'''Alpha Group Co., Ltd.'''(奥飞娱乐股份有限公司), formerly known as '''Auldey Toys Industrial Co., Ltd.''' (奥迪玩具实业公司), is a global [[toy]] manufacturer that is based in [[China]]. It was founded in [[1993]] solely for the purpose of producing and selling [[Knockoff|counterfeit]] versions of Tamiya Mini 4WD's in China, in which they dominated the market. Years later, they decided to expand into other popular toys in that period, including yo-yos. The "Auldey" brand still exists as the toy division of the larger Alpha Group. They are known for producing a wide range of toys, specifically, for the purposes of this wiki, a range of non-transforming highly detailed, small-scale action figures mainly based on the [[Sunbow]] Generation 1 characters. They feature exceptional possibility, multiple accessories, and swappable parts. They are all designed by [[Lam Ahtek]]. Due to licensing restrictions they are only sold in mainland China.

==Alpha Action Elite (AAE)==
Sold in a set of six boxes which can either be purchased as individual [[Blindpacking|blindboxes]], or as a complete set of six. Each set includes two different chase variants. To balance the weight against the bigger figures, the smaller figures are bundled together and/or include energon cubes.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1: Defend Iacon! (2024)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 000''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeymetallic|Optimus Prime (Metallic Color)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 001)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Optimus Prime]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 002''' [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Starscream]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 003''' [[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Jazz]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 004''' [[Soundwave_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Soundwave]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 005''' [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Cliffjumper]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 006)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 006''' [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 005)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 007''' [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Arcee]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 008''' [[Sunstorm_(G1)#Auldey|Sunstorm]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 002)}}
</ul>
|
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2: Attack on Earth (2025)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 009''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeymetallic|Megatron (Metallic Color)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 010)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 010''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Megatron]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 011''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Bumblebee]] 11/72 (boxed with AAE 016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 012''' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Auldey|Nemesis Prime]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 013''' [[Elita_One_(G1)#Auldey|Elita-1]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 014''' [[Skywarp_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Skywarp]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 015''' [[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Perceptor]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 016''' [[Shrapnel_(G1)#Auldey|Shrapnel]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ravage]] 11/72 (boxed with AAE 011)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 017''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#auldeygoldbug|Goldbug]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 011, boxed with AAE 018)}}
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 018''' [[Goldbug_(SG)#Auldey|SG Bumblebee]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 011, boxed with AAE 017)}}
</ul>

|-
|width="45%"|'''Wave 3: Chaotic Threshold (2025)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 019''' [[Galvatron II#Auldey|Galvatron II]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 021)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 020''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeyformat|Megatron (Reformatting)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 027)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 021''' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Auldey|Galvatron]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 022''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Hot Rod]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 023''' [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Auldey|Brawn]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 025)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 024''' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Auldey|Scourge]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 025''' [[Bombshell (G1)#Auldey|Bombshell]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ratbat]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 023)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 026''' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Auldey|Ricochet]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 027''' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Auldey|SG Optimus Prime]] 11/72}}
</ul>

|
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4: Calculus Of Order (2026)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Auldey|SG Ultra Magnus]] 1/72 (chase variant)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 029''' [[Galactic Man|TC-Shockwave]] 1/72 (chase variant)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Ultra Magnus]] 11/72 }}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#auldey|Shockwave]] 11/72 }}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Auldey|Thundercracker]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ironhide]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Inner Robot Ultra Magnus]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Outback (G1)#Auldey|Outback]] 12/72 (boxed with Beachcomber)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Auldey|Beachcomber]] 12/72 (boxed with Outback)}}
</ul>
|}

==Alpha Action Elite Select (AAE-S)==
Non-blind box figures sold in multipacks featuring premium paint applications and additional accessories, as either direct upgrades of figures from the AAE series, or different character repaints.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="40%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeyoptimal|Optimus Prime Optimal Set]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE-S 002''' [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#auldeycoronation|Starscream Coronation Set]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 003''' [[Soundwave_(SG)#Auldey|SG Soundwave Party Set]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|'''AAE-S 004''' Micro Spy Set: [[Soundwave_(G1)/merchandise#auldeymicro|Soundwave]], [[Magnificus (G1)#Auldey|Magnificus]] and [[Buzzsaw_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE-S 005''' Seeker Elite Set: [[Thrust_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 006''' [[Starscream (SG)#Auldey|SG Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 007''' [[Megatron (SG)#Auldey|SG Megatron]]}}
</ul>

'''TBA'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 0XX''' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Auldey|Grimlock Dual Form Set]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 0XX''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Power Master Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>

'''Limited Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeysilver|Optimus Prime (Silver)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeygold|Optimus Prime (Gold)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldeytransparent|Bumblebee (Transparent)]] and [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldeytransparent|Cliffjumper (Transparent)]] }}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeytransparent|Optimus Prime (Transparent)]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeytransparent|Megatron (Transparent)]] }}
</ul>
|}

==Alpha Action Mega (AAM)==
In a change to the other series, these are giant 35cm flagship-sized figures.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAM 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AuldeyMega|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAM 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AAMRevised|Optimus Prime (Revised Ver.)]]}}
</ul>

'''Limited Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AuldeyMegaTransparent|Optimus Prime's transparent armor]]}}
</ul>

{{comingsoontoy|Revised version}}

==Alpha Action Comics (AAC)==
An additional line of figures based on designs from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW comics]].
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]}}

{{uncertaintoy}}
[[Category:Companies]]
</ul>

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T16:29:05Z

CCKIUJ: /* Auldey */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Galactic Man is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Auldey#Alpha Action Elite .28AAE.29 |AAE]]).''

[[File:AuldeyAAAGalacticMan.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

'''Galactic Man''' (银河人 ''Yínhé Rén''), aka '''TC-Shockwave''' is an interstellar drifting clone. He suffers from severe defects in his memory modules, causing them to reboot every four million years, adapting to a different name and identity each time. The only constant is his original designation code: '''4C-AM'''.

==Fiction==
===''AAE'' toy bios===
After going through multiple name changes, the person now calling himself "Galactic Man" encountered [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who bore the exact same appearance as him...

==Toys==
===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-Siege-Leader-Galactic-Man-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galactic Man Shockwave''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])}}
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-GS03'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 "RS Duo-Pulse Radiographs," 2 "RS Gamma-Disruptor Launchers," backpack
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}
{{note|While produced before the independent character's creation, the literally labeled ''Generations Selects'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#GS03|Galactic Man Shockwave]] would be obtuse to exclude here.}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''Siege'', "Galactic Man Shockwave" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' Leader Class [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shockwave]] homaging the colors of [[RadioShack]]'s [[:File:Galactic Man.png|"Galactic Man" toy]], down to the "Galactic Man" name across the upper chest. The accessories use black as opposed to the dark grey of the main figure. Unlike the ''Siege'' figure, Galactic Man Shockwave lacks battle-damage paint.

:It is ''incredibly'' likely that the "RS" in his weapons' names is a reference to RadioShack. Like, how could it not be?
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''TC-Shockwave''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Calculus of Order'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-029'''
:*''Accessories:''
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}
{{toystub}}

==Notes==
[[File:Galactic Man.png|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
* This character was created by Auldey designer [[Lam Ahtek]], who wrote the backstory in homage to the [[RadioShack#Overview|history]] of [[ToyCo]]'s [[1983]] toy 4 Changeable Astro Magnum, which was licensed for release in the United States by [[RadioShack]] as "Galactic Man" prior to being given a new deco by [[Hasbro]] as ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Shockwave]] in [[1985]]. (In an interview, Lam even almost called the character "Shackwave" at first.) The ''Transformers'' character was originally called "4 Changeable Astro Magnum", then "4-Changeable Spark Man", and finally "Galactic Man". Lam felt that, historically, Galactic Man and Shockwave existed in parallel, so this name works better as this page title.
* Lam clarified that this character does not necessarily have to be a Decepticon. Since each reboot gives him a new personality, he might end up as either a hero or a villain.
* "TC" stands for "[[ToyCo]]," while "4C-AM" means "4 Changable Astro Magnum."
* As it happens, long before Hasbro and Auldey revived the pre-''Transformers'' deco for ''Transformers''-branded items, the Astro Magnum/Galactic Man color scheme was at one point considered for use in the 1984 [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], as evidenced by a character model shown off by [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]] at [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon Los Angeles]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Revealed at Jim Sorenson and @Bill_Forster's panel last weekend, Decepticons' Flash Beam finally makes theirself known to the fandom! This oddly colored proto-Shockwave animation model is a heck of a curiosity... to say the least! https://t.co/PzDV1MjSSA|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1107973728179290112|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=03|day=19|(defunct=)}}</ref> At this very early point in the character's development, Shockwave went by the name "Flash Beam," also used in the script for the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode of the cartoon]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Lam Ahtek

2026-05-07T06:55:24Z

CCKIUJ:

'''Lam Ahtek''' (Chinese screenname 林阿铁 ''Lín Ātiě''), also known by the screenname '''Little Iron''', is a Chinese toy designer and artist. A long time Transformers fan, his fanart was iconic during the mid 2000s Transformers fandom, being featured on websites such as TFW2005<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/04/11/featured-fan-artist-july-2005-littleiron-17023 TFW2005 article]</ref> and published by [[Revelations_Part_3|Fun Publications]]. Since then he has become a toy designer, and worked on projects such as the tokusatsu series ''[[fandom:tokusatsu:Armor_Hero_Series#TV_Series|Armor Hero]]'' and ''[[fandom:tokusatsu:Battle_Strike_Team:_Giant_Saver|Giant Saver]]''.
Coming full circle, he has become the toy designer for the [[Auldey]] Transformers action figure line.

==Toy Design==
===First 4 Figures===
*[[First_4_Figures#Transformers_Battlefield|Transformers Battlefield: Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]
*[[First_4_Figures#Transformers_Battlefield|Transformers Battlefield: Soundwave vs Jazz]]

===Auldey===
*[[Auldey|Transformers Alpha Action Elite]]

==Artwork==
===Fun Publications===
*[[Transformers:_More_than_Meets_the_Eye| Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]] (character profile art, [[Transformers:_More_than_Meets_the_Eye#Issue_.231|issue #1 comic]])
*[[Revelations_Part_3| Transformers Collectors' Club Official Newsletter #9]] (Cybertron Soundwave, Cybertron Unicron)

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

==External links==
* [https://www.deviantart.com/littleiron/ Lam Ahtek at deviantART]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lam Ahtek}}
[[Category:Designers]]

Lam Ahtek

2026-05-07T06:54:50Z

CCKIUJ:

'''Lam Ahtek''' (Chinese nickname 林阿铁 ''Lín Ātiě''), also known by the screenname '''Little Iron''', is a Chinese toy designer and artist. A long time Transformers fan, his fanart was iconic during the mid 2000s Transformers fandom, being featured on websites such as TFW2005<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/04/11/featured-fan-artist-july-2005-littleiron-17023 TFW2005 article]</ref> and published by [[Revelations_Part_3|Fun Publications]]. Since then he has become a toy designer, and worked on projects such as the tokusatsu series ''[[fandom:tokusatsu:Armor_Hero_Series#TV_Series|Armor Hero]]'' and ''[[fandom:tokusatsu:Battle_Strike_Team:_Giant_Saver|Giant Saver]]''.
Coming full circle, he has become the toy designer for the [[Auldey]] Transformers action figure line.

==Toy Design==
===First 4 Figures===
*[[First_4_Figures#Transformers_Battlefield|Transformers Battlefield: Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]
*[[First_4_Figures#Transformers_Battlefield|Transformers Battlefield: Soundwave vs Jazz]]

===Auldey===
*[[Auldey|Transformers Alpha Action Elite]]

==Artwork==
===Fun Publications===
*[[Transformers:_More_than_Meets_the_Eye| Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]] (character profile art, [[Transformers:_More_than_Meets_the_Eye#Issue_.231|issue #1 comic]])
*[[Revelations_Part_3| Transformers Collectors' Club Official Newsletter #9]] (Cybertron Soundwave, Cybertron Unicron)

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

==External links==
* [https://www.deviantart.com/littleiron/ Lam Ahtek at deviantART]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lam Ahtek}}
[[Category:Designers]]

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T06:49:44Z

CCKIUJ: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Galactic Man is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Auldey#Alpha Action Elite .28AAE.29 |AAE]]).''

[[File:AuldeyAAAGalacticMan.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

'''Galactic Man''' (银河人 ''Yínhé Rén''), aka '''TC-Shockwave''' is an interstellar drifting clone. He suffers from severe defects in his memory modules, causing them to reboot every four million years and adapt to a different name and identity each time. The only constant is his original designation code: '''4C-AM'''.

==Fiction==
===''AAE'' toy bios===
After going through multiple name changes, now calling himself "Galactic Man," he encounters a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who bears the exact same appearance as himself...

==Toys==
===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-Siege-Leader-Galactic-Man-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galactic Man Shockwave''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])}}
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-GS03'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 "RS Duo-Pulse Radiographs," 2 "RS Gamma-Disruptor Launchers," backpack
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}
{{note|While produced before the independent character's creation, the literally labeled ''Generations Selects'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#GS03|Galactic Man Shockwave]] would be obtuse to exclude here.}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''Siege'', "Galactic Man Shockwave" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' Leader Class [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shockwave]] homaging the colors of [[RadioShack]]'s [[:File:Galactic Man.png|"Galactic Man" toy]], down to the "Galactic Man" name across the upper chest. The accessories use black as opposed to the dark grey of the main figure. Unlike the ''Siege'' figure, Galactic Man Shockwave lacks battle-damage paint.

:It is ''incredibly'' likely that the "RS" in his weapons' names is a reference to RadioShack. Like, how could it not be?
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''TC-Shockwave''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Calculus of Order'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-0??'''
:*''Accessories:''
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}
{{toystub}}

==Notes==
[[File:Galactic Man.png|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
* This character was created by Auldey designer [[Lam Ahtek]]. He said the character was written around the [[RadioShack#Overview|history]] of the original Galactic Man toy. (He even actually almost called him "Shackwave" at first.) It was originally called "4 Changeable Astro Magnum," then "4-Changeable Spark Man," and later "Galactic Man." He felt that, historically, Galactic Man and Shockwave existed in parallel (in 1984, the same design originating from the [[pre-Transformers|pre-Transformer]] Four Changeable Magnum toy became both Shockwave and Galactic Man), so this name works better as this page title.
* Lam said that this character doesn’t necessarily have to be a Decepticon. Since each reboot gives him a new identity, he might end up as either a hero or a villain.
* "TC" stands for "[[ToyCo]]," while "4C-AM" means "4 Changable Astro Magnum."
* As it happens, long before Hasbro and Auldey revived the pre-''Transformers'' deco for ''Transformers''-branded items, the Astro Magnum/Galactic Man color scheme was at one point considered for use in the 1984 [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. In [[2019]], an animation model labeled "Decepticon's Flash Beam" was shown off by [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]] at [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon Los Angeles]], though it is not clear if this wording means Flash Beam would have been some kind of drone, or an individual person like the finalized [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Revealed at Jim Sorenson and @Bill_Forster's panel last weekend, Decepticons' Flash Beam finally makes theirself known to the fandom! This oddly colored proto-Shockwave animation model is a heck of a curiosity... to say the least! https://t.co/PzDV1MjSSA|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1107973728179290112|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=03|day=19|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T04:56:22Z

CCKIUJ: /* Auldey */

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T04:55:55Z

CCKIUJ: /* Auldey */

Auldey

2026-05-07T04:39:24Z

CCKIUJ: /* Alpha Action Elite (AAE) */

[[File:auldey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
'''Alpha Group Co., Ltd.'''(奥飞娱乐股份有限公司), formerly known as '''Auldey Toys Industrial Co., Ltd.''' (奥迪玩具实业公司), is a global [[toy]] manufacturer that is based in [[China]]. It was founded in [[1993]] solely for the purpose of producing and selling [[Knockoff|counterfeit]] versions of Tamiya Mini 4WD's in China, in which they dominated the market. Years later, they decided to expand into other popular toys in that period, including yo-yos. The "Auldey" brand still exists as the toy division of the larger Alpha Group. They are known for producing a wide range of toys, specifically, for the purposes of this wiki, a range of non-transforming highly detailed, small-scale action figures mainly based on the [[Sunbow]] Generation 1 characters. They feature exceptional possibility, multiple accessories, and swappable parts. They are all designed by [[Lam Ahtek]]. Due to licensing restrictions they are only sold in mainland China.

==Alpha Action Elite (AAE)==
Sold in a set of six boxes which can either be purchased as individual [[Blindpacking|blindboxes]], or as a complete set of six. Each set includes two different chase variants. To balance the weight against the bigger figures, the smaller figures are bundled together and/or include energon cubes.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1: Defend Iacon! (2024)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 000''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeymetallic|Optimus Prime (Metallic Color)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 001)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Optimus Prime]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 002''' [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Starscream]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 003''' [[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Jazz]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 004''' [[Soundwave_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Soundwave]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 005''' [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Cliffjumper]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 006)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 006''' [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 005)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 007''' [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Arcee]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 008''' [[Sunstorm_(G1)#Auldey|Sunstorm]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 002)}}
</ul>
|
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2: Attack on Earth (2025)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 009''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeymetallic|Megatron (Metallic Color)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 010)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 010''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Megatron]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 011''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Bumblebee]] 11/72 (boxed with AAE 016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 012''' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Auldey|Nemesis Prime]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 013''' [[Elita_One_(G1)#Auldey|Elita-1]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 014''' [[Skywarp_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Skywarp]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 015''' [[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Perceptor]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 016''' [[Shrapnel_(G1)#Auldey|Shrapnel]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ravage]] 11/72 (boxed with AAE 011)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 017''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#auldeygoldbug|Goldbug]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 011, boxed with AAE 018)}}
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 018''' [[Goldbug_(SG)#Auldey|SG Bumblebee]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 011, boxed with AAE 017)}}
</ul>

|-
|width="45%"|'''Wave 3: Chaotic Threshold (2025)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 019''' [[Galvatron II#Auldey|Galvatron II]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 021)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 020''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeyformat|Megatron (Reformatting)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 027)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 021''' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Auldey|Galvatron]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 022''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Hot Rod]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 023''' [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Auldey|Brawn]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 025)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 024''' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Auldey|Scourge]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 025''' [[Bombshell (G1)#Auldey|Bombshell]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ratbat]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 023)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 026''' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Auldey|Ricochet]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 027''' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Auldey|SG Optimus Prime]] 11/72}}
</ul>

|
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4: Calculus Of Order (2026)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Auldey|SG Ultra Magnus]] 1/72 (chase variant)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Galactic Man|TC-Shockwave]] 1/72 (chase variant)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Ultra Magnus]] 11/72 }}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#auldey|Shockwave]] 11/72 }}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Auldey|Thundercracker]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ironhide]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Inner Robot Ultra Magnus]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Outback (G1)#Auldey|Outback]] 12/72 (boxed with Beachcomber)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Auldey|Beachcomber]] 12/72 (boxed with Outback)}}
</ul>
|}

==Alpha Action Elite Select (AAE-S)==
Non-blind box figures sold in multipacks featuring premium paint applications and additional accessories, as either direct upgrades of figures from the AAE series, or different character repaints.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="40%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeyoptimal|Optimus Prime Optimal Set]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE-S 002''' [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#auldeycoronation|Starscream Coronation Set]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 003''' [[Soundwave_(SG)#Auldey|SG Soundwave Party Set]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|'''AAE-S 004''' Micro Spy Set: [[Soundwave_(G1)/merchandise#auldeymicro|Soundwave]], [[Magnificus (G1)#Auldey|Magnificus]] and [[Buzzsaw_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE-S 005''' Seeker Elite Set: [[Thrust_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 006''' [[Starscream (SG)#Auldey|SG Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 007''' [[Megatron (SG)#Auldey|SG Megatron]]}}
</ul>

'''TBA'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 0XX''' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Auldey|Grimlock Dual Form Set]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 0XX''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Power Master Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>

'''Limited Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeysilver|Optimus Prime (Silver)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeygold|Optimus Prime (Gold)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldeytransparent|Bumblebee (Transparent)]] and [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldeytransparent|Cliffjumper (Transparent)]] }}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeytransparent|Optimus Prime (Transparent)]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeytransparent|Megatron (Transparent)]] }}
</ul>
|}

==Alpha Action Mega (AAM)==
In a change to the other series, these are giant 35cm flagship-sized figures.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAM 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AuldeyMega|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAM 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AAMRevised|Optimus Prime (Revised Ver.)]]}}
</ul>

'''Limited Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AuldeyMegaTransparent|Optimus Prime's transparent armor]]}}
</ul>

{{comingsoontoy|Revised version}}

==Alpha Action Comics (AAC)==
An additional line of figures based on designs from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW comics]].
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]}}

{{uncertaintoy}}
[[Category:Companies]]
</ul>

Auldey

2026-05-07T04:38:51Z

CCKIUJ: /* Alpha Action Elite (AAE) */

[[File:auldey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
'''Alpha Group Co., Ltd.'''(奥飞娱乐股份有限公司), formerly known as '''Auldey Toys Industrial Co., Ltd.''' (奥迪玩具实业公司), is a global [[toy]] manufacturer that is based in [[China]]. It was founded in [[1993]] solely for the purpose of producing and selling [[Knockoff|counterfeit]] versions of Tamiya Mini 4WD's in China, in which they dominated the market. Years later, they decided to expand into other popular toys in that period, including yo-yos. The "Auldey" brand still exists as the toy division of the larger Alpha Group. They are known for producing a wide range of toys, specifically, for the purposes of this wiki, a range of non-transforming highly detailed, small-scale action figures mainly based on the [[Sunbow]] Generation 1 characters. They feature exceptional possibility, multiple accessories, and swappable parts. They are all designed by [[Lam Ahtek]]. Due to licensing restrictions they are only sold in mainland China.

==Alpha Action Elite (AAE)==
Sold in a set of six boxes which can either be purchased as individual [[Blindpacking|blindboxes]], or as a complete set of six. Each set includes two different chase variants. To balance the weight against the bigger figures, the smaller figures are bundled together and/or include energon cubes.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1: Defend Iacon! (2024)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 000''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeymetallic|Optimus Prime (Metallic Color)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 001)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Optimus Prime]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 002''' [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Starscream]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 003''' [[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Jazz]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 004''' [[Soundwave_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Soundwave]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 005''' [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Cliffjumper]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 006)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 006''' [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 005)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 007''' [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Arcee]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 008''' [[Sunstorm_(G1)#Auldey|Sunstorm]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 002)}}
</ul>
|
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2: Attack on Earth (2025)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 009''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeymetallic|Megatron (Metallic Color)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 010)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 010''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Megatron]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 011''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Bumblebee]] 11/72 (boxed with AAE 016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 012''' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Auldey|Nemesis Prime]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 013''' [[Elita_One_(G1)#Auldey|Elita-1]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 014''' [[Skywarp_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Skywarp]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 015''' [[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Perceptor]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 016''' [[Shrapnel_(G1)#Auldey|Shrapnel]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ravage]] 11/72 (boxed with AAE 011)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 017''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#auldeygoldbug|Goldbug]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 011, boxed with AAE 018)}}
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 018''' [[Goldbug_(SG)#Auldey|SG Bumblebee]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 011, boxed with AAE 017)}}
</ul>

|-
|width="45%"|'''Wave 3: Chaotic Threshold (2025)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 019''' [[Galvatron II#Auldey|Galvatron II]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 021)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 020''' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeyformat|Megatron (Reformatting)]] 1/72 (chase variant of AAE 027)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 021''' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Auldey|Galvatron]] 11/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 022''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Hot Rod]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 023''' [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Auldey|Brawn]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 025)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 024''' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Auldey|Scourge]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 025''' [[Bombshell (G1)#Auldey|Bombshell]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ratbat]] 12/72 (boxed with AAE 023)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 026''' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Auldey|Ricochet]] 12/72}}
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 027''' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Auldey|SG Optimus Prime]] 11/72}}
</ul>

|
|width="45%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4: Calculus Of Order (2026)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Auldey|SG Ultra Magnus]] 1/72 (chase variant)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[|Galactic Man|TC-Shockwave]] 1/72 (chase variant)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Ultra Magnus]] 11/72 }}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#auldey|Shockwave]] 11/72 }}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Auldey|Thundercracker]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ironhide]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Inner Robot Ultra Magnus]] 12/72 }}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Outback (G1)#Auldey|Outback]] 12/72 (boxed with Beachcomber)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE 0xx''' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Auldey|Beachcomber]] 12/72 (boxed with Outback)}}
</ul>
|}

==Alpha Action Elite Select (AAE-S)==
Non-blind box figures sold in multipacks featuring premium paint applications and additional accessories, as either direct upgrades of figures from the AAE series, or different character repaints.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="40%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeyoptimal|Optimus Prime Optimal Set]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE-S 002''' [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#auldeycoronation|Starscream Coronation Set]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 003''' [[Soundwave_(SG)#Auldey|SG Soundwave Party Set]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|'''AAE-S 004''' Micro Spy Set: [[Soundwave_(G1)/merchandise#auldeymicro|Soundwave]], [[Magnificus (G1)#Auldey|Magnificus]] and [[Buzzsaw_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAE-S 005''' Seeker Elite Set: [[Thrust_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 006''' [[Starscream (SG)#Auldey|SG Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-sd|'''AAE-S 007''' [[Megatron (SG)#Auldey|SG Megatron]]}}
</ul>

'''TBA'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 0XX''' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Auldey|Grimlock Dual Form Set]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAE-S 0XX''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Power Master Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>

'''Limited Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeysilver|Optimus Prime (Silver)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeygold|Optimus Prime (Gold)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldeytransparent|Bumblebee (Transparent)]] and [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldeytransparent|Cliffjumper (Transparent)]] }}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#auldeytransparent|Optimus Prime (Transparent)]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#auldeytransparent|Megatron (Transparent)]] }}
</ul>
|}

==Alpha Action Mega (AAM)==
In a change to the other series, these are giant 35cm flagship-sized figures.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAM 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AuldeyMega|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAM 001''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AAMRevised|Optimus Prime (Revised Ver.)]]}}
</ul>

'''Limited Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#AuldeyMegaTransparent|Optimus Prime's transparent armor]]}}
</ul>

{{comingsoontoy|Revised version}}

==Alpha Action Comics (AAC)==
An additional line of figures based on designs from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW comics]].
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|'''AAC 0XX''' [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]}}

{{uncertaintoy}}
[[Category:Companies]]
</ul>

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T04:34:37Z

CCKIUJ: /* Auldey */

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T04:15:51Z

CCKIUJ:

File:AuldeyAAAGalacticMan.jpeg

2026-05-07T04:13:01Z

CCKIUJ: Stock image of Auldey AAE series Galactic Man toy.

Stock image of [[Auldey]] AAE series Galactic Man toy.

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T04:07:43Z

CCKIUJ: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Galactic Man is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Auldey#Alpha Action Elite .28AAE.29 |AAE]]).''

'''Galactic Man''' (银河人 ''Yínhé Rén''), aka '''TC-Shockwave''' is an interstellar drifting clone. He suffers from severe defects in his memory modules, causing them to reboot every four million years and adapt to a different name and identity each time. The only constant is his original designation code: '''4C-AM'''.

==Fiction==
===''AAE'' toy bios===
After going through multiple name changes, now calling himself “Galactic Man,” he encounters a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who bears the exact same appearance as himself…

==Toys==

==Notes==
*This character was created by Auldey designer [[Lam Ahtek]]. He said the character was written around the history of original Galactic Man toy. (He even actually almost called him “Shackwave” at first. ) It was originally called “4 Changeable Astro Magnum,” then “4-Changeable Spark Man,” and later “Galactic Man.” He felt that, historically, Galactic Man and Shockwave existed in parallel (In 1984, the same design originating from the Four Changeable Magnum toy ended up becoming both Shockwave and Galactic Man), so this name works better as this page title.
*“TC” stands for “ToyCo,” while “4C-AM” means “4 Changable Astro Magnum.”

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T03:51:34Z

CCKIUJ: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Galactic Man is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Auldey#Alpha Action Elite .28AAE.29 |AAE]]).''

'''Galactic Man''' (银河人 ''Yínhé Rén''), aka '''TC-Shockwave''' is an interstellar drifting clone. He suffers from severe defects in his memory modules, causing them to reboot every four million years and adapt to a different name and identity each time. The only constant is his original designation code: '''4C-AM'''.

==Fiction==
===''AAE'' toy bios===
After going through multiple name changes, now calling himself “Galactic Man,” he encounters a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who bears the exact same appearance as himself…

==Toys==

==Notes==
*This character was created by Auldey designer [[Lam Ahtek]]. He said the character was written around the history of original Galactic Man toy. (He even actually almost called him “Shackwave” at first. ) It was originally called “4 Changeable Astro Magnum,” then “4-Changeable Spark Man,” and later “Galactic Man.” He felt that, historically, Galactic Man and Shockwave existed in parallel (In 1984, the same design originating from the Four Changeable Magnum toy ended up becoming both Shockwave and Galactic Man), so this name works better as this page title.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T03:43:13Z

CCKIUJ:

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T03:42:44Z

CCKIUJ:

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Galactic Man is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Auldey#Alpha Action Elite .28AAE.29 |AAE]]).''

'''Galactic Man''' (银河人), aka '''TC-Shockwave''' is an interstellar drifting clone. He suffers from severe defects in his memory modules, causing them to reboot every four million years and adapt to a different name and identity each time. The only constant is his original designation code: '''4C-AM'''.

==Fiction==
===''AAE'' toy bios===
After going through multiple name changes, now calling himself “Galactic Man,” he encounters a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who bears the exact same appearance as himself…

==Toys==

==Notes==

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Galactic Man

2026-05-07T03:40:11Z

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{{factions|Decepticon}}
:''Galactic Man is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[Auldey#Alpha Action Elite .28AAE.29 |AAE]]).''

'''Galactic Man''' (银河人), aka '''TC-Shockwave''' is an interstellar drifting clone. He suffers from severe defects in his memory modules, causing them to reboot every four million years and adapt to a different name and identity each time. The only constant is his original designation code: '''4C-AM'''.

==Fiction==
===''AAE'' toy bios===
After going through multiple name changes, now calling himself “Galactic Man,” he encounters a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who bears the exact same appearance as himself…

==Toys==

==Notes==

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Reunification: Part 3

2026-04-26T15:37:26Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Reunification]]''
|prev=Reunification: Part 2
|next=Reunification: Part 4
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
|title="Reunification: Part 3"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #27]]
|writer=[[Forest Lee]]
|pencils by=[[Robby Musso]]
|inks by=[[Robby Musso]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|chronology=[[Shattered Glass timeline|Current era (20xx)]]
|continuity=[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Shattered Glass]]
}}
'''Landquake and company chill out with a most groovy visitor!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], and [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] are baffled; all the other Cybertronians in their makeshift home have completely stopped, showing no signs of life and unable to be moved. Their questions are soon answered however, when the groovy five-faced Quintesson [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] appears, explaining that they're in a bubble of slow time. Landquake, disconcerted by the alien, demands to know what he wants, and Aquarius explains that he recalled them here to Cybertron. Topspin insists that [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]] was the one who brought them here, but Aquarius explains that things are more than they seem, and that the group have very big responsibilities. Landquake takes a moment to talk with his friends; the Decepticon doesn't trust Aquarius, but Breakaway and Topspin advocating listening to the alien. Using his telepathic powers, Aquarius explains that he, along with other Quintessons, arrived on Cybertron sometime ago, keeping a low profile to study the Cybertronians. Occasionally, they would intervene to eliminate some [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|threats]], but now, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is developing a weapon that even the Quintessons cannot match: [[Omega Doom]].

''[[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]] informs Prime that Omega Doom's construction is on schedule, and that security is constantly on patrol. Prime pointedly reminds Ironhide not to fail him like [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], while [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] nibbles on his corpse. Prime declares that Omega Doom will be his greatest victory, and promises Ironhide his own star system if he succeeds in his duties.''

Landquake is unable to see how the three of them are able to defeat a threat as powerful as Omega Doom; Aquarius explains that the three, along with Skyfall and a fifth robot, are capable of more than they realized. This fifth robot, [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], is already on the planet with [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. Suddenly Aquarius is alerted that his slow time bubble is about to run out, and promises to tell the others more along the way, as [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] rips the roof off the building...

Meanwhile, Alpha Trion negotiates with one his contacts; once Megatron is assassinated, his business partner's agents will attack Optimus. This will give control of Cybertron to Alpha Trion, and control of Earth to the speaker on the other side: [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h2=[[Autobot]]s||c2=
* [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]] (7)
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Landcross (SG)|Landcross]] (9)
* [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] (10)
* [[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] (11)
* [[Omega Doom]] (12)
* [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] (14)
* [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] (15)
* [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]] (16)
* [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (17)

|c4=
* [[Cypher]] (1)
* [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] (2)
* [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] (3)
* [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] (4)
* [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Can you...stop doing that thing with your faces? It's disconcerting."
:—Aquarius seems to be making '''Landquake''' a little motion-sick!

"I do not like this creature." 
"You don't like ''anyone'', Landquake. He seems fine to me."
:—'''Landquake''' is dour towards Aquarius; '''Breakaway''' is accepting. What else is new?

==Notes==
* Mentioned characters include: [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]], [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]].

===Continuity notes===
* Blurr's faliure to stop the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark's]]'' launch was seen in "[[Do Over]]". Ironhide also was briefly mentioned in that story, showing up visually for the first time here.
* Rodimus took the name of Rodimus Prime in "[[Eye in the Sky]]"; his communication with Alpha Trion would be seen from the other end in "[[Transhuman]]", published two years later.

===Transformers references===
* Again, some new characters are introduced this chapter:
** Fortress Maximus, who's based on his positive-universe [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|counterpart]] in ''Generation 1'' [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] colors.
** Ironhide, who's based on ''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] colored black, in a reference to both the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' colors of Ironhide's toy and the live-action movie incarnation of [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].
** Omega Doom, based on ''Cybertron'' [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] in the colors of ''Cybertron'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], with a head based off his positive-universe counterpart, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]].
** Landcross, based on his positive-universe [[Landcross (G1)|counterpart]] in the colors of the ''Generation 1'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s.
* Optimus Prime mentions that they could establish a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]].

===Real-world references===
[[File:Grimlock reunification nom nom nom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|lolzors]]
* Grimlock picks up a popular Internet meme as he chomps on Blurr: NOM NOM NOM!
* Aquarius is a homage to multiple people and concepts:
** Aquarius takes his name from the astrological term, the "{{w|Age of Aquarius}}"; heavily associated with the hippie culture of the 1960's, which Aquarius rainbow and psychedelic imagery also pay homage to.
** Aquarius' "Joy" face is based on {{w|Gautama Buddha|Buddha}}.
** Aquarius' "Compassion" face is based on {{w|Martin Luther King Jr.}}
** Aquarius' "Love" face is based on {{w|John Lennon}}.
** Aquarius' "Peace" face is based on {{w|Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi}}.
** Aquarius' "Satisfaction" face is based on {{w|Jerry Garcia}}, with colors based on {{w|Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem|Dr. Teeth}} from ''{{w|The Muppet Show}}''.

===Errors===
* Big Daddy should be on Earth with Rodimus right now. Similarly, Ironhide notes that "Wheeljack's boys" are working on Omega Doom, when Wheeljack is also on Earth.
* '''Aquarius''': "I can explain more while we run, but Computron's about ''the'' rip the roof off this building." (correct: "Computron's about ''to'' rip the roof off this building.")

[[Category:Shattered Glass issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T12:41:49Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. EX
|prev=LG34 Mindwipe
|next=LG35 Super Ginrai
|image=Transformers Legends LG EX Convobat.jpg
|japanese=LG-EX コンボバット
|title="LG-EX Convobat"
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|LGEX Convobat]]
|date=[[2016]] [[December 19]]
|continuity=[[Legends World]], [[Precursor World]]?
}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*Nightscream saying "I'll kill you if you don’t appear in the movie" is a reference to his catchphrase "I'll kill you!" (コロス ''korosu'') in the Japanese dub of ''Beast Machines''.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).
*Megalligator, played by Megatron, shouts "Shrimp fried rice!" (エビチャーハン) when announcing his name. This is a reference to the ''Beast Wars Metals'' final episode opening, where, during the voice cast chorus, [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Megatron's voice actor) doesn’t join in and instead wanders off on his own, muttering to himself while looking for shrimp fried rice.
*Cheetor shouting "Home Reform!" (住宅リフォーム ''jūtaku rifōmu'') during his transformation is a reference to the Japanese dub of ''Beast Machines'', where he would often yell that phrase when transforming.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts "''Misae''!" (みさえ!). This is a reference to the Japanese-original ''Beast Wars Metals'' episode "[[Where Is the Banana?]]" In one scene, Megatron asks "What's Shin-chan’s mother’s name?" (しんちゃんのお母さんは？) and Dinobot replies "I know that! It's Misae!" (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)
*In the same panel, Megatron shouting "G●co!" (グ●コ!) is a reference to a behind-the-scenes anecdote from the recording of ''Beast Wars''; Shigeru Chiba once tried to ad lib a line where he shouted "Glico!" during recording. However, since {{w|Glico}} was not a sponsor of the show, the ad lib was not approved and ultimately wasn't used.
*In the same panel, Silverbolt shouts "''Erimomisaki''" (襟裳岬) as he transforms. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of ''Beast Machines'', where, in the final episode, he follows Cheetor and echoes the "Home Reform" transformation call.
*In the same panel, Blackarachnia’s line "I like being on top" (上が好き) is a reference to a line with strong sexual innuendo from the the opening few minutes of Episode 20 in the Japanese dub of ''Beast Machines'', where she is riding on a Cycle Drone.

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T11:19:11Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. EX
|prev=LG34 Mindwipe
|next=LG35 Super Ginrai
|image=Transformers Legends LG EX Convobat.jpg
|japanese=LG-EX コンボバット
|title="LG-EX Convobat"
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|LGEX Convobat]]
|date=[[2016]] [[December 19]]
|continuity=[[Legends World]], [[Precursor World]]?
}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*Nightscream saying “I’ll kill you if you don’t appear in the movie” is a reference to his catchphrase “I’ll kill you!” (コロス) in the Japanese dub of Beast Machines.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*Megalligator, played by Megatron, shouts “Shrimp Fried Rice!” (エビチャーハン) when announcing his name. This is a reference to the Beast Wars Metals final episode opening, where, during the voice cast chorus, Chikao Otsuka (Megatron’s voice actor) doesn’t join in and instead wanders off on his own, muttering to himself while looking for shrimp fried rice.
*Cheetor shouting “Home Reform!” (住宅リフォーム) during his transformation is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where he would often yell that phrase when transforming.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts “Misae (みさえ)!”. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals episode “[[Where Is the Banana?]]” In that scene, the dialogue goes: Megatron: “What’s Shin-chan’s mother’s name? (しんちゃんのお母さんは？)” Dinobot: “I know that! It’s Misae! (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)”
*In the same panel, Megatron shouting “G●co! (グ●コ)” is a reference to a behind-the-scenes anecdote from the recording of Beast Wars: Chikao Otsuka once tried to ad-lib a line where he shouted “Glico!” during recording. However, since Glico was not a sponsor of the show, the ad-lib was not approved and ultimately wasn’t used.
*In the same panel, Silverbolt shouts “Erimomisaki (襟裳岬)” as he transforms. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where, in the final episode, he follows Cheetor and echoes the “Home Reform” transformation call.
*In the same panel, Blackarachnia’s line “I like being on top” (上が好き) is a reference to a line with strong sexual innuendo from the opening of Episode 20 in the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where she is riding on a Cycle Drone.
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad-libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad-libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T09:09:26Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. EX
|prev=LG34 Mindwipe
|next=LG35 Super Ginrai
|image=Transformers Legends LG EX Convobat.jpg
|japanese=LG-EX コンボバット
|title="LG-EX Convobat"
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|LGEX Convobat]]
|date=[[2016]] [[December 19]]
|continuity=[[Legends World]], [[Precursor World]]?
}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*Megalligator, played by Megatron, shouts “Shrimp Fried Rice!” (エビチャーハン) when announcing his name. This is a reference to the Beast Wars Metals final episode opening, where, during the voice cast chorus, Chikao Otsuka (Megatron’s voice actor) doesn’t join in and instead wanders off on his own, muttering to himself while looking for shrimp fried rice.
*Cheetor shouting “Home Reform!” (住宅リフォーム) during his transformation is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where he would often yell that phrase when transforming.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts “Misae (みさえ)!”. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals episode “[[Where Is the Banana?]]” In that scene, the dialogue goes: Megatron: “What’s Shin-chan’s mother’s name? (しんちゃんのお母さんは？)” Dinobot: “I know that! It’s Misae! (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)”
*In the same panel, Megatron shouting “G●co! (グ●コ)” is a reference to a behind-the-scenes anecdote from the recording of Beast Wars: Chikao Otsuka once tried to ad-lib a line where he shouted “Glico!” during recording. However, since Glico was not a sponsor of the show, the ad-lib was not approved and ultimately wasn’t used.
*In the same panel, Silverbolt shouts “Erimomisaki (襟裳岬)” as he transforms. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where, in the final episode, he follows Cheetor and echoes the “Home Reform” transformation call.
*In the same panel, Blackarachnia’s line “I like being on top” (上が好き) is a reference to a line with strong sexual innuendo from the opening of Episode 20 in the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where she is riding on a Cycle Drone.
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad-libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad-libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T08:37:19Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

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}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*Megalligator, played by Megatron, shouts “Shrimp Fried Rice!” (エビチャーハン) when announcing his name. This is a reference to the Beast Wars Metals final episode opening, where, during the voice cast chorus, Chikao Otsuka (Megatron’s voice actor) doesn’t join in and instead wanders off on his own, muttering to himself while looking for shrimp fried rice.
*Cheetor shouting “Home Reform!” (住宅リフォーム) during his transformation is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where he would often yell that phrase when transforming.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts “Misae (みさえ)!”. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals episode “[[Where Is the Banana?]]” In that scene, the dialogue goes: Megatron: “What’s Shin-chan’s mother’s name? (しんちゃんのお母さんは？)” Dinobot: “I know that! It’s Misae! (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)”
*In the same panel, Megatron shouting “G●co! (グ●コ)” is a reference to a behind-the-scenes anecdote from the recording of Beast Wars: Chikao Otsuka once tried to ad-lib a line where he shouted “Glico!” during recording. However, since Glico was not a sponsor of the show, the ad-lib was not approved and ultimately wasn’t used.
*In the same panel, Silverbolt shouts “Erimomisaki (襟裳岬)” as he transforms. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where, in the final episode, he follows Cheetor and echoes the “Home Reform” transformation call.
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad-libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad-libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T08:33:55Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

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|image=Transformers Legends LG EX Convobat.jpg
|japanese=LG-EX コンボバット
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}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*Cheetor shouting “Home Reform! (住宅リフォーム)” during his transformation is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where he would often yell that phrase when transforming.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts “Misae (みさえ)!”. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals episode “[[Where Is the Banana?]]” In that scene, the dialogue goes: Megatron: “What’s Shin-chan’s mother’s name? (しんちゃんのお母さんは？)” Dinobot: “I know that! It’s Misae! (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)”
*In the same panel, Megatron shouting “G●co! (グ●コ)” is a reference to a behind-the-scenes anecdote from the recording of Beast Wars: Chikao Otsuka (Megatron’s voice actor) once tried to ad-lib a line where he shouted “Glico!” during recording. However, since Glico was not a sponsor of the show, the ad-lib was not approved and ultimately wasn’t used.
*In the same panel, Silverbolt shouts “Erimomisaki (襟裳岬)” as he transforms. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Machines, where, in the final episode, he follows Cheetor and echoes the “Home Reform” transformation call.
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad-libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad-libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T08:19:31Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

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}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts “Misae (みさえ)!”. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals episode “[[Where Is the Banana?]]” In that scene, the dialogue goes: Megatron: “What’s Shin-chan’s mother’s name? (しんちゃんのお母さんは？)” Dinobot: “I know that! It’s Misae! (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)”
*In the same panel, Megatron shouting “G●co! (グ●コ)” is a reference to a behind-the-scenes anecdote from the recording of Beast Wars: Chikao Otsuka (Megatron’s voice actor) once tried to ad-lib a line where he shouted “Glico!” during recording. However, since Glico was not a sponsor of the show, the ad-lib was not approved and ultimately wasn’t used.
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad-libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad-libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG-EX Convobat

2026-04-20T08:11:59Z

CCKIUJ: /* Notes */

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|prev=LG34 Mindwipe
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|date=[[2016]] [[December 19]]
|continuity=[[Legends World]], [[Precursor World]]?
}}

'''Optimus Primal and his friends star in a movie about Convobat.'''

==Synopsis==
After a day of being annoyed at his friends calling him "Yvonco", [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] awakens in the form of a [[Ape X Arms|gorilla robot]], having contracted [[Transformers sickness]] again. His new appearance attracts the attention of [[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]], who works a side job as a movie director and is looking for people to star in his newest work, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He accepts and arrives at the set where he's greeted by [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]], who will be playing the role of [[Megalligator]]. To Nightscream's annoyance, however, Megatron is quick to start ad-libbing lines and the other actors follow suit. Optimus Primal's big scene where he combines with Megatron goes awry when Megatron gets his head stuck, and then the living bat [[transtector]] borrowed from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to serve as [[Convobat]]'s body starts protesting. As Nightscream himself dons the Convobat costume and wrangles the transtector, Megatron convinces Primal to use his new body's firepower to help, combining with him again and blasting the bat into submission. Nightscream is able to transform the transtector and act as its head, completing Convobat, and eventually the movie is completed.

When ''Convobat'' is released, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] watch it and ponder that if ''they'' exist as fictional characters in the [[Legends World]], does that mean the story of Convobat and Megalligator portrays actual events happening in some other universe? Highbrow believes so, having realized that knowledge of their war somehow enters the minds of the Legends World's media creators, who make entertainment that in turn causes its consumers to produce the [[spirit energy]] that keeps the universe going. Hardhead wonders if this means Convobat might visit the Legends World someday, as meanwhile a portal opens in the sky and "Mindwipe's transtector" departs...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (Legends)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Nightscream (Legends)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Savage (Legends)|Savage]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (Legends)|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (11)
}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' references===
*"Yvonco" ("Convoy" read backwards in Japanese) is a joke name for Optimus Primal originally from the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]". Several characters call out "Yvonco is flat!" because of Primal's flattened body in that episode.
*The film covers the events of the [[Cybertron Convobat prequel comic]]. The scene watched by Hardhead and Highbrow shows that it's not fully accurate, however, as Megatron delivers the "My name is Megalligator!" line in a more playful manner than the comic.
*On the bottom left of the first page, Dinobot shouts “Misae (みさえ)!”. This is a reference to the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals episode “[[Where Is the Banana?]]” In that scene, the dialogue goes: Megatron: “What’s Shin-chan’s mother’s name? (しんちゃんのお母さんは？)” Dinobot: “I know that! It’s Misae! (それは知ってるぞ！みさえだ～！)”
*Megatron and the rest are obsessed with ad-libbing funny lines instead of following the script, a reference to the extremely jokey, ad-libby nature of the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon (and many other Japanese ''Transformers'' dubs directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]).

[[Category:Legends issues]]

Mystery of the Speedia 500

2026-04-16T12:18:02Z

CCKIUJ: /* Continuity notes */

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|next=
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|title="Mystery of Speedia 500"
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|romaji=Speedia 500 no Nazo
|publisher=[[TakaraTomy]]
|story by=
|art by=
|packaged with=
|date=[[2026]] [[April 14]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] and [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]] cartoon continuity
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|color=[[Tai Koshii]] (1, 2, 3, 8, 18p), [[Gufu Kandagawa]] (4, 5, 6p), [[Tasuku Tajima]] (7p), [[Lebanon Sugi]] (9, 10, 21p), [[Usakomu]] (11, 12, 13p), [[Rakurai Tsunetaka]] (1, 14, 15, 16, 23p) [[Ricken]] (17, 18p), [[Yuki Ohshima]] (19, 20p), [[DAI-XT]] (24p)
|editor=[[Kouji Nimura]]
|chronology=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#100,000+ years from now|The End]]
}}

'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army|New Decepticon Trio]] attempt to use their [[Rocket Car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the three malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Patrol Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Dragstrip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Project|Multiverse Space Bridge Project]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon insginia. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Dragstrip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race to his heart's content. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Dragstrip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Dragstrip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Project|New Space Bridge Project]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Project]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Dragstrip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Dragstrip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he crosses the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Dragstrip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Dragstrip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Dragstrip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Dragstrip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Dragstrip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a ruby as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred both in the unvierse that existed "before this one was created," and also in the past of this universe, where they were brought on a dark fog generated by the power of [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Unicron]], the dark god who was destroyed in the previous universe. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|the one they know]] and suppose that the dark fog must be a form of [[Angolmois Energy]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of the strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges from the spaceship. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
}}

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
{{collist|2|
*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*"[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]]" (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (74)
*[[Shockblast]]? (75)}}

|c4=
*"[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gasket Patrol Type]]" officers (30)
*[[Velocitronian race announcer]]s (31)
*"[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia White Version]]" medic (32)
*Scanning computer (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story makes extensive reference to the [[spontaneous recoloration|recurring phenomenon]] in ''Transformers'' stories that sees robots spontaneously change colour when they undergo a power-up. Examples Bluebolt gives are Lio Convoy's "Legendary Green Lion" transformation, originally acheived by uniting the power of his [[Energon Matrix]] with another in the ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoons, but later acheived by using Angolmois Energy in the [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale]]; the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robo Brothers]] acquiring their super modes from [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'s Energon Matrix, as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' episode "[[Power to Burn!|Activate! Double Matrix]]"; and the various recolours that Transformers underwent during ''Generation 2'', which are here attributed to the power of [[forestonite]]. Though created for Japanese media—specifically the one-shot ''Generation 2'' manga "[[The New Battle!!]]—forestonite was never linked to recolouration or special powers in Japanese stories; that idea was a creation of the [[BotCon]] story "[[Generation 2: Redux]]."
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were shown to start their journey to find new energy sources in [[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|the previous chapter]]. That story also features the mentioned unification of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] population under the "Maximal" banner and the abolishment of the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] system.
*A running gag throughout this story is the idea of Breakdown repeatedly leaking [[oil]], played as [[Humanization#Urination|a Transformer equivalent of pissing himself]]. This seems to be a callback to/misinterpretation of a scene in the Generation 1 episode "[[Masquerade]]," in which Breakdown sprang a leak while fleeing from the Autobots. But in the cartoon, Breakdown wasn't meant to be leaking ''oil''; he was meant to be leaking ''gasoline'', the result of a leaky fuel pump that he suffers from, mentioned in his original [[Bob Budiansky]]-written [[profile]]. But it's easy to see why Sakamoto would misinterpret the scene, as the episode gives no context for why or what Breakdown is leaking.
*The black hole encountered by the Stunticons is either based on, or is the same one featured in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]." In that episode, the characters who travelled inside the black hole gained inverted colour schemes, which was indicated to be because the interior of the hole was a "negative universe," but here, it's explained that the effect was scaused by forestonite particles saturating the negaverse. Motormaster notes that the Transformers in "The Killing Jar" initially thought they were simply experiencing a malfunction in their "colour perceptors," directly referecing a line of dialogue from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the episode.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] mentions the Stunticons participating in demolition derbies, as seen in the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]". Dragstrip notes he doesn't take part in races like that; "Starscream's Brigade" did indeed show him not joining his team-mates in the carnage, staying in robot mode and handling communications with the other Decepticons while his buddies tore up the road. This dynamic would also be seen in the ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' [[Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!|chapter for Menasor]].
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] runs down the origins of the vehicles from which the Stunticons were built, as seen in the "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]", bragging about how he was the car driven by the racer known as [[Mueller]], and how Dead End was a getaway car beglonging to a pair of bank robbers. The episode did not show where the cars that became Wildrider or Breakdown came from; it is here revealed for the first time that Wildrider belonged to a gang of dangerous-driving delinquents, and that Breakdown was a "leaky jalopy that only looked good on the outside."
*Dragstrip notes that he's changed his name; his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] name was "Drag Stripe" (ドラッグストライプ). It's been changed to "Dragstrip" (ドラッグストリップ) to align with Hasbro nomenclature and the name the [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' toy]] is sold under in Japan. Menasor's name also changes in spelling (メナゾール to メナソー), but this goes unmentioned.
*The rift the Stunticons encounter in the black hole is based on the [[rift]] featured in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the ''Energon'' cartoon]], in which it linked the regular universe to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's pocket universe]], introduced in "[[Ripped Up Space]]."
*The Stunticons emerge from the rift in the universe of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cybertron'' cartoon]], on the planet [[Velocitron]], in an era some time after the end of the that series. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] is now the planet's leader, after winning the [[Speedia 500]] in "[[Beginning]]", the final episode of the series. Also present are the planet's flying race announcers and a scanning computer from "[[Race]]".
*The [[New Decepticon Army]] makes a reappearance, sans [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], whose heart was never in the new group.
*Hot Shot uses his [[Cyber Key]], a power-up gimmick established in the ''Cybertron'' franchise.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] states that the new Space Bridge project set up in "Beginning" developed into a multiversal effort connecting different worlds, explaining the crossover of various characters in the previous "[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]" comics, which are indicated to be set after the events of this story.
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] is shown with an [[AllSpark]] fragment in his chest, explaining why he's alive when he died in in [[Endgame, Part II|the finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. (Sakamoto previously did a similar thing for [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|''Legends'' epilogue]].) [[Wasp]] is shown reverted to his original non-[[technorganic]] vehicular self and noted to be found innocent of his presumed crime, having been framed by [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]] in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". Wasp still has hard feelings towards [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] for believing the ruse.
*Following his death in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] episode "[[Armada (episode)|Crossfire]]", [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]] was resurrected by [[Unicron]] and reunited with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] during the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' storyline. The pair are depicted as a couple, a common take on their relationship in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].
*Wildrider and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] are portrayed as friends, in reference to their appearance together in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]". The narration added to the Japanese dub of that episode erroneously claimed the two characters featured in the scene were the [[Battlecharger]]s, a mistake that is here, pretty bizarrely, patched over by having Wildrider state that he and Dead End once "switched bodies" with the Battlechargers.
*When Breakdown's oil slick sends Knock Out skidding off the road, he bemoans being "defeated like this again," referring to a similar experience he had in "[[Speed Metal]]".
*Though the ability was not mentioned again after its introduction, "The Key to Vector Sigma," Part 1, presented the Stunticons as being equipped with "anti-gravity generators" that allowed them to perform great leaps in vehicle mode. Wildrider's forestonite superpower is an enhanced version of this ability, allowing him to literally fly in vehicle mode. With this in mind, perhaps Dead End's new forestonite-endowed power to surroung himself with a flaming aura could be seen as an enhanced version of the Stunticons' ''other'' power introduced in that episode and never mentioned again: automatic force fields that make their hulls impenetrable.
*The presentation that [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] shows Motormaster is the documentary he and Bud were shown recording in "Beginning". The images on the screens are direct recreations of "talking head" interview segments seen in the episode, and show Override, Scourge, Leobreaker, Jetfire, and Thundercracker (hefting a girder, with a lopsided Autobot symbol pasted onto his chest). Jolt mentions that Bud is now "famous"; the closing credits of "Beginning" established that he'd grow up to be an award-winning director.
*The [[Ancient|originators of the first Space Bridge project]] from the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Balance]]" are shown; they were visually based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] assumes that the "Optimus Prime" he sees is the same as the one he knows, but whether he's right is left unconfirmed.
*Upon recognising Optimus, Motormaster vows to show his old rival that he's "king of the road," a turn of phrase lifted directly from Motormaster's original Budiansky profile, and used in "Masquerade."
*The ruby that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] pulls out is the same one (or one very like the one) that Motormaster stole in "Masquerade," in which was a key component needed for that episode's new Decepticon superweapon. Menasor specifically notes he's combining it with the "lens" in his cannon; an experimental laser lens was also a component of the weapon in "Masquerade".
*Jolt mentions talking to "Lord [[Primus]]", who was a centerpiece character of ''Cybertron'' and possessed Jolt himself in that cartoon to serve some exposition.
*The information Jolt has acquired from Primus regards the continuity issues of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe. Put briefly, the three installments of the trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' were ''meant'' by Hasbro and Takara toy designers to all be set in one connected universe, but in Japan, ''Galaxy Force'' wound up being produced by its TV staff as a new storyline, unconnected to the other two. English expanded universe media would try to retcon it back into continuity as best it could; Japanese sources have dithered on the matter. In this story, it is strongly intimated that the "universe that existed before" the world of ''Galaxy Force'' is the one in which ''Legends of the Microns'' and ''Super Link'' took place, and that that world "ended" or was "reset" somehow, creating the ''Galaxy Force'' universe.
*To wit: the "power that could change one's colour" in the previous universe was displayed various times, such as when the [[Mini-Con]]s powered-up several Transformers into their "Powerlinx" forms in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]"; when the energy of Primus recoloured several Autobots in the ''Energon'' episode "[[Optimus Supreme]]"; or when [[Super Energon]] achieved the same effect on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in "[[Wishes]]."
*The "dark fog" incident took place in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]", in which a mysterious black fog saved Megatron from death, and was used to achieve various effects, including recolouring and powering-up Crumplezone into "Dark Crumplezone". The Japanese version of the episode did not link this fog to Unicron, as a result of the dark god's importance to the story of ''Cybertron'' being greatly minimized as part of the continuity split; the connection between the two was established by the English version. A similar black foggy effect was also seen in the later episode "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]", when Megatron was recolour-power-upped into Galvatron; that wasn't explicitly a Unicron thing in either version, but it might be being lumped in with it here.
*That's probably a ''Cybertron''-universe incarnation of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] at the end of the story. (Shockblast was crushed to death by Unicron in the ''Energon'' episode "[[The Power of Unicron]]".) He notes that soon, "a giant Energon Star will reset this universe," which seems to call back to the formation of the [[Energon Sun]] in "[[The Sun]]", the final episode of ''Energon'', and suggests it may have been involved in the events that ended the ''Legends of the Microns''/''Super Link'' universe and created the ''Galaxy Force'' universe. The sun was also key to the approach English-language media took to its handling of the continuity discrepancies of the trilogy; there, stories from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] established that the sun collapsed into a black hole that warped reality itself, creating the disparities between series.

===Transformers references===
*The first shot of the Stunticons on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' (page 2, panel 2) is an homage to a 1985 illustration of the original ''Nemesis'' crew by [[Asao Takahashi]], published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Transformers Super Encyclopedia]]''. The captain's chair has notably been updated from the original design seen in Takahashi's drawing to properly match the chair seen in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the cartoon]].
*A white "virtual redeco" of [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Runamuck]] is shown, completing the pair of [[Battlecharger]] homages.
*Velocitron's police force is made up of [[Gasket Patrol Type|officers]] based on Ransack's "[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]" toy exclusively released at [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan.
*Flatline's nurse assistant is based on Thunderblast's "[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]" toy exclusive to the first printing of the ninth volume of [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs. Her status as a nurse is due to the fact that the deco was based on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' medic [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. This deco was previously used by Fun Publications for the new "[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]]" character and so we've elected to document the nurse on that page for simplicity.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] compliments the [[Legends World]]'s system of labeling universes as simple and understandable by kids, a soft rib against the complex [[universal stream]] terminology established by [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' stories (and later utilized in ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'').
*''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "[[Blurr (G1)|Comic Universe Blurr]]" is shown serving [[energon]] to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] from a [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] booth. In the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005-2018 IDW comic continuity]], Blurr was shown taking over the bar in [[A Better Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #5]]. The wrist-mounted "welder" accessory that came with the ''Legacy'' toy, based on a tool used by Blurr in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', is repurposed here as a drink-dispensing nozzle.
*The displays in Velocitron's shrine include views into other universes represented by then-recent toys: an [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW-esque]] universe, in which [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Tarn]] faces off against [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|''Adamas Machina'' Rodimus]], with a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower|spark flower]] visible between them; a ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''-style universe, where the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' toys based on that comic fight; and a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe where [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (based on his 2013 [[Soundwave (SG)#SGSoundwave|''Shattered Glass'' "VSE" toy]]) confronts [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|''MPG'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|''MPG'' Jetfire]].
*Dragstrip's forestonite-granted power is called "[[Shadowstrip]]", the name given to Hasbro's 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy based on his ''Generation 2'' colouration.
*''[[Missing Link]]'' "Nemesis Prime" emerges from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Indeed, that toy's bio mentions that Nemesis Prime (not called "Black Convoy") is an incarnation of the ship's AI.

===Real-world references===
*The group of [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] behave according to the trope established by the villainous Marjo's Gang trio in ''{{w|Time Bokan}}'', which went on to inspire many similar trios in later Japanese media.

===Other notes===
*Not an error per se, but in "The Killing Jar", [[Marissa Faireborn]] also had her colors inverted by the negative universe.
*''Cyberverse'' Shadow Striker has a verbal tic where she says "Shado" (シャド) while speaking, but this quirk does not appear to be present in the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]''.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

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|title="Mystery of Speedia 500"
|japanese=スピーディア500の謎
|romaji=Speedia 500 no Nazo
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|date=[[2026]] [[April 14]]
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'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army|New Decepticon Trio]] attempt to use their [[Rocket Car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the three malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Patrol Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Dragstrip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Project|Multiverse Space Bridge Project]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon insginia. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Dragstrip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race to his heart's content. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Dragstrip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Dragstrip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Project|New Space Bridge Project]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Project]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Dragstrip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Dragstrip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he crosses the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Dragstrip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Dragstrip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Dragstrip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Dragstrip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Dragstrip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a ruby as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred both in the unvierse that existed "before this one was created," and also in the past of this universe, where they were brought on a dark fog generated by the power of [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Unicron]], the dark god who was destroyed in the previous universe. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|the one they know]] and suppose that the dark fog must be a form of [[Angolmois Energy]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of the strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges from the spaceship. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
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*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
}}

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
{{collist|2|
*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*"[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]]" (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (74)
*[[Shockblast]]? (75)}}

|c4=
*"[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gasket Patrol Type]]" officers (30)
*[[Velocitronian race announcer]]s (31)
*"[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia White Version]]" medic (32)
*Scanning computer (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story makes extensive reference to the [[spontaneous recoloration|recurring phenomenon]] in ''Transformers'' stories that sees robots spontaneously change colour when they undergo a power-up. Examples Bluebolt gives are Lio Convoy's "Legendary Green Lion" transformation, originally acheived by uniting the power of his [[Energon Matrix]] with another in the ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoons, but later acheived by using Angolmois Energy in the [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale]]; the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robo Brothers]] acquiring their super modes from [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'s Energon Matrix, as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' episode "[[Power to Burn!|Activate! Double Matrix]]"; and the various recolours that Transformers underwent during ''Generation 2'', which are here attributed to the power of [[forestonite]]. Though created for Japanese media—specifically the one-shot ''Generation 2'' manga "[[The New Battle!!]]—forestonite was never linked to recolouration or special powers in Japanese stories; that idea was a creation of the [[BotCon]] story "[[Generation 2: Redux]]."
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were shown to start their journey to find new energy sources in [[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|the previous chapter]]. That story also features the mentioned unification of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] population under the "Maximal" banner and the abolishment of the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] system.
*A running gag throughout this story is the idea of Breakdown repeatedly leaking [[oil]], played as [[Humanization#Urination|a Transformer equivalent of pissing himself]]. This seems to be a callback to/misinterpretation of a scene in the Generation 1 episode "[[Masquerade]]," in which Breakdown sprang a leak while fleeing from the Autobots. But in the cartoon, Breakdown wasn't meant to be leaking ''oil''; he was meant to be leaking ''gasoline'', the result of a leaky fuel pump that he suffers from, mentioned in his original [[Bob Budiansky]]-written [[profile]]. But it's easy to see why Sakamoto would misinterpret the scene, as the episode gives no context for why or what Breakdown is leaking.
*The black hole encountered by the Stunticons is either based on, or is the same one featured in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]." In that episode, the characters who travelled inside the black hole gained inverted colour schemes, which was indicated to be because the interior of the hole was a "negative universe," but here, it's explained that the effect was scaused by forestonite particles saturating the negaverse. Motormaster notes that the Transformers in "The Killing Jar" initially thought they were simply experiencing a malfunction in their "colour perceptors," directly referecing a line of dialogue from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the episode.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] mentions the Stunticons participating in demolition derbies, as seen in the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]". Dragstrip notes he doesn't take part in races like that; "Starscream's Brigade" did indeed show him not joining his team-mates in the carnage, staying in robot mode and handling communications with the other Decepticons while his buddies tore up the road. This dynamic would also be seen in the ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' [[Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!|chapter for Menasor]].
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] runs down the origins of the vehicles from which the Stunticons were built, as seen in the "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]", bragging about how he was the car driven by the racer known as [[Mueller]], and how Dead End was a getaway car beglonging to a pair of bank robbers. The episode did not show where the cars that became Wildrider or Breakdown came from; it is here revealed for the first time that Wildrider belonged to a gang of dangerous-driving delinquents, and that Breakdown was a "leaky jalopy that only looked good on the outside."
*Dragstrip notes that he's changed his name; his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] name was "Drag Stripe" (ドラッグストライプ). It's been changed to "Dragstrip" (ドラッグストリップ) to align with Hasbro nomenclature and the name the [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' toy]] is sold under in Japan. Menasor's name also changes in spelling (メナゾール to メナソー), but this goes unmentioned.
*The rift the Stunticons encounter in the black hole is based on the [[rift]] featured in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the ''Energon'' cartoon]], in which it linked the regular universe to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's pocket universe]], introduced in "[[Ripped Up Space]]."
*The Stunticons emerge from the rift in the universe of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cybertron'' cartoon]], on the planet [[Velocitron]], in an era some time after the end of the that series. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] is now the planet's leader, after winning the [[Speedia 500]] in "[[Beginning]]", the final episode of the series. Also present are the planet's flying race announcers and a scanning computer from "[[Race]]".
*The [[New Decepticon Army]] makes a reappearance, sans [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], whose heart was never in the new group.
*Hot Shot uses his [[Cyber Key]], a power-up gimmick established in the ''Cybertron'' franchise.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] states that the new Space Bridge project set up in "Beginning" developed into a multiversal effort connecting different worlds, explaining the crossover of various characters in the previous "[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]" comics, which are indicated to be set after the events of this story.
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] is shown with an [[AllSpark]] fragment in his chest, explaining why he's alive when he died in in [[Endgame, Part II|the finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. (Sakamoto previously did a similar thing for [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|''Legends'' epilogue]].) [[Wasp]] is shown reverted to his original non-[[technorganic]] vehicular self and noted to be found innocent of his presumed crime, having been framed by [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]] in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". Wasp still has hard feelings towards [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] for believing the ruse.
*Following his death in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] episode "[[Armada (episode)|Crossfire]]", [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]] was resurrected by [[Unicron]] and reunited with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] during the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' storyline. The pair are depicted as a couple, a common take on their relationship in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].
*Wildrider and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] are portrayed as friends, in reference to their appearance together in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]". The narration added to the Japanese dub of that episode erroneously claimed the two characters featured in the scene were the [[Battlecharger]]s, a mistake that is here, pretty bizarrely, patched over by having Wildrider state that he and Dead End once "switched bodies" with the Battlechargers.
*When Breakdown's oil slick sends Knock Out skidding off the road, he bemoans being "defeated like this again," referring to a similar experience he had in "[[Speed Metal]]".
*Though the ability was not mentioned again after its introduction, "The Key to Vector Sigma," Part 1, presented the Stunticons as being equipped with "anti-gravity generators" that allowed them to perform great leaps in vehicle mode. Wildrider's forestonite superpower is an enhanced version of this ability, allowing him to literally fly in vehicle mode. With this in mind, perhaps Dead End's new forestonite-endowed power to surroung himself with a flaming aura could be seen as an enhanced version of the Stunticons' ''other'' power introduced in that episode and never mentioned again: automatic force fields that make their hulls impenetrable.
*The presentation that [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] shows Motormaster is the documentary he and Bud were shown recording in "Beginning". The images on the screens are direct recreations of "talking head" interview segments seen in the episode, and show Override, Scourge, Leobreaker, Jetfire, and Thundercracker (hefting a girder, with a lopsided Autobot symbol pasted onto his chest). Jolt mentions that Bud is now "famous"; the closing credits of "Beginning" established that he'd grow up to be an award-winning director.
*The [[Ancient|originators of the first Space Bridge project]] from the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Balance]]" are shown; they were visually based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] assumes that the "Optimus Prime" he sees is the same as the one he knows, but whether he's right is left unconfirmed.
*Upon recognising Optimus, Motormaster vows to show his old rival that he's "king of the road," a turn of phrase lifted directly from Motormaster's original Budiansky profile, and used in "Masquerade."
*The ruby that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] pulls out is the same one (or one very like the one) that Motormaster stole in "Masquerade," in which was a key component needed for that episode's new Decepticon superweapon. Menasor specifically notes he's combining it with the "lens" in his cannon; an experimental laser lens was also a component of the weapon in "Masquerade".
*Jolt mentions talking to "Lord [[Primus]]", who was a centerpiece character of ''Cybertron'' and possessed Jolt himself in that cartoon to serve some exposition.
*The information Jolt has acquired from Primus regards the continuity issues of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe. Put briefly, the three installments of the trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' were ''meant'' by Hasbro and Takara toy designers to all be set in one connected universe, but in Japan, ''Galaxy Force'' wound up being produced by its TV staff as a new storyline, unconnected to the other two. English expanded universe media would try to retcon it back into continuity as best it could; Japanese sources have dithered on the matter. In this story, it is strongly intimated that the "universe that existed before" the world of ''Galaxy Force'' is the one in which ''Legends of the Microns'' and ''Super Link'' took place, and that that world "ended" or was "reset" somehow, creating the ''Galaxy Force'' universe.
*To wit: the "power that could change one's colour" in the previous universe was displayed various times, such as when the [[Mini-Con]]s powered-up several Transformers into their "Powerlinx" forms in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]"; when the energy of Primus recoloured several Autobots in the ''Energon'' episode "[[Optimus Supreme]]"; or when [[Super Energon]] achieved the same effect on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in "[[Wishes]]."
*The "dark fog" incident took place in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]", in which a mysterious black fog saved Megatron from death, and was used to achieve various effects, including recolouring and powering-up Crumplezone into "Dark Crumplezone". The Japanese version of the episode did not link this fog to Unicron, as a result of the dark god's importance to the story of ''Cybertron'' being greatly minimized as part of the continuity split; the connection between the two was established by the English version. A similar black foggy effect was also seen in the later episode "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]", when Megatron was recolour-power-upped into Galvatron; that wasn't explicitly a Unicron thing in either version, but it might be being lumped in with it here.
*That's probably a ''Cybertron''-universe incarnation of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] at the end of the story. (Shockblast was crushed to death by Unicron in the ''Energon'' episode "[[The Power of Unicron]]".) He notes that soon, "a giant Energon Star will reset this universe," which seems to call back to the formation of the [[Energon Sun]] in "[[The Sun]]", the final episode of ''Energon'', and suggests it may have been involved in the events that ended the ''Armada''/''Energon'' universe and created the ''Cybertron'' universe. The sun was also key to the approach English-language media took to its handling of the continuity discrepancies of the trilogy; there, stories from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] established that the sun collapsed into a black hole that warped reality itself, creating the disparities between series.

===Transformers references===
*The first shot of the Stunticons on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' (page 2, panel 2) is an homage to a 1985 illustration of the original ''Nemesis'' crew by [[Asao Takahashi]], published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Transformers Super Encyclopedia]]''. The captain's chair has notably been updated from the original design seen in Takahashi's drawing to properly match the chair seen in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the cartoon]].
*A white "virtual redeco" of [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Runamuck]] is shown, completing the pair of [[Battlecharger]] homages.
*Velocitron's police force is made up of [[Gasket Patrol Type|officers]] based on Ransack's "[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]" toy exclusively released at [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan.
*Flatline's nurse assistant is based on Thunderblast's "[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]" toy exclusive to the first printing of the ninth volume of [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs. Her status as a nurse is due to the fact that the deco was based on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' medic [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. This deco was previously used by Fun Publications for the new "[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]]" character and so we've elected to document the nurse on that page for simplicity.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] compliments the [[Legends World]]'s system of labeling universes as simple and understandable by kids, a soft rib against the complex [[universal stream]] terminology established by [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' stories (and later utilized in ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'').
*''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "[[Blurr (G1)|Comic Universe Blurr]]" is shown serving [[energon]] to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] from a [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] booth. In the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005-2018 IDW comic continuity]], Blurr was shown taking over the bar in [[A Better Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #5]]. The wrist-mounted "welder" accessory that came with the ''Legacy'' toy, based on a tool used by Blurr in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', is repurposed here as a drink-dispensing nozzle.
*The displays in Velocitron's shrine include views into other universes represented by then-recent toys: an [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW-esque]] universe, in which [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Tarn]] faces off against [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|''Adamas Machina'' Rodimus]], with a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower|spark flower]] visible between them; a ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''-style universe, where the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' toys based on that comic fight; and a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe where [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (based on his 2013 [[Soundwave (SG)#SGSoundwave|''Shattered Glass'' "VSE" toy]]) confronts [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|''MPG'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|''MPG'' Jetfire]].
*Dragstrip's forestonite-granted power is called "[[Shadowstrip]]", the name given to Hasbro's 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy based on his ''Generation 2'' colouration.
*''[[Missing Link]]'' "Nemesis Prime" emerges from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Indeed, that toy's bio mentions that Nemesis Prime (not called "Black Convoy") is an incarnation of the ship's AI.

===Real-world references===
*The group of [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] behave according to the trope established by the villainous Marjo's Gang trio in ''{{w|Time Bokan}}'', which went on to inspire many similar trios in later Japanese media.

===Other notes===
*Not an error per se, but in "The Killing Jar", [[Marissa Faireborn]] also had her colors inverted by the negative universe.
*''Cyberverse'' Shadow Striker has a verbal tic where she says "Shado" (シャド) while speaking, but this quirk does not appear to be present in the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]''.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
[[Category:New Legends issues]]

Mystery of the Speedia 500

2026-04-15T01:57:50Z

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'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army]] attempts to use their [[rocket car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the trio of malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Police Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Drag Strip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|Multiverse Space Bridge Initiative]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon insginia. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Drag Strip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race to his heart's content. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Drag Strip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Drag strip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|New Space Bridge Initiative]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Initiative]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Drag Strip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Drag Strip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he cross the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Drag Strip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Drag Strip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Drag Strip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Drag Strip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Drag Strip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a ruby as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred both in the unvierse that existed "before this one was created," and also in the past of this universe, where they were brought on a dark fog generated by the power of [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Unicron]], the dark god who was destroyed in the previous universe. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|the one they know]] and suppose that the dark fog must be a form of [[Angolmois Energy]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges from the spaceship. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
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*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
}}

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*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*"[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]]" (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (74)
*[[Shockblast]]? (75)}}

|c4=
*"[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gasket Patrol Type]]" officers (30)
*[[Velocitronian race announcer]]s (31)
*"[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia White Version]]" medic (32)
*Scanning computer (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story makes extensive reference to the [[spontaneous recoloration|recurring phenomenon]] in ''Transformers'' stories that sees robots spontaneously change colour when they undergo a power-up. Examples Bluebolt gives are the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robo Brothers]] acquiring their super modes from [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'s [[Energon Matrix]] (as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Power to Burn!]]") and various recolours that Transformers underwent during ''Generation 2'', which are explained to be the result of [[forestonite]]. Though a creation of Japanese media—specifically the one-shot ''Generation 2'' manga "[[The New Battle!!]]—forestonite was never linked to recolouration or special powers in Japanese media; the idea was a creation of the [[BotCon]] story "[[Generation 2: Redux]]."
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were shown to start their journey to find new energy sources in [[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|the previous chapter]]. That story also features the mentioned unification of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] population under the "Maximal" banner and the abolishment of the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] system.
*The black hole encountered by the Stunticons is either based on, or is the same one featured in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]." In that episode, the characters who travelled inside the black hole gained inverted colour schemes, which was indicated to be because the interior of the hole was a "negative universe," but here, it's explained that the effect was scaused by forestonite particles saturating the negaverse. Motormaster notes that the Transformers in "The Killing Jar" initially thought they were simply experiencing a malfunction in their "colour perceptors," directly referecing a line of dialogue from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the episode.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] mentions the Stunticons participating in demolition derbies, as seen in the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]." Drag Strip notes he doesn't take part in races like that; "Starscream's Brigade" did indeed show him not joining his team-mates in the carnage, staying in robot mode and handling communications with the other Decepticons while his buddies tore up the road.
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] runs down the origins of the vehicles from which the Stunticons were built, as seen in the "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]," bragging about how he was the car driven by the racer known as [[Mueller]], and how Dead End was a pair of bank robbers' getaway car. The episode did not show where the cars that became Wildrider or Breakdown came from; it is here revealed for the first time that Wildrider belonged to a gang of dangerous-driving delinquents, and that Breakdown was a "leaky jalopy that only looked good on the outside."
*Drag Strip notes that he's changed his name; his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] name was "Drag Stripe" (ドラッグストライプ). It's been changed to "Drag Strip" (ドラッグストリップ) to align with Hasbro nomenclature and the name the [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' toy]] is sold under in Japan. Menasor's name also changes in spelling (メナゾール to メナソー), but this goes unmentioned.
*The rift the Stunticons encounter in the black hole is based on the [[rift]] featured in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the ''Energon'' cartoon]], in which it linked the regular universe to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's pocket universe]], introduced in "[[Ripped Up Space]]."
*The Stunticons emerge from the rift in the universe of [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' cartoon]], on the planet [[Velocitron]], in an era some time after the end of the that series. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] is now the planet's leader, after winning the [[Speedia 500]] in "[[Beginning]]", the final episode of the series. Also present are the planet's flying race announcers and a scanning computer from "[[Race]]".
*The [[New Decepticon Army]] makes a reappearance, sans [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], whose heart was never in the new group.
*Hot Shot uses his [[Cyber Key]], a power-up gimmick established in the ''Cybertron'' franchise.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] states that the new Space Bridge project set up in "Beginning" developed into a multiversal effort connecting different worlds, explaining the crossover of various characters in the previous "[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]" comics, which are indicated to be set after the events of this story.
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] is shown with an [[AllSpark]] fragment in his chest, explaining why he's alive when he died in in [[Endgame, Part II|the finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. [[Wasp]] is shown reverted to his original non-[[technorganic]] self and noted to be found innocent of his presumed crime, having been framed by [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]] in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". Wasp still has hard feelings towards [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] for believing the ruse.
*''Prime'' [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] are shown as a couple, a common take on their relationship in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]. Knock Out bemoans being foiled by [[oil]] again, referring to a similar experience in "[[Speed Metal]]".
*Wildrider and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] are portrayed as friends, in reference to their appearance together in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]". The narration added to the Japanese dub of that episode erroneously claimed the two characters featured in the scene were the [[Battlecharger]]s, a mistake that is here, pretty bizarrely, patched over by having Wildrider state that he and Dead End once "switched bodies" with the Battlechargers.
*The presentation that [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] shows Motormaster is the documentary he and Bud were shown recording in "Beginning." The images of the screens are direct recreations of "talking head" interview segments seen in the episode, and show Override, Scourge, Leobreaker, and Thundercracker (hefting a girder, with a lopsided Autobot symbol pasted onto his chest). Jolt mentions that Bud is now "famous"; the closing credits of "Beginning" established that he'd grow up to be an award-winning director.
*The [[Ancient|originators of the first Space Bridge project]] from the ''Cybertron'' cartoon are shown; they were visually based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] assumes that the "Optimus Prime" he sees is the same as the one he knows, but whether he's right is left unconfirmed.
*The ruby that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] pulls out is the same one (or one very like the one) that Motormaster stole in the Generation 1 episode "[[Masquerade]]," in which was a key component needed for that episode's new Decepticon superweapon. Menasor specifically notes he's combining it with the "lens" in his cannon; an experimental laser lens was also a component of the weapon in "Masquerade."
*Jolt mentions talking to "Lord [[Primus]]", who was a centerpiece character of ''Cybertron'' and possessed Jolt himself in that cartoon to serve some exposition.
*The information Jolt has acquired from Primus regards the continuity issues of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe. Put briefly, the three components of the trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' were ''meant'' to all be set in one connected universe, but in Japan, ''Cybertron'' wound up being produced as a new series, unconnected to the other two. English media would try to retcon it back into continuity as best it could; Japanese sources have dithered on the matter. In this story, it is strongly intimated that the "universe that existed before" the world of ''Cybertron'' is the one in which ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' took place, and that that world "ended" or was "reset" somehow, creating the ''Cybertron'' universe.
*To wit: the "power that could change one's colour" in the previous universe was displayed various times, such as when the [[Mini-Con]]s powered-up several Transformers into their "Powerlinx" forms in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]"; when the energy of Primus recoloured several Autobots in the ''Energon'' episode "[[Optimus Supreme]]"; or when [[Super Energon]] achieved the same effect on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in "[[Wishes]]."
*The "dark fog" incident took place in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]," in which a mysterious black fog saved Megatron from death, and was used to achieve various effects, including recolouring and powering-up Crumplezone into "Dark Crumplezone." The Japanese version of the episode did not link this fog to Unicron, as a result of the dark god's importance to the story of ''Cybertron'' being greatly minimized as part of the continuity split; the connection between the two was established by the English version. A similar black foggy effect was also seen in the later episode "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]," when Megatron was recolour-power-upped into Galvatron; that wasn't explicitly a Unicron thing in either version, but it might be been lumped in with it here.
*That's probably a ''Cybertron''-universe incarnation of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] at the end of the story. He notes that soon, "a giant Energon Star will reset this universe," which seems to call back to the formation of the [[Energon Sun]] in "[[The Sun]]," the final episode of ''Energon,'' and suggests it may have been involved in the events that ended the ''Armada/Energon'' universe and created the ''Cybertron'' universe. The sun was also key to the approach English-language media took to its handling of the continuity discrepancies of the trilogy; there, stories from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] established that the sun collapsed into a black hole that warped reality itself, creating the disparities between series.

===Transformers references===
*A white "virtual redeco" of [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Runamuck]] is shown, completing the pair of [[Battlecharger]] homages.
*Velocitron's police force is made up of [[Gasket Patrol Type|officers]] based on Ransack's "[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]" toy exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]].
*Flatline's nurse assistant is based on Thunderblast's "[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]" toy exclusive to the first printing of the ninth volume of [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs. Her status as a nurse is due to the fact that the deco was based on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' medic [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. This deco was previously used for the new "[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]]" character and so we've elected to put the nurse on that page for simplicity.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] compliments the [[Legends World]]'s system of labeling universes as simple and understandable by kids, a soft rib against the complex [[universal stream]] terminology established by [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' stories (and later utilized in ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'').
*"''Legacy'' [[Blurr (G1)|Comic Universe Blurr]]" is shown serving [[energon]] to [[Blurr (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Blurr]] from a [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] booth.
*The displays in Velocitron's shrine include views into other universes represented by then-recent toys: an [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW-esque]] universe, in which [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Tarn]] faces off against [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|''Adamas Machina'' Rodimus]], with a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower|spark flower]] visible between them; a ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''-style universe, where the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' toys based on that comic fight; and a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe where [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] confronts [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]].
*Drag Strip's forestonite-granted power is called "[[Shadowstrip]]", the name given to Hasbro's 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy based on his ''Generation 2'' colouration.
*''[[Missing Link]]'' "Nemesis Prime" emerges from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Indeed, that toy's bio mentions that Nemesis Prime is an incarnation of the ship's AI.

===Real-world references===
*The group of [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] behave according to the trope established by the villainous Marjo's Gang trio in ''{{w|Time Bokan}}'', which went on to inspire many similar trios in later Japanese media.

===Other notes===
*Not an error per se, but in "The Killing Jar", [[Marissa Faireborn]] also had her colors inverted by the negative universe.
*Cyberverse Shadow Striker has a verbal tic where she says “Shado” while speaking, but this quirk does not appear to be present in the Japanese dub of the original show.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
[[Category:New Legends issues]]

Mystery of the Speedia 500

2026-04-15T01:57:20Z

CCKIUJ: /* Other notes */

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'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army]] attempts to use their [[rocket car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the trio of malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Police Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Drag Strip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|Multiverse Space Bridge Initiative]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon insginia. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Drag Strip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race to his heart's content. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Drag Strip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Drag strip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|New Space Bridge Initiative]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Initiative]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Drag Strip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Drag Strip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he cross the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Drag Strip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Drag Strip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Drag Strip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Drag Strip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Drag Strip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a ruby as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred both in the unvierse that existed "before this one was created," and also in the past of this universe, where they were brought on a dark fog generated by the power of [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Unicron]], the dark god who was destroyed in the previous universe. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|the one they know]] and suppose that the dark fog must be a form of [[Angolmois Energy]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges from the spaceship. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
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*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*"[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]]" (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (74)
*[[Shockblast]]? (75)}}

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*"[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gasket Patrol Type]]" officers (30)
*[[Velocitronian race announcer]]s (31)
*"[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia White Version]]" medic (32)
*Scanning computer (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story makes extensive reference to the [[spontaneous recoloration|recurring phenomenon]] in ''Transformers'' stories that sees robots spontaneously change colour when they undergo a power-up. Examples Bluebolt gives are the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robo Brothers]] acquiring their super modes from [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'s [[Energon Matrix]] (as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Power to Burn!]]") and various recolours that Transformers underwent during ''Generation 2'', which are explained to be the result of [[forestonite]]. Though a creation of Japanese media—specifically the one-shot ''Generation 2'' manga "[[The New Battle!!]]—forestonite was never linked to recolouration or special powers in Japanese media; the idea was a creation of the [[BotCon]] story "[[Generation 2: Redux]]."
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were shown to start their journey to find new energy sources in [[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|the previous chapter]]. That story also features the mentioned unification of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] population under the "Maximal" banner and the abolishment of the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] system.
*The black hole encountered by the Stunticons is either based on, or is the same one featured in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]." In that episode, the characters who travelled inside the black hole gained inverted colour schemes, which was indicated to be because the interior of the hole was a "negative universe," but here, it's explained that the effect was scaused by forestonite particles saturating the negaverse. Motormaster notes that the Transformers in "The Killing Jar" initially thought they were simply experiencing a malfunction in their "colour perceptors," directly referecing a line of dialogue from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the episode.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] mentions the Stunticons participating in demolition derbies, as seen in the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]." Drag Strip notes he doesn't take part in races like that; "Starscream's Brigade" did indeed show him not joining his team-mates in the carnage, staying in robot mode and handling communications with the other Decepticons while his buddies tore up the road.
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] runs down the origins of the vehicles from which the Stunticons were built, as seen in the "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]," bragging about how he was the car driven by the racer known as [[Mueller]], and how Dead End was a pair of bank robbers' getaway car. The episode did not show where the cars that became Wildrider or Breakdown came from; it is here revealed for the first time that Wildrider belonged to a gang of dangerous-driving delinquents, and that Breakdown was a "leaky jalopy that only looked good on the outside."
*Drag Strip notes that he's changed his name; his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] name was "Drag Stripe" (ドラッグストライプ). It's been changed to "Drag Strip" (ドラッグストリップ) to align with Hasbro nomenclature and the name the [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' toy]] is sold under in Japan. Menasor's name also changes in spelling (メナゾール to メナソー), but this goes unmentioned.
*The rift the Stunticons encounter in the black hole is based on the [[rift]] featured in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the ''Energon'' cartoon]], in which it linked the regular universe to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's pocket universe]], introduced in "[[Ripped Up Space]]."
*The Stunticons emerge from the rift in the universe of [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' cartoon]], on the planet [[Velocitron]], in an era some time after the end of the that series. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] is now the planet's leader, after winning the [[Speedia 500]] in "[[Beginning]]", the final episode of the series. Also present are the planet's flying race announcers and a scanning computer from "[[Race]]".
*The [[New Decepticon Army]] makes a reappearance, sans [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], whose heart was never in the new group.
*Hot Shot uses his [[Cyber Key]], a power-up gimmick established in the ''Cybertron'' franchise.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] states that the new Space Bridge project set up in "Beginning" developed into a multiversal effort connecting different worlds, explaining the crossover of various characters in the previous "[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]" comics, which are indicated to be set after the events of this story.
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] is shown with an [[AllSpark]] fragment in his chest, explaining why he's alive when he died in in [[Endgame, Part II|the finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. [[Wasp]] is shown reverted to his original non-[[technorganic]] self and noted to be found innocent of his presumed crime, having been framed by [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]] in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". Wasp still has hard feelings towards [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] for believing the ruse.
*''Prime'' [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] are shown as a couple, a common take on their relationship in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]. Knock Out bemoans being foiled by [[oil]] again, referring to a similar experience in "[[Speed Metal]]".
*Wildrider and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] are portrayed as friends, in reference to their appearance together in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]". The narration added to the Japanese dub of that episode erroneously claimed the two characters featured in the scene were the [[Battlecharger]]s, a mistake that is here, pretty bizarrely, patched over by having Wildrider state that he and Dead End once "switched bodies" with the Battlechargers.
*The presentation that [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] shows Motormaster is the documentary he and Bud were shown recording in "Beginning." The images of the screens are direct recreations of "talking head" interview segments seen in the episode, and show Override, Scourge, Leobreaker, and Thundercracker (hefting a girder, with a lopsided Autobot symbol pasted onto his chest). Jolt mentions that Bud is now "famous"; the closing credits of "Beginning" established that he'd grow up to be an award-winning director.
*The [[Ancient|originators of the first Space Bridge project]] from the ''Cybertron'' cartoon are shown; they were visually based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] assumes that the "Optimus Prime" he sees is the same as the one he knows, but whether he's right is left unconfirmed.
*The ruby that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] pulls out is the same one (or one very like the one) that Motormaster stole in the Generation 1 episode "[[Masquerade]]," in which was a key component needed for that episode's new Decepticon superweapon. Menasor specifically notes he's combining it with the "lens" in his cannon; an experimental laser lens was also a component of the weapon in "Masquerade."
*Jolt mentions talking to "Lord [[Primus]]", who was a centerpiece character of ''Cybertron'' and possessed Jolt himself in that cartoon to serve some exposition.
*The information Jolt has acquired from Primus regards the continuity issues of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe. Put briefly, the three components of the trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' were ''meant'' to all be set in one connected universe, but in Japan, ''Cybertron'' wound up being produced as a new series, unconnected to the other two. English media would try to retcon it back into continuity as best it could; Japanese sources have dithered on the matter. In this story, it is strongly intimated that the "universe that existed before" the world of ''Cybertron'' is the one in which ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' took place, and that that world "ended" or was "reset" somehow, creating the ''Cybertron'' universe.
*To wit: the "power that could change one's colour" in the previous universe was displayed various times, such as when the [[Mini-Con]]s powered-up several Transformers into their "Powerlinx" forms in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]"; when the energy of Primus recoloured several Autobots in the ''Energon'' episode "[[Optimus Supreme]]"; or when [[Super Energon]] achieved the same effect on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in "[[Wishes]]."
*The "dark fog" incident took place in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]," in which a mysterious black fog saved Megatron from death, and was used to achieve various effects, including recolouring and powering-up Crumplezone into "Dark Crumplezone." The Japanese version of the episode did not link this fog to Unicron, as a result of the dark god's importance to the story of ''Cybertron'' being greatly minimized as part of the continuity split; the connection between the two was established by the English version. A similar black foggy effect was also seen in the later episode "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]," when Megatron was recolour-power-upped into Galvatron; that wasn't explicitly a Unicron thing in either version, but it might be been lumped in with it here.
*That's probably a ''Cybertron''-universe incarnation of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] at the end of the story. He notes that soon, "a giant Energon Star will reset this universe," which seems to call back to the formation of the [[Energon Sun]] in "[[The Sun]]," the final episode of ''Energon,'' and suggests it may have been involved in the events that ended the ''Armada/Energon'' universe and created the ''Cybertron'' universe. The sun was also key to the approach English-language media took to its handling of the continuity discrepancies of the trilogy; there, stories from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] established that the sun collapsed into a black hole that warped reality itself, creating the disparities between series.

===Transformers references===
*A white "virtual redeco" of [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Runamuck]] is shown, completing the pair of [[Battlecharger]] homages.
*Velocitron's police force is made up of [[Gasket Patrol Type|officers]] based on Ransack's "[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]" toy exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]].
*Flatline's nurse assistant is based on Thunderblast's "[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]" toy exclusive to the first printing of the ninth volume of [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs. Her status as a nurse is due to the fact that the deco was based on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' medic [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. This deco was previously used for the new "[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]]" character and so we've elected to put the nurse on that page for simplicity.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] compliments the [[Legends World]]'s system of labeling universes as simple and understandable by kids, a soft rib against the complex [[universal stream]] terminology established by [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' stories (and later utilized in ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'').
*"''Legacy'' [[Blurr (G1)|Comic Universe Blurr]]" is shown serving [[energon]] to [[Blurr (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Blurr]] from a [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] booth.
*The displays in Velocitron's shrine include views into other universes represented by then-recent toys: an [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW-esque]] universe, in which [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Tarn]] faces off against [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|''Adamas Machina'' Rodimus]], with a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower|spark flower]] visible between them; a ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''-style universe, where the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' toys based on that comic fight; and a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe where [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] confronts [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]].
*Drag Strip's forestonite-granted power is called "[[Shadowstrip]]", the name given to Hasbro's 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy based on his ''Generation 2'' colouration.
*''[[Missing Link]]'' "Nemesis Prime" emerges from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Indeed, that toy's bio mentions that Nemesis Prime is an incarnation of the ship's AI.

===Real-world references===
*The group of [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] behave according to the trope established by the villainous Marjo's Gang trio in ''{{w|Time Bokan}}'', which went on to inspire many similar trios in later Japanese media.

===Other notes===
*Not an error per se, but in "The Killing Jar", [[Marissa Faireborn]] also had her colors inverted by the negative universe.
*Cyberverse Shadowstriker has a verbal tic where she says “Shado” while speaking, but this quirk does not appear to be present in the Japanese dub of the original show.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
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Mystery of the Speedia 500

2026-04-15T01:32:40Z

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'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army]] attempts to use their [[rocket car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the trio of malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Police Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Drag Strip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|Multiverse Space Bridge Initiative]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon insginia. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Drag Strip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race to his heart's content. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Drag Strip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Drag strip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|New Space Bridge Initiative]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Initiative]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Drag Strip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Drag Strip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he cross the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Drag Strip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Drag Strip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Drag Strip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Drag Strip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Drag Strip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a ruby as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred both in the unvierse that existed "before this one was created," and also in the past of this universe, where they were brought on a dark fog generated by the power of [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Unicron]], the dark god who was destroyed in the previous universe. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|the one they know]] and suppose that the dark fog must be a form of [[Angolmois Energy]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges from the spaceship. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
}}

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*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*"[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]]" (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (74)
*[[Shockblast]]? (75)}}

|c4=
*"[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gasket Patrol Type]]" officers (30)
*[[Velocitronian race announcer]]s (31)
*"[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia White Version]]" medic (32)
*Scanning computer (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story makes extensive reference to the [[spontaneous recoloration|recurring phenomenon]] in ''Transformers'' stories that sees robots spontaneously change colour when they undergo a power-up. Examples Bluebolt gives are the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robo Brothers]] acquiring their super modes from [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'s [[Energon Matrix]] (as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Power to Burn!]]") and various recolours that Transformers underwent during ''Generation 2'', which are explained to be the result of [[forestonite]]. Though a creation of Japanese media—specifically the one-shot ''Generation 2'' manga "[[The New Battle!!]]—forestonite was never linked to recolouration or special powers in Japanese media; the idea was a creation of the [[BotCon]] story "[[Generation 2: Redux]]."
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were shown to start their journey to find new energy sources in [[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|the previous chapter]]. That story also features the mentioned unification of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] population under the "Maximal" banner and the abolishment of the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] system.
*The black hole encountered by the Stunticons is either based on, or is the same one featured in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]." In that episode, the characters who travelled inside the black hole gained inverted colour schemes, which was indicated to be because the interior of the hole was a "negative universe," but here, it's explained that the effect was scaused by forestonite particles saturating the negaverse. Motormaster notes that the Transformers in "The Killing Jar" initially thought they were simply experiencing a malfunction in their "colour perceptors," directly referecing a line of dialogue from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the episode.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] mentions the Stunticons participating in demolition derbies, as seen in the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]." Drag Strip notes he doesn't take part in races like that; "Starscream's Brigade" did indeed show him not joining his team-mates in the carnage, staying in robot mode and handling communications with the other Decepticons while his buddies tore up the road.
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] runs down the origins of the vehicles from which the Stunticons were built, as seen in the "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]," bragging about how he was the car driven by the racer known as [[Mueller]], and how Dead End was a pair of bank robbers' getaway car. The episode did not show where the cars that became Wildrider or Breakdown came from; it is here revealed for the first time that Wildrider belonged to a gang of dangerous-driving delinquents, and that Breakdown was a "leaky jalopy that only looked good on the outside."
*Drag Strip notes that he's changed his name; his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] name was "Drag Stripe" (ドラッグストライプ). It's been changed to "Drag Strip" (ドラッグストリップ) to align with Hasbro nomenclature and the name the [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' toy]] is sold under in Japan. Menasor's name also changes in spelling (メナゾール to メナソー), but this goes unmentioned.
*The rift the Stunticons encounter in the black hole is based on the [[rift]] featured in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the ''Energon'' cartoon]], in which it linked the regular universe to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's pocket universe]], introduced in "[[Ripped Up Space]]."
*The Stunticons emerge from the rift in the universe of [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' cartoon]], on the planet [[Velocitron]], in an era some time after the end of the that series. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] is now the planet's leader, after winning the [[Speedia 500]] in "[[Beginning]]", the final episode of the series. Also present are the planet's flying race announcers and a scanning computer from "[[Race]]".
*The [[New Decepticon Army]] makes a reappearance, sans [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], whose heart was never in the new group.
*Hot Shot uses his [[Cyber Key]], a power-up gimmick established in the ''Cybertron'' franchise.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] states that the new Space Bridge project set up in "Beginning" developed into a multiversal effort connecting different worlds, explaining the crossover of various characters in the previous "[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]" comics, which are indicated to be set after the events of this story.
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] is shown with an [[AllSpark]] fragment in his chest, explaining why he's alive when he died in in [[Endgame, Part II|the finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. [[Wasp]] is shown reverted to his original non-[[technorganic]] self and noted to be found innocent of his presumed crime, having been framed by [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]] in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". Wasp still has hard feelings towards [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] for believing the ruse.
*''Prime'' [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] are shown as a couple, a common take on their relationship in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]. Knock Out bemoans being foiled by [[oil]] again, referring to a similar experience in "[[Speed Metal]]".
*Wildrider and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] are portrayed as friends, in reference to their appearance together in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]". The narration added to the Japanese dub of that episode erroneously claimed the two characters featured in the scene were the [[Battlecharger]]s, a mistake that is here, pretty bizarrely, patched over by having Wildrider state that he and Dead End once "switched bodies" with the Battlechargers.
*The presentation that [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] shows Motormaster is the documentary he and Bud were shown recording in "Beginning." The images of the screens are direct recreations of "talking head" interview segments seen in the episode, and show Override, Scourge, Leobreaker, and Thundercracker (hefting a girder, with a lopsided Autobot symbol pasted onto his chest). Jolt mentions that Bud is now "famous"; the closing credits of "Beginning" established that he'd grow up to be an award-winning director.
*The [[Ancient|originators of the first Space Bridge project]] from the ''Cybertron'' cartoon are shown; they were visually based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] assumes that the "Optimus Prime" he sees is the same as the one he knows, but whether he's right is left unconfirmed.
*The ruby that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] pulls out is the same one (or one very like the one) that Motormaster stole in the Generation 1 episode "[[Masquerade]]," in which was a key component needed for that episode's new Decepticon superweapon. Menasor specifically notes he's combining it with the "lens" in his cannon; an experimental laser lens was also a component of the weapon in "Masquerade."
*Jolt mentions talking to "Lord [[Primus]]", who was a centerpiece character of ''Cybertron'' and possessed Jolt himself in that cartoon to serve some exposition.
*The information Jolt has acquired from Primus regards the continuity issues of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe. Put briefly, the three components of the trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' were ''meant'' to all be set in one connected universe, but in Japan, ''Cybertron'' wound up being produced as a new series, unconnected to the other two. English media would try to retcon it back into continuity as best it could; Japanese sources have dithered on the matter. In this story, it is strongly intimated that the "universe that existed before" the world of ''Cybertron'' is the one in which ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' took place, and that that world "ended" or was "reset" somehow, creating the ''Cybertron'' universe.
*To wit: the "power that could change one's colour" in the previous universe was displayed various times, such as when the [[Mini-Con]]s powered-up several Transformers into their "Powerlinx" forms in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]"; when the energy of Primus recoloured several Autobots in the ''Energon'' episode "[[Optimus Supreme]]"; or when [[Super Energon]] achieved the same effect on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in "[[Wishes]]."
*The "dark fog" incident took place in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]," in which a mysterious black fog saved Megatron from death, and was used to achieve various effects, including recolouring and powering-up Crumplezone into "Dark Crumplezone." The Japanese version of the episode did not link this fog to Unicron, as a result of the dark god's importance to the story of ''Cybertron'' being greatly minimized as part of the continuity split; the connection between the two was established by the English version. A similar black foggy effect was also seen in the later episode "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]," when Megatron was recolour-power-upped into Galvatron; that wasn't explicitly a Unicron thing in either version, but it might be been lumped in with it here.
*That's probably a ''Cybertron''-universe incarnation of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] at the end of the story. He notes that soon, "a giant Energon Star will reset this universe," which seems to call back to the formation of the [[Energon Sun]] in "[[The Sun]]," the final episode of ''Energon,'' and suggests it may have been involved in the events that ended the ''Armada/Energon'' universe and created the ''Cybertron'' universe. The sun was also key to the approach English-language media took to its handling of the continuity discrepancies of the trilogy; there, stories from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] established that the sun collapsed into a black hole that warped reality itself, creating the disparities between series.

===Transformers references===
*A white "virtual redeco" of [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Runamuck]] is shown, completing the pair of [[Battlecharger]] homages.
*Velocitron's police force is made up of [[Gasket Patrol Type|officers]] based on Ransack's "[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]" toy exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]].
*Flatline's nurse assistant is based on Thunderblast's "[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]" toy exclusive to the first printing of the ninth volume of [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs. Her status as a nurse is due to the fact that the deco was based on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' medic [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. This deco was previously used for the new "[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]]" character and so we've elected to put the nurse on that page for simplicity.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] compliments the [[Legends World]]'s system of labeling universes as simple and understandable by kids, a soft rib against the complex [[universal stream]] terminology established by [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' stories (and later utilized in ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'').
*"''Legacy'' [[Blurr (G1)|Comic Universe Blurr]]" is shown serving [[energon]] to [[Blurr (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Blurr]] from a [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] booth.
*The displays in Velocitron's shrine include views into other universes represented by then-recent toys: an [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW-esque]] universe, in which [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Tarn]] faces off against [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|''Adamas Machina'' Rodimus]], with a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower|spark flower]] visible between them; a ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''-style universe, where the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' toys based on that comic fight; and a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe where [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] confronts [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]].
*Drag Strip's forestonite-granted power is called "[[Shadowstrip]]", the name given to Hasbro's 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy based on his ''Generation 2'' colouration.
*''[[Missing Link]]'' "Nemesis Prime" emerges from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Indeed, that toy's bio mentions that Nemesis Prime is an incarnation of the ship's AI.

===Real-world references===
*The group of [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] behave according to the trope established by the villainous Marjo's Gang trio in ''{{w|Time Bokan}}'', which went on to inspire many similar trios in later Japanese media.

===Other notes===
*Not an error per se, but in "The Killing Jar", [[Marissa Faireborn]] also had her colors inverted by the negative universe.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

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Mystery of the Speedia 500

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'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army]] attempts to use their [[rocket car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the trio of malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Police Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Drag Strip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron (Speedia to some) is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|Multiverse Space Bridge Initiative]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon mark. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Drag Strip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race as much as he pleases. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Drag Strip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Drag strip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Initiative|New Space Bridge Initiative]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Initiative]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Drag Strip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Drag Strip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he cross the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Drag Strip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Drag Strip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Drag Strip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Drag Strip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Drag Strip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a [[ruby crystal]] as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred in the universe that birthed this one—a dark fog generated by the dark god [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Universe]] who was destroyed in the battles of that world. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|theirs]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
}}

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
{{collist|2|
*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]] (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Shockblast]]? (74)}}

|c4=
*[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gaskets Patrol Type]] (30)
*Flying announcers (31)
*[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]] (32)
*Scanning computer (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Other notes===

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
[[Category:New Legends issues]]

LG36 Soundwave

2026-04-05T03:06:25Z

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{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. 36
|prev=LG35 Super Ginrai
|next=LG37 Ravage
|image=
|japanese=LG36 サウンドウェーブ
|title="LG36 Soundwave"
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|color=[[Gufu Kandagawa]] (3 pages)
|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legends|LG36 Soundwave]]
|date=[[2016]] [[December 28]]
}}

'''Soundwave quits his job to continue his rivalry with Blaster, which doesn't roll with Devil Z.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] establishes a disco club called the [[Dancitron]] in [[Akihabara]], and once it's grown popular, he uses ultrasound music to hypnotize all the visitors into attacking [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]]'s [[Broadcast Blues]] establishment to get him the [[Zodiac]]. Having two similar incidents in his memory banks, Twincast's buddy [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] recalls that the first was solved by dousing the victims in water and the second by playing music from a giant speaker in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer. Twincast goes with the latter solution and undoes the spell with his own music, but Soundblaster takes advantage of the distraction and steals the Zodiac. Finding himself surrounded by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], he unleashes the power of the Zodiac at them, forcibly transforming their [[transtector]]s into the closest things they can get to "base modes".

Next, Soundblaster figures that if the Zodiac can transform a robot into a base, the opposite should hold true as well. He hurls the orb into the Dancitron, which reacts to his wishes and transforms into a transtector in the image of his original Soundwave body. Combining with the body, the restored Soundwave points his gun at a frightened Twincast and tells him that the whole plan was for the purpose of continuing their battle... then lowers the gun. He explains that now that Twincast is no longer a warrior, there is no victory in defeating him in combat: in order to win on equal terms, he too must become a musician and defeat Twincast in the arena of the music industry. His decision to leave [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]] enrages [[Devil Z]], prompting [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to lecture him about the folly of controlling his subordinates through fear alone. Devil Z won't take his lip and wires him into the chest of the [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] body, which he then uses to attack Soundwave.

Wanting to free his leader from Devil Z/Galvatron's clutches, Soundwave grudgingly accepts Blaster's offer to help. They deploy their [[Mini-Cassette|<s>cassettes</s> devices]] together, and Rewind and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] distract Devil Z long enough for [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to cut Megatron loose. Blaster then shares with Soundwave data on the [[Eurythma]]n [[harmony]], allowing them to blast Devil Z with a combined harmony strong enough to shatter him, defeating the entity for now. Soundblaster looks forward to dominating the world with the power of the harmony and Zodiac, but his ambition is crushed when Twincast tells him he designed that harmony to only be playable once. This only fuels his hatred towards Twincast, and he vows that his Dancitron will crush Broadcast Blues on the music market.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (2)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (4)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (7)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (8)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (12)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (13)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (14)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast/Blaster]] (15)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (16)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster/Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (5)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (7)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
*[[Devil Z]] (17)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (18)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (19)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (21)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 Megatron]] (23)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (24)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] (25)

|h3=[[Legends World]] natives|c3=
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (6)
*[[Ai (Legends)|Ai]] (9)
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (10)
*[[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] (20)
*[[Waspinator (Legends)|Waspinator]] (22)

|c4=
*[[Papika]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Dancitron originated in "[[Auto-Bop]]". This episode also featured the first example of musical brainwashing in Rewind's databanks, as water was used to cure it.
*The second incident mentioned by Rewind took place in ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' fiction, a minor story that featured Optimus Prime using giant speakers to combat Soundwave's plan to brainwash humans with evil MP3 players.
**The [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|2007 Takara timeline]] placed this event in 2007, despite Optimus Prime having been dead in this continuity at that time. No reconciliation of this contradiction is offered in this story.
*As Devil Z wires Megatron into Galvatron, he mentions having done the same to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] as BlackZarak, in the events prior to ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Masterforce]]''.
*The harmony comes from "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]", and Soundwave mentions remembering the feeling of having it in his tapes.

===''Transformers'' references===
*Rumble appears as a blue version of his [[Rumble (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' toy]], though a ''Legends'' version decoed in his blue Japanese colors has yet to be announced. However, we did get [[Frenzy (Movie)#Bumblebee|a Frenzy version]] in the ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee toyline]]''.
*Soundwave mocks Blaster with the line “イカレサウンドガ！”, which is a reference to his insult in the Japanese version of "Auto-Bop", where he says: “口だけのイカレサウンドが！”.
*Blaster's club/stage is named after the episode "Broadcast Blues", the Japanese version of "[[Blaster Blues]]".

[[Category:Legends issues]]

Shattered Glass (issue)

2026-04-02T14:49:49Z

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{{disambig3|Shattered Glass}}
{{comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Transformers Timelines'']] Vol.2 #3
|prev=Games of Deception
|next=Wings of Honor
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
|prev2=Shattered Expectations (SG)
|next2=Dungeons & Dinobots
|image=Timelines v2n3ce.jpg
|caption=Transformers [[Pat Lee|stand and point]] a lot in the mirrorverse, too.
|title="Shattered Glass"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[April 24]], [[2008]] ([[BotCon 2008]]) 
[[November 26]], [[2008]] (Diamond Edition)
|coverdate=Spring 2008
|writer=[[Ben Yee|Benson Yee]]
|story=[[Pete Sinclair]] and [[Ben Yee|Benson Yee]]
|pencils=[[Don Figueroa]]
|inks=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors=[[Espen Grundetjern]]
|letters=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|managing editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|editorinchief=[[Brian Savage]]
|chronology=[[Shattered Glass timeline|Current era (2008)]]
|continuity=[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Shattered Glass]]
}}
'''Decepticons wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of... the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SGOptimusShootsCliffjumper ShatteredGlass.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is spat forth from a portal, separated from the party he was traveling with. When he regains his senses, he is surprised to find himself in the tunnels underneath [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and doubly so by the sight of the Decepticon [[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] stumbling over him, apologizing profusely and promising not to say anything until several blasts rip though Ruckus's chest and kill him. [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], Cliffjumper's "savior", greets Cliffjumper, having thought the small Autobot had been killed three stellar cycles ago. Cliffjumper is confused, having only just seen [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|him]] a few hours ago, along with the sportscar's new paint job and facial hair. Rodimus ignores Cliffjumper's confusion, and escorts him topside. Back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Optimus Prime is elated to see his old friend, and takes him to show the new additions he's made to the headquarters. Cliffjumper is shocked when he sees Decepticon corpses decorating the hallways, but is even more horrified when Prime leads him to the [[smelting pool]]. There, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] holds a mock trial for [[Rumble (SG)|Rumble]], but is interrupted by Cliffjumper. Prime assumes that his "friend" is angry that he has not been given the honor of executing prisoners, and gives Cliffjumper control. Cliffjumper, however, proceeds to protest that while he may hate Decepticons, he believes that they should not be killed for entertainment, as it stands against Autobot morals. Prime quickly turns around and blasts the diminutive Autobot. Prime orders the still living Cliffjumper to be dropped into the [[Rad Zone]], stating that if he comes back in one piece, then maybe he will be worthy to wear the Autobot symbol.

In the Rad Zone, Cliffjumper's damaged body is found by the [[Constructicon (SG)|Constructicons]]. Cliffjumper hears [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] order them to bring him back to base, but falls unconscious as the Constructicons put him in [[stasis lock]]. After being repaired, Cliffjumper awakens; assuming that he's been brought to a Decepticon death-camp, Cliffjumper pushes the medics out of the way and tries to escape, but runs straight into Megatron's leg. Cliffjumper recognizes the Decepticon with Megatron as [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]], and demands for an explanation. Megatron wants to have [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] check on Cliffjumper's memory circuits, but Sideswipe requests some time with the Autobot alone. Megatron grants this, and goes off to plan for an attack on the Autobot ship, the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''. Sideswipe explains to the Autobot that he knows he is not [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] everyone knew, having witnessed Cliffjumper's death himself. Additionally, while the Constructicons were repairing him, the scans they took indicated that radiation readings indicated from the portal were backwards, and that his [[spark|ember]] was composed of positrons instead of electrons.

[[File:Sgsideswipewasonce.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Coming to the conclusion that Cliffjumper is from an alternate universe, Sideswipe proceeds to give Cliffjumper a history lesson. Cybertron was once at peace, populated by a race that sought peace and harmony. However, one librarian by the name of Optronix was unsatisfied with his position. Backstabbing his way to the top, he began to preach violence and conquest, gaining a loyal following in the process. Optronix had his army, now named the Autobots, upgraded with weapons and enhancements, and proceeded to conquer city after city. Optronix, having renamed himself Optimus Prime, began to desire more and more knowledge, until one day he learned something that made him snap, turning him from cool and calculating to vicious and erratic. Meanwhile, resistance pockets had sprung up across the planet, but were mostly ineffectual until they united as the Decepticons under Megatron. Megatron utilized technology to allow for Cybertronians to transform into vehicles, using their new found powers to take several strongholds back from the Autobots. Prime, however, soon copied the technology for the Autobots as well, and without the advantage of transformation, the Decepticons began to falter. Cliffjumper is still unsure, but after the last week of dimension hoppers and alternate realities, he sees that there is at least some truth to the story. Cliffjumper then asks Sideswipe why he's on the side of the Decepticons, even with the giant scarred Autobot symbol on his chest. Sideswipe explains that when he saw Prime's concern was only for himself, he was ambushed and left for dead by the Autobots. Joining up with the Decepticons for revenge, he know wears the Autobot symbol as a badge of honor. Cliffjumper still isn't sure who to trust, but decides that being here is better than the alternative.

[[File:SG Ark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
At Autobot headquarters, Optimus Prime engages with holographic [[auto-combatant]]s while [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] gives him updates on the ''Ark''. With more [[plasma blaster]]s installed and twenty Autobots already on board, Prime wants even more troops on the vessel. Blurr is concerned about the platform's structural integrity, as the extra weight of the weapons has inceased their weight. Prime shrugs off his concerns, telling him that they only need the platform up until they launch, and that even if Megatron comes, the Decepticons won't have enough numbers to stop him. When Goldbug warns him that "the [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Old One]]" would never have approved of this plan, Prime reminds Goldbug that his former teacher is no longer relevant, and victory is soon at hand. In the Decepticon war room, [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] reports on the additions to the ''Ark''. Megatron is frustrated, since their original plan of head on attack will no longer work. When Cliffjumper walks in, Megatron greets him, and explains that Prime intends to use the ''Ark'' to plunder energy from other worlds. When Cliffjumper swears by [[Primus]], he is greeted with confused looks, and explains that Primus is the creator of all Transformers, which mildly amuses the Decepticons. Suddenly, Starscream comes up with the plan to attack the platform instead of the ''Ark'' itself. Megatron praises his lieutenant for the plan, seeing it as inspiration for factionless Cybertronians to join the Decepticons. Starscream points to the energon storage tanks, stating that if they are destroyed, it will cause a chain reaction that will destroy the platform and knock Prime back by deca-cycles. [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]] points out that the tanks are likely to be heavily armored and guarded, and Starscream asks Cliffjumper if he can take a look at his [[glass gas]] to reverse engineer bombs. The Autobot reluctantly agrees, and Megatron declares they will attack at sundown.

[[File:Shatteredglassmegatrondecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Later, the Autobot guards are taken out by Razorclaw and [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]], who give the go-ahead for phase two. Starscream, [[Divebomb (SG)|Divebomb]], and [[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]] unleash their payload of glass gas bombs, destroying one of the tanks. The rest of the Decepticons face the Autobots head on. Megatron is attacked by the [[Seeker (SG)|Seekers]], while the [[Predacon (SG)|Predacons]] attack the animalistic [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]]. As the battle rages, Cliffjumper is conflicted, still unable to bring himself to fighting against what he's always known. Prime spots Cliffjumper among the Decepticons, and blast at the "traitor", when Megatron jumps in front of the beam, and blasts back at Prime. Cliffjumper is incredulous as to why Megatron would save him, and the Decepticon leader explains that all life is sacred, even those that are strangers or enemies. Megatron orders Cliffjumper to get to safety, believing the Autobot represents the hope that there is something better out there, but Cliffjumper takes to the skies. Blasting the other tanks with his glass gas, the platform comes crumbling down, and Megatron orders the Decepticons to retreat. Prime rants at the sky, telling Megatron he will hunt him down, but is blasted by the Decepticon leader into submission. Megatron tells Cliffjumper he would be honored if he would join the Decepticons, and Cliffjumper accepts his offer.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashback. 
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] (2)
*[[Clench (SG)|Clench]] (corpse, 6)
*[[Skyquake (SG)|Skyquake]] (corpse, 7)
*[[Krok (SG)|Krok]] (corpse, 8)
*[[Black Shadow (SG)|Black Shadow]] (corpse, 9)
*[[Rumble (SG)|Rumble]] (10)
*[[Long Haul (SG)|Long Haul]] (16)
*[[Scrapper (SG)|Scrapper]] (17)
*[[Hook (SG)|Hook]] (18)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (19)
*[[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] (20)
*[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (25)
*[[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]] (26)
*[[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]] (27)
*[[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]] (28)
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (29)
*[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] (30)
*[[Divebomb (SG)|Divebomb]] (31)
*[[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]] (35)
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] (36)
*[[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak]] (37)
*[[Slugslinger (SG)|Slugslinger]] (38)
*[[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw]] (39)
*[[Quake (SG)|Quake]] (40)
*[[Frenzy (SG)|Frenzy]] (41)
}}
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (3)
*[[Perceptor (SG)|Perceptor]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] (11)
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] (12)
*[[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] (13)
*[[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] (14)
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] (15)
*''[[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]]'' (22)
*[[Auto-combatant|Auto-combatants]] (23-24)
*[[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot]] (32)
*[[Leader-1 (SG)|Leader-1]] (33)
*[[Fitor (SG)|Fitor]] (34)
*[[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] (42)
|c4=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh, so unwise..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' emulating [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

'''Sideswipe:''' "You're not him. You look just like him, except for the colors. It's like seeing a ghost." 
'''Cliffjumper:''' "Look, Sideswipe, or whoever you are, I'm tired of being shocked, confused, and generally angry here. Tell me what you are talking about or so help me I will beat it out of you!" 
'''Sideswipe:''' "Heh, you even talk like him."
:—Even mirrorverse Cliffjumper shares a mold with [[Bumblebee (G1)|a Bumblebee]].

'''Cliffjumper:''' "So, you're telling me that Megatron's a good guy and Optimus Prime is loonier than [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]? Last week, I'd have told ya that you had a cracked cylinder. But... I've seen some crazy things lately. Dimension hopping, time travel, alternate realities... [[GEEWUN|what I wouldn't give for a simple war with good guys and bad guys!]]" 
'''Sideswipe:''' "[[Straxus (SG)|Straxus]] is insane where you come from? Pity, I always liked his poetry..."
:—Poetry? Hate to see what their [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] is like.

'''Optimus Prime:''' "[[Seeker (SG)|Seekers]], [[Roll out|Transform and Roll out!]]" 
'''Rodimus:''' "15 points for the tapes, 25 points for the rest, loser buys the fuel! Game on!"
:—Even when everything's the opposite, some things remain constant.

==Notes==
*Mentioned character include: [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|three]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|red-and-blue]] [[Breakaway (Classics)|bots]], [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], [[Straxus (SG)|Straxus]], the "[[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Old One]]", [[Primus]], and [[Unicron]].
*Characters mentioned in Rodimus's bio include: Optimus Prime.
**Rodimus used to lead the [[Wreckers]], like his positive-universe counterpart did in the [[3H Productions]] ''Wreckers'' comic.
*Characters mentioned in Starscream's bio include: Optimus Prime and Megatron.
**Starscream graduated from the [[Crystal City Science Institute]]; Crystal City was introduced in ''The Transformers'' episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
**Starscream's motto, "Among mysteries of science lies the key to victory," is the motto of ''Generation 1'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whose colors serve as the basis for Starscream's.

===Continuity notes===
*Cliffjumper comes straight from "[[Crossing Over: Part 6]]", having entered a portal created by the [[Caretaker]] computer. He was diverted from Skyfall, Landquake, and Breakaway, who entered [[Axiom Nexus]] in the club magazine storyline "[[Transcendent]]".
*Goldbug mentions the "Old One"; later stories would make it clear that this is Alpha Trion, who was appearing in the contemporaneous ''Transcendent'' storyline.

===Transformers references===
*Of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' characters here, most are [[Redeco#"Virtual" redecos|"virtual" redeco]]s, with a few repurposings.
**Ruckus is modeled on his [[Ruckus (G1)|positive universe counterpart]] in the colors of Generation 1 [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]].
**Perceptor is a repurposing of [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]], who is a Decepticon redeco of his positive universe [[Perceptor (G1)|counterpart]].
**Rumble is based off his [[Rumble (G1)|positive universe counterpart]] in the colors of Generation 1 [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]].
**Long Haul, Hook, and Scrapper are all based off their [[Long Haul (G1)|positive]]-[[Hook (G1)|universe]] [[Scrapper (G1)|counterparts]] in colors reminiscent of the various Autobot ambulances, including [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]].
**Sunstreaker is modeled on his [[Sunstreaker (G1)|positive counterpart]] in the colors of ''Alternators'' [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], who was originally intended to be (and was later redecoed into) ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker.
**Soundwave is repurposed from the ''Music Label'' "Sonic White" [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] toy. Quite a few of those got sold on that BotCon weekend.
**Reflector is a virtual redeco of [[Real Gear Robot]] [[Spy Shot 6]] in Generation 1 [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] colors.
**Cyclonus is based off his positive-universe [[Cyclonus (G1)|counterpart]] in the colors of Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. He would later receive a toy in the form of a redeco of ''Universe'' Cyclonus.
**Dropshot uses the same unreleased ''Diaclone'' toy as his ''Armada'' [[Dropshot (Armada)|counterpart]], but with red eyes. Like his counterpart, he's basically a red-shirt.
**Leader-1 is based on his ''GoBots'' [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|counterpart]]'s toy in [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] colors. Fitor, meanwhile, is identical to his ''Gobots'' [[Fitor (GoBots)|counterpart]]. They're both yet another "hilarious" GoBot death that plague 2000's ''Transformers'' comics.
**Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Frenzy are all based off their [[Laserbeak (G1)|positive]]-[[Buzzsaw (G1)|universe]] [[Frenzy (G1)|counterparts]], in the colors of ''Generation 1'' [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], respectively.
**Slugslinger is based off his positive-universe [[Slugslinger (G1)|counterpart]] in the colors of Generation 1 [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]].
**Quake is based on his positive universe [[Quake (G1)|counterpart]] in the colors of Generation 1 [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]].
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] is modeled after its appearance in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. There's even a line of [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]-lampposts (also in "Sonic White" colors) in front of the [[Great Dome|dome]]!
*Among the Decepticon corpses in Autobot headquarters include ''Shattered Glass'' versions of Generation 1 [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]], [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]], and [[Clench (G1)|Clench]].
*The Rad Zone was introduced in issue [[A Savage Circle|#78]] of the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*There's a [[Diagnostic Drone]] from ''Beast Machines'' helping Hook and Scrapper fix Cliffjumper. Amusingly, it's wearing a little nurse's cap.
*Sideswipe notes that Cliffjumper's spark is made of positrons, as opposed to the Cybertronians of his universe, which have electron-based embers; sparks were established to be made of positrons in the ''Beast Machines'' episode "[[Spark of Darkness]]".
*Sideswipe's history of "Shattered" [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] closely mirrors (so to speak) the version told in [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] of Marvel's ''The Transformers'' comic, and even Optimus Prime's initial rallying cry to his troops is an homage to [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron's]] in that issue. However, Optimus Prime's profession as an archivist is in reference to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. His original name of Optronix, meanwhile, comes from the Dreamwave tie-in novel ''[[Transformers: Hardwired]]'', itself taken from early material written for the Dreamwave ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' guidebooks written by [[Destination Entertainment]], before they were kicked off the project.
*In addition, it's noted that Megatron invented the process of transforming for the Decepticons, and was a technology the Autobots would eventually steal, reflecting how, in the first issue of the Marvel comic, transformation was shown to be a Decepticon invention, though later stories would retcon this.
*Optimus is showing training by fighting golden, holographic versions of the auto-combatant used by Hot Rod in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', recognizable by their visor and detailing on the top and sides of their heads.
*Heatwave makes an appearance among the Decepticon crowd-shot, setting up his exclusive toy for next year.
*[[Shockwave (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Shockwave]] is mentioned, as a mental health professional. [[Straxus (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Straxus]] is mentioned as a poet.
*The ''Ark'' is based off the cartoon model for the Generation 1 ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', colored like the Decepticon ship the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''.
*[[Nightbeat (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Nightbeat]], [[BotCon 2008]]'s customization class figure, appears briefly at the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' launch, the first to do so of any of the custom class toys.
*Rodimus, Blurr, and Goldbug are Seekers, countering the Generation 1 Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|group]] by being Autobots in different body types but with similar colors.

===Real-world references===
*Cliffjumper mutters "Ponderous, slaggin' ''ponderous''" after Sideswipe tells his tale is part of a semi-elaborate convention callback. There is an infamous set of outtakes of [[Casey Kasem]] (the original voice actor for Cliffjumper) having... well, violent meltdowns while recording ''{{w|American Top 40}}'' ("Ponderous, f***in' ''ponderous'', man."). Clips of these outtakes were edited with footage of Cliffjumper attempting to sniper-shot [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" for the closing credits of [[MSTF]] at [[OTFCC 2004]].
*Among the raised hands in the scene of Optimus Prime's rally is the clamp hands of ''GoBots'' Cy-Kill.
*Jazz blurts out "I ain't gettin' bombed by no plane!", a reference to the oft-repeated protests of {{w|B.A. Baracus}} (played by {{w|Mr. T}}, who heavily influenced Jazz's depiction in the "Shattered Expectations" mini-comic and future appearances of him) from the 1983-1987 action adventure television series ''{{w|The A-Team}}'': "I ain't gettin' on no plane!"
{{--}}

===Errors===
*Cliffjumper, though portrayed as such in the story immediately prior, is not in his actual ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' color scheme. The silver highlights of his car deco were dropped by the colorist for no reason.
*The Predacons are drawn as regular sized Cybertronians in the Decepticon War Room.
*Starscream's bio describes him as if he was a redeco of the Supreme Class ''Cybertron'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] toy, describing one of his arms as having a hidden [[particle beam cannon]]. He's even drawn having it.

===Other trivia===
*This was Figueroa's first ''Transformers'' work since his hiatus.
*Extras in the Diamond Edition include:
**''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''-style bios of Rodimus and Starscream.
**A reprint of "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]".

===Covers (2)===
*'''BotCon Convention cover:''' Evil Autobots Goldbug, Rodimus, and Blurr by [[Dan Khanna]] (pencils).
*'''Wide release cover:''' Megatron leads the heroic Decepticons in an attack against Optimus.
<gallery>
File:Timelines v2n3ce.jpg|Exclusive cover
File:ShatteredGlass DiamondCover.jpg|Retail cover
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*www.temptingtoys.net
*[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]
*www.grahamcrackers.com
*www.stylinonline.com
*Past Generation Toys (back cover)

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass issues]]

User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Ichikawa timeline

2026-03-17T16:07:45Z

CCKIUJ: /* Pending organization */

This sandbox is a place to noodle around with a potential section for [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s article with his "personal timeline" for his work, or at least provide a place to keep track of it internally.

==Into the Ichikawa-verse==
Perhaps the most eccentric manifestation of Hirofumi Ichikawa's aforementioned affection for western fiction takes the form of the "Ichikawa timeline"- a running [[personal canon|headcanon]] of where nearly every single project he's ever worked on in his decades-long career would go in the [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline|chronology of the ''American'' version of the Generation 1 cartoon]], as opposed to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline]] upon which they (as a rule) officially sit as per [[TakaraTomy]] policy.

This [[pseudocanon]] timeline goes something like this:

1980s American Generation 1 cartoon season 1 & 2 
2003 Story of Binaltech ([[Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|BT-01 Smokescreen]] up to [[Changing Lanes|BT-13 Laserwave]] + [[Unfinished Business, Part 1|BT-19 Bluestreak]])<ref>https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1882944029048066376</ref> 
2005 The Movie 
2006 American Generation 1 cartoon season 3 
2007 American Generation 1 cartoon season 4 
2008 [[Controverse]] & Powermaster technology 
2009 [[Nucleon Quest Super Convoy Story: Rebirth After The Rebirth]] 
2010 Action Master technology 
2011 G1 Gobots story 
2013 MP & MPG Diaclone-color characters' bios + G2<ref>https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/2007890031491629279</ref> 
2023 [[Canon/Transformers|Canon/TF fiction]]<ref>https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/2008667526629372038</ref>

==Pending organization==
Tigertrack 
Nucleon Quest Super Convoy 
Pepsi Convoy 
Road Rage and Crosscut 
Megaplex 
Clampdown and Deep Cover 
RoadHauler and Sunstorm 
G1 GoBots (Bug Bite, Bad Boy, Treds, Small Foot, Path Finder, and Road Ranger) 
Detritus 
Insectron Clone Army (Zaptrap, Salvo, and Shothole) 
Overcharge 
Cobalt Sentries (Howlback and Garboil) 
Magnificus and Ga'Mede 
Orion Pax and Dion 
Galvatron II 
Twincast and Flip Sides 
G-2 Laser Ultra Magnus 
MP-23 Exhaust 
MP-25L Loudpedal 
MP-26 Road Rage 
MP-31 Delta Magnus 
MP-42 Cordon 
MP-39+ Spin-Out 
MP-54 Reboost 
MP-53+ Crosscut 
MP-53+B Burn Out 
MP-56+ Riggorus 
MPG-10 Lift-Ticket 
MPG-11 DK-2 Guard 
MPG-18 Road Hauler

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Ichikawa timeline

2026-03-17T16:06:03Z

CCKIUJ:

This sandbox is a place to noodle around with a potential section for [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s article with his "personal timeline" for his work, or at least provide a place to keep track of it internally.

==Into the Ichikawa-verse==
Perhaps the most eccentric manifestation of Hirofumi Ichikawa's aforementioned affection for western fiction takes the form of the "Ichikawa timeline"- a running [[personal canon|headcanon]] of where nearly every single project he's ever worked on in his decades-long career would go in the [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline|chronology of the ''American'' version of the Generation 1 cartoon]], as opposed to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline]] upon which they (as a rule) officially sit as per [[TakaraTomy]] policy.

This [[pseudocanon]] timeline goes something like this:

1980s American Generation 1 cartoon season 1 & 2 
2003 Story of Binaltech ([[Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|BT-01 Smokescreen]] up to [[Changing Lanes|BT-13 Laserwave]] + [[Unfinished Business, Part 1|BT-19 Bluestreak]])<ref>https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1882944029048066376</ref> 
2005 The Movie 
2006 American Generation 1 cartoon season 3 
2007 American Generation 1 cartoon season 4 
2008 [[Controverse]] & Powermaster technology 
2009 [[Nucleon Quest Super Convoy Story: Rebirth After The Rebirth]] 
2010 Action Master technology 
2011 G1 Gobots story 
2013 MP & MPG Diaclone-color characters' bios + G2<ref>https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/2007890031491629279</ref> 
2023 [[Canon/Transformers|Canon/TF fiction]]<ref>https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/2008667526629372038</ref>

==Pending organization==
Tigertrack
Nucleon Quest Super Convoy
Pepsi Convoy
Road Rage and Crosscut
Megaplex
Clampdown and Deep Cover
RoadHauler and Sunstorm
G1 GoBots (Bug Bite, Bad Boy, Treds, Small Foot, Path Finder, and Road Ranger)
Detritus
Insectron Clone Army (Zaptrap, Salvo, and Shothole)
Overcharge
Cobalt Sentries (Howlback and Garboil)
Magnificus and Ga'Mede
Orion Pax and Dion
Galvatron II
Twincast and Flip Sides
G-2 Laser Ultra Magnus
MP-23 Exhaust
MP-25L Loudpedal
MP-26 Road Rage
MP-31 Delta Magnus
MP-42 Cordon
MP-39+ Spin-Out
MP-54 Reboost
MP-53+ Crosscut
MP-53+B Burn Out
MP-56+ Riggorus
MPG-10 Lift-Ticket
MPG-11 DK-2 Guard
MPG-18 Road Hauler

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

NOTRAB

2026-03-04T00:46:43Z

CCKIUJ:

'''NOTRAB''' (aka Barton) is a former Brand Manager and current toy photographer on the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] at [[Hasbro|Hasbro China]]. While known to the English-speaking [[fandom]] pretty much solely as "the mysterious photographer the official ''Transformers'' account keeps reposting on {{w|Weibo}}," he is a fixture of the Chinese ''Transformers'' community. He has pitched in organizing the official ''Transformers'' convention of the East Asia [[Cybertron Con]] and occasionally dabbles in [[Package art|packaging illustration]].

==Known ''Transformers'' work==
===Toy photography===
{{Creatorstub|Sooooo many photography credits from Weibo}}
====''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''====
====''[[Studio Series]]''====

===Packaging art===
====''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''====
*[[Magmatron#Legacy|Magmatron]] ({{w|TMall}} exclusive)<ref>[https://m.weibo.cn/status/5022852938467908 Process images of the illustration] from NOTRAB on Weibo</ref>

===Translation into Chinese===
*''[[Transformers One: Movie Novelization]]''
*''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' (2023 comic)

==Known convention appearances==
*[[Cybertron Con 2024]]

==External link==
*[https://weibo.com/u/1163461132 NOTRAB on Weibo]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Generations packaging artists]]
[[Category:Hasbro marketing]]
[[Category:Hasbro packaging artists]]
[[Category:Hasbro photographers]]

We're Back!

2026-02-18T23:22:06Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers references */

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'''The denizens of the Legends World discuss what has happened with the ''Transformers'' brand of late.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] introduces ''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'', the revival of ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]''. But he realizes people don't remember a franchise that ended seven years ago and concludes that all of the Beast-themed material coming out of ''Transformers'' has caused that (although he isn't too mad about it).

To rekindle interest in themselves, Rattrap introduces himself and other [[Legends World]] natives in [[Transmetal|Metals]] forms, but the others are either just confused or find the entire thing to be passe. Rattrap takes a different approach and changes into ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]''-style, which terrifies the others with his realistic rat features.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Legends World]] natives|c1=
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World|Rattrap]] (1)
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Rhinox]] (2)
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Legends World|Cheetor]] (3)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] (4)
*[[Tigatron#Legends World|Tigatron]] (5)
*[[Airazor (BW)#Legends World|Airazor]] (6)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The inhabitants of the [[Legends World]], a universe spun off from the Japanese [[G1 World]], last appeared nearly seven years prior in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|epilogue chapter]] to the ''Legends'' comic.
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Legends World|Cheetor]] derides the ''Metals'' makeover as similar to the [['80s-ization beam]] from [[Tankor (BM)#Legends|''Legends'' Tankor]]'s [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|pack-in comic]]. [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Rhinox]], having been the one to abuse said beam as Tankor, profusely apologizes.

===''Transformers'' references===
*The title is taken from the Japanese ''Beast Wars Metals'' title for "[[Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath]]".
*Rattrap mentions other beast-themed franchises in the past seven years, including ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]''.
*The beast characters take on new forms harkening back to the [[Transmetal]] forms promoted under the ''Beast Wars Metals'' brand.
*The line Cheetor says “I feel like I could fly all the way to Takao” is actually a reference to a running gag from the Japanese dub of Beast Wars Metals and Beast Wars Returns. In the show, he jokes that he fell asleep on the train and rode it all the way to Takao — the terminal station of the JR Chūō Line in Tokyo.

==References==
*[https://x.com/TF_pr/status/2023321455363346860 Comic page at TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' Twitter account]

[[Category:New Legends issues]]

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)

2026-02-12T11:08:36Z

CCKIUJ: /* Part 3 */

{{Nav-operationcombination}}

The '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination''''' (戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー合体大作戦 ''Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformer Gattai Daisakusen'') [[story page]]s ran in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]'' from February to October 1992. Unlike ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone]]'' or ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|Return of Convoy]]'', the ''Operation Combination'' story pages were not supplemented by any additional animation or [[manga]], telling the entirety of the story on its own. These story pages also mark the last vintage Japanese [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] fiction, with the series being cancelled afterward, not to be revived until 1995 with ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G-2]]''.

The story was written by [[Masumi Kaneda]] and the pages were drawn by [[Ban Magami]].

==Issues==

===Part 1===
:'''Published:''' February, 1992

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] dispatches [[Sixbuilder]] to Earth to combat the mysterious High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]'s re-formed Decepticon forces.
{{stub}}

===Part 2===
:'''Published:''' March, 1992

[[Sixwing]]'s issue
{{stub}}

===Part 3===
:'''Published:''' April, 1992

:'''''Birth of the Five-Part Combiner Rescue Warrior: Guard City!'''''

The newest [[Autobot]] warrior, [[Guard City]], has arrived. He is made up of [[Fire Chief]], [[Streetstar]], [[Fly-Up]], [[Sparkride (G1)|Sparkride]], and [[Safety]]. Guard City's personal data is as follows:

*Height: 60 meters
*Weight: 25,000 tons
*Running Speed: 450 kilometers per hour
*Jump Power: 500 meters

:'''''Free-Combiner, Guard City!'''''

Guard City boasts a new kind of combination called "[[Free-Combination]]", allowing his component pieces a certain level of autonomy so that they can freely change places when the need arises. Using this power, Guard City can create Repair, Mach, Signal and Attack formations.

===Part 4===
:'''Published:''' May, 1992

Guard City and the four Micromaster six-combiners are assembled.

[[Sixliner]] is re-introduced.

{{stub}}

===Part 5===
:'''Published:''' June, 1992
:'''''The Road Army vs. the Jet Army! New Decepticons Appear!'''''

The Decepticons have finally arrived to plunder [[Earth]] ''en masse''. Leading the way are is [[Dark Jet]], head of the Decepticon [[Jet Corps]]. Autobot [[Road Corps]] leader, [[Spin Road]], attempts to stop his evil counterpart, as the two match their missile launchers against one another. Despite the best efforts of the Autobots, the Decepticons continue to close in on Earth.

:'''''The Rivals of the Road Corps and Jet Corps Collide!'''''

Each member of the Decepticon Jet Corps and the Autobot Road Corps conveniently has an arch-foe on the other team. Spin Road seeks vengeance upon Dark Jet, who once murdered his closest friend, [[Fire Road]] is the polar opposite in technique of [[Shadow Jet]], [[Checker Road]] and [[Moon Jet]] both seek to prove their power source is better than the other's, and [[Mach Road]] was once good friends with the Autobot-defector [[Flare Jet]], but they are now bitter enemies.

===Part 6===
[[Image:BattleGaiaVisualWorks.jpg|300px|thumb]]

:'''Published:''' July, 1992

:'''''The Decepticons' Wicked Five-Part Combiner: Battle Gaia!'''''

The [[Decepticon]]s have unleashed their newest warrior, [[Battle Gaia]] upon the Earth. He is made up of [[Great Cannon]], [[Leyland]], [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], [[Shuttle Gunner]], and [[Target Hawk]]. Battle Gaia's personal data is as follows:

*Height: 65 meters
*Weight: 40, 000 tons
*Running Speed: 560 kilometers per hour
*Jump Power: 1000 meters

:'''''Big Pinch, Autobots!'''''

As a Free-Combiner, Battle Gaia can create his own useful formations, such as the Flying, Dash, Crash, and Fire formations. In the middle of a city, Battle Gaia attacks, making short work of [[Sixwing]] and [[Sixtrain]], though Guard City's Mach formation allows him to retaliate effectively.

===Part 7===
:'''Published:''' August, 1992

The Jet Corps assemble above Earth in preparation for an attack, but are defeated by [[Sixtrain]].

{{stub}}

===Part 8===
:'''Published:''' September, 1992

[[Sixturbo|Sixturbo's]] issue.

{{stub}}

===Part 9===
[[Image:AutobotScrumFormation01.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]

:'''Published:''' October, 1992

:'''''The Decepticons' Attack on Earth!'''''

In Earth's orbit, Battle Gaia and the Jet Corps prepare to attack the planet. The Autobots have gathered their [[Micromaster Combiner]]s from all over the globe to help fend off the attack. [[Sixbuilder]] takes on Dark Jet, Sixwing takes on Flare Jet, [[Sixturbo]] takes on Shadow Jet, Guard City takes on Moon Jet, and Sixtrain goes up against Battle Gaia.

Guard City, Sixbuilder, Sixwing, Sixturbo, and Sixtrain unite, forming the "[[Autobot Scrum Combination]]". Unleashing the power of all twenty-nine individual robots, the energy rips through Battle Gaia, reducing him to scrap. The Jet Corps gather up the remains of Battle Gaia and retreat. With the day saved, the Autobots fly back to Earth, waving goodbye.

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]]
*[[Streetstar]] (1)
*[[Safety]] (2)
*[[Guard City]] (3)
*[[Fire Chief]] (4)
*[[Fly-Up]] (5)
*[[Sparkride (G1)|Sparkride]] (6)
*[[Sixbuilder]]
*[[Sixliner]]
*[[Sixwing]]
*[[Sixtrain]]
*[[Spin Road]]
*[[Fire Road]]
*[[Checker Road]]
*[[Mach Road]]
*[[Sixturbo]]
|c2=
*[[Battle Gaia]]
*[[Great Cannon]]
*[[Shuttle Gunner]]
*[[Target Hawk]]
*[[Leyland]]
*[[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Dark Jet]]
*[[Shadow Jet]]
*[[Moon Jet]]
*[[Flare Jet]]
}}
{{stub}}

==Notes==
*[[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]] is mentioned in the story pages, but does not appear.
* The [[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)#After 2025|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline]] published with the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]]'' manga covers the events of ''Operation Combination'' in only a single sentence. Oddly, this sentence does not precisely reflect the events of these story pages and features practically no known ''characters'' from the series:
:"The new leader of the Decepticons, [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], leads [[Flashwing]], [[Deathplay]], [[Darkfly]] and [[Sharpedge]] to invade Earth, but is stopped by Sixbuilder and the other new defenders of the Earth." This is all kinds of crazy. Scrash did not participate in the assault on Earth seen in the ''Operation Combination'' story pages and neither did those four mysterious Decepticons (though some postulate that they may be alternate names for the [[Jet Corps]]). Just where this altercation originates is something of a mystery. The likeliest source is one of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "telephone audio adventures" which were known to exist during ''Operation Combination'' and, indeed, where the bulk of information regarding Scrash comes from. Whether this altercation is a second battle or an alternate telling of the first one is also unknown.

==External links==
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/opcom.php Archive of ''Operation Combination'' story pages at TFArchive]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Operation Combination (story page)}}
[[Category:Operation Combination| Operation Combination (story page)]]
[[Category:Story pages]]

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A '''logo''' is a graphical element that signifies a [[trademark]] or brand. Within the context of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'', every [[franchises|franchise]] has one or more logos associated with it, and some sub-lines have received that treatment as well.

This article is a non-comprehensive gallery of prominent logos associated with the ''Transformers'' brand. See [[:Category:Logos]] for the most complete index of logos on TFWiki.net.

==Companies==
<gallery>
File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|[[Hasbro]] (1980s)
File:Hasbro1996logo.gif|Hasbro (1990s)
File:Hasbrologo.jpg|Hasbro (2000-2008)
File:Hasbro (2009).png|Hasbro (present)
File:Takara_Logo.svg|Takara (1984-2006)
File:Takaratomy.jpg|[[TakaraTomy]]
Sunbowmarvel.jpg|[[Sunbow Productions]]/[[Marvel Productions]]
MainframeEnt1.jpg|[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
File: Entertainment One Logo.png|[[Entertainment One]]
HasbroStudios.jpg|[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
File:Allspark logo.png|[[Allspark (company)]]
Mavlogo.jpg|[[Marvel Comics]] (1990s)
Dwlogo transparent.png|[[Dreamwave Productions]]
File:Idw_logo.png|[[IDW Publishing]] (until 2010)
File:IDW_Logo2.svg|[[IDW Publishing]] (present)
Haslab logo.jpg|[[HasLab (Hasbro department)]]
Hasbro Pulse.jpg|[[Hasbro Pulse]]
File:Galoob_logo.png|[[Galoob]]
File:VintageTonkaLogo.jpg|[[Tonka]] (until 2007)
File:Tonka_logo.svg|[[Tonka]] (since 2007)
File:Kenner_logo.jpg|[[Kenner]]
File:Skybound logo.jpg|[[Skybound Entertainment]]
</gallery>

==Brands==
<gallery>

File:MicroMachines_Logo.jpg|''[[Micro Machines]]''
File:MicroVerse-logo.png|''[[MicroVerse]]''
File:TitaniumSeries_Logo.jpg|''[[Titanium Series]]''
File:BTR-logo.jpg|''[[Built to Rule!]]''
File:Playskool.jpg|[[Playskool]]
File:HeroMashersLogo.png|''[[Hero Mashers]]''
</gallery>

==Affiliated franchises==
<gallery>
File:Gijoe_aflogo.jpg|''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' ''Action Force''
File:TonkaGoBotsLogo.png|[[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''
File:AniLogo.png|''[[Animorphs]]''
</gallery>
==''Transformers'' logos==
===General brand logos===
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Transformers 1999 Logo.jpg|[[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] logo (1999-2001)
File:Transformers 2000s Logo.png|''Transformers'' brand logo (2001-2007)
File:2010-2014-Transformers-Logo.png|''Transformers'' brand logo (2010-2014)
File:TF-Brand-Japan-Logo.jpg|Japanese ''Transformers'' brand logo (2010-2025)
File:Transformers 2014 logo.png|''Transformers'' brand logo (2014-)
File:TF-Brand-Japan-Logo-2025.png|Japanese ''Transformers'' brand logo (2025-)
</gallery>

===Anniversary logos===
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Takara 20th logo.jpg|''Transformers 20th Anniversary'' (Takara)
File:Thrilling30.png|''[[Thrilling 30]]''
File:Takara 30th logo.jpg|''Transformers 30th Anniversary'' (TakaraTomy)
File:Transformers-35th-Anniversary-Logo.jpg|''Transformers 35th Anniversary''
File:BW20.png|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars: Transformers 20th Anniversary]]''
File:Beast Wars Chilling 20th Logo.jpg|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)| Beast Wars: Transformers 20th Anniversary]]'' (unofficial "''Chilling 20''" logo)
File:Beast Wars 25th Anniversary Logo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)| Beast Wars: Transformers 25th Anniversary]]''
File:Transformers 40th Anniversary Logo.png|''Transformers 40th Anniversary''
File:Takara 40th logo.jpg|''Transformers 40th Anniversary'' (TakaraTomy)
</gallery>

===Films===
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:TF2007Logo.png|[[Transformers (2007 franchise)|''Transformers'']]
File:TransformersROTFlogo.png|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
File:TransformersDOTMLogo-trans.png|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
File:TransformersAgeOfExtinctionLogoDarkOnLight.png|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
Transformers_The_Last_Knight_Logo.png|''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''
Bumblebeelogo.jpg|''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]''
ROTBlogo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''
File:Transformers-One-logo.png|''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''
</gallery>

===Comic series===
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:MarvelTheTransformers_Logo1.png|''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (Marvel, used for Marvel US #1-50)
File:MarvelTheTransformers_Logo2.png|''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' (late, used for Marvel US #51-80)
File:TF_Logo_DWG1v3.jpg|''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|The Transformers: Generation One]]'' (Dreamwave G1 vol. 3)
File:WarWithin Logo.png|''[[War Within (franchise)|Transformers: War Within]]''
File:15gogo logo.jpg|''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!|Transformers: Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!]]''
File:Henkei comicbunbun logo.jpg|''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic BunBun)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' (''Comic BunBun'')
File:Star Gate logo.png|''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate]]''
File:Animated The Cool logo.jpg|''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'' [[manga]]
File:IDWTheTransformers.png|[[2005 IDW continuity|IDW ''Transformers'']] (2009-2013)
File:IDWTheTransformers 2014 logo.png|IDW ''Transformers'' (2014–15)
File:TF All Spark logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: All Spark]]''
File:IDW_Transformers_Jan_2019_logo.png|[[Transformers (2019 comic)|IDW ''Transformers'']] (2019)
File:GoGo logo.png|''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]''
File:End of G1 logo.png|''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe]]''
</gallery>

===Video games===
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Tfgame2007_logo.png|''[[Transformers The Game]]''
File:Transformerswarforcybertron.png|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
File:Fall of Cybertron logo.png|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
File:Transformers Devastation logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
File:TransformersTacticalArenaLogo.png|''[[Transformers: Tactical Arena]]''
File:TF-Heavy-Metal-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Heavy Metal]]''
File:Transformers EarthSpark Expedition Logo.png|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]''
File:Transformers Galactic Trials Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]''
File:Transformers Reactivate Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]''
</gallery>

===Cartoon franchises and toylines===
====Original Generation 1 franchise====
=====Generation 1 (United States)=====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:TheTransformers_Logo.jpg|''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' (early)
File:The Transformers G1 HD Logo.png|''The Transformers'' (early), 2018 rendition, note the difference in the text.
File:TF-G1-HD-Logo-Heroic-Autobot.png|''The Transformers'', Heroic [[Autobot]] variation (2018 rendition)
File:TF-G1-HD-Logo-Evil-Decepticon.png|''The Transformers'', Evil [[Decepticon]] variation (2018 rendition)
Logo-PretendersHasbro.png|''[[Pretender]]s'' subline (Hasbro)
G1-secondlogo.png|''Transformers'' (1989 to 1991), Autobot version
G1-secondlogocon.png|''Transformers'' (1989 to 1991), Decepticon version
File:Logo-ActionMastersAlt.png|''[[Action Master]]s'' subline, Autobot version
File:Logo-ActionMasters.png|''Action Masters'' subline, Decepticon version
G1-secondlogoconAM.png|''Transformers'' (1989 to 1991), Decepticon version, unique variant used in ''Action Masters'' packaging
</gallery>

=====Generation 1 (Japan)=====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Transformers_JG1_Logo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
File:Transformers-JG1-2010-Logo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]''
File:Transformers-JG1-The-Headmasters-Logo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''
File:Beastformers_logo.png|''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Transformers: Beastformers]]''
File:Transformers-JG1-Masterforce-Logo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]'' ([[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|cartoon]])
Logo-PretendersTakara.png|''Pretenders'' subline (Takara)
File:Transformers-JG1-Victory-Logo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory]]''
File:Transformers-JG1-Zone-Logo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Transformers: Zone]]''
File:TFReturnofConvoyLogo.png|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy]]''
File:OpCombLogo01.jpg|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination]]''
</gallery>

=====Generation 1 (Other regions)=====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Trasformer logo.png|''[[Trasformer]]'' (used in [[Italy]], first as its own [[pre-Transformers]] toyline and later as co-branding for the concurrently-released ''The Transformers'' toys)
File:TransformersEstrela-Logo.png|[[Estrela]] / [[Antex]]'s ''Transformers'' (used in [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]])
G1-thirdlogo.png|''Transformers'' (used in [[Europe]] from 1992 to 1993)
File:BattlesOfVictory-Logo.png|''[[The Transformers (Chinese_toyline)#1995 .281989 Japan Victory product.29|Battles of Victory]]'' (used in [[China]])
</gallery>

====''Generation 2''====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:TFGeneration2Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
File:G2_Japanese_Logo.jpg|[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|''Transformers: G-2'']]
File:G2 Japanese Alt Logo.jpg|''Transformers: G-2''
</gallery>

====''Beast Wars''====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:BWlogo.jpg|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Transformers: Beast Wars]]''
File:BWTFcartoonlogo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' (cartoon)
File:Beasties logo.png|''Beasties'' (cartoon Canadian release)
File:Fuzorslogo.jpg|''[[Fuzor]]s'' subline
File:Transmetals_Logo.jpg|''[[Transmetal]]s'' subline
File:Transmetals2_Logo.jpg|''[[Transmetal 2|Transmetals 2]]'' subline
File:Transformers-Beast-Wars-Jpn-Logo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers]]''
File:TF-Beast-Wars-II-Logo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]''
File:TF-Beast-Wars-Neo-Logo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo: Super Lifeform Transformers]]''
File:TF-Beast-Wars-Metals-Logo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Metals|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals]]''
File:BeastMachines_Logo.png|''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines: Transformers]]''
File:BMBattleforthespark.png|''[[Battle for the Spark]]'' subline
File:TF-Beast-Wars-Returns-Logo.png|''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns]]''
File:BeastWarsRebornLogo01.jpg|''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]''
File:Beast Wars Telemocha logo.png|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]''
File:Beast Wars Again Logo.png|''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again]]''
</gallery>

====''Robots in Disguise'' (2001 franchise)====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:TF-Car-Robots-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)#Japanese release|Transformers: Car Robots]]''
File:RIDlogo.png|[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]]
File:WMDinobotsLogo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Dinobots]]''
</gallery>

====Assorted Japanese Generation 1 legacy franchises====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:TransformersGum-Logo.png|''[[Transformers Gum]]''
File:Micromaster collection logo.jpg|''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]''
File:Binaltech Logo Decepticon.png|''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|The Transformers: Binaltech]]''
File:Logo2004 robotmasters.jpg|''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''
File:Binaltechasterisk logo.jpg|''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk]]''
File:Kissplayers.png|''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Transformers: Kiss Players]]''
File:Henkei toyline logo.jpg|[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers'']] ([[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|toy packaging]] and [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|pack-in manga]])
File:TFUnited logo.jpg|''[[Transformers United]]''
File:TFUnitedEX logo.jpg|''[[Transformers United EX]]''
File:Transformers Legends Takara.JPG|''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]''
File:Unite Warriors logo.png|''[[Transformers Unite Warriors]]''
File:Title series logo tf dcs.png|''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]''
</gallery>

====Unicron Trilogy====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Armada logo.png|''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]''
File:Theunicronbattles logo.jpg|''The Unicron Battles'' subline
File:TF-Legends-of-the-Microns-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Legends of the Microns]]''
File:Energonlogo.png|''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Energon]]''
File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|''The Powerlinx Battles''
File:TF-Super-Link-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Super Link]]''
File:TF-Galaxy-Force-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Transformers: Galaxy Force]]''
File:Cybertron-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''
</gallery>

====Film toylines====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' (''Revenge of the Fallen'' subline)
File:HFTD logo.jpg|''[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' (''Transformers'' 2010 subline)
Transformers-Bumblebee-logo.png|''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' toyline
</gallery>

====''Transformers Animated''====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Transformersanimated franchise logo.png|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''
File:Transformers-Animated-Japan-Logo.png|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)#Japanese release|Transformers Animated]]'' (Japan)
</gallery>

===="Aligned" franchises====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Transformersprimelogo.png|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]''
File:Beasthunters-logo1.png|''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' subline
File:Transformers-Prime-Japan-Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Japan)
File:TransformersRescueBotslogo.png|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
File:TF-Go-Logo.png|''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]''
File:Transformers RID 2015 logo.png|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
File:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers Adventure]]''
File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- (New Enemies)|Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-]]''
File:Transformers- Rescue Bots Academy logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]''
File:TransformersDinobotAdventuresLogo.png|''[[Transformers: Dinobot Adventures]]''
</gallery>

====''Generations''====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:TF-Generations-logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling_30_.282013.E2.80.932014.29|Transformers: Generations]]'' (2013-2014)
Generations 2015 Toyline logo.png|''Transformers: Generations'' (2014-present)
File:Prime Wars Trilogy logo.png|''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' (2015-2018)
File:Combiner Wars logo.png|''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]''
File:TitansReturnLogo.png|''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]''
File:Studio Series logo.png|''[[Studio Series]]''
File:Power of the Primes logo.png|''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]''
File:WFC-Siege-logo.png|''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|War for Cybertron: Siege]]''
File:Generations-Selects-Logo.jpg|''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''
File:WFC-Earthrise-logo.png|''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''
File:WFC-Trilogy-Kingdom-Logo.png|''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''
War_for_Cybertron_logo_transparent.png|''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''
File:Transformers Shattered Glass Collection Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Transformers Generations Shattered Glass Collection]]''
File:Premium-Finish-toyline-logo.png|''[[Transformers Premium Finish]]''
File:Legacy Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Transformers: Legacy]]''
File:TF-Legacy-Japan-Logo.png|''Transformers: Legacy'' (Japan)
File:Legacy Evolution Logo.png|''Evolution'' subline
File:Transformers Legacy Evolution Evo-Fusion logo.jpg|[[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick
File:Legacy_United_Logo.png|''United'' subline
File:Armorizer logo.png|[[Armorizer]] gimmick
File:Age of the Primes logo.jpeg|''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''
</gallery>

====''Cyberverse''====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
Cyberverse 2018 logo.png|''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
TF-Cyberverse-Japan-Logo.png|''Transformers: Cyberverse'' (Japan)
File:Transformers-Bumblebee-Cyberverse-Adventures-Logo.png|''Transformers: Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'' subline
File:Nezha Transformers logo.png|''[[Nezha: Transformers (franchise)|Nezha: Transformers]]''
File:My Nezha and Transformers logo.png|''[[My Nezha and Transformers]]''
</gallery>

====''EarthSpark''====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
Transformers EarthSpark logo transparent.png|''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''
</gallery>

====Other assorted cartoon franchises and toylines====
<gallery widths="180" heights="90">
File:Machine Wars logo.png|''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars: Transformers]]''
File:123tflogo.jpg|''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]''
File:Transformersexpeandeduniverse.jpg|''[[Transformers: Expanded Universe]]''
File:Gobots_logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Transformers: Go-Bots]]''
File:RHGobots logo.jpg|''[[Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots (franchise)|Kids' Transformers: Rescue Hero Go-Bots]]''
File:Universelogo.png|[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|''Transformers: Universe'' (2003)]]
File:SmallestTFs_Logo.jpg|''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]''
File:AlternatorsLogo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Alternators]]''
File:Masterpiece-toyline-logo.png|''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece]]''
File:Shatteredglass logo.png|''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Transformers: Shattered Glass]]''
File:TF Classics.png|''[[Transformers: Classics|Transformers: Classics]]''
File:Timelines_Logo.png|''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Transformers Timelines]]''
File:Robotheroeslogo.jpg|''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]''
File:Universe2008Logo.png|[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Transformers: Universe'' (2008)]]
File:Crossovers Logo.png|''[[Transformers: Crossovers]]''
File:Alternity_toyline_logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: Alternity|Transformers: Alternity]]''
File:DisneyLabel.png|''[[Transformers Disney Label]]''
File:HFTD logo.png|[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]]
File:PCCLogo.jpg|''[[Power Core Combiners]]''
File:RevealTheShield.jpg|''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' (2010 subline)
File:Kre-O Transformers logo.png|''[[Kre-O]]''
File:TFGTlogo.jpg|''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]''
File:Construct-Bots logo.jpg|''[[Construct-Bots]]''
File:Cloud logo.jpg|''[[Transformers Cloud]]''
File:Q-TransformersLogo.png|''[[Q-Transformers]]''
File:TF-Movie-Masterpiece-Series-Logo.png|''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Masterpiece Movie Series|Transformers: Masterpiece Movie Series]]''
Transformers BotBots Logo.jpg|''[[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|Transformers: BotBots]]''
File:Collaborative.jpg|''[[Transformers Collaborative]]''
File:mpg-logo.png|''[[The Transformers: MPG|The Transformers: MPG]]''
File:Transformers Roleplaying Game Logo.png|''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]''
File:Transformers RPG Logo 2022.jpg|''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]'', updated version
File:Transformers Classic Heroes Team logo.png|''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Transformers: Classic Heroes Team]]''
File:Missing Link logo.png|''[[Missing Link]]''
File:Swapticons logo.png|''[[Swapticons]]''
File:Cyberworld logo.png|''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]]''

</gallery>

==Television networks==
<gallery>
File:NickLogo.jpeg|[[Nickelodeon]] (2009-present)
File:CNlogo2.svg|[[Cartoon Network]] (2010-present)
File:Thehubnetworklogo.jpg|[[Hub Network|The Hub]] (2010-2013)
File:Hub Network 2013 logo.png|[[Hub Network]] (2013-2014)
File:Hub_Network_2014_Logo.png|[[Hub Network]] (mid-late 2014)
File:Discovery Family logo.jpg|[[Discovery Family]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
*The logo used beginning with ''Armada'' was designed by [[Kirk Grathwald]], and was referred internally as the "test tube logo".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Yeah, that logo was created by a guy named Kirk Grathwald, I'm pretty sure. We called it the test tube logo for a long time [...] it was kind of like a little beaker with, you know, like the Tesla tubes with the lightning going through them. That was kind of our inspiration at the time. So we use that for a while and it was really cool to use something consistently for a while, that you developed, it really makes the era that I was fortunate to help lead cohesive, that was my mentality, and the mentality of everybody working at the time, was trying to make sense of everything, so we wanted to kind of... breadcrumbs, to the next, and the next, and ''Universe'' is not so far from ''Armada'', you know, so that people could navigate it easier.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXaInBmtIk&t=1148s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Toy Talk Q&A|year=2023|month=05|day=12}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Media]]

Breakaway (Classics)

2026-02-04T02:55:00Z

CCKIUJ: /* Fun Publications comics */

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{{disambig3|Breakaway}}
: ''Breakaway is an [[Autobot]] first seen in the [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Breakawaycrossingover.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes 'til I touch the sky]]
'''Breakaway''' doesn't remember much about his past, other than the hazy light and warmth of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] he left a long time ago. His present, in turn, only contains two certain bits of knowledge: that the pool of [[Rarified Energon]] he's slumbered by these millions of years on [[Earth]] is of the utmost importance and must be guarded closely, and that he can trust in the help of his [[Caretaker]] supercomputer. Ability-wise he is a gifted healer, able to use his almost supernatural powers of [[energon]] manipulation to repair even the most grievous of wounds. There are also the wounds of the spirit to deal with, which the good-natured [[Autobot]] tries to soothe with kind words and a (sometimes ''too'') trusting nature.

The full truth, however, is that Breakaway is part of [[Nexus Prime|an ancient combiner]], split apart long ago and its components scattered to the cosmos. Breakaway himself was sent to his current place and time by [[Primus]], and [[Vector Sigma]] created his supercomputer assistant.

And now that he has been awakened by [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|two of]] his [[Landquake (Timelines)|gestalt brethren]], Breakaway must leave the safety of his Caretaker and travel to find [[Topspin (Classics)|their group's]] [[Heatwave (Timelines)|remaining members]] and fulfill his true mission.

Later he becomes known as '''Quakebreak'''.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications comics===
Breakaway was once part of the multiversal singularity known as [[Nexus Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]]. In order to prevent the power of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] from falling into the wrong hands, Nexus Prime split himself and the Saber into pieces, scattering them throughout the multiverse. Heatwave ended up in the negative polarity universe. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Eventually, Breakaway ended up on [[Earth]]. At the time, it was still a barren planet. His task was to defend the rarefied energon there, until Primus called him once more. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|Breakaway's profile in Club magazine #16}}

While in the midst of a battle in [[South America]], the Autobot [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and dimension-travelers [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] fell into an underground cavern containing a pool of [[Rarified Energon]]. The pool was overlooked by a mysterious stone slab, depicting images of Skyfall and Landquake alongside a third Transformer. When the triggerhappy Cliffjumper accidentally set off an explosion in the energon pool, the stone opened up to reveal a hidden [[CR chamber]] containing the third Transformer, Breakaway. Breakaway demonstrated his unique energon-manipulating abilities by healing Cliffjumper's injuries with a mere touch, and pleaded for peace inside the shrine. Non-violence is rarely an Autobot's lot, however, as the arrival of [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] forced the Transformers to flee deeper into the caverns. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At Skyfall's approach, a portion of the wall opened up, and they were beckoned inside by a voice Breakaway identified as the [[Caretaker]]. Breakaway complied instinctively with the voice, and the suspicious Skyfall and Landquake soon followed. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}}

The Caretaker had information about the trio's ultimate purpose, which even Breakway lacked. Like the other two, he had no memories about his early life, which the Caretaker attributed to a failure in his memory buffers to back-up after so many millions of years of experience. Indeed, Breakaway had not even left his CR Chamber to communicate with the Caretaker in some time. Regardless, there was no more time for talking about the past. Reunification was at hand, and the entire multiverse was at stake. The Caretaker informed Breakaway and his colleagues that they were three parts of one of the [[Thirteen|original Transformers]] created by [[Primus]], and it was necessary for them to reform for the sake of all Cybertronians. The Caretaker opened a portal to the next hop of their multi-dimensional journey to find another member of their group. The Autobots entered into the portal... {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

...and arrived in a city the likes of which none of them had ever seen before. They were soon greeted by one of the city's residents, [[Silverbolt (TransTech)|Silverbolt]], who welcomed them to [[Axiom Nexus]]. He also asked them to come with him to Processing, and Breakaway followed unquestioningly. As they all walked along, Silverbolt explained how they had intercepted the travelers' dimensional transit, and routed them to their primary bleed facility.

Skyfall then suddenly noticed that Cliffjumper was no longer with them, and started to panic, accusing Silverbolt's people of having done something with him. Silverbolt told him that there had been an anomaly that wasn't their fault, and Cliffjumper had ended up somewhere else that they had no way of finding out about. Breakaway tried to calm Skyfall down as well, by saying that he "just knew" the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] official was telling the truth. Skyfall relented a little at that, and they kept going.

After Processing was finished, though, Breakaway agreed aloud with Landquake's comment that he found their new [[identification bolt]]s uncomfortable. They were overheard by their newly arrived assigned guide, [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]], who assured that they would get used to the bolts eventually.

As they headed towards the "[[lowtech|outworlder]]" sections, Trion explained further about the city and its inhabitants. Breakaway only heard part of the commentary, however, as one of the "inhabitants" grabbed him quietly from behind, then shocked him offline. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}

[[File:BreakawayShockwavesTable Transcendent2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Shockwave really ''is'' only morally ambiguous, we swear. Just also slightly kinky.]]
When he came to, Breakaway found himself gagged and strapped down to an operating table in a laboratory in the [[Transwarp Complex]]. The laboratory's owner, [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], apologized for Breakaway's uncomfortable status. He explained that their studies showed that Breakaway was a highly advanced being who was both a potential threat to be defended from, and in possession of potentially useful abilities to copy. Shockwave then began at [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]]'s orders what appeared to be a decidedly painful experimentation, assuring Breakaway that his suffering would be for a greater good... {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}}

As the unfortunate Autobot suffered in the laboratory, two separate plots revolved around his predicament. On the TransTechs' side, Megatron and Shockwave attempted to make a case to [[Ratbat (TransTech)|Ratbat]], [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]]. They pointed out that Breakaway had numerous unique and advanced abilities they had never seen before, and that they should be allowed to experiment fully for the secrets it would teach them, even though the process would kill their subject. Meanwhile, Landquake, Skyfall, and [[:Category:Alpha Trion's acolytes|Alpha Trion's group]] learned where Breakaway was being held and made plans for a rescue. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}} {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

Alpha Trion's group was eventually successful in entering the Transwarp Complex, and Breakaway soon found himself looking up at the concerned faces of Skyfall and Landquake, as a battle between the rest of Trion's group and the TransTechs went on around them. Landquake sensed that Breakaway's wounds weren't fatal, but he would need to be taken to safety in order to heal properly. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} Landquake carried Breakaway along as they made good their escape from the laboratory, to head to a nearby dimensional transit room. Once there, Breakaway and Landquake were ushered through the gate by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

...and came out of the other side in a disused laboratory. Trion came through the gate soon after with Skyfall's newly-dead body, much to the dismay of both Breakaway and Landquake. The two moved Skyfall's body to a nearby table, and Breakaway examined it as Landquake pestered Trion for answers. Trion claimed that Skyfall had supposedly been shot while entering the gate.

Breakaway then briefly hid along with the others when Trion's technician and the fourth of Breakaway's "kin", [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], noticed that an [[Downshift (SG)|Autobot scout]] was approaching. Trion surprised the scout and struck him down with his sword, then ordered Landquake to clean up the body. Landquake protested that Trion's act contradicted his claim that his world was at peace, and that he refused to take Trion's orders. As Trion started to counter, Breakaway interrupted with a report that Skyfall's wound had been caused by a blade rather than gunfire.

This caused Trion to change tactics, and Breakaway soon found himself, Landquake, and Topspin held captive by Trion's acolytes. Trion then revealed his true plans for Breakaway's group—to use them as tools for his plans for personal conquest, then kill them. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}
[[File:LandquakeTopspinBreakawayRollOut Reunification2.jpg|thumb|right|225px|He's not heavy, he's my brother.]]
After finding out that Trion at least wasn't willing to kill them right away, Landquake started whispering plans for an escape, and Breakaway agreed to carry Skyfall's body. Landquake then shot [[Dirge (SG)|his own captor]] and impaled [[Perceptor (SG)|Breakaway's captor]] with a telekinetically-created energon spike, and the two escaped.

Once the two reached the outside, Breakaway hesitated and called out for Topspin, but Landquake told him that they should keep moving. However, Topspin soon emerged after all, and the three made a run for it, with Breakaway carrying Skyfall.

[[Units of time|Millicycles]] later, the three were holed up in a derelict building with some [[empty|empties]] that seemed to respect Breakaway as a healer. Breakaway and Topspin in turn looked to Landquake for guidance, but Landquake grew increasingly frustrated with their suggestions, and being treated as a leader when he had no idea what to do. Breakaway tried to give him a pep talk, saying he could feel important things were happening, and they all had a great destiny, but it would pass them by unless Landquake gave them a way to grasp it. Then Topspin interrupted by saying that something strange had just happened... {{storylink|Reunification: Part 2}}

The "something strange" turned out to be their latest visitor, [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], having encased them all in a [[slow time]] bubble. Aquarius explained that he was actually the one who had brought them to their current universe, and he was there to help them. Breakaway and Topspin were then pulled aside by Landquake, who complained that he didn't like Aquarius. Breakaway countered that Landquake didn't seem to like ''anybody'', and that he thought Aquarius seemed "fine".

Landquake countered that Aquarius seemed less "fine" and more "crazy and disquieting", but Topspin noted they didn't exactly have any other options at the moment. Landquake finally relented and asked Aquarius to explain further.

Aquarius started to explain that the Autobots were creating a dangerous superweapon called [[Omega Doom]], and that Breakaway's group and Skyfall's body would somehow be able to help, once they went to this universe's [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] and asked after [[Heatwave (Timelines)|their last member]]. However, the rest of the explanation was postponed by [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] suddenly ripping the roof off their hideout. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}
[[File:BreakawayAltmode Reunification4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
They all made a run for it once again. Breakaway asked where they should go, and Landquake reluctantly said they needed to go to Megatron. As they made their way to the [[Decepticon]] base, Aquarius continued his explanation: He had activated a [[Vector Sigma]] recall program for a warrior to defeat Omega Doom, which had delivered Breakaway's group as the response. They then almost ran into [[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]], who waved them on to continue to the base, promising to deal with Computron for them.

Once they reached the base's entrance, they were greeted and taken inside by Megatron. Landquake explained their situation, and Megatron brought out and introduced their last member, [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], to them. The reunion was cut short, however, by [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] assassinating Megatron on Alpha Trion's orders. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}

Landquake had no idea what to do, until Breakaway suggested they try to revive Megatron. Landquake didn't think it would be any more successful than their attempt to revive Skyfall, but Breakaway pointed out that Skyfall had been dead a while before they tried, and this time they had Heatwave to help. Breakaway then asked Heatwave if he happened to have any special abilities, and if he'd be willing to help with an experiment. Heatwave said he did indeed have a special power—the ability to communicate with non-sentient machines—and asked what Breakaway had in mind. Breakaway confidently said they were going to resurrect Megatron.

[[File:Reunification5-arisenexusprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm the one without a personality to lose.]]

As Breakaway's group started applying their energies to the body, strange things started happening, leaving them all confused and disoriented. Breakaway had a flashback to when he had first awakened from his [[CR chamber]], then he and the others were transported to a strange, white, featureless place. There they were greeted by Primus, who welcomed them home, and gave the now-reunited gestalt a choice: to die, live as they currently were and eventually fade away, or be reborn as what they were meant to be. Breakaway presumably chose along with the others to be "reborn", as Primus then commanded, "Arise, [[Nexus Prime|Nexus Prime]]". {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}

After being reborn, Nexus Prime finally entered the battle with [[Omega Doom]] he had been summoned for, as the Autobot superweapon had recently arrived. When Omega shot a missile into Cybertron's sun, Nexus Prime had to follow to repair the sun before it went nova. The Decepticon parts of his mind wanted to stay on Cybertron to fight, but were overridden by the Breakaway and Skyfall parts of him who knew that all of Cybertron would burn unless the sun was healed. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

Breakaway returned as part of Nexus Prime's components to stop [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] from misusing the [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Restoration}} Nexus Prime brought together the Terminus Blade and the united Star Saber, using them rewrite the rules of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

After the [[Shrouding]], Breakaway was reincarnated as a natural resident of the negative polarity universe named Quakebreak, along with his teammates Heatwave, [[Spinaway]], [[Landfall]], and [[Skytop]]. Working as menial laborers, Quakebreak and the team seemed to have no first hand knowledge of their previous incarnation, although Aquarius apparently maintained the awareness to tell them the legend of the Prime of Combination they once were. Quakebreak and his comrades desperately wanted some quest to prove they were as worthy as the original Nexus Prime, and eventually stole the shuttle ''[[Buoyancy]]'' to make their own way in the universe. {{storylink|Coalescence}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Classics''===
[[File:Breakaway 2007 timelines.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Like a reversed-out [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]].]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Breakaway''' (Basic, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 "energon" blasters, brace, Autobot energon chip
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Breakaway is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]]/[[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]], transforming into a fighter jet kinda sorta like an {{w|F-22 Raptor}}. He comes with two double-barreled guns and a connector piece, which can form hand-held weapons as well as become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus an Autobot-style [[energon star]]. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] Combiner" super robot, but he is specifically intended to combine with [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] to form [[Nexus Prime|Nexus Maximus]].

: He was the [[2007]] "early bird freebie" toy [[exclusive]] to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], sent to members who signed up before the deadline (and also at [[BotCon 2007]], apparently). Like his fellow freebies, he is also available for sale on the Club store for those who didn't make the deadline, or future members.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]] and [[Airazor (Universe)#Toys|Airazor]] along with ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Air Raid (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Air Raid]] and [[Airazor (ROTF)#Toys|Airazor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Breakaway/breakaway.htm More information on Breakaway at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Breakaway's name was taken from the 2004 [[w:Kelly Clarkson|Kelly Clarkson]] song of the [[w:Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)|same name]].
* The names of the reincarnated members of Nexus Prime (sans Heatwave) are the combinations of the names of two of the original members. In Quakebreak's case, his name is a combination of Land'''quake''' and '''Break'''away.
*The name "Quakebreak" was an unused alternative in the [[Fan polls#Combiner Wars Fan Built Combiner|Fan-Built Bot]] poll that produced [[Victorion]] for ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''.

[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Nexus Prime components]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]

Hirofumi Ichikawa

2026-01-17T16:40:30Z

CCKIUJ: /* Masterpiece */

[[File:Hirofumi Ichikawa 2022.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Every hair in his beard is a ''Binaltech'' spin-off.]]

'''Hirofumi Ichikawa''' (市川裕文 ''Ichikawa Hirofumi'') is a Japanese author, illustrator and toy designer perhaps best known as the architect of the high-concept [[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|''Binaltech'']] and [[Transformers: Alternity|''Alternity'']] franchises. He's a noted old-school ''Transformers'' fan who made the jump to working on the brand in an official capacity for [[TakaraTomy]] at the turn of the twenty first century. A furiously prolific renaissance man, he somehow found time while crafting his licensed car magnum opus to work as a mecha designer (broadly, concept artist) on the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] toylines, create the decoes and bios for boutique TakaraTomy affiliate [[e-HOBBY]]'s series of retro toylines and, notably, participate as one of a very select group of Japanese creators to coordinate their own collector-oriented fiction with the crew behind the western [[BotCon]]. Nowadays, he continues to contribute design work to the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] mega-brand as well as being tapped by TakaraTomy to compose prose stories and [[bio]]s for the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' and ''[[Missing Link]]'' toylines, amongst others.

In his [[fandom]] days, he wrote numerous fan-comics and magazines (called ''{{w|dōjinshi}}'' in Japan), mainly focusing on introducing Japanese fans to the [[Hasbro]]/American version of ''Transformers'' and the concepts and characters within. Among them was a very indignant magazine decrying the "[[Yoshikazu Iwanami|funny]]" dub of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' that was presented in Japan, as it had removed much of the "serious sci-fi" edge that had made the show immensely popular with the English-speaking fanbase. But perhaps his most well known pre-official work is ''Transformers Chronicles'', a sort of "bridge" story for his take on the lead-up to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''. Though this book was translated to English, it has unfortunately long since sold through its short run. Its influence can be seen to live on, however, in his heavily [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] inspired ''Masterpiece'' storylines.

Ichikawa's art style is toy-based; his Transformers almost always have the toy's proportions and detailing down exactly, not approximations or "influenced" altered cartoon models. The only changes made are there to make them more "realistic" by adding in joints for motion that the toys may lack. These joints are always very realistic in terms of mechanical detailing of the pistons and rotating joints necessary for real-life machines, similar to the mechanical detailing artist [[E. J. Su]] employs. In terms of story, Ichikawa has a definite preference for the Western take of ''Transformers'', enjoying its more sci-fi-oriented and older-aimed feel, though he eschews the more metaphysical/mystical aspects of the fiction, especially [[Primus]].

Outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, some of Ichikawa's other noteworthy licensed work has included working as a translator for various western comics, writing, illustrating, and coloring the {{w|X-Men: The Animated Series|''X-Men'' '92}} adaptation ''{{w|X-Men: The Manga}}'', and creating promotional art for the {{w|Capcom}} title ''{{w|Marvel Super Heroes (video game)|Marvel Super Heroes}}'' in the 90s arcade magazine ''{{w|Gamest}}''. In the creator-owned sphere, he is best known as the author of the original series ''Boldor The Invisible Neighbour'' in the [[Bandai]]-sponsored sci-fi magazine ''Cyber Comix'' (now ''{{w|Dengeki Daioh}}''). As he has stepped back from working on the ''Transformers'' brand full time in recent years, he has shifted his focus to his independent projects like ''Boldor'' and ''Rainfall''.

==Writing==
===Prose stories===
====''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]''====
{{collist|5|
*"[[The Mysterious Temple in Space]]"
*"[[Master of the Game]]"
*"[[Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall]]"
*"[[The Extraordinary Reformat]]"}}

====''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]''====
*"[[Story of Binaltech]]"

====''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''====
{{collist|5|
*"[[From Here to Alternity]]"
*"[[To Mega Therion]]"
*"[[The World Is Flat!]]"
*"[[Ace of Swords]]"
*"[[Foreshadows]]"
*"[[Hunt for the Planicrons]]"
*"[[Alternation]]"}}

====''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''====
*"[[Noise & Smoke]]"

====''[[G-Shock × Transformers]]''====
{{collist|2|
*"[[Battle of G3 Prime and G-Shock]]"
*"[[Battle of the Primes]]"}}

====''[[Canon/Transformers]]''====
{{collist|3|
*"[[Birth of Optimus Prime R5]]"
*"[[Decepticon Refraktor R5: Guise of a Deceiver]]"
*"[[Nemesis Prime R5: Showdown on the High-Rise]]"}}

====''MPG''====
*[[Nucleon Quest Super Convoy Story: Rebirth After The Rebirth]]

===Toy bios===

====''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Post-series releases|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''====
*[[Tigertrack#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Tigertrack]]<ref name = MP>{{citesocial|quote=Not all, but yes. I wrote most of Diaclone/Microchange repaints bios, except MP Tigertrack/Clamp Down/Bluestreak/Enemy & other cassettes (though I did original e-Hobby and Encore).|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1604695336206815233|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2022|month=12|day=18}}</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]

====''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]''====
*[[Pepsi Convoy#The Transformers|Pepsi Convoy]]

====''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Micron Legend]]''====
{{collist|5|
*[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)##Armada|Scourge]]<ref name=micronlegendbios>{{citesocial|quote=●コンボイ、ジェットファイヤー、ウルトラマグナス、マグナコンボイの箱絵 ●スカージ、マグナコンボイのバイオ ●SCFコンボイスーパーモードのフィギュアデザイン ●MEGA SCF コンボイノーマルモード、ホットロッドの造形用図面 ●LINKAGE 漫画(全13話)|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/1940695103649337826|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=07|day=03}}</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Magna Convoy]]<ref name=micronlegendbios />
}}

====''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]''====
{{collist|5|
*[[Road Rage (G1)#Collector's Edition|Road Rage]] and [[Crosscut (G1)#Collector's Edition|Crosscut]]
*[[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]]
*[[Clampdown (G1)#Collector's Edition|Clampdown]] and [[Deep Cover#Collector's Edition|Deep Cover]]
*[[Hauler#Collector's Edition|RoadHauler]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Collector's Edition|Sunstorm]]
*[[G1 GoBots#Collector's Edition|G1 GoBots]] ([[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Exclusive|Bug Bite]], [[Bad Boy#toys|Bad Boy]], [[Treds#toys|Treds]], [[Small Foot#toys|Small Foot]], [[Path Finder#toys|Path Finder]], and [[Road Ranger#toys|Road Ranger]])
*[[Detritus (G1)#Collector's Edition|Detritus]]
*[[Insecticon clone#Collector's Edition|Insectron Clone Army]] ([[Zaptrap#Collector's Edition|Zaptrap]], [[Salvo (G1)#Collector's Edition|Salvo]], and [[Shothole#Collector's Edition|Shothole]]) 
*[[Overcharge (G1)#Collector's Edition|Overcharge]]
*[[Cobalt Sentry#Collector's Edition|Cobalt Sentries]] ([[Howlback (G1)#Collector's Edition|Howlback]] and [[Garboil (G1)#Collector's Edition|Garboil]])
*[[Magnificus (G1)#Collector's Edition|Magnificus]] and [[Ga'mede#Collector's Edition|Ga'Mede]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax]] and [[Dion (G1)#Collector's Edition|Dion]] (online bios only)<ref name=biobliography>{{citesocial|quote=2003 マイクロン(スーパースタント、スピードチェイサー、ソニックアサルト、ダート)※DVD冊子上 2005 オライオンパックス＆ダイオン(Online Bio) 2006 レーザーウルトラマグナス、ガルバトロンII 2017 MB-EXレーザービーク、TLK-15キャリバーオプティマスプライム 2024 MP-56+リゴラス|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/2010090984991039562|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2026|month=01|day=10}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=オライオンパックスで私が書いたバイオは当時 e-HOBBYのウェブサイトで公開されましたが、実際の商品カードは私のではない別の文章に変わっていました。|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/2010090986349998249|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2026|month=01|day=10}}</ref>
*[[Galvatron II#Collector's Edition|Galvatron II]]<ref name=biobliography />
*[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Twincast]] and [[Flip Sides (G1)#Collector's Edition|Flip Sides]]
}}

====''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|G-2]]''====
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]<ref name=biobliography />

{{anchor|Encore}}
====''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]''<ref name = MP/>====
{{collist|5|
*[[Enemy (G1)#Encore|Enemy]]
*[[Wingthing (G1)#Encore|Wingthing]]
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Encore|Nightstalker]]
*[[Stripes#Encore|Stripes]]
}}
====''Binaltech''====
{{collist|5|
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Lambor]]
*[[Hound (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Hound]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Streak]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Dead End]]
*[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Tracks]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#GT|Smokescreen GT]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Swindle]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Grimlock]]
*[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Ravage]]
*[[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Laserwave]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Wheeljack]]
*[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Skids]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Binaltech|Black Convoy]]
*[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Rijie]] "Electro Disrupter Mode"
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#BinaltechBlue|Bluestreak]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Argent|Argent Meister]]
*[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Convoy]]
}}

====''Alternity''====
{{collist|5|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] (Vibrant Red, Ultimate Metal Silver)
*[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy - Super Black]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Megatron]] (Blade Silver, Premium LeMans Blue, Diamond Black)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Alternity|Bumble]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Alternity|Cliff]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Alternity|Skywarp]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Alternity|Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alternity|Thundercracker]]
 
}}

{{anchor|Masterpiece}}
====''Masterpiece''<ref name = MP/>====
{{collist|5|
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|MP-11 Starscream]]<ref name=MP11>{{citesocial|quote=補足すると、マスターピースで私が最初に書いたバイオは MP-11スタースクリームです。次いで MP-11Sサンストーム。その次の MP-23エグゾーストは他と少し違って、私がが書いた「ユニバース書式」の長文テキストを、別のライターさんに取扱説明書用に清書して頂きました（カードは私）。|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/2009732961814622272|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2026|month=01|day=09}}</ref>
*[[Sunstorm (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-11S Sunstorm]]<ref name=MP11 />
*[[Exhaust#Masterpiece|MP-23 Exhaust]]<ref name=MP11 />
*[[Loudpedal#Masterpiece|MP-25L Loudpedal]]
*[[Road Rage (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-26 Road Rage]]
*[[Delta Magnus#Masterpiece|MP-31 Delta Magnus]]<ref name = IDW>{{citesocial|quote=IDW様、表立った関わりはありませんでしたが、コミック発デザインの玩具図面を描いたり、デルタマグナスなどのバイオ設定でアイデアを拝借しました。僕が外観のデザインをした玩具キャラクターも沢山描いてくれましたし、何よりも素晴らしい物語で楽しませて頂きました。本当にありがとうございます！|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1603517745819025408|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=12|day=15}}</ref>
*[[Cordon (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-42 Cordon]]
*[[Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-39+ Spin-Out]]
*[[Reboost#Masterpiece|MP-54 Reboost]]
*[[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-53+ Crosscut]]
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|MP-53+B Burn Out]]
*[[Riggorus#Masterpiece|MP-56+ Riggorus]]<ref name=biobliography />
}}

====''[[Transformers Movie The Best|Movie The Best]]''====
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Movie The Best|MB-EX Laserbeak]]<ref name=biobliography />

====''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]''====
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CaliburOP|TLK-15 Calibur Optimus Prime]]<ref name=biobliography />

====''[[Missing Link]]''====
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] (with [[Dillo#Missing Link|Dillo]])
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]] (with [[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]])

{{anchor|MPG}}
====''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]''<ref>{{citesocial|quote=マスターピースから引き続き、MPG・リペイントキャラクターの設定とお話のテキストを書かせて頂いてます。特にDK-2ガード(手前・黒)は、由来になった玩具の独特な背景をプロフィールに活かしていますので、箱裏の解説文と一緒に見て頂けたら嬉しいです。|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1926138076796993692|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=05|day=23}}</ref>====
{{collist|5|
*[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#MPG|MPG-10 Lift-Ticket]]
*[[DK-2 Guard#MPG|MPG-11 DK-2 Guard]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPG|MPG-16 Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]
}}

===Other prose===
{{collist|5|
*"[[Beast Wars Universe]]" (co-written with [[Fumihiko Akiyama]])
*"[[World of the Transformers]]" (information database/website)
}}

====''Ask Vector Prime''====
Under supervision from [[Jim Sorenson]], Hirofumi Ichikawa contributed to several entries of [[Ask Vector Prime]] on Facebook. In addition to providing information on [[Logos Prime]] and the [[Hytherion]], he wrote drafts for the following answers:<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://sites.google.com/site/goingfullsorenson/ask-vector-prime|name=Jennifer Alexis Carlo|site=Going Full Sorenson}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=AVPについては断片的なお手伝いが多く、記憶も少し曖昧なのですが、リバースコンボイ、キロトン、トレインボットについて何かした覚えがありません。その代わり、ブレインマスター、ダイアクロン、ハイセリオン、ロゴスプライムの情報と、RiD 3パック(Nightcruz達)のお話の草案を書いた筈です。|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/2010090987734085765|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2026|month=01|day=10}}</ref>
{{collist|5|
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 15, 2015|June 15, 2015—Diaclone]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 23, 2015|June 23, 2015—Brainmasters]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 10, 2015|September 10, 2015—Prowl II]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 18, 2015|September 18, 2015—Overload]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 22, 2015|September 22, 2015—Viron Elite Guard]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 30, 2015|September 30, 2015—Air Attack Optimus Primal]]
}}

==Comics==
===''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''===
*"[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]"
**Including character bios for the [[Super Stunt Team]], [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]], the [[Speed Chaser Team]], [[Stella Holley]], [[Digital Entity Frame]]s, and the [[Sonic Assault Team]]

===''Binaltech''===
*"[[Outlier (comic)|Outlier]]"
===''Alternity''===
*"[[Arch-Nemesis!]]"
*"[[To Die Game!]]"
===''Masterpiece''===
*[[Controverse]]
==Known packaging art==
===''[[Transformers: Beast Wars|Beast Wars]]''===
*[[Grizzly-1#Beast Wars|Grizzly-1]] (Only bio card artwork)
*[[Double Punch#Beast Wars|Double Punch]] with [[Beeline#Beast Wars|Beeline]] (Only bio card artwork)

===''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]''===
{{collist|3|
*[[Skids (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Skids]]
*[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Tracks]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Smokescreen]]
*[[Inferno (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Inferno]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Starscream]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Astrotrain]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Hot Rodimus]]
*[[Hound (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Hound]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Blitzwing]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#CollectionSoundblaster|Soundblaster]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Cybertron Perceptor]]
}}

===''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]''===
(reused from ''Transformers Collection'')
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Astrotrain]]
===''Binaltech''===
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Wheeljack]]

==Other illustration work==
*"World of the Transformers" illustrations
*"Beast Wars Reborn" illustrations
*[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]] {{w|LaserDisc}} and DVD pack-in booklets
**''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Box 1 and 2
**''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]
*''[[Unofficial guidebooks|Cybertronian: The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide]] Volume 5 (front cover)
*[[BotCon Japan 1997]] commemorative T-shirt design
*[[The Transformers Classics]] Vol. 2 (Japanese reprint cover)
*Character design work for [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Micronus Prime]] for the ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' guidebook.

==Known toy design work==
===Deco===
[[File:Nucleon quest convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]
====''Collector's Edition''====
*[[Hauler#Collector's Edition|Road Hauler]]
*[[G1 GoBots#Collector's Edition|G1 Gobots]] ([[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Collector's Edition|Bug Bite]], [[Bad Boy#Collector's Edition|Bad Boy]], [[Treds#Collector's Edition|Treds]], [[Small Foot#Collector's Edition|Small Foot]], [[Path Finder#Collector's Edition|Path Finder]], and [[Road Ranger#Collector's Edition|Road Ranger]])
*[[Detritus (G1)#Collector's Edition|Detritus]]

====''Missing Link''====
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] (with [[Dillo#Missing Link|Dillo]])
{{-}}

===Detailing===
With the beginning of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', Ichikawa was given the job of "mech design", taking the engineering designs of many toys and finalizing the aesthetic details, sculpts, etc. The toys he is known to have worked on include:

====''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''====
[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
;Energon Class
{{collist|3|
* [[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]
* [[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]
}}
;Mega Class
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Energon|Wing Saber]]
;Command Class
* [[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]
;Leader Class
{{collist|3|
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]
}}
;Supreme Class
* [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]
{{-}}
====''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''====
[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
;Scout Class
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Undermine]]<ref name = "ATT">[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/7a64cbb8401be32a Personal correspondence between Ichikawa and Doug Dlin on alt.toys.transformers mentioning the Galaxy Force/Cybertron toys he worked on]</ref>
;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
* [[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Downshift]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
}}
;Voyager Class
{{collist|3|
* [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Safeguard]])<ref name = "ATT"/>
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Leobreaker]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
}}
;Ultra Class
{{collist|3|
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
}}
;Leader Class
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
;Supreme Class
* [[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]]<ref name = "ATT"/>
{{creatorstub|Everything between 2006 and 2014}}

====''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''====
* [[Swerve (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Swerve]] (head only)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=ROTF版スワーブの顔、実はわたくしのデザインなのです。描いた時はもっと横幅広い感じでしたが、スペースに合わせて細面に調整して頂いてます。受けた時は、Tracksになる予定でした。|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/2011744706783494399|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2026|month=01|day=15}}</ref>

====''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''====
=====''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''=====
[[File:Titans Return Trypticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]]<ref name ="Titan">{{citesocial|quote=SIEGEオメガスプリームでは外観デザイン(ディテールと頭部3面図)をしました。他タイタンクラス商品は：デバステーター, フォートレスマキシマス, トリプティコン, プレダキング(オニキス除く), スコーポノック, アーク(Netflix用先行スケッチ), ブラックザラック,タイダルウェーブ, などを手がけています。|link=https://x.com/hirovmi/status/1914237714079354922|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2025|month=04|day=24}}</ref> ([[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Bonecrusher]], [[Hook (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Hook]], [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Mixmaster]], [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Scrapper]])

=====''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''=====
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cerebros (G1)#Titans Return|Cerebros]] and [[Emissary (TR)#Titans Return|Emissary]])<ref name =Titan/>
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Decepticon Full-Tilt]] and [[Wipe-Out#Titans Return|Decepticon Necro]])<ref name =Titan/>

=====''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''=====
*[[Predaking (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predaking]]<ref name =Titan/> ([[Divebomb (G1)#Power of the Primes|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predacon Headstrong]], [[Rampage (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predacon Rampage]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Power of the Primes|Razorclaw]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Power of the Primes|Torox]])<ref>He did not work on the included [[Onyx Prime#Power of the Primes|Onyx Prime]] [[Prime Master]].</ref>

=====''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''=====
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Combat Megatron]]<ref name = IDW/>
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Generations Selects|Black Zarak]]<ref name =Titan/>

=====''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''=====
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS29-Titan-Omega-Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]] (w/ [[Countdown (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Countdown]])<ref name =Titan/>

=====''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''=====
{{collist|3|
*[[Thrust (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Thrust]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runamuck]]
*[[Fasttrack (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fasttrack]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Scorponok]] (w/ [[Zarak (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lord Zarak]])<ref name =Titan/>
}}
=====''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''=====
*[[Slammer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Slammer]]
*[[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Ark]] (w/ [[Teletraan I#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Teletraan-1]]/[[Mainframe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Mainframe]])<ref name =Titan/>

=====''[[Studio Series]]''=====
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Bombburst.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
* [[Brawn (ROTF)#Studio Series|''Bumblebee'' Brawn]] (drill only)

======''Studio Series'' '86======
*[[Wheelie (G1)#SSCore|Core Class Wheelie]]

=====''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''=====
{{collist|3|
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]
*[[Pointblank#Legacy|Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]])
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-burst]]
}}

======''[[Transformers: Legacy#Exclusives|Wreck N' Rule Collection]]''======
*[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] with [[Spindle#Legacy|Spindle]]

=====''[[Transformers: Legacy#United|Legacy: United]]''=====
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Refraktor-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]]<ref name =Titan/>

====''[[Canon/Transformers]]''====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Canon/Transformers|Optimus Prime R5]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5]]
*[[Nemesis Prime R5#Toys|Nemesis Prime R5]]

====''[[T-SPARK#Adamas Machina|Adamas Machina]]''====
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|Rodimus]]<ref name = Adamas>{{citesocial|quote=I played a small part in the development of the highly acclaimed "Adamus Machina AMT-01 Rodimus," which is currently on sale. I was involved in the development of the vehicle concept, additional details, design of the communication device and saw arm accessories, and specification of the weapon attachment method when transforming Flame Toys' high-quality figure into a transforming model. Please get your hands on it!|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1904863950883479948/|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2025|month=3|day=26}}</ref>

{{-}}

===Concept art===
====''Alternity''<ref>Feature on the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' toyline in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2]]'', p 82-93</ref>====
[[File:Alternity Megatron Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] (Vibrant Red, Ultimate Metal Silver)
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Megatron]] (Blade Silver, Premium LeMans Blue, Diamond Black)
*[[Transformers: Alternity#Notes|Meister]] ([[Unreleased toy|Unused]])

====''Masterpiece''====
*MP-3 Starscream
*MP-5 Megatron
*MP-6
*MP-7
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-8 Grimlock]]
*MP-9 Rodimus Convoy
*MP-11 Starscream
*MP-12 Lambor
*MP-13 Soundwave
*MP-14 Alert
*MP-15
*MP-16
*MP-17 Prowl
*MP-18 Streak
*MP-19 Smokescreen
*MP-20 Wheeljack
*MP-21 Bumble
*MP-22 Ultra Magnus
*MP-23 Exhaust
*MP-25 Tracks
*MP-26 Road Rage
*MP-27 Ironhide
*MP-29 Shockwave
*MP-30 Ratchet
{{-}}

===Unspecified===
*''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''<ref name ="Gens2019">''[[Transformers Generations 2019]]'' profile, p88</ref>
*''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]''<ref name ="Gens2019"/>

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Grizzly1barbearian.JPG|[[Grizzly-1|Grizzly-1's]] packaging art for [[BotCon Japan 1998]].
File:Smokescreeng1.jpg|Reissue [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] packaging art.
File:SonicAssault.jpg|The [[Sonic Assault Team]], from ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]''.
</gallery>

''[[:Category:Images by Hirofumi Ichikawa|Extended Hirofumi Ichikawa gallery]]''</center>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/0138998701/ Hirofumi Ichikawa's website] (dead link)
*[https://twitter.com/Hirovmi Hirofumi Ichikawa on Twitter]

===Interviews===
*[http://asminterim.com/2022/10/13/retro-interview-hirofumi-ichikawa-on-his-dream-becoming-reality/ 2004 Interview with Dengeki Daioh Magazine], translated by [[Doug Dlin]] and hosted at Altered States Magazine
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071028003548/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/articles/hi_dai-oh.php Original upload of the interview] (archived)

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File:Ichikawa.jpg

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CCKIUJ:

The elusive freelance TF artist/designer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] has been captured on film! His soul is ours forever!

Photo by [[User:Apcog]], released to the public domain.
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User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Ichikawa timeline

2026-01-12T10:26:27Z

CCKIUJ: /* Into the Ichikawa-verse */

User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Ichikawa timeline

2026-01-11T05:10:16Z

CCKIUJ:

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CCKIUJ: /* Into the Ichikawa-verse */

Sixknight

2026-01-07T12:18:35Z

CCKIUJ: /* Transformers Gum */

{{Factions|autobot|wreckers}}
:''Sixknight is an [[Autobot]] [[Six Changer]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sixknight boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]
'''Sixknight''' (シックスナイト ''Shikkusunaito'') is dedicated to being the best. A member of the enigmatic ninja [[Six Clan]], he has voyaged across the universe increasing his strength and skill, mastering the elusive art of [[Six Changer|six-changing]] and learning to manipulate [[Chōkon Power|Tenchōkon Power]]. The problem with this boastful ninja, though, is that he really needs people to ''know'' how good he is, and if there's someone out there who claims to be more powerful, then there's no other course of action for Sixknight than to take them on and show them who's boss. Sixknight really only understands force, believing that one's own power is all that matters—the subtleties of fighting ''for'' something or someone are lost upon him. As a Six Changer, however, he is a mercurial, impressionable sort, and the nobility of the [[Autobot]]s intrigues this wandering warrior...

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Show Hayami]] (Japanese)|,[[Simon Broad]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Tony Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Vadim Gushchin]] (Russian)}}
[[File:Sixknight strikeapose.jpg|left|upright=1.15|thumb|Strike a pose!]]
Sixknight traveled to [[Earth]] with the intention of joining up with the [[Decepticon]]s, dispatching a squadron of fighter jets and a battleship upon arrival on the planet. Easily evading [[Decepticon Base]]'s radar, Sixknight appeared before the [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s, who did not take kindly to the Six Changer's arrogance. While the Pretenders attacked Sixknight and were promptly flattened in a mere few moments, [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] summoned [[Giga]] and [[Mega]], who agreed to hear Sixknight out. Explaining that he had come to lend his power to the Decepticons so that they could easily crush Earth's "human scum", Sixknight was furious when they laughed in his face, telling him that power alone was not enough. Sixknight retorted that his was no ordinary power, that he could control Tenchōkon Power, but Mega and Giga revealed to him the existence of the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]], who were capable of controlling all three forms of Chōkon Power. Sixknight was dismissed from the base much to his annoyance, but [[Blood]] and [[Gilmer]] decided to exploit the Six Changer's rage by suggesting that he challenge [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] in order to prove his skill, manipulating him into defeating the mighty [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]].

[[File:Sixknight ginrai.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|PWNED!]]
Sixknight promptly attacked a Japanese city in order to draw Ginrai out, and met with resistance from Japan's Self-Defence Force, along with the Autobot Pretenders [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and [[Diver (G1)|Diver]]. Sixknight battled Metalhawk for a bit before Blood and Gilmer came into to fight Diver, much to Sixknight's annoyance as he wanted to fight them himself. The Autobot Headmaster Juniors soon arrived after, he mistook [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]] for Ginrai, but when the genuine article arrived, the pair faced off in a one-on-one duel. When Sixknight's rapid-transforming "[[Rokuhenka]] Attack" met with failure and the ninja was pinned by Ginrai, Blood and Gilmer stepped in and seized [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]], threatening her life if Ginrai did not back down. Sixknight then fought Ginrai unaware of the hostage situation and when Ginrai was at the gun point, Sixknight demanded to know why Ginrai was not fighting back. Minerva then told Ginrai not to worry and defeat Sixknight, which alerted Sixknight to the hostage situation. Although amazed that Ginrai cared anything for humans, Sixknight was enraged by the Pretenders' interference, and forced them at gunpoint to let Minerva free so that he could continue his battle with Ginrai honorably. For the final stage of their battle, Sixknight initiated his "Six-Change Attack of Death", but as he hurled himself at Ginrai, the Godmaster blasted him clean out of the air with one shot of Chōkon Power. Scarred and smoking, Sixknight's final humiliation came when Ginrai disconnected from his [[Transtector]], revealing that he was, in fact, one of the "human scum" that Sixknight so despised leaving Sixknight to question his strength. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

[[File:Sixknight conjuniors.jpg|left|215px|thumb|This is for wasting teacher's valuable time!]]
Unable to comprehend how a Transformer could be defeated by a human being, Sixknight soon approached the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, laid down his weapons, and requested an audience with Ginrai. Though the Headmaster Juniors were on edge about Sixknight's intentions, Ginrai soon arrived. An impassioned Ginrai explained to Sixknight that the true strength of human beings is not physical, but comes from their indomitable spirit and drive to protect others, even if victory is impossible, only to have Sixknight reject the answer, unable to comprehend how he could lose to such an intangible concept. As Ginrai continued to explain, news of an attack by the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors in a nearby city came in, and Sixknight volunteered to prove that he was not a Decepticon by taking the three punks on. The Six Changer immediately headed for the city, where he violently engaged the Juniors, but was caught off-guard when the punks pretended to surrender. Seized and pummelled by the evil trio, Sixknight regained the advantage when Minerva distracted Cancer, and he soon had the Decepticons at his mercy, poised to delivery a killing blast. At that moment, however, Sixknight hesitated, giving Minerva and Cancer's new friend [[Browning]] enough time to create a smokescreen to cover the Juniors' escape. As they fled, Sixknight realized that his actions had been enough, and that killing was not necessary. Now convinced that Sixknight was trustworthy, Ginrai invited him back to [[Autobot Base]], but Sixknight informed the human that he should not trust him so easily. Telling Ginrai that he now knew there was a purpose in their meeting, Sixknight departed, noting that it was likely their paths would cross again. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[File:Hokutosixknight.gif|thumb|Atatatatatata!]]
It would be some time before Sixknight would meet with the Autobots again, but he did eventually reappear in the midst of a battle between the Autobot Headmaster Juniors and the Decepticon Godmaster brothers, [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. The Juniors were desperately trying to get the drone [[Godbomber]] to safety when Sixknight dropped out of the sky and tackled the two Decepticons. Sixknight battled the brothers as [[Darkwings]] for a while but Buster managed to break away from the battle and went after the Juniors leaving Hydra to battle Sixknight, but the three kids were able to transform Godbomber to robot mode and defeat Buster, as Sixknight continued to battle Hydra the Juniors headed off to help Ginrai in battle with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. Hydra was eventually defeated and forced to retreat. In the aftermath of the battle, Ginrai thanked Sixknight for his help, and the Six Changer departed once more, already looking forward to his next meeting with the Autobots. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

[[File:Sixknight death.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|That's gonna leave a mark... or not.]]
Alas, Sixknight's next encounter with the Autobots would be his last. Atop the Matterhorn, Ginrai was under attack by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] (possessed by [[Devil Z]]) when Sixknight arrived to help his friend and Overlord (who had just turned on his master), blasting the giant Decepticon with a volley of missiles as he burrowed up from beneath the ground in his drill-tank mode. Sixknight challenged BlackZarak to battle, telling Ginrai to assemble the Autobots for the final battle while he held BlackZarak off. Though Ginrai was hesitant, Sixknight eventually convinced him to go. Quietly, Sixknight admitted that he was happy to have fought Ginrai, and pressed his attack on BlackZarak, only to be bombarded by the villain's [[Devil Power]]. Convulsing violently, Sixknight's body exploded, leaving nothing but a smoking crater right before Ginrai and Overlord's horrified eyes. This enraged Ginrai enough to challenge Black Zarak/Devil Z himself, vowing to avenge Sixknight. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[File:Sixknight manga.jpg|thumb|[[dull surprise]]]]
Sixknight was a new recruit among the Autobots on the planet [[Athenia]] when the Earth-based Autobots traveled there for Ginrai's coronation as [[Supreme Commander]]. When the Decepticons attacked the planet that night, [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] charged Sixknight and the Headmaster Juniors with performing rescue operations. Despite his disaffection for the task, Sixknight went off to carry out these orders. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}
{{L-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:RequiemoftheWreckers Wrookies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|He was a [[Sixknight#Notes|quick switch]].]]
Sixknight was a Cybertronian who was hand-picked and remotely mentored by [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] as a possible inclusion for the next incarnation of the [[Wreckers]]. When Springer abandoned his recruits to embark on a personal mission of his own, Sixknight and his fellow cadets witnessed his last message, urging the next-generation Wreckers to be better than their predecessors. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}}
[[File:Sixknight toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blocky awesomeness.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixknight''' (Cybertron, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-312'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Photon Rifles"

: ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Masterforce]]'' Sixknight is the second Six Changer mold in the ''Transformers'' toyline, after [[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]] from the previous year. He is a [[redeco]] of the Hasbro-release Six Changer [[Quickswitch#Toys|Quickswitch]], transforming from robot mode into a Cybertronic jet, a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Drill tank|drill tank]], a hovercraft, a puma, and a laser pistol. In all six modes, he is armed with his two Photon Rifles.

: In addition to the totally different paint job, Sixknight also carries the additional distinction of having a chromed silver drill bit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/Sixknight/sixknight.htm More information on Sixknight at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
[[File:Caramel sixknight.jpg|thumb|300px|Blocky.]]
*'''Sixknight''' ([[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''4'''
:A pair of small non-transforming ''keshigomu''—rubber figurines—of Sixknight were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, depicting the six-changer in both robot and drill tank modes. Around half the size of the more familiar Decoys, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red, or yellow.
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===Transformers Choco===
*'''Sixknight''' (2011)
:A small solid-color snap-together model kit of Sixknight was released as part of Kabaya's series of ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' candy toys.

===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Gum sixknight.jpg|thumb|300px|No, not [[Quickswitch|that guy]], honestly.]]
*'''Sixknight''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right Photon Rifles
:Part of the tenth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' candy toy series, this version of Sixknight is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red, and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains all the accessories and features of the actual Sixknight toy, able to transform into all six of the character's modes.
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==Notes==
[[File:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|thumb]]
*Sixknight's animation model appears as a generic Autobot in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]". Unlike most model cameos in the series, he appears to use his original colors and layouts.
*Sixknight is listed on this page as appearing in ''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers]]'' because [[Nick Roche]] intended for Quickswitch to appear in that issue, evidently unaware that Quickswitch had recently died in [[Good Men|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #4]]. Owing to this discrepancy, Roche and [[Josh Burcham]] later agreed with the {{w|Marvel No-Prize|no-prize}} fix that it was Sixknight who appeared.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/151842-requiem-of-the-wreckers-discussion/?p=3739444 Comment by Josh Burcham (dcjosh) on The Allspark Forums, 30 May 2018]</ref><ref>Nick Roche at TFcon Canada 2018</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Sixshot''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Iperbot''' ("Hyperbot")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Liùmiàn Qíshì''' (China, 六面骑士, "Six-face Knight")
*''Russian:'' '''Shestizarjadnik''' (Шестизарядник, "Sixcharge")
*''Spanish:'' '''Six''' (America first appearance), '''Seis Tiros''' (America, "Six Shots")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Shestystril''' (Шестистріл, "Sixshooter")

==References==
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[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
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The Transformers Classics

2025-12-09T07:37:56Z

CCKIUJ: /* Covers */

{{Disambig3.5|the later IDW reprint series|earlier IDW reprint series|Classic Transformers|Classics}}

[[File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|thumb|The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1]]
Beginning in 2011, [[IDW Publishing]] began a second reprinting of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1]] [[Marvel Comics]] in full-color trade paperback omnibuses a year after completing their previous ''[[Classic Transformers]]'' reprint series. The difference this time being that these volumes contain all the omitted issues that were excluded from the previous release due to those issues featuring copyrighted characters such as [[Spider-Man]] or [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. The digital version of volume 1 sold at ComiXology did not feature [[Prisoner_of_War!|the]] [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|issues]] featuring these characters, but all other volumes released digitally have featured Circuit Breaker's issues. Due to the restoration of the missing issues, however, this results in these volumes being released in a smaller format with fewer chapters than before. In addition, the previous listed price of $19.99 of the ''Classic Transformers'' volumes has been upped to $24.99. On the plus side (depending on who you ask), these volumes have been freshly remastered and recolored. [[Mark W. Bellomo]] provides editorial content, and [[Guido Guidi]] provides new cover art.

{{chapters
|title=''The Transformers Classics'' volumes:'''
|content=
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|#1]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2|#2]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3|#3]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4|#4]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5|#5]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6|#6]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 7|#7]]
*[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 8|#8]]
}}

==Restoration==
The original comics featured in these volumes featured the four-color printing common to Marvel comics at the time, which used ben-day dots to create layers of color. This dotted look has been replicated in most previous reprints of these comics, including the original Transformers UK reprints, the Titan reprint volumes and all of IDW's previous reprints. For these new reprints the comics were recolored with modern digital techniques which allow them to take advantage of modern printing techniques which produce smooth colors. The new colorations were based on the original color layouts done by Nel Yomtov. (Or more accurately they're based on the original colour separations done by some anonymous old lady who didn't give a rat's head about the final product, but sure, let's blame Yomtov.)

===Criticisms===
[[File:BrokenGlass-Kupchanges.jpg|right|thumb|300px|left: original coloring right: now in colors not seen used anywhere else in this book]]
[[File:Club Con Marvel UK US IDW reprint.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8|From top to bottom: Good quality UK reprint, bad quality original US printing, horrible IDW "remaster" based on the US printing.]]
Considering the original Marvel prints featured huge numbers of coloring errors, printing errors and look very dated, updating the colors is a welcome, well overdue addition. The problem is that the final result leaves a lot to be desired. The new colours are inconsistent, often muddy, and in many cases add new errors where there weren't any before. Some of the problems with the new restored versions include:
*"Correction" of characters' original color schemes, including rendering Soundwave in blue instead of purple, or rendering Wheeljack with black instead of blue, etc. (Fortunately some comic original schemes like Megatron's black helmet, or Ratchet's red helmet, were left untouched.)
*Inconsistent application of new colors -- Soundwave is blue now on MOST pages, except where they forgot and left him purple.
*Introduction of new errors -- sometimes things that were colored correctly originally have been miscolored for the new editions.
*Failed attempts at correcting errors -- some attempts at correcting errors in the original coloring haven't succeeded because of problems with the original linework. Some attempts were just inept. In particular, insisting on using scans of the original US printings as a basis for the remasters, rather than the better quality UK reprints.
*Failure to pick up on errors -- a lot of errors in the original coloring simply weren't picked up on. This is especially the case when the original colour layouts mask the error in some way, like coloring part of a robot's body the same as a background element.
*Removal of original artwork -- a lot of the time when there is inked shading using Ben-Day dots this has been confused with the Ben-Day technique used to colour the original comics and the Ben-Day shading has been removed completely. This can change the tone of some of the art drastically. (Yes, that was a deliberate pun. Change the tone, get it it?)
*Generally dark and muddy printing -- while the digital versions are generally crisp and pleasant to look at, the printed versions of the restorations are very dark and sometimes muddy, making details that were crisp in the original printings seem unclear or obscured.
*Using scans from copies with smudged or damaged artwork as the basis for the remasters, and either failing to notice or fix those flaws, or fixing them in a very crude manner.
*The use of an automated text recognition software, seemingly without additional proofreading by a human, resulting in some weird random spelling errors that are unique to the IDW reprints. In particular, the letter "G" often got changed into an "S".
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===Covers===
<gallery>
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''Volume 1'''
File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg|'''Volume 2'''
File:TFClassicsVol3.jpg|'''Volume 3'''
File:TFClassicsVol4.jpg|'''Volume 4'''
File:TFClassicsVol5.jpg|'''Volume 5'''
File:TFClassicsVol6.jpg|'''Volume 6'''
File:TFClassicsVol7.jpg|'''Volume 7'''
File:TFClassicsVol8.jpg|'''Volume 8'''
</gallery>

==Japanese reprints==
The Japanese reprints have been published by [[Hero-X]] and [[Mediaboy]], translated by [[Yousuke Ishikawa]]. Unlike the English version, the Japanese version collects four issues at a time. Cover galleries for the [[The_Transformers_(Marvel_comic)#Marvel_UK|UK version]], profiles from ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'', and original commentary are also included.

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 1''''' ([[February 23]], 2018)
:* Contains issues #1 to #4.

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 2''''' ([[November 29]], 2018)
:* Contains issues #5 to #8, and ''Universe'' profiles: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Special: Headmasters''''' ([[November 29]], 2018)
:* Contains ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters]]'' issues #1 to #4, and ''Universe'' profiles: [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], and [[Apeface]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 3''''' ([[February 26]], 2019)
:* Contains issues #9 to #12, and ''Universe'' profiles: [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 1: Encounter''''' ([[March 15]], 2019)
:* Contains issues #1 to #4.
:* Re-release due to a change in publisher. There is no change in the contents of the book except for the title.

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 4''''' ([[May 31]], 2019)
:* Contains issues #13 to #16, and ''Universe'' profiles: [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 5''''' ([[June 22]], 2023)
:* Contains issues #17 to #24, and ''Universe'' profiles: [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 6''''' ([[December 21]], 2023)
:* Contains issues #25 to #32, and ''Universe'' profiles: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]], and [[Conehead]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 7''''' ([[April 25]], 2024)
:* Contains issues #33 to #36, and "[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and The Transformers]]" #1 - #4, ''Universe'' profiles: [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]].

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 8''''' ([[September 18]], 2024)
:* Contains issues #37 to #44.

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 9''''' ([[December 19]], 2024)
:* Contains issues #45 to #52.

* '''''The Transformers Classics Vol. 10''''' ([[August 28]], 2025)
:* Contains issues #53 to #61.

===Covers===
<gallery>
File:HXClassicsVol1.jpg|'''Volume 1'''; Cover art by [[Yuki Ohshima]].
File:HXClassicsVol2.jpg|'''Volume 2'''; Cover art by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].
File:HXClassicsHM.jpg|'''Headmasters'''; Cover art by [[Guido Guidi]].
File:HXClassicsVol3.jpg|'''Volume 3'''; Cover art by [[Yoshiyuki Takani]].
File:HXClassicsVol1E.jpg|'''Volume 1 Encounter'''; Cover art by Yuki Ohshima.
File:HXClassicsVol4.jpg|'''Volume 4'''; Cover art by [[Kazumasa Yasukuni]].
File:HXClassicsVol5.jpg|'''Volume 5'''; Cover art by [[Andrew Griffith]] and Kazumasa Yasukuni.
File:HXClassicsVol6.jpg|'''Volume 6'''; Cover art by Kazumasa Yasukuni.
File:HXClassicsVol7.jpg|'''Volume 7'''; Cover art by [[Nampei Kaneko]].
File:HXClassicsVol8.jpg|'''Volume 8'''; Cover art by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].
File:HXClassicsVol9.jpg|'''Volume 9'''; Cover art by [[Ban Magami]].
File:HXClassicsVol10.jpg|'''Volume 10'''; Cover art by [[Takeshi Nakamura]].
File:HXClassicsVol11.JPG|'''Volume 11'''; Cover art by [[Geoff Senior]].
</gallery>

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File:HXClassicsVol11.JPG

2025-12-09T07:36:55Z

CCKIUJ: Cover to The Japanese version of Transformers Classics, Vol. 11 TPB. Cover art by Geoff Senior. Category:Images by Geoff Senior

Cover to The Japanese version of Transformers Classics, Vol. 11 TPB. Cover art by [[Geoff Senior]].
[[Category:Images by Geoff Senior]]

The Transformers: MPG

2025-11-29T03:46:30Z

CCKIUJ: /* Prose */

{{nav-mpg}}
'''''The Transformers: MPG''''' (トランスフォーマー MPG) is a spinoff line of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece]]'', with toys designated as MPG-##. The series's title is an abbreviation of "Masterpiece G", with the "G" standing for ''gattai'' (合体, "combine"), "giant" (巨大化), and "great" (グレート).<ref>[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_mpg ''MPG'' hub on the TakaraTomy website]</ref>

Beginning in 2022, the line launched with a series of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'' [[Trainbot]]s that combine to form [[Raiden#MPG|the first official ''Masterpiece'']] [[combiner]]. These figures feature an emphasis on vehicle mode accuracy, being produced in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the {{w|Rail transport modelling|train department}} of TakaraTomy's {{w|scale model}} oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], and licensed by a bevy of railway manufacturers. Accordingly, the figures are mostly functional model trains at the HO scale,<ref name="FigureKing285">[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> which also puts them at the right [[scale]] for robot mode in terms of [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accuracy]]. This was followed up with [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|''Masterforce'']] headliner [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] in 2024 and [[Godbomber#MPG|Godbomber]] in 2025, with the addition of redecos for [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|Jetfire]] based on the characters' previous ''Masterpiece'' molds.

With the end of ''Masterpiece'' in [[2024]], ''MPG'' will serve as TakaraTomy's singular toyline for such "high-end" product. Notably, the aesthetics of ''MPG'' figures (sans redecos from the ''Masterpiece'' line) feature a more intricate hybridization between the cartoon designs and their toy equivalents, making them closer to the earlier ''Masterpiece'' figures before cartoon-accuracy became the standard design philosophy for the line in the second half of the 2010s.

==Fiction==
''MPG'' has received a smattering of fiction in the Japanese market, thus far largely focused on the initial [[Trainbot]] project.

===Comics===

{{chapters|title="Wars" series (''MPG'')
|prev=The Transformers: Masterpiece#Generations book series
|next=Missing Link#Fiction
|content=
*"[[The Train Wars: The Origin]]"
*"[[The Train Wars: The Junction]]"
}}

The [[Transformers Generations 2022|2022 edition]] of the [[Transformers Generations (series)|''Generations'']] series of Japanese guidebooks saw brand veteran (and ''MPG'' concept artist) [[Yuki Ohshima]] reprise his 2010s "[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)#Fiction|Train Wars]]" series of Trainbot-centric stories. The initial three ''MPG'' toys were advertised in [[The Train Wars: The Origin|a prequel]] elaborating on their "childhood" being constructed by [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|human scientists]] in [[Japan]] and their contentious relationship with their "big sister", the ninja android [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. The [[Transformers Generations 2024|2024 edition]] followed up with [[The Train Wars: The Junction|another installment]] running parallel to the events of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]] characterizing the new ''MPG''-original Trainbots [[Ginou]] and [[Yamabuki]].

Also in [[2024]], the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' comic for young readers ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' produced a devoted "event" titled ''[[Transformers Go! Go! Shushupopo!!|Shushupopo!!]]'' <ref>Roughly, ''Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!!''</ref> to commemorate the conclusion of ''MPG''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Trainbot project. In this two-part special edition, author [[Haruka Oda]] introduced a whole new generation of children to the Trainbots, including some of the first characterization for individual members of the team in their entire 37-odd year history.

===Prose===
When the ''Masterpiece'' line's long-running series of redecoes based on the [[pre-Transformers|pre-Transformer]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline hopped from ''Masterpiece'' to ''MPG'' without breaking stride in [[2025]], so too did [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s associated [[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Pack-in plotlines|decade long saga of pack-in text stories]]. Known participating releases thus far include:

{{collist|3|
*MPG-10 [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Lift-Ticket]]
*MPG-11 [[DK-2 Guard#Masterpiece|DK-2 Guard]]
*MPG-16 [[Nucleon Quest Super Convoy Story: Rebirth after the Rebirth]]
}}

==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2022'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-01 [[Shouki#MPG|Trainbot Shouki]] ([[2022]]-[[June 25|06-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-02 [[Getsuei#MPG|Trainbot Getsuei]] (2022-[[September 24|09-24]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-03 [[Yukikaze (G1)#MPG|Trainbot Yukikaze]] ([[2023]]-[[February 25|02-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-04 [[Suiken#MPG|Trainbot Suiken]] (2023-[[June 24|06-24]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-05 [[Seizan#MPG|Trainbot Seizan]] (2023-[[September 30|09-30]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-06 [[Kaen#MPG|Trainbot Kaen]] ([[2024]]-[[February 24|02-24]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-06S [[Raiden#MPG|Trainbot Raiden]] (2024-02-24)}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-07 [[Ginou#MPG|Trainbot Ginou]] (2024-[[September 28|09-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-08 [[Yamabuki#MPG|Trainbot Yamabuki]] (2024-[[October 26|10-26]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-09 [[Ginrai (human)#MPG|Super Ginrai]] (2024-[[December 28|12-28]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPG-Raiden.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Raiden#MPG|MPG-01 through MPG-06 Trainbot Raiden]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-10 [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#MPG|Lift-Ticket]] ([[2025]]-[[February 22|02-22]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-11 [[DK-2 Guard#MPG|DK-2 Guard]] (2025-02-22)}}
{{Bp-sa|MPG-12 [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] (2025-[[March 29|03-29]])}}
{{Bp-sa|MPG-13 [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Jetfire]] (2025-03-29)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-14 [[Godbomber#MPG|Godbomber]] (2025-[[June 28|06-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-14S [[Godbomber#MPGGodginraiset|God Ginrai]] (2025-[[June 28|06-28]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MPG-15 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#MPG|Cybertron Rattle]] (2025-[[September 27|09-27]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-16 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPG|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]] (2025-[[November 29|11-29]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-17 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPGStyleGen|Optimus Prime Style Gen.]] ([[2026]]-[[January 31|01-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-18 [[Hauler#MPG|Roadhauler]] (2026-[[March 28|03-28]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPG-19 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#MPG|Soundwave]] & [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#MPG|Condor]] (2026-[[May 30|05-30]])}}
</ul>
|}

{{comingsoontoy|MPG-16 to MPG-19}}
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==Design==
{|
|''Mold''||''Designer''||''Notes''
|-
|MPG-01
|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[TOMIX]]), [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2021]]'' book
|-
|MPG-02
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2022]]'' book (entire [[Trainbot#MPG|Trainbot project]])
|-
|MPG-03
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-04
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-05
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-06
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-06S
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-07
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-08
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|-
|MPG-09
|Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy), Yuki Ohshima (concept artist)
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'' book (entire [[Ginrai (human)#MPG|God Ginrai project]], also includes [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] [[Ginrai (human)#Masterpiece|MP-60 Ginrai]])
|-
|MPG-14
|Kōjin Ōno, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-14S
|Kōjin Ōno, Yuki Ohshima
|}

==Notes==
* [[Shouki#Masterpiece|MPG-01 Trainbot Shouki]] received an Excellence Award in the "High Target" (read: collector) Toy category at the 2022 Japan Toy Awards.<ref>[https://www.toys.or.jp/toyshow/awards.html The 2022 Japan Toy Awards] at the Tokyo Toy Show website.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_mpg/ ''MPG'' official website]

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