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Red Hot

2018-07-19T22:27:06Z

Carrion: /* Generations */

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:''Red Hot is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Redhot cardart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''My gal is Red Hot!''<br>''Your gal ain't doodly-squat!'']]
'''Red Hot''' is in it for the thrills. A confirmed action junkie, he's happiest where the action is hottest, be it fighting a towering inferno or mixing it up with Decepticons. Thankfully, he's not so far gone into thrillseeking that he'll neglect his duty as part of the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]. As soon as lives are in danger, Red Hot's first and only priority is to roll out and save the day. This drive does have its disadvantages though, since he's prone to exhausting his fuel supply and pushing his frame harder than it can take.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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''When a trio of [[Demon]]s escaped from their subterranean prison and began attacking Transformers to feed, Red Hot helped [[Xaaron]] wipe them out by pumping them full of pure energon, causing the Demons to overload explosively.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

[[File:YesterdaysHeroes-ScoopQuickmix.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Guess who's super-huge for no reason?]]
After a successful raid on a [[Decepticon fuel store|Decepticon fuel depot]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Red Hot and the Rescue Patrol attempted to journey to [[Earth]] with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], but the intervention of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] resulted in the [[trans-time dimensional portal]] malfunctioning. The Autobots were flung into the depths of Cybertron, where they found the resting place of their god, [[Primus]]! {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} Red Hot and the others listened to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]'s tale of Primus and [[Unicron]], and the origins of the [[Transformer]] race—until the Keeper was slain by the Decepticons, who had also been transported there by the malfunctioning portal. Red Hot and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] assisted Grimlock in taking down [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], but were unable to prevent him from accidentally shooting Primus in the face. As the awakened Primus let loose with a Unicron-summoning "primal scream", the [[Autobase]] staff completed repairs on the dimensional portal, sending the Autobots to Earth. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

''On Earth Red Hot and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were assigned to capture Decepticon assassin [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]], and on [[Christmas]] Day [[1989]], they cornered him. Their battle against the [[Air Strike Patrol]] was called off by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to prevent damage to the environment.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}
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===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}}}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Rescue patrol destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
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Red Hot and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were sent to [[Nebulos]] to help repair the damage [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] inflicted upon that planet's population. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Red Hot, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] could be seen driving through a city, scaled down to their proportions. Red Hot transformed and leaped forwards while his colleagues drove on. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster transports|Micromaster transports commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-Zone-toy RedHot-Fire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Wanna bet he's keen on Hot House's position?]]
*'''Rescue Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])

:Red Hot transforms into a red fire engine of undetermined model. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], [[Seawatch]] and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]].

:This toy was sold in Japan without changes as [[Fire]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/RedHot/redhot.htm More information on Red Hot at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Rescue-Patrol.jpg|thumb|300px|"Because you had to remold [[Big_Shot#Generations|Big Shot]], didn't you."]]
*'''Autobot Rescue Patrol''' (Micro Master, [[2019]])
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{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*Red Hot is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], sharing plastic colors.
*Interestingly, his head strongly resembles that of fellow fire truck-bot, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Rougeaud''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Gamma'''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Firefighters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Takehito Koyasu

2017-06-30T01:41:52Z

Carrion: of all the things to cut from the article...

[[File:Takehito Koyasu.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|GOODBYE [[Kazuyuki Okitsu|JOJO!]]]]

'''Takehito Koyasu''' (子安武人 ''Koyasu Takehito'', born [[May 5]], [[1967]]) is an incredibly prolific Japanese voice actor, and the creator of the hilariously awful anime ''Knight Hunters'' (''Weiss Kreuz'').

He's well known for voicing 7-Changer in ''[[Brave (franchise)|Legendary Brave Da Garn]]'', Dio Brando in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', the titular hero of ''Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo'', Excalibur in ''Soul Eater'', Lord Il Palazzo in ''Excel Saga'', [[Kululu]] in ''Keroro Gunsō'', Kuzan in ''One Piece'', numerous roles throughout the long-running ''Gundam'' franchise, [[Sam Riegel|Pandora]] in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters'', Kenshiro in ''New Fist Of The North Star'', young Father Balder in ''[[Atsuko Tanaka|Bayonetta]] 2'', and the ever-popular Deadpool in ''Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers''.

In the world of dubbing, he has played Fred Jones in the live-action ''Scooby-Doo'' films, Prince Blueblood in ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', and The [[Joker]] in both ''Suicide Squad'' and ''The LEGO Batman Movie''.

He is also part of the voice actor quartet "Weiß" with his fellow Weiß Kreuz voice castmates [[Shinichirō Miki]], [[Tomokazu Seki]] and Hiro Yuki.

==Roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
* [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|(Gorilla) Convoy]]

===''Beast Wars Metals''===
* (Metals) Convoy

===''Beast Wars II''===
* Convoy (in ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'')

===''Beast Machines''===
* Convoy

===''Transformers Animated''===
*[[Nanosec|Speed King]]

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]

==Notes==
*According to the Anime News Network, as of December [[2008]], Koyasu is the most prolific voice actor in Japan with roles in 365 anime series.
*Takehito Koyasu is often dubbed by English speaking voice actors like [[Patrick Seitz]] and [[Troy Baker]], but so far none of them have dubbed the same Transformers role.

==External links==
* [http://www.koyasutakehito.com/ Star Chamber]
* [http://www.marine-e.co.jp/actor/koyasu/index.htm Marine Entertainment]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=662 ANN Profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koyasu, Takehito}}
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Offroad (CW)

2016-11-30T01:36:16Z

Carrion: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Offroad}}
:''Offroad is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:GenerationsOffroad-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|
Hey. Are you guys prepared? Because, I don't think that you were sufficiently warned. 'Cause, uh, today there is a, uh, high chance, probably about a 50 to 80% chance, OF CHAINSAAAAAAAAW! YA-HAHA!]]

'''Offroad''' is a new recruit to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and his teammates are being slow to trust him. He's confident and charismatic, unnervingly at ease in his new role, and worse, he's started using the colors of his [[Wildrider (G1)|predecessor]]. What's up with that, man? Conveniently, his experience operating in extreme conditions gives him the opportunity to gain his new comrades' trust, by taking on all the treacherous missions that they steer well clear of.

Normally, this distrust between Offroad and his teammates could be considered a hindrance to the [[Combiner|combination]] process, but where [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] is concerned, that's probably just a drop in the ocean...

In one universe, Offroad is a member of the [[Wrecker]]s, with whom he combines to form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]].

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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the [[Enigma of Combination]].

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor, the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus]], preparing to bring destruction down upon its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Swindle sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Offroad was one of the many refugees who escaped the devastation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the hands of the monstrous [[Thunder Mayhem]], but not before witnessing Menasor and the other Stunticons fall to the might of Thunder Mayhem.

[[File:DeadlyAim AlphaBravoOffroad.jpg|right|thumb|200px|'''[[Darth Vader|NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]''']]

Offroad's escape pod crash-landed on the planet [[Abrax|Abraxas]], where it was discovered by [[Alpha Bravo]], another displaced Transformer who had already taken up residence on the planet. Deciding to put aside their old rivalries as former Autobots and Decepticons, Alpha Bravo helped Offroad find a local disguise based on some of the local vehicles. Offroad soon integrated himself with a group of local rescue workers alongside his Autobot compatriot.

The two Cybertronians helped out when they could, developing a deep friendship as they did so. Their friendship was paralleled by that of [[Lieutenant Feenliess]] and [[Captain Jorrval]], the rescue workers who regularly operated them. A string of mysterious fires led the Abraxan security forces to realize that a gang of local arsonists had provoked the blazes. Offroad broke cover to try and rescue four of their hostages, but neither he nor Alpha Bravo were able to extricate the hostages before the building went down, killing all the Abraxans. In the aftermath of this disastrous operation, Offroad tried to comfort the depressed Alpha Bravo.

The two Transformers were later discovered by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who recruited them into his new makeshift team of [[Wrecker]]s, a team ''en route'' to Cybertron to confront Thunder Mayhem. [[Fractyl]] filled them in on Impactor's plan: to create a new combiner of their own to counter Thunder Mayhem. Both Offroad and Alpha Bravo had already been prepped with combiner technology. After Fractyl augmented [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] with a sample of [[Greenergon]], the Wreckers headed out to test their strength against a nest of [[Mecannibal]]s. Their combined form, [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], easily trounced the metal-eaters, but then quickly spiraled out of control.

After separating and regaining consciousness in the medbay, Alpha Bravo came to the conclusion that he had to stop Wreckage from re-forming by any means necessary. The other members of the team were far too difficult to kill, so with a heavy [[Spark]], Alpha Bravo felt he had no choice but to murder Offroad. Unable to live with himself, Alpha Bravo subsequently allowed himself to be slain by Toxitron. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Offroad was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Offroad and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Offroad and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Offroad participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOffroad.jpg|thumb|300px|left|That's it, I'm here to stay!]]
Offroad participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character available as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsOffroad.jpg|thumb|"Hi, I'm a creepy van. Wanna get in me?"]]
Offroad is one of the only stunticons on earth, alongside Breakdown.

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Offroad fires off 5 shots from his SMG, then uses his customized energon axe to cut through enemy buildings
*'''Ability: Shattering Rush''' - Rush into combat leaving a trail of Glass Gas along the way. All buildings take double damage for 7 seconds. (level 1)

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But if I'm no longer Wildrider, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TERRORISTS?]]
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Axe, hand/foot/gun/engine
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe class toys, Offroad is a new-sculpt figure which transforms from a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe figure he can form either an arm or leg on any Voyager Class toys from the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#CombinerWars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]], and [[Blackjack#Generations|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]]. Offroad is also associated with [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]]. He includes a [[5mm post|5mm handle]] axe weapon, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

:[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad stock photo comparison.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Holey truck bed, Batman!]]An earlier prototype of Offroad depicted in official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a 5mm peg hole on the truck bed. This was replaced with the aforementioned tab the final toy has.

:In the U.S., Hasbro's Asian markets, and Australia, Offroad is [[pack-in material|packed in]] with a [[variant]] cover edition of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise'' #14]], labelled in its indicia as ''Combiner Wars'' #6. In other regions (mainly Canada and Latin America, since Offroad's [[wave]] was never officially distributed in Europe), he instead includes a collector card featuring his packaging art.

:He was redecoed to create the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors 2|Zombie War Breakdown]], and retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWOffroad/offroad.htm More information on Offroad at TFU.info]''
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[File:G2Offroad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|As previously seen on DeviantArt.]]
*Offroad's toy began life as an update of the [[Triggercon]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]],<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> and as such features a head and sculpted detail drawing inspiration from the character. Early design sketches for the toy's alternate mode also suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Desert racing buggy|Baja buggy]] mode, were initially considered. The decision to make the toy into a new character instead was reportedly due to a combination of [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and Hasbro concluding that Ruckus didn't make that much sense as a Stunticon anyway.
**The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] ended up using the Offroad mold to make Ruckus anyway.
*Despite his initial release, Offroad has been replaced by [[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wildrider/Brake-Neck]] in every gift-set release of Menasor from the ''Combiner Wars'' line, and will (likely) not receive a ''Generation 2''-style redeco.
**Offroad ''did'' receive a ''Generation 2'' style deco in a roundabout way, thanks to the [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/p.994216557315205/994216557315205/?type=3&theater official Transformers Facebook account], which, uh, "borrowed" [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's] digital mockup of what a ''Generation 2'' Menasor ''Combiner Wars'' team would look like. Is this a whoops or a hooray or what?

==References==
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[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Daburu (TR)

2016-10-08T14:40:14Z

Carrion:

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:''Daburu is an [[Autobot]] [[Titan Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Daburu.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Now, count up your sins!"]]
'''Daburu''' is a Titan Master partnered with [[Doublecross|Twinferno]].

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Autobot Twinferno''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])

:Available with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Doublecross#Generations|Twinferno]], Daburu transforms into a head compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger ''Titans Return'' figure.

:He is modeled after the [[Beastformer]] [[White Leo]].

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*"Daburu" (ダブル) is "double" borrowed into Japanese.
*His robot mode homages [[White Leo]], leader of the Autobot-allied [[Beastformer]]s, complete with eyepatch!

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Anthony Hopkins

2016-06-25T17:15:36Z

Carrion:

[[File:AnthonyHopkins.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|You know, all our jokes about [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] just got ''really'' [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HilariousInHindsight Hilarious in Hindsight].]]

'''Sir Phillip Anthony Hopkins''' (born [[December 31]], [[1937]]) is a Welsh actor whose resume is the most extensive and impressive this side of Christopher Walken. Hailed by many as one of the finest actors of his age, he is known for his extraordinary acting ability that often lands him the most iconic of roles. He is best known for his portrayal of actual cannibal Hannibal Lecter in ''The Silence of the Lambs'', which snagged him the Academy Award for Best Actor, despite his limited screen time. Other notable roles include Abraham Van Helsing in ''Bram Stoker's [[Dracula]]'', Don Diego de la Vega in ''The Mask of Zorro'', Odin in [[Marvel]]'s ''[[Thor]]'' films and the Narrator of Jim Carrey's ''The Grinch''.

Hopkins makes no bones about the fact that he often takes gigs for the money, but when you hire the man, the man will ''act'', and is worth every penny. [[Steven Spielberg]] was so impressed when he read a perfectly memorized seven-page monologue for ''Amistad'' in one go, and could only bring himself to call him "Sir Anthony" afterwards. He has been cast in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''.

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===
* TBA

==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins Anthony Hopkins on Wikipedia]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000164/ Anthony Hopkins on the IMDB]

{{DEFAULTSORT: Hopkins, Anthony}}
[[Category:DreamWorks]]
[[Category:On-camera actors]]
[[Category:Knights]]

Saitama Prime

2016-05-30T08:20:37Z

Carrion:

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:''Saitama Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:SaitamaPrime-CybSatArt.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|One-Punch Bot]]

'''Saitama Prime''' (サイタマプライム ''Saitama Puraimu'') is the [[Autobot]] Commander assigned to the city of Saitama.

==Fiction==
===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
Saitama Prime participated in a battle between Autobots and Decepticons at the [[Transformers Expo]]. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

==Notes==
* Saitama Prime was conceived as part of the "[[Cybertron Satellite]]" promotion wherein select towns and neighborhoods had their own "mascots".
* Saitama Prime is modeled after the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Legends-class Bumblebee toy]]. He is decorated with rainbows because Saitama Prefecture markets itself as the "Land of Color".

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Promotion-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Primes]]

Dorara

2015-09-13T11:27:00Z

Carrion: /* Go! */

{{faction|predaconprime}}
:''Dorara is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Dorara-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Don't mind my lizard heads for feet.]]

'''Dorara''' (ドララ) is a [[Jaki]], one of five drone Predacons that the [[Four Oni]] can manifest from ordinary objects. Dorara forms the torso of [[Goradora]]. Dorara is directly controlled by [[Dragotron]].

==Fiction==
===''Go!'' cartoon===
In the battle for the [[Isami Tatewaki (Go!)|Tatewakis]]' [[Legendisc]], [[Gaidora]] formed the Jaki, including Dorara, from nearby automobiles. They were sent to attack the [[Swordbot Samurai Team]], who made short work of the Jaki. Furious, Gaidora, commanded his minions to merge into the fierce [[Goradora]], but the combined robot was ultimately defeated by the might of the Swordbots' combinations. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} Another Dorara was formed at [[Nagoya Castle]] with another set of Jaki by [[Judora]] to fight the [[Swordbot Shinobi Team]]. When they also easily knocked away the Jaki, Judora ordered the Jaki to form Goradora. Goradora was in turn defeated by GoGekisou, one of the Shinobi Team's combinations. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}

When Budora went to Japan's past in search of Legendiscs and to conquer history, he was followed by the Samurai Team. To fight on his behalf, Budora summoned Jaki from the earth. They, again, were of little trouble to the Samurai and formed Goradora only to be destroyed by GoJinbu. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invincible Swordsman - Ryōma Sakamoto!?}} {{storylink|Showdown! Benkei Musashibō!}} {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}}}}
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==Toys==
===Go!===
[[File:Dorara-2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Dorara the Explorara.]]
*'''Goradora Set''' (multipack, [[August 31|8-31]]-[[2013|13]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G09'''

:Dorara is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]]. More precisely, he's a direct color swap of the mass retail version of Hun-Gurrr, only changing the plastic colors and the colors of the individual [[paint operation]]s, while using the exact same paint mask. Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Dorara transforms into a bipedal twin-headed dragon. Dorara was only available with [[Barara]], [[Garara]], [[Jurara]], and [[Burara]]; Dorara combines with them to form [[Goradora]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Dorara/dorara.htm More information on Dorara at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Dorara is most likely named and partly colored after [[Dragotron]] given the similarities and the fact that Dragotron is said to control him.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Go! Predacons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]

Phantomjaw

2015-05-23T21:43:34Z

Carrion:

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:''Phantomjaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Adventure'']] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]]

[[File:TAVVS03PhantomJaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Woof! Woof! That's the sound of the police!'']]
'''Phantomjaw''' (ファントムジョー ''Fantomujō'') is [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s brother.

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Adventure===
*'''Strongarm VS Phantomjaw''' (Vs set, 2015)
:Phantomjaw is a [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. He is included in a two-pack with an unchanged version of [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]].

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

B'Boom

2015-03-12T19:56:39Z

Carrion: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the Maximal mandrill|the Genericon partner of [[Sonic (G1)|Sonic]]|Boom}}
{{faction|maximal}}
{{disambig2|the Hasbro-released mandrill|his visually-identical Japanese counterpart|Apache}}

:''B'Boom is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:BBoomMutatingCardGame.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Beware his twenty nipples.]]

'''B'Boom''' is a ball of barely-contained energy and rage that loves nothing more than plowing into a battle head-first. On occasion, his volcanic temper can end up turned toward his fellow Maximals, but B'Boom knows what side he is on. He'll take to the trees, pinballing wildly across branches in his [[beast mode]], until he "cools off". His teammates overlook these rare outbursts, knowing that B'Boom's unpredictable fury and formidable arsenal of weaponry are excellent assets in battle against the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[File:Bboomomegapoint.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It's the ciiiiiiiiiiiiircle of death...]]
During the final battle with [[Shokaract]], several realities converged into a single, apocalyptic timestorm. Beast Warriors from alternate realities emerged, including B'Boom, [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Transquito]], [[Air Hammer]], [[Cybershark]], [[Polar Claw]] and unidentified others, though all of them were summarily defeated. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}
{{-}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:IDW BBoom.jpg|thumb|"You see.... He lives in YOU."]]
B'Boom was a one of the [[protoform]]s to be protected by [[Razorbeast]]'s viral code, allowing him to remain a Maximal when [[Magmatron]] remote-activated all the [[stasis pod]]s on ancient Earth. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} He joined up with Razorbeast fairly early on, but was easily the most suspicious of his motives. After all, Razorbeast had no evidence to back up his claims, and his masked spark signature still screamed "Predacon". In the fight to get the [[Transwarp Amplifier]] from [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s downed Transwarp Cruiser, B'Boom was thrashed by Magmatron but had to make do without a [[CR chamber]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} His self-repair circuits did bring him back on-line in short order, though. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}} The Maximals were prepping their transwarp signal at their waterfall lair when Ravage and the Predacons stormed the base. While [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] continued calibrating the equipment, B'Boom and the others drew Predacon fire away from the base. Being bait would've turned into being a sacrifice if [[Torca]] hadn't led in a massive Maximal reinforcement troop at just the right moment. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

B'Boom and the Maximals spent the next few weeks fortifying their position against further Predacon attack, waiting for some sign that their transwarp signal got through. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} It did...with a little help from the chronally displaced Magmatron. The [[Pack]] soon arrived and joined forces with the Maximals in fighting off a Predacon offensive. After Magmatron alerted Ravage to the threat of [[Unicron]] and [[Shokaract]], though, the Predacons laid down arms to join forces with their Maximal brethren against a common foe. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} The arrival of [[Rartorata]] and his corruption of Razorbeast only further cemented the alliance. B'Boom remained behind to occupy the arriving [[Blendtron]]s while the Pack transwarped back to Cybertron with a contingent of allies in order to confront the Chaos-Bringer's puppet. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} B'Boom helped the united Maximals and Predacons wrestle [[Drancron]] to the ground, and soon they had eliminated all of Unicron's agents. Unfortunately, Razorbeast was still infected by Rartorata's viral [[Angolmois]]. He had kept his focus while there were enemies to fight, but without that, his berserker nature began to take hold again. [[Optimus Minor]] was forced to execute his friend to keep him from hurting anyone else. B'Boom was seen comforting the young Maximal in the aftermath. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:BrkW-BBoom.jpg|thumb|left]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Broken Windshields}}.}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BW BBoom toy.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|He'll drill YOU, man.]]
*'''B'Boom''' (Mega, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Launcher rifle, 2 missiles

: B'Boom transforms into a metallic-blue mandrill. His [[beast mode]] face has spring-activated features, with a revealed spring-loaded missile launcher in his mouth. This launcher becomes a hand-held weapon in [[robot mode]]. He has a [[Attack mode|third "artillery station" mode]] that a Basic-sized toy can "pilot", with pull-out (non-firing) blaster cannons.

: This toy was released in Japan with no notable changes as [[Apache]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/BBoom/bboom.htm More information on B'Boom at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
[[File:b'boommutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:B'Boom was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' identified B'Boom as a [[Triple Changer]], despite not having that official title until then.
*B'Boom's appearance in Beast Wars: Uprising is based on the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]] [[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] figure.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Baboum''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Mandrillo'''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bboom}}
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet

2015-02-05T05:13:12Z

Carrion: /* Real-life references */

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'''Rodimus's team continues their pursuit of Brainstorm through time, only to find that they are more involved in past events than expected—and that Brainstorm's goal is not what they believed it to be.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s team have followed [[Brainstorm]] back to [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]-era [[Rodion]], and have spread out to search for the rogue scientist. While Rodimus watches for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] at the police station alongside [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], he checks in with the others: [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] is surveying the city from his position on an airship; the bored [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] is watching the waterways; a nervous [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] is riding the rails to avoid the risk of running into his past self; and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] look down on the city from a nearby cliff. As Tailgate rambles about the head-trip of [[time travel]], Cyclonus finds himself so emotionally moved by the sight of the pristine planet, unblemished by war, that he apologizes to Tailgate for physically abusing him in the past. Rodimus then calls [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who expresses concern over the fact that Rewind's database is being overwritten, as it implies that Brainstorm's alteration to the timeline may have already happened, or is destined to. As such, if they cannot stop him, Perceptor must dismantle the time machine to undo the paradox, warning that many things could "go wrong". Reminded by those words that he had forgotten about [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], Rodimus contacts the psychotherapist, who is staking out [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]]. Unfortunately, Brainstorm is also watching the bar, and when he spots Rung building a model of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', he realizes that he has been followed back in time and abandons his plans. Brainstorm's flight is spotted by Rewind, and Cyclonus gives chase, but just before he can land a missile-hit, Brainstorm's [[briefcase]] activates and he time-jumps away. At Perceptor's instruction, the team re-groups at Maccadam's, and he sends them after their quarry.

Arriving one year further in the past, in 4th Cycle 499, the team are contacted by Perceptor and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who believe that Maccadam's is important, and that the deductions they made about Brainstorm's plans may have been hasty. Accordingly, the group splits in two: Chromedome, Rewind and Whirl keep watch over the police station, while the rest remain at the bar. But Brainstorm has gone to neither, and is, in fact, at a wellbeing clinic several miles away, where he ambushes and knocks out the Rung of the past...

At the police station, Chromedome and Rewind spend time stargazing, but Rewind is preoccupied with thoughts of the unknown fate of [[Dominus Ambus]]. He proposes using the time-case to finally discover what befell his former [[Conjunx Endura]], but Chromedome worries that he will want to change history and save Dominus's life, which would mean that his and Rewind's relationship would never happen. Before they can discuss those unfortunate ramifications too deeply, Whirl alerts them to the arrival of his own past self at the station. Recognizing the perp his past self is bringing in as [[Crossbar]], Whirl realizes what specific day it is—the day [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] is arrested.

Back at Maccadam's, the rest of the team watch the younger Megatron and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] sitting at a nearby table. When Rung goes to fetch a curly straw for Tailgate, however, he accidentally knocks over a jumped-up cadet's drink, and winds up being thrown into Megatron and Impactor's table when he refuses to clean up the mess. This instigates the famous bar-room brawl that leads to Megatron's arrest, and as the ''Lost Light''ers make themselves scarce, Brainstorm, looking on from outside, grimaces at the realization his attempt to prevent it by incapacitating the past-Rung has failed.

A few hours later, at the police station, after Megatron has been arrested and subsequently released by Pax, the [[senate]]'s goon squad arrives for payback and kills officers [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]]. Chromedome refuses to let Rewind intervene, regrettably understanding that history must be preserved, but is too slow to stop the deranged Whirl leaping into the fray when three new thugs come stomping up—including the [[Heavies]], who destroyed Whirl's life when they wrecked his watchmaking business. Hungry for revenge, Whirl takes the two huge 'bots down with violent ease; Chromedome intervenes before he can kill them, reminding Whirl that they ''have'' to live, so that Chromedome can have his own encounter with them in a year's time. Whirl justifies his actions by explaining his history with the Heavies... a history which is then elaborated upon by Hammer, who tells Whirl that the pair acted on the orders of the [[Functionist Council]], who wanted him punished him for abandoning his assigned job in the Aerial Corps, and who were also responsible for his later [[empurata]]. With icy detachment, Whirl vents his rage by shooting the third 'bot, who is unfamiliar to him, but whom he deems guilty by association.

Back in the present, on the ''Lost Light'', Perceptor discovers that time has ceased to flow in all other parts of the universe, indicating the imminent collapse of the original timeline. Studying the dates Rodimus's team has travelled to, Megatron realizes that they have been working on a flawed principle: the dates correspond to major events in ''Megatron's'' life, not Orion Pax's. It is Megatron's life that Brainstorm is trying to unmake... and even as Ultra Magnus's internal criminal database is overwritten, and Megatron disappears from his records, in the past, Brainstorm appears at the moment of Megatron's creation, and levels his weapons at the once and future Decepticon leader's half-built form...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (1)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (2)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (3)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (5)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (6)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (8)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (9)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (11)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (14)

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*[[Brainstorm]] (15)

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*[[Proteus]] (4, billboard)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)
*[[Quark]] (12)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (13)
*"[[Streaker]]" and "[[Fallout (G1)|Fallout]]" (16, 18)
*[[Sherma]]'s body (17)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (19)
*[[Crossbar]] (20)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (21)
*Cadets (22-23)
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*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]? (24)
*Senate thugs (25, 28, 30)
*[[Wheelarch]]'s head (26)
*[[Springarm]] (27)
*[[Heavies|Anvil]] (29)
*[[Heavies|Hammer]] (31)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==

"You said the station was always busy. You said—"<br>
"I '''said''' it was a '''non-stop cop shop'''. An' I only said '''that''' 'cos it '''rhymed'''."<br>
"I can't tell if you're joking."<br>
"Welcome to the club."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

"No offense, but you couldn't draw attention to yourself if you '''tried'''. Even '''mirrors''' ignore you."
:—'''Rodimus''', to Rung

"Okay, as entrances go, that was only '''slightly''' less conspicuous than projecting "'''Your Attention Please'''" on a mushroom cloud."
:—'''Chromedome''' on the team's arrival in 4th Cycle 499

"Rodimus? It's Ultra Magnus speaking."<br>
"Listen, whatever I've done, it was an accident and I'm sorry."<br>
"The '''big picture:''' Brainstorm trying to kill Pax. We drew it at speed because we '''had to'''. But the more we look at it, the less it makes sense."<br>
"Magnus, the '''last''' thing I want to do is dissuade you from exploring the power of metaphor, but I really don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

'''Rodimus:''' "The back door's this way. No one make eye contact with anybody. Especially not you, Tailgate."<br>
'''Tailgate:''' "Why especially not me?"<br>
'''Rodimus:''' "Because you've got one of those faces."<br>
'''Tailgate:''' "What's wrong with my face?"<br>
'''Rodimus:''' "It's basically a '''punch magnet.'''"<br>
'''Tailgate:''' "So '''rude!''' Cyclonus, did you hear that?"<br>
'''Cyclonus:''' "No. Was it about your face?"

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The first time period our heroes jump to is that of the first chapter of the "Shadowplay" trilogy, from [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|issue #9]], while the second is that of the first part of "Chaos Theory", from [[Chaos Theory Part 1|issue #21]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]. Two pages from each issue are reprinted in context.
*The billboard-airship that Rewind hitches a lift on was seen in issue #9, and can be seen again in the reprinted pages.
*Cyclonus apologises for kicking Tailgate back in [[Life After the Big Bang|issue #4]].
*We get another look at "Magnus-vision", the way Magnus sees the world around him, seen before in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 annual]].
*As Brainstorm flies away from Maccadam's, we see two 'bots carrying a body along the bridge below him. The corpse is that of [[Sherma|Senator Sherma]], who is about to be hung from the bridge, as we saw in issue #9; it is being carried by the unnamed killers whose [[spark]]s will go on to be implanted in the bodies of [[Streaker]] and [[Fallout (G1)|Fallout]] from [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|issue #10]], appearing here in their original pre-[[spark]]-swap bodies.
*Rung has previously been described as a "historical constant" by Rewind in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]], because of his presence at many important points in Cybertronian history. It now appears that this reputation is a product of the present-day Rung travelling back in time to these points in time, rather than his just happening to be there in the regular flow of history—we find out this issue that the Rung who appeared in the past sequences in "Chaos Theory" and "Shadowplay" were both the present-day Rung, in turn validating last issue's implication that the actions Rodimus's team are taking are and were always part of the timeline they knew.
*In-keeping with that, now we know why Rung didn't have any memory of the bar-room brawl when Megatron brought it up back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]] - for him, it hadn't happened yet.
*Previously, issue 9's scene of Rung assembling a model of the ''Lost Light'' seemed to imply a history to the ship, which was further hinted at when Nightbeat appeared to recognize the vessel in [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|''Dark Cybertron Finale'']]. Now we understand that Nightbeat was remembering the model and recognizing its anachronistic nature.
*Past-Rung's scooter is his wheeled backpack, which we learned was a separate attachment back in [[Little Victories|issue #22]].
*The song that past-Rung whistles as Brainstorm ambushes him is "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", the enigmatic piece of music with sinister connotations of which we are not yet aware, previously mentioned in issues [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|#8]] and [[The Gloaming|#16]]. The notes in Rung's speech balloon match those when Swerve played the tune in #16.
*Chromedome and Rewind stargaze, imagining constellations in the shape of Prowl being beaten up, a habit of theirs mentioned in issue #16.
*Rewind brings up his and [[Dominus Ambus]]'s search for [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], originally discussed in [[Before & After|issue #12]].
*Rung groans "always the head" after he gets clobbered, hearkening back to the grave cranial injuries he took in [[Interiors|issue #6]].
*When the police arrive to break up the bar fight, the vehicle they arrive in appears to be [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]], or at least a 'bot with his alternate mode.
*The Heavies and their history with Whirl were originally introduced in issue #6. Chromedome's encounter with them took place in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]], in which they, [[Kroma]] and [[Macabre]] raided the police station in order to capture [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]]. In the issue, [[Kroma]] noted in passing that Shockwave's whereabouts had been revealed through a tip-off from parties unknown; the Heavies go conspicuously ''un''-mindwiped at the end of this story, and hear Chromedome tell Whirl about the attack and Shockwave's presence. Could ''they'' have been the source of the information?
*Whirl kills the Heavies' unnamed cohort (who we've never seen before, for retroactively obvious reasons) with the curious weapon he took from Brainstorm's armory last issue.
*We learn that last issue's events, in 1st Cycle 502, took place on the same day as [[Megatron Origin issue 1|''Megatron Origin'' #1]].
*Though he has always been unforthcoming about his origins, we know that Megatron, as a [[Point One Percenter]], should have a green spark, but the one seen inside his half-built frame on the final page of this issue is the traditional blue. However, we ''very'' much doubt that's an error...

===Transformers references===
*Rodimus keeps his eye on the Rodion police station using a telescopic visor that slides down out of his helmet over his eyes, just like the one he used to zoom in on the captured shuttle in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*A generic working the waterway is colored like [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]].
*The train track that Chromedome rides is labelled "C-131", the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] of [[Raiden (Headmasters)|Raiden]], combined form of the [[Trainbot|''TRAIN''bots]].

===Real-life references===
*This issue's title, "Stet", is a Latin word meaning "let it stand", used in proofreading to indicate that a previously-marked change is to be ignored, much like Brainstorm's attempts to change time.
*When trying to recall Quark's name, Rung believes it might be "{{w|QWERTY|Qwerty}}", after the most common modern-day keyboard layout.
*The address of Rung's wellbeing clinic is NX-74205, the registry number of the [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Defiant_(2370) USS Defiant] on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''.

===Errors===
*The credits on the inside front cover mistakenly claim that the reprinted pages of Megatron and Rung's bar-room escapades are from [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|issue #20]] of the ongoing, rather than #22.
*On the same page, Kotteri's variant cover (see below) is listed as a "30th Anniversary cover", but the 30th anniversary is over; per the [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' #37]], the third variant should be back to being a "retailer incentive" cover.
*The bar brawl and Megatron's arrest are dated here to 4th Cycle 499; issue #28 previously gave a date of 4th Cycle 496 for those same events.

===Other trivia===
*Originally intended for release in January 2015, month-long delays afflicting multiple IDW titles saw this issue pushed to the first week of February.
*The pages reprinted from previous issues are included in addition to the regular 22 pages of story, making for a 26-page story.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMjwlRhjGY Where Damage Isn't Already Done]" by {{w|The Radio Dept.}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPUrWmajIP4 The Certainty of Chance]" by {{w|The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2NaqB_aVgI The Psychiatrist Is In]" from {{w|God Help the Girl}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Impactor, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' The Heavies, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Skids, Cyclonus and a glum Trailgate enjoy a drink, by [[Kotteri]]

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===Advertisements===
*''More than Meets the Eye'' #38
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*''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|#3]]
*''Machi Koro'' (back cover)

==External links==
*[http://tformers.com/comics-preview-the-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-issue-37/25786/news.html Preview]

Alpha Bravo

2014-09-24T20:30:19Z

Carrion:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Alpha Bravo is an [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:TheWorldofTomorrow-AlphaBravo.jpg|thumb|300px|Whoa mama!]]
'''Alpha Bravo''' is a new dude. He's not some [[Slingshot (G1)|old dude]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{spoiler|The World of Tomorrow|24th October}}
When it was unclear whether all of the damaged [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s component robots could be saved, Alpha Bravo volunteered as a potential replacement, for the sake of protecting Cybertron. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Alpha Bravo Generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Blades (G1)|Blades]]? [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]? Never heard of 'em.]]
*'''Alpha Bravo''' (Deluxe, 2015)

:Released as part of the ''Combiner Wars'' subline, Alpha Bravo will transform from a white helicopter resembling an Aerospatiale Dauphin into a robot that bears something of a resemblance to [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. He will be able to combine with his fellow Deluxe Aerialbots ([[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]]) and Voyager-class [[Silverbolt (G1)#Generations|Silverbolt]] to form [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Aerialbots]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category: Generations]]

Loader

2014-09-22T09:14:55Z

Carrion: Created page with "{{factions|decepticonfilm}} {{noname-unconfirmed}} :''Loader is a Decepticon from the ''Age of Extinction'' portion of the ..."

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{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Loader is a [[Decepticon]] from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film continuity family]].''

[[File:AOEDeadLoaderCard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Face it, this is the clearest look we're getting until the prop auction.]]

"'''Loader'''" was a Decepticon, then he went to [[Chicago]]. Now he's dead.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
Loader was featured on [[Harold Attinger]]'s deck of dead Transformer cards as the two of diamonds.{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Notes==
*He might be [[Superfund Decepticon|this guy]].
*Or [[Garbage truck Decepticon|this guy]].

[[Category: Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category: Live-action-only characters]]

File:AOEDeadLoaderCard.jpg

2014-09-22T09:11:59Z

Carrion: {{AOEcap|One of Harold Attinger's cards depicting the dead Decepticon, Loader. Whoever that is.}}

{{AOEcap|One of [[Harold Attinger]]'s cards depicting the dead Decepticon, [[Loader]]. Whoever that is.}}

File:DeceasedTransformersAOE.jpg

2014-09-22T09:11:42Z

Carrion:

{{AOEcap|[[Harold Attinger]]'s cards listing deceased Autobots and Decepticons, including [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and... [[Loader]]?.}}

Crosshairs (AOE)

2014-09-22T09:03:04Z

Carrion:

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{{disambig3|Crosshairs}}
:''Crosshairs is an [[Autobot]] from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOECrosshairsRender.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Move over, Mario...]]
When the chips are down, '''Crosshairs''' is the kind of guy you'd want on your team. Or you would, if it wasn't for the fact that he's self-loving and more than a bit of a jerk. Crosshairs is a paratrooper who's a mouthful of snark with a bad attitude. He's got little respect for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], harboring a desire to just be on his own. Despite these vices, Crosshairs is a crack shot, who hits the ground running and makes mincemeat out of Decepticons before they even know what hit them. And if the chips are ''really'' down, he'll come through in the end.

{{quote|They're in trouble.|quote2=Ughh... this isn't our fight! I'm done being an underdog! Underdogs suck!! I say they get what they deserve. What's the play, Prime?|Crosshairs is not always so co-operative.}}

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Age of Extinction'' comics===
[[File:Crosshairs Bumblebee Thousand Island Flight.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Crosshairs attempts to demonstrate his new web shooters to Bumblebee.]]
Crosshairs arrived on Earth sometime after the Decepticon invasion of [[Chicago]], and assisted [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] on a mission to track and eliminate three Decepticon survivors in [[Indonesia]]. The Decepticons retreated but Crosshairs had placed a tracking device (which doubled as a bomb) on their boss, and tracked them to [[Pulau Bidadari]]. He requested permission to go alone, claiming a sneak attack by one bot would catch the enemy off guard; in large part, this was done to show off his skills as Crosshairs felt humans couldn’t be trusted anymore and it was just up to Autobots.

On Pulua Bidadari, he swiftly took out all three of his charges (secretly under the watchful eye of Bumblebee), making sure to mock the Decepticon he’d planted the bomb on before it went off. Optimus felt that Crosshairs was more than combat ready but that they had missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something]]. Crosshairs (incorrectly) reassured him otherwise. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

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===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[John DiMaggio]] (English), [[Hideaki Tezuka]] (Japanese)|[[Raul Solo]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

Crosshairs was among the Autobots who went into hiding on Earth when [[Harold Attinger]]'s [[Cemetery Wind]] began hunting down the Autobots. Crosshairs had joined up with [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and the group remained hidden until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] returned to them. Crosshairs expressed joy and faith when their leader returned, saying he always believed he would. Crosshairs, along with Hound, immediately tried to kill [[Cade Yeager]], [[Tessa Yeager]], and [[Shane Dyson]], but Optimus restrained him, explaining their part in helping protect him from Attinger. That night, Crosshairs made known his desire to be alone when Drift and Bumblebee started fighting, but fell in under Optimus as the gravity of their situation began to sink in. Crosshairs learned of [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot's]] fate, and joined in the plan for Cade and Shane to infiltrate KSI.

However, when Cade discovered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet's]] deactivated head being melted down, Optimus furiously rallied the Autobots into action. Crosshairs gleefully joined in the shooting up of KSI, and was prepared to kill [[Joshua Joyce]], but after a demoralizing speech from the human, Optimus ordered a retreat. The Autobots took to the road with their human allies, and were pursued by [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]. Crosshairs was absent for the ensuing battle against Galvatron, but Optimus and Tessa were captured by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].

[[Image:AOECrosshairs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|See? Once again our explosive personality wins the day!]]
The group made for [[Chicago]], where they snuck aboard Lockdown's vessel. Crosshairs initially refused to take part in the rescue mission, asking what was in it for him, but after some aggressive negotiation from Hound, joined in the mission. Crosshairs helped sabotage some of the ship, causing the anchors to release, which the humans used to escape after rescuing Tessa. He warned Hound against messing with alien creatures on the ship, to no avail. They soon found the captured Optimus, who instructed them to detach the part of Lockdown's vessel they were on for their own personal use. Crosshairs soon commandeered an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]], using it to pick up Bumblebee and the Humans. He flew it through the skies of Chicago, fleeing Lockdown's minions until deciding to enter the fray personally, but not before instructing Cade and Shane on how to use the OAC's weaponry. Crosshairs took on many of Lockdown's henchmen upon para-trooping into the skies, and later exited the battle and regrouped with the others.

Crosshairs was all too happy to leave Earth when Optimus decided they would leave permanently. He remained aboard the ship stolen from Lockdown with Drift and Optimus, but unfortunately their ride off-planet was shot down. Crashing in a nearby valley, Crosshairs decided he'd had enough of being the "underdog" and said the humans deserved what was coming for them before asking Optimus what their next move would be. Crosshairs was both astonished and annoyed that Optimus recruited the aid of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and retreated to the sidelines while Optimus beat some authority into [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]. Upon seeing Grimlock's massive dinosaur mode, he backed away in fear. The Dinobots joined up with the Autobots once Optimus "coerced" Grimlock, and Crosshairs mounted [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]], though not without a few more grumbles about Optimus' exceptional motivational skills. Crosshairs took on many of the KSI Transformers with Scorn, and they later helped escort the Seed to safety. Lockdown's intervention threw things astray, but the battle saw the Autobots victorious. Crosshairs bid farewell to Scorn after an Autobot victory was secured, dubbing him "Spike", and was assigned to help guard the Yeager family when Optimus departed into space on his own.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
{{Anchor|PowerBattler}}
[[File:TF2014toy-PowerBattlerCrosshairs.jpg|right|350px|thumb|There goes his favorite gun.]]
*'''Crosshairs''' (Power Battlers, 2014)

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[[File:Lost Age LA-07 Crosshairs.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Lost Age'' LA-07 Crosshairs]]
*'''Crosshairs''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA07'''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCCrosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on One Step Changers Crosshairs at TFU.info]''

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====Generations====
[[File:GenerationsAOECrosshairsDeluxe.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"I'm not just the Merc with a Mouth, I'm the sensation with a registration."]]
[[File:Lost Age AD-06 Crosshairs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Unlike the [[Hasbro]] stock photo above, [[Takara]] knows how to transform THEIR OWN TOYS.]]
*'''Crosshairs''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD06'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 machine gun, 2 pistols/sticky-bombs

:Crosshairs turns into a licensed [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Corvette C7|2014 Chevorolet C7 Corvette Stingray]]. To replicate the duster coat he wears in the movie, his transformation involves much of the sides and roof of the vehicle mode folding up and wrapping around him, making him into a fairly egregious [[shellformer]]. But it looks awesome, so it matters not.
:He comes with what his packaging refers to as as "sidearm blasters"; they are actually based on sticky-bombs featured in concept art for the character, but they can also be held as pistols and are depicted as such in all stock photography. He also comes with a single silenced submachine gun based on the pair he wielded in the movie proper, and he features storage for the blasters and SMG in his coattails and calves, respectively.
:Because his duster increases his footprint by splaying out in all directions, Crosshairs is usually mistransformed both in-package and in stock photos so he can actually fit. In actual fact, his tailgate can fold down behind his head so that it's much less conspicuous and doesn't interfere with his [[light-piping]] gimmick, and two rubber flaps concealed under the vehicle mode windshield fold out and connect to his torso beneath a pair of sculpted lapels, completing the duster as opposed to simply leaving Crosshairs as a robot trapped beneath the top half of a Corvette.

:The [[Movie Advanced Series]] version of Crosshairs adds several new paint applications for a more screen-accurate look.

:Crosshairs was redecoed into ''Age of Extinction'' [[Hot Shot (AOE)|Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Crosshairs at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
*Crosshairs has a very similar, if not identical, voice as ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Leadfoot. Both characters were voiced by John DiMaggio, however when Leadfoot is seen under attack by humans in ''Age of Extinction'', his voice sounds different than in the film he debuted in.
*Crosshairs (or rather the car that portrays him) went under the pre-production name "Slingshot". Interestingly enough, Crosshairs's personality, that of a somewhat self-centered braggart with a wish for command, evokes [[Slingshot (G1)|the original bearer of the name "Slingshot"]].

[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]

Galvatron (AOE)

2014-09-22T09:02:55Z

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{{disambig3|Galvatron}}
:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOEGalvatron.jpg|thumb|right|355px|Pal, you picked the wrong car to terrorize.]]
The crowning achievement of [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]], the man-made [[drone]] code-named '''Galvatron''' was originally intended for use in the United States military, hunting down and dispatching any rogue Transformers that had evaded human capture. Reverse-engineered from the scavenged remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the drone adopted many of his features during its construction. In reality, however, Megatron's consciousness had survived his destruction, and bit by bit the Decepticon leader fed his captors the technical information they required. In time, KSI had unwittingly built him a brand new body ripe for the taking. Galvatron's lack of a true spark makes him almost invincible, as does his ability to split apart into a cloud of [[Transformium]] and avoid taking damage. With all of Megatron's memories and abilities, Galvatron conspires to turn KSI's technology against its creators, forging a new Decepticon army under his command.

{{bigquote|He's gonna show the world: "''Baby I'm back''!"|[[Brains]] explains about Galvatron to the Autobots.|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] (Japanese)|[[Mario Arvizu]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Mario Bombardieri]] (Italian)}}

[[File:AOE-Galvatronbeingbuilt.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Alright guys, this scheme to create our own aliens ''totally'' won't backfire! Honest!"]]

Though believed dead, Megatron actually survived the battle of [[Chicago]] though he remained a non-functioning and immobile head. Megatron's head was collected by [[Joshua Joyce]]'s KSI, and used to produce man-made Transformers. Learning of KSI and [[Cemetery Wind]]'s alliance with [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] in order to obtain a Seed, Megatron silently bided his time while he fed KSI with the information they needed to mass-produce Transformers. KSI played right into Megatron's hands, unlocking the secrets of Transformium and building many new Transformers. Joyce oversaw the production of numerous prototype Galvatrons, but since each Galvatron was developed directly from Megatron's own source code, all of them took on a twisted, sinister appearance and were subsequently scrapped. This came to the chagrin of Joyce, who wanted the final product to have [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s friendlier, more heroic appearance. Eventually, Megatron's "chromosomes" infected the latest Galvatron prototype, imbuing the formerly mindless robot with independent thought and life. Although Galvatron eventually planned to steal the [[Seed]] and take control over KSI's drone army, he pretended to be a remotely controlled drone for the time being. Only [[Brains]], who was forced into hard labor by KSI, knew the truth about Galvatron, but he was more than happy to sit back and watch him annihilate humanity rather than share this information with his captors.

[[File:AOE-PrimeVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You have no soul!" <br> "That is ''why'' I make a great lawyer!"]]
After the Autobots left KSI after an attempted raid, [[Harold Attinger]] ordered Galvatron deployed alongside [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to apprehend Optimus. Upon activation, Galvatron pretended to obey KSI's remote control, but showed several signs of free will during the operation, including firing weapons unbidden and showing a reckless disregard for civilian bystanders. Galvatron separated Optimus from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and the other Autobots, and battled him. When Optimus declared that Galvatron had no soul, Galvatron retorted that he had no fear. It was this verbal exchange that alerted Optimus to Galvatron's true nature, but before the fight could be resolved, Lockdown arrived and easily dispatched his prey. Galvatron was retrieved from the field by a furious Joyce, who declared Galvatron's signs of autonomy as critical flaws.

[[File:WeshallmeetagainPrime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Next time, Gadge....errr i mean Prime."]]
Brains revealed Galvatron's scheme to [[Cade Yeager]], who called Joyce and alerted him of the danger Galvatron posed should he obtain the Seed. Having ended his deal with Lockdown, Attinger handed over the Seed he'd received in exchange for Optimus. Though efforts were made to tighten security, Galvatron activated on his own as he bellowed his name, then granted life to KSI's other Transformers. Together, Galvatron and his new minions trashed KSI's lab as they searched for the Seed. However, Joyce was able to flee the facility with the Seed, escaping both Galvatron and the CIA. He attempted to rendezvous with the Autobots and Yeagers in [[Hong Kong]]. Galvatron ordered his new Decepticons to split up and find Joyce, and his troops were able to shoot down the Autobot ship just as Joyce was about to hand over the Seed. The Autobot ship crash-landed in the nearby Wulong Valley, leaving only [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and Bumblebee to protect the humans and the Seed. However, just as the two were about to be overwhelmed, the other Autobots returned with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s in tow, quickly turning the tide of battle and slaying most of the Decepticons, much to Galvatron's chagrin. Galvatron was only saved by the timely reappearance of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], whose attack drew Optimus's attention. With his plans temporarily stymied, Galvatron declared his rebirth and swore retribution against Prime as he left for parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===Robots In Disguise===
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[[File:AoE 1-step Galvatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Movie-verse [[Grand Galvatron]].]]
*'''Galvatron''' (One-Step Changer, 2014)
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*'''Galvatron''' (Power Battler, 2014)
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===Generations===
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[[File:TF4-Voyager-Galvatron.JPG|400px|thumb|right|'''''[[Trukk not munky |KANNON NOT TRUKK]]''''']]
*'''Galvatron''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD22'''
:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, Galvatron transforms into a 2012 Freightliner Argosy. Given the impossible-to-recreate nature of his on-screen transformation he is a ''complete'' shell-former, with his truck mode folding up solely along his back and calves. As with Evasion Optimus Prime, he has a different paint scheme than seen on his packaging, with less paint applications on his body and weapon. His truck mode is also a darkish grey, rather than the black seen in the movie footage. His cannon can either be held like a gun, or fitted on his hand in a way that appears as if it is coming out of his arm.

:Galvatron's package is the only packaging in the Age of Extinction toyline thus far that neglects to mention what his alternate mode is called. The only mention of Freightliner being involved with his alternate mode is in the tiny copyright information section of the box.

:The [[Movie Advanced Series]] version adds some additional paint applications for a more screen-accurate look, most notably, a darker face with yellowish-red eyes.

==Notes==
[[File:TF3concept-Galvatron-MassiveBlack.jpg|thumb|"There are plenty of Autobot shoulders for you. Ultra Magnus' shoulders are MINE!"]]
*Concept art for Galvatron in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']] was created by [[Massive Black]] artist [[Bruno 'Nox' Gore]]. Whether he was intended to be an upgraded Megatron or a separate character entirely is unknown. [http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/flipbook/mb_2/index.php].
*Interestingly (perhaps to avoid movie spoilers), the toy-bio for Galvatron on the Voyager packaging does not mention ''anything'' about Galvatron, but rather how the Autobots face new adversaries after the Battle of Chicago.
* ''Age of Extinction'' sees Frank Welker make his on-screen debut as the live-action incarnation of Megatron, having previously played the role in tie-in video games. Welker of course voiced the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]], and also voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the original series (taking over the role from [[Leonard Nimoy]]), meaning he gets to reprise three roles at once!
* Because of Joshua Joyce's original intent of making him a new version of Optimus Prime, Galvatron combines not only elements and characteristics of previous incarnations of Galvatron, but also those of the [[Optimus Prime clone]]. Whilst retaining characteristics of previous Galvatrons, this one in particular most resembles [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)| the ''Prime'' incarnation of Nemesis Prime]], having also been built by humans to use as a weapon, having the same or similar alternate mode as Optimus but in different colors, and having a huge amount of endurance (for Nemesis, it's due to being remote-controlled; for ''AOE'' Galvatron, it's because he is made of Transformium and has no spark).

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Slog (AOE)

2014-09-16T09:18:40Z

Carrion: As specified by his instructions

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{{disambig2|the Dinobot from Age of Extinction|the Pretender Monster from Generation 1|Slog (G1)}}
:''Slog is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:movie slog card.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not coming to a theater near you.]]
'''Slog''' is dumb. Really dumb, even [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] can out-smart him. But it actually proves strategic, as all his brain cells have been traded to pure robot muscle. He can take out any opponent, provided that any one of the mighty [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] can point out the right way, as he is a warrior from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ancient past who transforms into a robotic Apatosaurus.
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==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Generations====
[[File:AoE voyager Slog.jpg|thumb|300px|Digivolves from Skullgreymon.]]
*'''Slog''' (Voyager Class, 2014)
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Garagebot

2014-09-04T09:48:19Z

Carrion: Entirely conjectural.

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{{disambig2|the nameless Decepticon in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]|the Autobot cleaning up around [[Murray Wright High School]]|Garbage truck}}
:''The Garbage truck Decepticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTMGarbageLonghaul.jpg|Right|thumb|300px|"Garbage day is a very dangerous day."]]

The '''Garbage truck Decepticon''' transforms into a green and white [[Wikipedia:Waste Management, Inc|Waste Management]] truck.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===

Stationed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], the Garbage truck Decepticon heeded [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s call to [[Earth]] and traveled through [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] to [[Washington, D.C.]]. Not long afterwards he scanned, well... a garbage truck, and went on his merry way. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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==Notes==
*Before assuming the form of a garbage truck, this Decepticon resembled [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], stripped of all identifiable vehicle parts.
*Despite being given a long scanning scene and the presence of an identical truck at the site of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s battle, the Garbage truck Decepticon never appears again after the Washington D.C. attack.
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Snarl (AOE)

2014-09-03T11:45:25Z

Carrion: Undo revision 901425 by ThoseSillyDinobots (talk)That makes absolutely no sense.

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{{disambig3|Snarl}}
:''Snarl is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

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==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
*'''Snarl''' (Power Battlers, 2014)
:Power Battlers Snarl is a simplified version of Snarl with a 'Hammer Strike' gimmick.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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====Generations====
[[file:AoE_deluxe_Snarl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Snarl''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD28'''
:Part of the third wave of deluxe class toys, ''Generations'' Snarl transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus'' with a layout inspired by his [[Snarl (G1)|G1 counterpart]]. This mold is also redecoed in a G1-inspired deco as part of a SDCC 2014 exclusive Dinobot four-pack.

:Snarl's largest pair of plates and tail are removable as accessories in robot mode. Interestingly, one of his legs has a false head tucked into the side, and his real head folds in symmetrically on his other leg. This gives the impression that he has ''two'' dinosaur heads in robot mode.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]

Dinobot (AOE)

2014-08-12T09:13:56Z

Carrion: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Dinobot}}
:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Dinobots''' are a group of Autobots who turn into [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], or at least things which mostly look like dinosaurs.

The group's main members are:
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] (Robotic ''Tyrannosaurus'', leader)
*[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] (Robotic ''Spinosaurus'')
*[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] (Robotic ''Triceratops'')
*[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] (Robotic 2-headed ''Pteranodon'')

While other members include:
*[[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] (Robotic ''Velociraptor'')
*[[Slog (AOE)|Slog]] (Robotic ''Apatosaurus'')
*[[Snarl (AOE)|Snarl]] (Robotic ''Stegosaurus'')

{{quote|Just. So. Awesome.|[[Transformers Comic issue 5.1]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===

The Dinobots (some of them, at least) were captured aboard [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s ship as trophies until the Autobots detached that section to free [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. When the ship eventually crashed in China, Optimus decided that time had come for reinforcements to battle [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]'s forces and freed the Dinobots, calling them to join him. Grimlock battled Optimus for dominance, but was beaten, and the Dinobots agreed to help the Autobots. The Dinobots' massive size, strength and ferocity turned the tide of battle in the Autobots' favor in the nick of time, swiftly defeating the prototypes in Hong Kong until Lockdown returned. The Dinobots were trapped in Lockdown's magnetic vortex, but Optimus destroyed it, freeing the Dinobots. The Dinobots helped hold a bridge so that Joshua Joyce could get to safety with the Seed. After the battle, Optimus dismissed the Dinobots from his command, allowing them to roam free on Earth, and the Dinobots parted on good terms with the Autobots and set off on their own.

Like that won't backfire someday.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
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==Notes==
* The Dinobots go unnamed in the film, bar Scorn getting nicknamed "Spike" by Crosshairs. The word "Dinobot" is never mentioned on-screen either, as Optimus only refers to them as "legendary warriors". Only Grimlock, Strafe, Slug, and Scorn appear.
* Velociraptor Dinobots were at one point to appear on the big screen, with concept art showing them charging into Hong Kong alongside [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]].<ref>[https://studiomadeinpb.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/transformers-4-a-era-da-extincao-conheca-as-artes-conceituais-de-wesley-burt-para-o-filme/ Transformers: Age of Extinction concept art by Wesley Burt]</ref> Slash's own toy design is based on these pieces of concept art. Slash himself was most likely intended to appear on screen.
* Concept art by [[Ryan Church]]<ref>[http://ryanchurch.com/transformers-4/]</ref> depicted a Dinobot that transformed into a [[Wikipedia: Parasaurolophus | Parasaurolophus]].
* The Dinobots' robot modes are inspired by medieval knights.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (AOE)]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction subgroups]]

Stinger (AOE)

2014-07-23T18:27:33Z

Carrion:

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{{disambig3|Stinger}}
:''Stinger is a Prototype from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOE Stinger concept.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Who are you calling [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]]?"]]
Innovation. Efficiency. Style. [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] rolls them out as you've never before experienced with '''Stinger''', the all-new transformable [[drone]] produced on and exclusively for the [[Earth]] market. Improving on our [[Bumblebee (Movie)|competitor's efforts]], Stinger specialises in serving all your sabotage needs.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/characters.cfm?bot=Stinger Stinger bio at Hasbro]</ref> A combination of years of KSI's intensive engineering research with the cutting-edge styling of their partners at [http://www.pagani.com/ Pagani Automobili], Stinger is as beautiful as it is functional.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|July 28}}
{{quote|Inspired by Bumblebee, but '''better'''.|KSI Promotional Video on Stinger}}
[[Image:Stingerstings.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I've heard of [[Partformer|partsforming]], but this is ridiculous."]]

The Stinger prototype was being displayed in KSI headquarters when [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] snuck in. A nearby display promoting Stinger claimed that it was "Inspired by Bumblebee, but better in every way!". In the promotional video, the lead engineers claimed that Bumblebee's design was antique and ugly, and that Stinger improved on Bumblebee's design flaws. An offended Bumblebee knocked over the prototype, but hid when KSI staff arrived to investigate the disturbance.

In its first field trial, Stinger was deployed alongside [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] to chase down and apprehend the Autobots. During the battle, Stinger fired one missile at the Autobots, which missed. He pursued the other Autobots, but his role was mostly overshadowed by Galvatron's free will and relentless pursuit of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Prime]]. He was later recalled once Prime was incapacitated and shipped to China, to avoid the feds discovering KSI's prototypes.

When Galvatron revealed his true nature and commandeered KSI's man-made Transformer army, Stinger was among the many drones deployed in Hong Kong to seize the [[Seed]]. Stinger pursued Bumblebee and the other Autobots, and eventually engaged his yellow doppelganger and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] in the ensuing battle. Both he and Bumblebee fought on the Dinobot's back as Strafe flew through Hong Kong's cityscape, but Bumblebee eventually defeated him by throwing him through a bus, tearing the drone apart. Strafe happily swallowed Stinger's decapitated head, while a smug Bumblebee remarked "I hate cheap [[Knockoff|knock-offs]]". (''So do we, Bumblebee. So do we.'')

{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Games==
===Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark===
{{Note|Stinger is not a playable character in the campaign of ''Rise of the Dark Spark''. However, he makes a brief cameo as part of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s crew late in the game, and is available to play as in Escalation if the game is purchased from [[Walmart]].}}

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==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
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*'''Decepticon Stinger''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:Stinger was originally solicited as part of the mass retail One Step Changer assortment before TFW2005 learned from Hasbro's staff at [[BotCon 2014]] that at least some of Stinger's toys would be released as [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]]s.<ref name="stingerwalmart">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/rumor-some-age-of-extinction-stinger-toys-to-be-wal-mart-exclusives-180508/ "Rumor - Some Age of Extinction Stinger Toys to be Wal-Mart Exclusives"] at TFW2005.</ref> Oddly, despite sporting a "Walmart exclusive" sticker on its packaging, One Step Changer Stinger was reported found at multiple [[Target]]s stores<ref name="target1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/age-of-extinction-one-step-changer-stinger-released-walmart-exclusive-found-at-target-180637/ "Age of Extinction One Step Changer Stinger Released - Walmart Exclusive Found at Target?"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="target2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/993089-walmart-exclusive-one-step-stinger-found-target-2.html#post11288436 Another TFW2005 post] about One Step Changer Stinger at Target.</ref><ref name="target3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/993089-walmart-exclusive-one-step-stinger-found-target-4.html#post11290808 ''Another'' TFW2005 post] about One Step Changer Stinger at Target.</ref>. The packaging also still sports the mass retail assortment number, implying that the decision to release the toy as a Walmart exclusive was made at the last minute, and the factory simplied went by the product code/assortment numbers on the packaging and shipped the figure with the other mass retail figures, despite the sticker.

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*'''Dinobot Slug vs. Decepticon Stinger''' (Legion two-pack, 2014)
: Stinger is a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] minor redeco (possibly even a mere [[repaint]]) of [[Cyberverse]] Series 2 [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], itself a retool of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class]] [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] with standard Cyberverse hands sporting [[C joint|3mm peg]] holes. While the deco somewhat resembles the on-screen Pagani Huayra that Stinger transforms into, the alternate mode is a modified Audi R8, the [[alternate mode]] used for Sideways in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' film]]. Stinger is packaged with a redeco of ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]] as [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]].

: The original version of this sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]].

==Notes==
*The Pagani Huayra was at one point intended as the alternate mode of a female robot with the working name "Widow Maker".<ref name="vitaly">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-9/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-vitaly-bulgarov-180636/ Age of Extinction concept art by Vitaly Bulgarov] at TFW2005, including "Widow Maker".</ref><ref name="jung">[http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/07/20/transformers-age-of-extinction-concept-art-shows-off-epic-scope-/ Age of Extinction concept art by Steve Jung] at Comicbook.com, including "Widow Maker".</ref>
*The Legends/Legion Class Stinger toy from the two-pack with Slug marks the third time this sculpt is used to represent an on-screen movie character, even though all three of them used different alternate modes in the films themselves: ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways, the original release of the sculpt, transformed into an Audi R8 (the toy is modified to avoid having to acquire a license), ''Dark of the Moon'' Mirage/"Dino" into a Ferrari 458 Italia, and Stinger into a Pagani Huayra.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category: Man-made transformers]]

Crankcase (DOTM)

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{{disambig3|Crankcase}}

:''Crankcase is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (DOTM)| Dread]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTMCrankcase.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The hunt has begun...]]

A rarity among Decepticons, '''Crankcase''' is known for his subtle and shadowy nature, though it would be a mistake not to see him as a threat. A member of the elite [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], the Decepticon’s top infiltration and assassination team, his specialty is hacking, data theft, and destructive sabotage of vital systems.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' adaptations===

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hatchet]], [[Crowbar]], and Crankcase surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon Movie adaptation}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===

[[Image:Dotm Crankcase standoff.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Ironhide probably could have shot him about now and saved all that trouble of being stabbed.]]

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for hundreds of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, Crankcase, [[Hatchet]] and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Crowbar closed in on [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons']] car, transformed, reached in and tossed the former [[Sector Seven]] agent behind him as he bounded ahead to knock over a highway sign for the other two to use as a ramp.

[[Image:DOTM-crankcasespeared.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This was one facial piercing I didn't want!]]
However, despite their best collective efforts to slow down the Autobots, Hatchet was quickly destroyed, and the remaining Dreads were soon confronted by the Autobot heavy-hitter, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who stopped them in their tracks with a head-on collision. Faced with Ironhide's heavy weapons and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], the Dreads seemingly capitulated by dropping their ranged weapons, but as soon as the Autobots followed suit, deployed spears to attack their enemies. His partner was initially successful in injuring Ironhide, and Crankcase kicked Sideswipe to the ground, but he was destroyed when Ironhide forced Crowbar's spear through his head, slammed the Decepticon's body into an abandoned car, and kicked the wreckage into a nearby auto shop, which exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
Crankcase is available in multiplayer as a Decepticon scout. His main weapon is a weak version of the assault rifle, and his special abilities are dual assault rifles, and an orbital beacon which puts a target sign on every enemy on the battlefield. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)| Dark of the Moon}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|''':D''']]
* '''Crankcase''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''003'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV11'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crankcase is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Suburban|Chevrolet Suburban]]. This mode is lightly detailed but looks very much like the Deluxe version. For his size class, he has an incredibly detailed face mirroring the Deluxe version. Compared to others of his range, he is one of the taller ones. In a rarity for [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figures, he has weapons, which look like dual blades. Later releases use the ''Battle in the Moonlight'' retool (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/LegCrankcase/crankcase.htm More information on Cyberverse Crankcase at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|CybertronianWarriors}}
[[Image:TRUCybertronianWarriors4Pack.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Cybertronian Warriors Pack''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing (the same as the "Battle in the Moonlight" version described below) of the Legion figure in white, decoed to emulate the real-life [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police Department|Metropolitan Police Department]] SUV that was accidentally hit by a Bumblebee prop car while filming the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|movie]]. Hilariously, the included [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]] figure is given damage in the front of the vehicle mode.

: This [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] set also includes Bumblebee's [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|APC]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]] in a deco similar to Crankcase's, as well as an [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]] who is given a slightly altered version of his original deco.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/TRUCrankcase/crankcase.htm More information on Cybertronian Warriors Crankcase at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|Battleinthemoonlight}}
[[Image:DOTMBITMCVLCrankcase.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Battle in the Moonlight''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)

:A slight retool and redeco of the original Legion class figure, this time in light gray (with a slightly lighter gray for the unpaintable plastic pieces such as the wheels, thighs and various joints and connectors), and gold windows, lights, and robot mode detailing. He was sold in a [[Walmart]]-exclusive multi-pack with a redecoed Legion class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Ratchet]] and Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Optimus Prime]] w/ [[Armored Weapons Platform#Battleinthemoonlight|trailer]].

:This version sports several minor remolds from the original. The calves/ankles/support struts (it's weird because of the digitigrade leg thing with the support struts in front) have been remolded so you cannot extend the struts past the intended point on the top of the foot. The original version of the mold didn't have these pieces stopped, so you could keep extending them past the point where they were supposed to meet (making the toy taller, at the expense of the feet not looking the way intended). With the legs only extending the intended length, he is now one of the shorter-to-average sized Legion figures in the line (Ignoring the truck hood hanging over his head). The joint of the hood/roof/backpack, where it connects to the back, has also had more plastic added so it cannot move more than a millimeter or two back away from the back of the head, just enough to get the chest hood chunks past it during transformation. The original version had no restrictions, and could be pushed back all the way until the bottom of the roof hit the back of the thighs. (This made it a little less obvious that he had a truck hood behind his head, at the expense of a big empty gap at his back.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/WMCrankcase/crankcase.htm More information on Battle in the Moonlight Crankcase at TFU.info]''

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====Deluxe Class toys====
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinsir, use Vicegrip!]]
* '''Crankcase''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD04'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Blade Claw

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Crankcase transforms into a modified Chevrolet Suburban. As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a Blaster weapon that features a nasty grabby-claw action feature. He also has a pair of huge pincers above his robot-mode head that can also be flipped forward whilst in vehicle mode.

: His dreadlocks are supposed to be able to swivel, with the intent that they be swung behind his head to fit under his hood for vehicle mode, but in practice, this proved an either impossible or inadvisable prospect: on most, the gold paint applied has made them too thick to be rotated, running the risk of tearing the soft plastic. And even if you do get a Crankcase that doesn't have this problem, the tiny translucent plastic hinges to which the dreadlocks are connected won't last long. This means that they either end up stuffed inside his chest in vehicle mode (this is how the toy comes packaged), or are left dangling outside, with the former configuration forcing the dreadlocks to compete with everything else for space and putting the car under enough tension that it feels like it's about to spring apart.

: In an apparent [[Variant#Running_changes|running change]], the otherwise long and pointed middle digit on each hand (as per the stock photo on the right) was shoddily cut off into a noticeably thick stump (compared to the more slender fingers remaining), often cut to a different length on each hand. It is unknown if this was done for safety reasons, an error during assembly, or maybe Hasbro decided that long, extended middle fingers just weren't a tasteful design choice for a children's toy. Later releases, however, featured retooled hands with a shorter middle finger similar to his others.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Japanese]] ''Dark Side Moon'' release features the remolded hands exclusively. It also comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Crankcase/crankcase.htm More information on Deluxe Crankcase at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:DOTM Crankcase Josh Nizzi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plenty of dread, but no wind.]]
* Crankcase appears to be modeled after the [[Predator (alien)|eponymous alien hunter from the ''Predator'' series]], possessing similar "dreadlocks", mandibles, fangs, and claws.
* Crankcase has a nose ring and 2 pairs of earrings.
* Crankcase has a pair of smaller secondary arms depicted in his concept art that are not present in his appearance in the film. These arms do appear on his toys, molded flat against his torso.
* An early working name for him was "Dreadwind".<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* In early production, the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans. Photos of only two prop vehicles were even taken on-set.<ref name="suburb">[http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ "Transformers 3 Characters: Meet The Dreads"]</ref> In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|final movie]], all three Dreads use identical Chevrolet Suburbans as their [[alternate mode]]s, with individual robot modes between the three of them. For the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|toy line]], Hasbro decided to give them individual alternate modes as well, which is why only Crankcase turns into a Suburban.
* A Dread [[Enforcer]] identical to Crankcase appears as a boss enemy in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon video game]], and is also playable in the game's online multiplayer mode, although his alternate mode is a Carbon Motors E7 approximation similar to Crowbar's toy alternate mode.
* No, he is not [[Dave Fennoy]].
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Crankcase''' (クランクケース ''Kurankukēsu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]
[[Category: Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

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This is the place for discussion of topics that affect the entire wiki. Some topics that would ordinarily be here have merited their own pages:

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* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Arriving|Arriving]]
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<br/><div class="list-header">'''New Ad Policy:'''</div>
* [[Transformers Wiki:Ads|Ads]]
<br/><div class="list-header">'''Bookworm Database-Crash:'''</div>
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<br/><div class="list-header">'''Server Move:'''</div>
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* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Relicensing|Relicensing]]
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* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Vandalism|Vandalism]]
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* [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/GoBots|Discussion on the place of GoBots in this wiki]]
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* [[Transformers_Wiki:Tech|A Not So Brief Summary of the Horrible Things That McFly and Co. Have Done To Keep This Wiki From Melting Down]]
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== Wiki update issues ==

The recent wiki update seems to have affected the <nowiki>{{--}}</nowiki> template, in that it [[Ironhide (BS)|doesn't seem to work anymore.]] <nowiki>{{-}}</nowiki> seems to work, though. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 21:39, 9 November 2013 (EST)
:I see the problem. Mediawiki doesn't use a name tags for anchors any more. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:04, 9 November 2013 (EST)
::And it's fixed. Thanks. :-) --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 22:13, 9 November 2013 (EST)

Also, I noticed that the galleries [[Homage|aren't bordered anymore.]] --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 01:39, 11 November 2013 (EST)
:That actually appears to be an intentional change. If I use the gallery tag on Wikipedia, the gallery doesn't have a border either. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:25, 11 November 2013 (EST)

[[:Category:Navigation_templates|Nav templates]] have gone a bit wibbly. [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:Nav-bm&curid=18851&diff=838471&oldid=640853 I kludged a fix for the BM one there], but it would probably be easier converting them all to use a base template at {{tl|Nav}}, and just having the links and logo entered in the individual navs. Similar to how {{tl|Messagebox}} and many of the copyright templates work. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 13:54, 18 November 2013 (EST)
:Yes, that seems like a good idea. It'll keep them standard! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:59, 21 November 2013 (EST)

== Marvel G1 Cover Artists ==

Hi, can I just ask where we got the info for US cover artists from, as they weren't credited in the issues themselves. I only ask because this wiki says that Mark Texeira did the cover for both US#3 and US#4, but on the Comic Book Database (comicbookdb.com) they list Mike Zeck as the cover artist to #3. So, which site is correct, the TFwiki or comicbookdb? And if the wiki has the wrong cover artist for US#3, is it possible some of the cover credits to other issues might also be in need of correction? Cheers! --[[User:Ryan Frost|Ryan Frost]] ([[User talk:Ryan Frost|talk]]) 14:20, 18 November 2013 (EST)
:Even worse, while we credit the cover to Mark Texeira on the [[:File:MarvelUS-03.jpg|image page]], the actual [[Prisoner of War!|issue page]] credits it to Michael Golden. I think most of the Marvel cover credits really need to be double-checked against a reliable source, but I'm not sure where to find one. The Titan reprints had an intro which often named the cover artists, ISTR, but not always. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 03:30, 21 November 2013 (EST)

==Bing==

I've noticed that tfwiki doesnt show up in bing searches. Rather you'll get the wikia site even if you type in "tfwiki."
Has this been dealt with?

--[[User:Lush City|Lush City]] 20:47, 29 November 2013 (EST)
:I think it's one of the crawlers that got blocked for hammering the site. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:13, 29 November 2013 (EST)
::It was. I've re-enabled it now that I've got the wherewithal to deal with things using a method other than the banhammer of rage. Give it a few days. --[[User:McFly|McFly]] ([[User talk:McFly|talk]]) 17:15, 11 December 2013 (EST)

==Optimus Prime (Covenant of Primus)==

Given what the COP book has put out, we know that the Thirteenth Prime is Optimus Prime. Which brings up some questions that Hasbro has saw fit to tease us with for a whikle. Now, that said, we still need to compile the information. I suggest, since we dont know HOW exactly that is supposed to work, we treat it like Sideways after the Second Allspark Almanac. We make a new page Optimus Prime (COP) detailing the history outlined in the Covenant , and then place in his and Optimus Prime (WFC)'s note pages that they may or may not be the same person, or reincarnations or whatever.

Thoughts? [[User:Lush City|Lush City]] ([[User talk:Lush City|talk]]) 16:54, 14 December 2013 (EST)
:Well, as far as I understand, the Covenant is all stuff that had been planned from the very conception of the Aligned universe. It's not a retcon; Aligned Optimus has been one of the Thirteen all along, so I don't see that it necessitates a new article. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:59, 14 December 2013 (EST)

They way it's presented, we dont know if it's LITERALLY the same Optimus, or some kind of G1 Optimus/ Optimus Primal thing or what. The book calls him Thirteen the whole time , and then on the last page or so goes (oh yeah, he's OPTIMUS PRIME) so I dont think we can be certain if he's the same character or if the name is just the same (Like Megatronus and Megatron). Thus the idea of a separate linked page until we get confirmation on how it all sussses out. [[User:Lush City|Lush City]] ([[User talk:Lush City|talk]]) 14:19, 15 December 2013 (EST)

Otherwise I'm just going to edit COP stuff into Optimus Prime (WFC) main page.

==What's with the completely different formats?==

I noticed it at the beginning of this month, maybe it's been around longer than that. Some pages randomly seem to be in a completely different format than the one I've been used to seeing for years. It looks like it might be a mobile format or something but there's nothing different in the address that would indicate that it's the case. I don't really know the technical side of this wiki or what kind of decisions are officially made, so instead of trying to explain it I'll just use screenshots.

http://i.imgur.com/lF4KWnA.png Dark Cybertron 3 page looks like this

http://i.imgur.com/rXR7cIo.png but clicking to the next issue looks like this

I hope this isn't some kind of new official format that's slowly being rolled out because I find it less user-friendly overall. And if it isn't a new format you've decided on, then what is it, a mistake being caused by the wiki software itself? As far as I can tell from this discussion page, no one else has mentioned it, but I can't be the only one who's seeing it can I? [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 11:52, 24 December 2013 (EST)
:It's the mobile skin, [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&useskin=WPtouch WPtouch]. Clearly, something's gone screwy if you're getting it randomly... - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 11:57, 24 December 2013 (EST)
::Yeah, I don't even own a smart phone, I browse everything from a desktop. Usually I can tell if something is a mobile page, like if someone using a phone links something on facebook, I'll see a ".m" in the address, but I'm not seeing anything different about the address when I see these pages on this wiki. Not sure why I'd be the only one having this problem, but if other people are seeing it too then it must be a problem on the tech end right? [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 12:03, 24 December 2013 (EST)
:::The mobile skin is no more special than any other skin, so there's no difference in the URL. You might as well post up what browser you're using, since that'll no doubt be helpful information for the wiki's techy people. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:10, 24 December 2013 (EST)
::::The wiki autodetects from the user agent when you're on a mobile device and gives you the appropriate skin. I thought it might have been squid causing the problem, but I conducted a test just now (I visited a page on my phone, and then on my PC from a logged-out browser) and it worked fine. It could be that Arborday's ISP is using a proxy which is caching the pages and so he's getting random pages with the mobile skin simply because someone on his ISP visited them with a mobile device previously. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:23, 24 December 2013 (EST)
:::::I'm on Firefox, I dunno anything about proxies and the format changing seems to be just totally random. I can be viewing one page normally, click a link and it takes me to a mobile page, and then click another link and I'm on a normal page again. It doesn't make any sense to me and I guess it could be because of what you're saying with the ISP, but I don't really understand that stuff. [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:50, 25 December 2013 (EST)
::::::The issue may have been fixed since the last time I posted, pages that were previously on the mobile skin are now back to normal. Now I'm having an issue where some pages will show 4 "GO" images at the same time, but this isn't nearly as much of an inconvenience as the mobile issue. [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:53, 25 December 2013 (EST)
:::::::You're possibly seeing it as fixed because you're logged in. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:32, 25 December 2013 (EST)
::::::::I seem to have suddenly lost the mobile site design from my iPhone. I actually preferred it to the standard version; how can I get it back? Logging in / out has no effect, nor does shutting down / running out of power. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:09, 21 January 2014 (EST)
:::::::::The auto-detection was turned off because squid was caching the mobile version and serving it to desktop browsers (We're looking at better ways to do it). The skin is still installed though, so you can set it as your site skin in preferences, though it has the drawback that you'll always see the mobile skin even if you're on a desktop or laptop. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:34, 21 January 2014 (EST)

== GoBox glitches? ==

At least a couple of times in the past few days, instead of getting a single GoBox image, my monitor will display a whole bunch of them, sometimes instead of the Search box. Is this a site issue, or is my computer/karma to blame? --Rhymus (talk) 19:36, 22 November 2013 (EST)

--[[Template_talk:Goicons#GoBox_glitches.3F]]

It's happened to me maybe a dozen times since then.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 06:51, 30 December 2013 (EST)
:Just noticed Arborday seems to mention the same or similar problem in what's currently the second-to-last comment in [[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#What.27s_with_the_completely_different_formats.3F|What's with the completely different formats?]] --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 07:40, 30 December 2013 (EST)
::It's caused by the part of the skin not loading properly. I've been trying to track down why it's happening for a while now. I guess I could tweak the skin to fail better when it happens at least. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:45, 30 December 2013 (EST)

How come the GoBox doesn't come up on the side of the anymore? Under the "help" button (where it usually is) it isn't there. --[[User:Deceptibot-5795479|Deceptibot-5795479|talk]] 19:15 6 February 2012 (EST)
:It's just your computer. It's there for me. Also, why is your signature showing you as being two years in the past? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:54, 6 February 2014 (EST)
::The goboxes were broken - fixed now. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:58, 6 February 2014 (EST)

== format of links ==

Is there a reason why, for example, [ [ Optimus Prime (disambiguation) | Optimus Prime ] ] is preferable to [ [ Optimus Prime (disambiguation) ] ] or [ [ Optimus Prime ] ] ? The consensus seems to be for the first option, and i'm curious why. Does linking to a redirect increase wear and tear on computers or something? [ [ Optimus Prime ] ] is easier to type than [ [ Optimus Prime (disambiguation) | Optimus Prime ] ] and seems to yield the same results, while [ [ Optimus Prime (disambiguation) ] ] is in between as far as difficulty to type but comes out ahead in terms of informing the user where the link will go.
--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 06:54, 30 December 2013 (EST)
:I tend to prefer pointing links to the final destination for a number of reasons: redirects can change what they're pointing at. If at some point in the future, we decided that "Optimus Prime" should link to Generation 1 Optimus Prime instead of the disambiguation page because G1 Prime is the most prominent, lasting incarnation of the character, then all the links that used the redirect to point to the disambiguation page would be pointing somewhere the original author didn't intend and which may not make sense.
:Another reason I prefer linking to the final article is that because of the way MediaWiki works, if you use the Optimus Prime link, you end up at the url tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime instead of tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(disambiguation). If someone makes a link to their own page by copying from the address bar, they're linking to a redirect which may change to point to a different place. Search engines can also have trouble because it appears to them as though they're looking at two pages instead of one, though granted most search engines are smart enough these days to figure it out. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:13, 30 December 2013 (EST)

== When to / When not to mention nonfiction namesakes? ==

YES!
*[[Ammonite]] says "In real life, Ammonites are either an [[wikipedia:Ammonoidea|extinct group of molluscs]] (like [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead End]]) or an [[wikipedia:Ammon|ancient tribe from Biblical times]]."
*[[Blue Maximus]] says he is "named after ''[[wikipedia:The Blue Max|The Blue Max]]'', a 1966 film about a German fighter pilot during World War I."
*[[The Magnificent Six!]] says "The title is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Magnificent Seven|The Magnificent Seven]]''."
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)]] says "Optimus Prime is not to be confused with the real-life persons: [http://www.facebook.com/#!/MR0ptimusPrime?ref=profile Mr. Optimus Prime], a well-known Transfan and International Firefighter who legally changed his name to Optimus Prime." (That Facebook link, by the way, says "This content is currently unavailable. The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page.")
*[[Vortex (disambiguation)]] lists 1990 Vortex, [[GiG]]'s Italian-market name for the [[Battle Squad]] [[Micromaster]] [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] from Generation 1.

NO!
*[[Blackwidow]] and [[Black Widow]] were deleted after i made them redirect to [[Blackarachnia (disambiguation)]], so i edited the disambiguation page itself (and its [[Talk:Blackarachnia (disambiguation)|talk page]]), and that got reverted, too.
*[[Magnificent Seven]] does not mention anything from the disambiguation page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_Seven
*[[Magnificent Six]] does not mention anything from the disambiguation page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_Seven (although it does link to [[The Magnificent Six!]] which links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnificent_Seven )
*[[Orion_(disambiguation)]] article [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Orion_(disambiguation)&action=history reverted] my link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft) (or should i have linked Wikipedia's own disambiguation page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion )?
*[[Rapido]] does not mention [[Windcharger (G1)]] or [[Cliffjumper (G1)]], who were both called Rapido in Canadian-French; i made a disambiguation page which was deleted.

i ''know'' i'm forgetting a bunch more examples--more edits i've made that other users have reverted (with some of those edits somehow getting removed from my contributions page afterward?), and more pages that i ''haven't'' edited but make references similar to the ones i've had undone. So i'm curious if there's an official policy, with official exceptions, or something?

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 07:34, 30 December 2013 (EST)
:Most of those examples you've cited under "no" are not equivalent to the ones you've cited under "yes". To give a few quick explanations:
:*We don't disambig or create redirects based on foreign names because there are so many. Disambiguation pages are created if there are three or more articles with matching English names. Fireshot is listed on the Vortex disambiguation page because there were already three or more (English-named) Vortexes, though it should probably be listed separately at the bottom like Perceptor on [[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)]]. I've just moved it there.
:*[[The Magnificent Six!]] page has a note about it being a reference to The Magnificent Seven. To be consistent, the note for Magnificent Seven should probably go on [[Prime Directive issue 1]], I guess.
:*I'm not sure about adding Wikipedia links to disambiguation pages like the Orion one, because they're disambiguation pages for articles on TFWiki. If we know a particular Orion was named after the spaceship, it should be on the relevant page anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:43, 2 January 2014 (EST)
:And I'm in favour of removing the Facebook link from the Optimus Prime disambig page if it no longer works. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:43, 2 January 2014 (EST)

== End of 2013 toys ==

I've been trying to correctly post the late 2013 and upcoming 2014 toys but it's sort of confusing what's been released. Has Swerve and Cosmos actually made it to retail or just to a select few? What about Rhinox/Doubledealer? The latter is available at online retailers, but does that count? Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 16:46, 31 December 2013 (EST)
:Swerve and Cosmos are only out in Asia, I think. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:15, 2 January 2014 (EST)

== tfwiki.info vs tfwiki.net ==

Not an objection, but a genuine curiosity: What's the point of the second url? On my computer, tfwiki.info automatically redirects to tfwiki.net ,so it's not like we're lightening the traffic on tfwiki.net or anything.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 23:17, 1 January 2014 (EST)
:Branding. [[User:McFly|McFly]] ([[User talk:McFly|talk]]) 13:20, 7 January 2014 (EST)
::Thanks for answering, but i still don't get it. But i guess i'm not too worried about it, either. --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 16:58, 29 January 2014 (EST)
:::It prevents anyone else from establishing a competing site at the .info location. Basically, we want to associate the term "tfwiki" with this particular wiki about Transformers. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:13, 29 January 2014 (EST)
::::Ah! That makes sense... but begs the question of why not tfwiki.com or tfwiki.org or whatever else? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 07:19, 1 February 2014 (EST)

== faction symbols above character articles? ==

i feel like they've been disappearing. Is that deliberate? They aren't completely absent, so i'm not sure if adding them is the work-in-progress, or deleting them is the work-in-progress. (The [[Combaticon (G1)]] article still shows the symbols i'm talking about--in the Combaticons' case, the symbols of the G1 Decepticons, G2 Decepticons, G1 Autobots, and Cybertron Elite Guard.) --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 16:54, 29 January 2014 (EST)
:Do you have any examples of articles they've disappeared from? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:05, 29 January 2014 (EST)
::(This must be how a Human feels when "I know I put that [[Soundwave (G1)|music]] [[Frenzy (Movie)|player]] right here just a second ago!") ...No, i don't know of any articles currently lacking the faction symbols. i'm pretty sure [[Rack'n'Ruin]] was where i first noticed the problem, but now that article ''does'' have the symbols. As i recall, i recently learned that IDW depicted those two as Decepticons, so i specifically looked up their article looking for the Decepticon insignia at the top of their page, and was surprised not to see ''any'' faction symbols, so i checked a bunch of other randomly selected character articles and saw the symbols gone from those articles, too, so i assumed TFWiki got rid of them all. i couldn't find any character articles WITH the symbols... now i can't find any WITHOUT them. So, maybe the problem fixed itself? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 07:15, 1 February 2014 (EST)

== Well that's just (Prime) (WFC) (FOC) (Generations) (RB) (Aligned) ==

Has there been any discussion of using a disambiguation suffix like [[Aligned continuity family|(Aligned)]] instead of all those others? i was just on [[Talk:Ruination_(FOC)]] and saw some debate about which parenthetical to use, but that's certainly not the only article where the thought has crossed my mind that we might save a lot of hassle if we "Aligned" their disambiguations. Is the problem that "Aligned" is not a canon term?

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 07:49, 1 February 2014 (EST)
:The problem is that disambiguation suffixes are by franchise of operation. Several people vehemently insist that WFC and FOC are franchises distinct from Prime while others consider such a distinction to be highly artificial. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:23, 3 February 2014 (EST)
::Thanks. By the way, is [[Thrilling 30]] considered part of [[Transformers: Generations|Generations]], [[CHUG]], [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]], and/or the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 02:29, 4 February 2014 (EST)
:::''Thrilling 30'' is the name of Hasbro's anniversary marketing campaign, and is the current branding for ''Generations'' (replacing ''Fall of Cybertron''). It's more like ''Generations'' is part of ''Thrilling 30'', not ''vice versa''. And it's not tied to any particular continuity family - it's a celebration of the brand's entire history. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 08:48, 5 February 2014 (EST)
::::I feel compelled to point out that Rhymus could have worked this out himself by looking at the [[Thrilling 30]] page and seeing that the names were linked to characters from different franchises. Or by reading the text on it that says the toys are characters from different franchises. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:44, 5 February 2014 (EST)
:::::i will concede Generations and G1, but CHUG is an unofficial term, Aligned a disputed one, and i feel like more and more TFs are being repurposed as part of multiple continuities (Prime Bulkhead repurposed as G1 Bulkhead, Thrilling 30/Armada Starscream repurposed as a new body for G1 Starscream, etc). --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 06:15, 17 May 2014 (EDT)

==New game==
(First I don't know where else to put this)I Started a page on the game announced just a few hours ago, but not sure how to add all the other details http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Rise_of_the_Dark_Spark. [[User: BatboyEXE|--BatboyEXE]] Feb 15, 2014

=="Kids" article?==
We have an article on [[Fandom]], why not one on [[Kids]]? "Kids are the sucky morons that Hasbro makes dumb Playskool toys for. At no point will they ever grow up and become part of the fandom." etc. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 06:31, 17 February 2014 (EST)

== Using Adobe Reader files ==

I have some files that are in the Adobe Reader format that I have taken from the prepareforbattle website(from the Transformers Ride) which since have been removed.Can I upload them like any other file? {{unsigned|TulioDude}}
:You [[:File:Cyberglyphics_reference.pdf|can upload PDFs]], yes.
:Also, please sign your talk page posts by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> at the end of your post - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 16:29, 5 May 2014 (EDT)

== Can't seem to move images... ==

Is there something wrong with the file moving system-thingamabob? Every time I try to move an image, I get this message:<br>
"You do not have permission to move this page, for the following reason:<br><br> The new file extension does not match its type"<br>--[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 20:03, 22 May 2014 (EDT)
:Seems to be working fine for me! Which image were you trying to move when you got the error and what were you trying to move it to? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 20:26, 22 May 2014 (EDT)
::[[:File:Flatline.jpg]] to Transformerse_Universe_Flatline.jpg --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 20:32, 22 May 2014 (EDT)
:::Wait a gosh-darn minute, that jpg seems to be a png! Let me try something... yup, it was a fake jpg. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 20:41, 22 May 2014 (EDT)

==Image template==
I have a picture for [[Fox Mulder]] that I'd like to upload but I realised that there's no template for X-Files: Conspiracy images, so I looked into building one but couldn't decide if it should be like the Hearts of Steel image template or the Mars Attacks image template (which is an IDWG1Interior template with a series template) and in looking to set one up got myself horribly lost. So, basically, um, help? Cheers, [[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 12:21, 3 June 2014 (EDT)

==IDW Cybertronian -master partners==

IDW's Cybertronian NAIL [[Zetca (G1)]] was split off from the human Masterforce member [[Zetca (Masterforce)]].

IDW's Cybertronian NAILs [[Tracer (Nebulan)|Tracer]] and [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] are on the same page as the Nebulans Tracer and Holepunch.

Based on this [[Talk:Zetca (Masterforce)|talk page discussion]], I'd say IDW's Tracer and Holepunch should be split off from the Nebulans. What should the disambigs be? Holepunch (NAIL) and Holepunch (Nebulan)? There's also the Micromaster Tracer that's currently under [[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)]], so that plus Tracer (NAIL) and Tracer (Nebulan)? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 18:05, 5 June 2014 (EDT)
:I've thought along similar lines for a while now - if Zetca's a separate character then so too are Holepunch and Tracer. --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 11:47, 6 June 2014 (EDT)
::Things we'd have to account for: Holepunch and Tracer have already been written as robots back in the eighties. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:01, 6 June 2014 (EDT)
:::I never understood why Zetca was split off into two pages, while [[Overlord (Masterforce)]] was kept in one. Isn't the situation basically the same for both? In the Masterforce continuity, they're both people that hook up with transectors. Both of their IDW continuity counterparts are pure Cybertronian. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 15:45, 6 June 2014 (EDT)
::::Yeah, I'd think it be much better to put them back together again. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:49, 6 June 2014 (EDT)
:::::Overlord is the transtector used by two humans that eventually became a lifeform in its own right. We split pages just based on faction ([[Direct-Hit (ROC)]], [[Direct-Hit (G1)]]); I think species is a bigger distinction. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 16:30, 6 June 2014 (EDT)

== G1 Season One episode titles ==

In the first season, the G1 cartoon episodes had no on-screen title. So what's our source for the correct rendering of these titles?

There are at lease three different ways of parsing episode 8 - this wiki settles on 'S.O.S. Dinobots', the original North American VHS release was 'S.O.S. Dinobots!' (with an exclamation mark) and the dialogue script on the UK DVD reads 'SOS -- Dinobots'.

Similarly the season finale is either 'Heavy Metal War' (this wiki), 'Heavy Metal Wars' (the UK VHS) or 'The Heavy Metal War' (dialogue script).

Looking round the internet I've also see 'Roll for It' with an exclamation mark, and 'Divide and Conquer' with an ampersand.

Now, I'm not suggesting we go around re-titling the pages for these episodes, but it'd be nice to know what source this wiki is using and the reasons behind it.

Cheers! [[User:Ryan Frost|Ryan Frost]] ([[User talk:Ryan Frost|talk]]) 17:20, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
:Wikipedia uses the same titles, which early revisions of their pages source back to [http://www.portents.com/marek/transformers/tfepgd.txt this list]. That seems to source stuff from the 1991 edition of ''The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons'', by Jeff Lenburg. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:49, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
::I think the dialogue scripts would be the most official renderings we have in this case. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 19:42, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
:::The titles we used seem to be the same as those on the Shout Factory DVDs, so they seem to be what's in common official use these days. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:47, 25 June 2014 (EDT)

==Minor internet fame==
I don't know if everyone saw this, but we made Us Vs Th3m's favourite wiki definition of "[http://usvsth3m.com/post/84521565788/wikipedias-entry-for-human-is-like-a-bizarrely human]". It's nice to get a bit of recognition :) --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:23, 15 July 2014 (EDT)
::Argh, I just realised they linked to the wrong wiki :( --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:27, 15 July 2014 (EDT)
:Well ''technically'' it's our article.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] ([[User talk:Carrion|talk]]) 06:18, 15 July 2014 (EDT)

Junkheap (AOE)

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{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig2|the live-action film series human-built Decepticon from ''Age of Extinction''|the nameless Cybertronian Decepticon with the same alt mode from ''Dark of the Moon'', see [[Garbage truck Decepticon]] and for the ''Shattered Glass'' Junkion|Junkheap (SG)}}
:''Junkheap is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:JunkheapAOE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]

'''Junkheap''' transforms into a green and white [[Wikipedia:Waste Management, Inc|Waste Management]] truck. Sometimes he's a bunch of guys.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
Junkheap was in KSI headquarters when galvatron took over and was possesed with his brethren. Along with the other [[Drone|drones]], he traveled to Hong Kong to detonate the Seed. When helping take the city, he split into 3 components to cover more ground. If not killed in the ensuing battle, then he almost certainly perished at the (metaphorical) hands of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s grenade.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Power Battlers====
[[File:AOE PowerBattlers Junkheap.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*'''Junkheap''' (Power Battlers, 2014)

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*The Junkheap toy's alternate mode was revealed on the official Transformers Facebook as part of a celebration of [[Earth Day]] in association with Waste Management Inc.
*Junkheap was never named in his only appearance in fiction, his name being provided by his toy.

[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]

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Two Head

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{{Disambig3|Shockwave}}
'''Two-Headed Shockwave''' is a man-made Transformer who resembles [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], but with an extra head.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
Several Two-Headed Shockwave drones were built by KSI. After [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] took over KSI, the drones were among those he sent to capture the Seed in Hong Kong in order to cyberform the Earth. Hound shot one of them in the face with his [[cygar]], and another is taken out when Optimus sets off Lockdown's grenade to force the Decepticons to retreat.

[[Category: Age of Extinction Decepticons]]

Two Head

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Talk:Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

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==Trailer==

New Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6fVuvcHis --[[User:BatboyEXE|BatboyEXE]] 08:44 pm, 2 February 2014

Does [http://jalopnik.com/did-transformers-4-rip-off-this-guys-design-for-the-ne-510655228 this] belong here? Should I keep it for later?

Basically, allegations that Bumblebee's new (officially confirmed) alternate mode is directly based on some random guy's customized Camaro.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:31, 14 June 2013 (EDT)

It's called Transformers: Age of Extinction. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 11:03, 2 September 2013 (EDT)
:That's not going onto the article 'til an official press release actually announces it. As of right now, it isn't officially confirmed. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:10, 2 September 2013 (EDT)
Where is galvatron.--[[User:Primeisboss|Primeisboss]] 6:07, 18 June 2014

== Dinobots ==

Given that they've been officially confirmed, I would imagine they would be given a mention somewhere on this page. Not saying we should go so far as to add Grimlock to the featured characters, but I would have thought they'd have some sort of mention here or there.

== New Characters ==

I read online that Autobots "Crosshairs", and "Drift" will be joining the cast, along with Decepticon "Cyclonus". I also read that Dino/Mirage and Sideswipe will not be returning. Should we include this? {{unsigned|Deceptibot‎}}
:Is it from an official source, or is it from a leak? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:01, 7 September 2013 (EDT)
:Well, it came from Wikipedia, I just wanted to know if we should consider it.
::Looking at the Wikipedia article and its sources, these seem to be the usual mix of rumors and leaked production names (which are often chosen for purposes of misdirection). Don't think we need to bother with them. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 22:37, 7 September 2013 (EDT)
:Well,it also came from a leaked callsheet.Bay tried making a fake callsheet for ROTF but it failed because all that was in that callsheet appeared in the movie.Bay wouldn't try to do that again so it's basically confirmed that the names for the Corvette C7 and the Bugatti are Drift and Crosshairs.Also in that callsheet it said something about a spaceship crashing and "Cyclonus".Should we include this?P.S.I'm new to the wiki{{unsigned|Bumblebee Prime}} 14:17, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
::That's a very interesting definition of 'basically confirmed' you're using. If it hasn't been ''offically'' confirmed, by Michael Bay and/or a ''reputable'' news source, it ain't going on the article. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 15:39, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
::That's the same reasoning cardsharps rely on. "Oh, he really was bluffing those first four hands when I won a little bit of money, so he must be bluffing now when I am all in." In other words, leaked callsheets are not "confirmation" of anything.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:37, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
I've also seen pictures of Ratchet and Leadfoot prop vehicles on the set of TF4, should we note this?--[[User:Deceptibot|Deceptibot]] 14:41, 6 October 2013 (EDT)

we should more characters to the list, even Wkipedia has a complete list: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 14:21, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:No, these haven't been confirmeds, so we aren't adding them. This page seems like it needs to be locked soon. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 14:23, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
::I may have to start using Wikipedia for my Transformers info if Tfwiki refuses to keep up to date. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 14:25, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::Well, we refuse to use rumors. Hell, half the time, information on Wikipedia on Transformers isn't even complete or factually right. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 14:28, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::This isn't TFWiki "refusing to keep up to date". This is TFWiki not reporting on hearsay and unconfirmed rumors (which is 90% of the "up-to-date" crap Wikipedia's got listed). We have [[Help:Official info|guidelines]] for official information regarding upcoming product and media. I suggest you familiarize yourself with them. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:56, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::How many different names did Blackout go through in the first film, again? How many ''DOTM'' character sheets use non-final names, again? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:07, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
::::Tfwiki should create a news page like TFW2005, to put news, leaks and unconfirmed info on, that way we could still have it, but it wouldn't mess up the article. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 15:11, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::::Dear god, NO. We aren't a new site. We are a wiki. We don't do that crap. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 15:14, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::::Or, here's an idea, you use TFW2005 to get all your breaking scoops regarding leaks, rather than ask for TFWiki to emulate TFW2005. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:28, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
::::::It was just a suggestion, I will definitely continue using TFW. But how come everytime I make a change, on any article, it's always Detour, Escargon or Jaylaguy that answers, do you guys own this wiki, or something?
:::::::No, we're just regular contributors. ItsWalky is the top guy around here. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 15:35, 18 October 2013 (EDT)

Over the course of the last three movies, a blatant pattern has emerged. "Information" leaks, people jump all over it, it does not happen. The mad scramble for the latest pitiable scraps just means a lot of work cleaning it up later when it doesn't happen, meaning a lot of work that is ultimately unnecessary. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:23, 18 October 2013 (EDT)

Guys,these names appeared in the Hasbro Toy List and it seems legit:Crosshairs,Drift,Slog,Slug and Galvatron.I might have missed a few other names but no sight of Cyclonus. --[[User:Bumblebee Prime]] 19:36, 12 November 2013 (EDT)
:A list we were never meant to see and may not be final names, judging by a lot of things on it. So NO. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:36, 12 November 2013 (EST)

Shouldn't Grimlock be on the list? - [[User:Silverboltmtmte|Silverboltmtmte]] ([[User talk:Silverboltmtmte|talk]]) 15:48, 14 December 2013 (EST)
*No, until the character had officialy been confirmed to be in the film by Bay, Paramount and Hasbro. so far the confirmation of Grimlock appearance have not been officialy from Hasbro, Paramount and Bay, just leaks.

== Main cast names officialy revealed ==
the empire magazine officialy confirmed the names of the main characters

Mark Walhberg is Cade Yeager
Nicola Peltz is Tessa Yeager
Jack Reynor is Shane

its no longer unofficial info, now that its been officialy confirmed. dont you think we should edit the cast and chaacters section {{unsigned|Eagc7}}
:Yes, I think that's official enough! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:34, 28 November 2013 (EST)

== Lockdown confirmed? ==
according to UK Toy Fair 2014, the Lambo is officialy lockdown, http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/first-look-at-transformers-4-age-of-extinction-track-set-aventador-character-name-revealed-179111/ {{unsigned|Eagc7}}
:Do we use toyline stuff as references? I mean, it's not unheard of for a character's name in the toyline to be different to their name in the movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:24, 21 January 2014 (EST)
::Of course it's not unheard. But it doesn't happen very often. Scalpel, Mirage and Wheeljack were only character who had different names in films. The name change doesn't happen to ALL characters. But now that I think about, keeping names out from here actually keeps majority of the spoilers unrevealed. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 12:21, 3 February 2014 (EET)
:::I don't think people should expect to not be spoiled when they look at a wiki article for a movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:49, 3 February 2014 (EST)

== Lots of names confirmed by Toy Fair... ==

So Toy Fair is on, and Hasbro is showing off lots of stuff.
Shouldn't the now-confirmed names be added to the cast list? Like Lockdown, Slug, Scorn, Strafe, Crosshairs, Drift, etc.? --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 09:00, 16 February 2014 (EST)
:But just because we know the toy names doesn't mean we know the film names. For DOTM Mirage and Wheeljack toys were actually called Dino and Que in the film proper. Until we know for certain which names will be carried across into the film those don't belong here but in the AoE merchandise section. [[User:Mister Jazzz|Mister Jazz]] ([[User talk:Mister Jazzz|talk]]) 11:05, 16 February 2014 (EST)
::IMHO we should at least add the characters who are in the trailer. If their names are different in the movie, we can change them here when we get confirmation. Their articles will end up at the [[Mirage (Movie)|toy]] [[Wheeljack (Movie)|name]] anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:37, 16 February 2014 (EST)
:::You mean like crosshairs and lockdown and stuff, right? [[User:CheeseMan|CheeseMan]] ([[User talk:CheeseMan|talk]]) 18:34, 16 February 2014 (EST)
::::Yes, Lockdown, Crosshairs, Strafe and Galvatron are all in the trailer and we have confirmed toys for 'em. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:11, 16 February 2014 (EST)
::But the name changes only happened once and their names were changed to match past characters. I could possibly see this being the case for some of the Dinobots, or maybe Galvatron, but definitely not characters like Lockdown, Drift or Crosshairs. --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 18:36, 16 February 2014 (EST)
:::About Lockdown, there already is an article [[Lockdown (ROTF)]]. Other characters had also articles combined with non-canon versions from previous sets. Except for Mudflap (whose both versions were from separate factions). --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 22:29, 17 February 2014 (EET)
:::By the way, even though it's not fully confirmed if Slug appears in film, he is indeed confirmed in toyline. So I created a disambiguation article about him. And I moved [[Slug]] into [[Slug (FOC)]] and edited the redirection of the original article to the disambiguation article. Even though article [[Slug (AOE)]] is not created yet, it will come. But I hope I didn't do this all too rashly. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 19:59, 18 February 2014 (EET)
::::I think there's usually only a disambiguation page when there are '''three''' characters with the same name... --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:04, 18 February 2014 (EST)
:::::There's a Construct-Bots Slug too. Unless we're counting the AOE Construct-Bots as the movieverse characters. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:03, 18 February 2014 (EST)
::::::We absolutely should count the AOE-branded Construct-Bots as the movieverse characters. I know the ambiguities of the previous Construct-Bots led to the characters getting their own pages, but when their packaging carries the AOE logo on it I think it's safe to put those toys on the movie's characters' pages. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 17:45, 18 February 2014 (EST)
:::::::Good point. Another option (especially now IDW Slag is called Slug) is to just combine the two disambiguation pages and put all the Slugs on [[Slag (disambiguation)]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:15, 18 February 2014 (EST)

:::::::: By the way I saw a picture from TunaKaan showing the unofficial fate of the autobots is this true saying that Sideswipe and Dino would get slain and Ratchet and Topspin are aprehended"?

:::::::::We shouldn't care about it, since it's only a fan-made picture. Kre-O toys have hinted appearances of Ratchet (with his first movie colors) and Sideswipe (with G1 colors and new face), but without any official information about the characters or Kre-O toys truly having any connection to plot, we can't add their names here. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 18:03, 19 February 2014 (EST)
:::::::::Forget Sideswipe, the Kre-O figure name is written wrong in the package, because by looking at it more carefully we can see that it's actually Leadfoot. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 19:11, 3 April 2014 (EST)
::::::::: Check that out: http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/kreon-autobots-543/sideswipe-lockdown-air-raid-7778/ --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 03:06, 4 April 2014 (EDT)

==Ratchet==
He appeared in the trailer, confirming his return
Looks like ratchet might die. [[Primeisboss|Primeboss]] 6:10 ,18 June 2014

== Adding character(s?) ==

So the new teaser trailer was shown, starring Ratchet. He should be added to the character list, there's no reason whatsoever not to.
Also, maybe Stinger? He appeared, but that might not be his final name, considering how uncreative it is. But it looks like he's created by humans, so that could be on purpose. --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 01:20, 5 March 2014 (EST)

:But Stinger's name appeared on toy packages. But who knows, some names can be different in films (just like Scalpel, Mirage and Wheeljack were renamed Doctor, Dino and Que) But of course we can't assume that about all robots of this film. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 9:23, 5 March 2014 (EST)
::There's a poster visible in the trailer with Stinger's name on it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:31, 5 March 2014 (EST)

== Li Bingbing's character ==

I've seen news stories on a bunch of sites which report her name as Sue Yueming (or Su Yueming) but no links to an official source. TFormers says it's from Jack Reynor's official Facebook, but as far as I can tell, he doesn't have an official facebook! Is there an official site that's reporting this name or, well, where's it come from? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 00:58, 25 March 2014 (EDT)

== Minor changes==

"The first Age of Extinction "big game spot" is screened during the 48th Superbowl." The end of that sentence should be "Super Bowl XLVIII". --[[User:Cr85747|Cr85747]] ([[User talk:Cr85747|talk]]) 01:04, 16 April 2014 (EST)
:Fixed, thanks for pointing that out! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:53, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

== Lockdown ==

[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/11/transformers-age-of-extinction-sets-up-a-new-trilogy-michael-bay-says/ This] says Lockdown isn't an Autobot or a Decepticon. Shouldn't we take him out of that section? --[[User:Youreallycan|Youreallycan]] ([[User talk:Youreallycan|talk]]) 10:25, 17 April 2014 (EDT)
:Hellooooooooooooooooo? --[[User:Youreallycan|Youreallycan]] ([[User talk:Youreallycan|talk]]) 14:36, 8 May 2014 (EDT)
::Sorry, yes, seems reasonable! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:52, 8 May 2014

To get a better idea about lockdown check out the trailer named "villain".[[User:Primeisboss|Primeisboss]] 6:06, 19 June 2014

== Posters ==

Can I add the Lockdown poster?--[[User:Ratchet0202|Ratchet0202]] ([[User talk:Ratchet0202|talk]]) 04:25, 9 May 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, we oughta have a poster section on there! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 04:55, 9 May 2014 (EDT)
I added the Lockdown poster, could some change the name to Lockdown in the saving part?[[User:Ratchet0202|Ratchet0202]] ([[User talk:Ratchet0202|talk]]) 09:09, 11 May 2014 (EDT)
:Upload new images as ''new'' files. Don't overwrite existing ones. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 09:11, 11 May 2014 (EDT)

== Savoy ==
Not the biggest deal in this article, but do you think we could add it now? http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/05/12/transformers-age-of-extinction-reveal/7973767/ [[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 10:35, 12 May 2014 (EDT)

== References ==

I'm not sure whether or not it's too early to be collecting trivia, but the human-created Transformers of this movie strike me as seem to be very much an echo of [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]. Anyone have any idea if this could be a deliberate reference? [[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] ([[User talk:Nemesis Primal|talk]]) 19:47, 7 June 2014 (EDT)

==Last names of Joshua and Darcy==
I can't edit the article, so could someone else add this?: http://collider.com/stanley-tucci-sophia-myles-transformers-age-of-extinction/ [[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 14:28, 17 June 2014 (EDT)
:What I'm trying to say is that this link confirms full names of characters played by Stanley Tucci and Sophia Myles as Joshua Gross and Darcy Tyril. But the page is protected so I can't add them this TFWiki article myself. [[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 14:11, 18 June 2014 (EDT)
::My apologies! It's updated now (This page is locked again?!) --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:40, 18 June 2014 (EDT)
:::Sorry about that, but people kept on messing with the character lists. It should unlock a couple of days after the AOE premiere (or earlier, if you so choose.) --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] ([[User talk:Inkblot|talk]]) 18:12, 18 June 2014 (EDT)
::::Something isn't right. That link says that Joshua's last name is Gross, but the video that's able to be seen, for example in here: http://tformers.com/stanley-tucci-talks-transformers-4-age-of-extinction-his-character-joshua-joyce-and-spoilers/23814/news.html, say that it's Joyce. [[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 05:32, 19 June 2014 (EDT)
:::::<nowiki>:X</nowiki> Oh well, the movie's out in a week, at which point we'll know one way or the other. Maybe we should remove the last name until then (or until we get reliable confirmation)? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:10, 19 June 2014 (EDT)
::::::Do what you want, but no one must create an article of him before that. [[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 07:37, 19 June 2014 (EDT)

==Additions for Foreign Names==
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth") --[[User:OptimusComboy|OptimusComboy]] ([[User talk:OptimusComboy|talk]]) 19:16, 25 June 2014 (EDT)
:Thanks, I'll add these. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:49, 25 June 2014 (EDT)
::This ought to be unlocked soonish anyway! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:59, 25 June 2014 (EDT)

== "Explicable discrepancies"? ==

Do we really need a section that's basically TFWiki users attempting to Marvel No-Prize the movie's slip-ups?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:35, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
: NOPE. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 01:38, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
::We've had this for the other movies, for common stuff like "Why did Astrotrain need to jettison weight?" Not defending the current content, but it isn't unprecedented. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] ([[User talk:Repowers|talk]]) 08:19, 29 June 2014 (EDT)

==Cyclonus?==
So, did Cyclonus appeared in this movie? [[User:Xenotime|Xenotime]] ([[User talk:Xenotime|talk]]) 05:40, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
:No. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:54, 29 June 2014 (EDT)

== Foreign names ==

[http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Donny_Finkleberg&diff=prev&oldid=736467]
[http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Skyquake_(Prime)&diff=prev&oldid=814427]
[http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Transcendent_Technomorph&diff=prev&oldid=810163]
I found these as evidence off-hand. There are other, more direct examples, but after trawling through eight thousand of Walky's contribs and two thousand of Sipher's, I could no longer be arsed to keep looking. Additionally, as I mentioned, those names are clutter. The film is called either ''Age of Extinction'' or ''Lost Age''--or a direct translation thereof--in all but a couple of languages. Ergo, we don't care about the French, Italian, Spanish, etc., titles, just the English one and those that are different from both it and from any other title. [[User:Pirateblue|Pirateblue]] ([[User talk:Pirateblue|talk]]) 16:35, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
:All episode articles show foreign names regardless of whether they're direct translations or not. Movie articles aren't any different. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 17:13, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
::Yes, cartoon episodes do show all foreign names. However, ''episodes'' are not the same thing as ''movies''; episode pages note '''original airdate''' and discrepancies form the original. Movie pages do not, and should not, note this stuff; that belongs in '''Other editions'''. The bits that ''are'' notable, however, are the names that aren't "Age of Extinction" or "Lost Age": for example, the fact that in Mandarin, it's "Extinct Rebirth" or that it has no subtitle whatsoever in Argentina. Having no less than '''fourteen''' word-for-word translations of "Age of Extinction" in one big blob prevents the reader from seeing the interesting stuff. [[User:Pirateblue|Pirateblue]] ([[User talk:Pirateblue|talk]]) 18:14, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
:::"Lost Age" is the same title as "Age of Extinction"? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:43, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
::::No, it is not; there are, however, fourteen other names in that list that are. [[User:Pirateblue|Pirateblue]] ([[User talk:Pirateblue|talk]]) 20:01, 29 June 2014 (EDT)

== Synopsis ==

Wait, was that originally copied and pasted from Wikipedia? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:10, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
:Everything besides the Psittacosaurus scene that I added to the beginning is from wikipedia, I think. I changed parts of it, but other than that, it seems to matches Wikipedia's. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:17, 29 June 2014 (EDT)
::The copied parts kinda need to be rewritten in that case! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:03, 29 June 2014 (EDT)

== "_______ Decepticon" generics ==
Wouldn't it better suit them to be called "_______ Vehicon"?--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] ([[User talk:Carrion|talk]]) 21:48, 29 June 2014 (EDT)

Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2014-06-30T01:06:15Z

Carrion:

{{Nav-aoe}}
[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country, unaware that the taskforce has extra-terrestrial help.

==Synopsis==

65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface. Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. This is the end of the reign of the dinosaurs.

{{stub}}

==Quotes==

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*[[Oreo truck Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.

==Transformers references==
* We're treated to a concept of the Transformers being built by another race, here referred to as the Creators.
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers theme.
* Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for basically forever.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

==References==
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Stinger (AOE)

2014-06-26T07:48:34Z

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{{disambig3|Stinger}}
:''Stinger is a Decepticon from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOEStinger.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Who are you calling [[Cliffjumper]]?"]]
Innovation. Efficiency. Style. [[KSI]] rolls them out as you've never before experienced with '''Stinger''', the all-new transformable robot produced on and exclusively for the [[Earth]] market. A combination of years of KSI's intensive engineering research with the cutting-edge styling of their partners at [http://www.pagani.com/ Pagani Automobili], Stinger is as beautiful as it is functional.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
[[Image:Stingerstings.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I've heard of [[Partsformer|partsforming]], but this is rediculous.]]
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
=====One Step Changers=====
*'''Decepticon Stinger''' (One Step Changers, 2014)

{{comingsoontoy}}

====Generations====
=====Deluxe=====
*'''Decepticon Stinger''' (deluxe, 2014)

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]

Stinger (AOE)

2014-06-26T02:04:18Z

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Scorn

2014-06-01T17:45:57Z

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{{disambig3|Scorn}}
:''Scorn is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ScornAOE-wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Illusion never changed into something real.]]

'''Scorn''' is what happens when you combine a destructive war machine with a predator. Nothing else so much as a destroyer on two legs, he's strong and massive. Not only capable of using his ''Spinosaurus'' alternate mode in combat, Scorn is also a demolitions specialist. <ref>http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/characters.cfm?bot=Scorn</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Toys==
====Generations====
[[File:AOEGenerationsDeluxeScorn.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect guy is Scorn.]]
*'''Scorn''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Series'': '''M4: #004'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)| Age of Extinction]]''-themed ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe class toys, Scorn transforms from a robot into a red ''Spinosaurus'' (albeit with a single sail, seemingly indicating the triple-sailed design was a late change to the movie character). His sword can be stored inside his tail, but he can only hold it in his right hand in robot mode, as his left arm converts from his tail into a [[lance]].

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====Power Battlers====
[[File:TF2014toy-PowerBattlerScorn.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're a little late, I'm already Scorn.]]
*'''Scorn''' (Power Battler, 2014)
{{comingsoontoy}}

====Kre-O====
:*''See: '''[[Scorn (Kre-O)]]'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]

Slash (AOE)

2014-05-12T04:30:15Z

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:''Slash is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AoeGenerationsDeluxeSlash.jpg|right|400px|thumb|"Don't Google me!"]]

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Toys==
=====One Step Changers=====
*'''Dinobot Slash''' [[File:Onestepchangerslash.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
{{comingsoontoy}}

=====Deluxe Class toys=====
*'''Dinobot Slash'''
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]
[[Category: Upcoming toy releases]]

Eric Idle

2014-05-05T07:23:59Z

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[[Image:EricIdle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We interrupt this programme to annoy you, and to make things generally irritating for you.]]

'''Eric Idle''' ([[March 29]], [[1943]] — not-dead-yet) is a British actor. He is most famous for being in some obscure comedy troupe called "Monty Python".

He was once attacked by a Siamese bat. No, not a cat, a Siamese '''b'''at. They're much more dangerous. *nudge nudge*

{{bigquote|''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Movie]]'' was a fabulous gig where they flew me on the Concorde to New York for a day's tape recording, and then flew me back. It was horrible whilst I was in there recording, because I didn't understand a word of what was going on. Lines like "Itchging ugh-gah bluhblah..." And they'd say, "No, no, the emphasis is on ITCH-ging." I'd be like, "What the hell are they talking about?" [Laughs] I've never seen the movie. I make a practice of not watching myself, because I know I'd be disappointed.|Eric Idle on doing ''The Movie'' and on [[Wally Burr|a certain someone]]| [[Universal greeting|and possibly about a particular line as well]]|[http://www.avclub.com/articles/eric-idle,13802/ Interview from The AV Club]}}

==Voice roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'')
*Not-Appearing-In-This-Filmtron

==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001385/ Eric Idle at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Tall Tankor

2014-04-17T07:53:57Z

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Fat Tankor

2014-04-17T07:52:43Z

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Tip of the Iceberg

2014-03-25T11:18:52Z

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{{episode|
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|prev=One for the Ages
|next=A Virtual Disaster
|image=
|title="Tip of the Iceberg"
|airdate=[[March 15]], [[2014]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Vision Animation]]
|writer=[[Brandon M. Easton]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
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'''A mysterious iceberg off the coast of Griffin Rock brings both danger and the interest of an old nemesis.'''

==Synopsis==
Riding on the ferry, [[Cody Burns]] takes lookout to try and see a rumored sea monster that [[Arthur Shaw|Captain Shaw]] claims had circled the ferry on three other days. The ferry is moments later hit by chunks of ice and an iceberg suddenly appears. [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] yanks Cody out of the way of some falling ice, and orders [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] to put some space between the ferry and the iceberg. Once they're safe, Cody wonder what an iceberg is doing in this warm weather, and thinks he sees someone walking around on the ice. Chief Burns throws his commlink onto the iceberg so they can track it later.

Some time later, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] tracks the signal, though he tells [[Dani Burns|Dani]] he wants to fly higher to avoid sea monsters. They land on the iceberg where Cody spots an iced-over control panel. When ge presses a button on it, a cargo hold hatch opens under Blades's feet, and they realize the iceberg's actually a ship covered in ice. Cody finds the log book identifying it as the [[S.S. Isolde]] and contacts the fire station while Dani searches for passengers. Chief Burns says the ship was used to transport technology to [[Griffin Rock]], but was lost in [[1966]] when some cargo became unstable. Cody's fascinated to learn that the captain was [[Zachary Burns]], his great grandfather, and wants to retrieve a portrait of the elder Burns from the wall, but it's frozen on. The trio on the ship find the cargo causing the deep freeze, but when Blades tries to shut it off, it powers up ''more'' and freezes him. Once he's defrosted, Cody grabs the log book, and they return to base.

Graham reports that he's learned from [[Doc Greene]] that the cargo causing the problem is the [[Sub-Zero Expander]], originally intended to bolster [[Earth]]'s ice caps. [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] suggest the safest course is to blow it up, and Chief Burns agrees. While the team heads out on the ''[[Darby Ava]]'', Cody is forced to stay back at base and starts reading the log book. The Bots soon have a couple of bombs installed on the iceberg, but as they move away, Cody spots something that looks like a shark near the iceberg. Not wanting to endanger anything living, Blades and Heatwave dispose of the bombs, and the shark approaches their boat, only to reveal itself to be a [[shark submarine]] — [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] is claiming the Isolde as salvage. The ''Darby Ava'' heads away as Morocco stars loading the cargo onto his submarine.

Cody is horrified to get to the last log entry, which says any attempt to move the Expander would risk an explosion, flash-freezing everything in five miles, and the Griffin Rock ferry is currently within range. Rushing back to the S.S. Isolde, the team evicts Morocco back into his submarine, but with the Sub-Zero Expander going overloading, the humans only just have time to jump into the Rescue Bots before it goes off. The ocean freezes right up to the Griffin Rock shoreline, trapping the ferry. The Rescue Bots are also frozen solid, with the humans unable to get out. [[Boulder]] manages to move, but just ends up falling and landing upside down. Cody starts out across the ice on the [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]], and a number of impatient drivers on the ferry start driving their cars back towards shore. The youngest Burns soon reaches the Isolde and defrosts the bots, but they realize that the ice is starting to melt at the edges, endangering the drivers from the ferry. The four Rescue Bots race on ahead, and are able to save the four drivers as the ice begins to break apart. Meanwhile the rest of the team run into problems as ice busts a hole in the ''Darby Ava'' and the ship starts to sink. Help comes in an unlikely form as the boat is hoisted out of the water on the back of Morocco's shark submarine. As the Bots safely return the four drivers to shore, they witness the ''Darby Ava'' being dropped off shortly before Morocco's sub submerges once more.

Chief Burns and Cody later wonder if Morocco got away with any useful tech, only to hear the doorbell — they find a package from Doctor Morocco containing the portrait of Zachery Burns from the ship. Elsewhere, Morocco cracks open one of the crates, and is delighted at the contents...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (3)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (6)
*[[Boulder]] (8)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (1)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (2)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Shaw]] (4)
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] (5)
*[[Dani Burns]] (7)
*[[Kade Burns]] (10)
*[[Graham Burns]] (11)

}}
==Quotes==
"Where's your spirit of adventure, Blades?"<br />
"I keep it back at the fire house."
:—'''Cody''' and '''Blades'''

"Exploring ghost ships requires the whole team. And the Navy. And it'd be a good idea to give Optimus a call."
:—'''Blades'''

"No. More. Pressing. Random. Buttons."
:—'''Blades''' giving us all a useful safety tip.

"All right, team. You have ten minutes and then boom goes the dynamite."
:—'''Chief Burns''', showing a decent knowledge of [[Internet]] memes.

"A grateful bone? Where exactly on a human is that located?"<br />
"Probably next to the funny bone we've heard about."
:—'''Chase''' and '''Boulder''' on human anatomy.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Blades says to call for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Though when this episode first aired, viewers had already seen Optimus Prime sacrifice himself for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', the creators have said this season of ''Rescue Bots'' is set early in the second season of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', so Optimus is still alive, though he [[Orion Pax, Part 1|may not think he's Optimus Prime]].
*Morocco previously utilized a shark submarine, though of a different design, in "[[Deep Trouble]]"
*In his last chronological appearance, "[[The Reign of Morocco]]", Morocco escaped the island by stealing [[Luskey|Mayor Luskey]]'s schooner, the ''[[Floating Xanadu]]'', which he says he has returned to the mayor to "patch things up".
*Heatwave uses his Energize water cannon to shoot fire.

===Real-world references===
* The ''Isolde'' is named after composer [[Christopher Elves]]'s daughter.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Skyquake (Prime)

2014-02-11T22:52:23Z

Carrion: Undo revision 852927 by Carrion (talk) And somehow that happened.

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:''Skyquake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkyquakePrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Ain't he unglamorous?]]

'''Skyquake'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s loyalties are unlikely to be questioned anytime soon. A Decepticon guardian sent to protect [[Earth]]'s [[energon]] stocks, he is completely loyal to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. He will not only obey every order, he will follow them until Megatron says otherwise, regardless of the passage of time. He also possesses a rather short temper towards the disloyal, and is not beyond backhanding even a [[Starscream (WFC)|superior officer]] who gets in the way of Megatron's will.

His split-[[Spark]] [[twin]] brother is the similarly honor-bound [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. The two are able to sense each other, even across the galaxy.

<center>{{quote|It will be a shame to crush you, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|bug]], but it is my duty.|Skyquake|"[[Masters & Students]]"}}</center>

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==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Green]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (English, "Shadowzone"), [[Masami Iwasaki]] (Japanese)|[[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Dado Monteiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Alessandro D'Errico]] (Italian)|}}
[[Image:Masters&Students-MyLittleFriend.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"Now is coward-killing time!"]]

Millennia ago, during the great war, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] tasked Skyquake with assassinating [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] but Skyquake failed to carry out his mission. He was later one of a number of Decepticon guardians sent to Earth by Megatron when the planet was seeded with Energon.

In the modern era, he was sought out by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who needed a strong presence to inspire [[Vehicon (Prime)|his troops]] into believing his reign would be a successful one. However, Skyquake was less amiable to the idea, firmly announcing both his loyalty to Megatron and his lack of faith in Starscream's claims of Megatron's death. Before the pair came to blows, Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] appeared on the scene. Skyquake reminded Prime of their encounter during the Battle of Technar, but Optimus still offered both Decepticons a chance at peace. Starscream showed some interest, as long as Optimus bowed to him, causing a frustrated Skyquake to belt him aside and attack Prime. Bumblebee threw himself into the fray but proved more of a distraction than anything else. He did manage to buy Optimus the time to realize Skyquake still lacked a [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]].[[Image:Masters&Students-SkyquakeDeceased.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm okay.]] Using the canyon they were battling in to their advantage, the Autobots managed to corner Skyquake. Unfortunately, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] appeared in a [[Fowler's V-tol|high-tech military jet]], which Skyquake immediately [[Scanning|scanned]].

Skyquake quickly dominated the battle until Bumblebee threw himself on the jet and, as Skyquake tried to shake him off, ripped out his internals. Bumblebee jumped onto Fowler's plane as a heavily-injured Skyquake crashed into the ground. After Skyquake closed his optics for possibly one last time, Prime sadly noted how things might have been different, before burying the Decepticon. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Dreadwing sensed his brother's emergence from stasis and later death. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-alone.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I am not ''burned'', just ''scorched.'' Wait...]]

Some time later, Starscream attempted to resurrect Skyquake using the chunk of [[Dark Energon]] that he ripped from Megatron's chest. It worked, and Skyquake rose as a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|zombie]], however a [[GroundBridge]] incident transported him to a strange alternate dimension along with the Autobots' human friends [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. After discovering that he couldn't harm the Autobots, who were still in the real world, Skyquake began pursuing the three kids. They managed to find Starscream's arm, left behind during the battle, and used it to shoot Skyquake. This merely resulted in his arm coming off and chasing them. It followed them back through a rescue portal created by [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and briefly assaulted Starscream before he shook it loose. It ran after him again but Starscream GroundBridged himself away. The rest of Skyquake continued to roam the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]] and made a vain attempt to repair himself with Starscream's lost arm. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Megatron wasn't happy about Starscream using the Dark Energon shard that was previously merged with his Spark to bring Skyquake back, among other things. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Dreadwing was drawn to Earth after feeling his twin's death, where Megatron and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] confirmed his loss. Dreadwing swore the Autobots would pay for offlining his brother, though his attempts to gain revenge were unsuccessful. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Starscream encountered Dreadwing at the Antarctic, but at first mistook him for Skyquake before being corrected. When Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], he prepared to reunite Dreadwing with his twin before Dreadwing blew a hole in the ice, into which Starscream fell. Optimus Prime expressed his remorse for his part in Skyquake's death and extended the same offer of a place in the Autobot ranks to Dreadwing. {{storylink|Triangulation}} Megatron used the oath Dreadwing swore on Skyquake's demise to get him to open the coffin of a Prime, rather than simply opening it himself. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

While Megatron was using a [[cortical psychic patch]] to interrogate Starscream, Dreadwing finally learned his brother's ultimate fate, roaming the shadow dimension as a zombie, and was more than a little upset that Megatron would withhold that information from him to shield Starscream. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} As a result, Dreadwing turned the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] over to the Autobots before attempting to avenge his brother by killing Starscream. However, it was Dreadwing who met his end when Megatron intervened in Starscream's favor. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}
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==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
[[Image:Primetoy-SkyquakeCyberverse.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Meet the Heavy.]]
*'''Skyquake''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 010'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine to form Tornado Cannon)

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Skyquake is a redeco of [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]], with new weapons, and transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia: F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II]]. He features translucent plastic on the center of his jet/his back and cockpit-chest, allowing him to be illuminated by the larger Cyberverse sets. He comes with two translucent orange blasters, and both weapons feature multiple [[C joint|3mm post]]s, with one blaster additionally featuring two 3mm post-holes. This allows them to be held with his hands or mounted onto his arms and wings in different ways, store on Skyquake's back, combine with other Cyberverse weapons, as well as combine with each other to form a "Tornado Cannon" that resembles a mini-gun, and can be held with both hands.

:Oddly, the [[instructions]] and the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] for the toy completely ignore the fact that the "Tornado Cannon" consists of two smaller weapons, and consistently depict it as one single weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/CommSkyquake/skyquake.htm More information on Cyberverse Skyquake at TFU.info]''

===Prime===
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[Image:Primetoy-SkyquakeVoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|What was that, Sandvich? "Kill them all"? Good idea! Hahahaha!]]
*'''Skyquake''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 007'''
**''Accessories'': Light-up pulse cannon/Shatterwave blaster, sword

: Part of the fifth and final wave of [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|''Prime: Robots in Disguise'']] Voyager Class toys, Skyquake is a [[redeco]] of [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]]. He comes with a pulse cannon ([[retool]]ed from Dreadwing's cannon to have a new barrel) and sword, both of which can be mounted (via [[5mm post]]s) onto ports on his forearms, hands, wings, and back, as well as behind the cockpit canopy. The sword itself features an additional peg on its hilt, and the cannon has a peg-hole on its translucent side. The cannon can transform into a longer-barreled "Shatterwave blaster" that's illuminated at the barrel by a red LED as a sort of "Energon glow". As with other ''Robots in Disguise'' Voyager Class toys, the deployed weapon cannot lock into place.

: Skyquake's wave was pretty much skipped by most US retailers, leaving fans to order him from online outlets or get them from European fans. However, in late spring/early summer of 2013, US [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores started putting the Skyquake waves on shelves. At one per case, Skyquake was still difficult to come across, but hey, beats his prior distribution!

: His stock photography depicts him with much brighter translucent orange plastic, as well as silver [[paint operation]]s on his shoulder-pads and jet fuselage that were omitted on the final product.

: This mold was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Megaplex (MW)#Timelines|Megaplex]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Skyquake/skyquake.htm More information on Voyager Skyquake at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* It's a lucky thing Agent Fowler provided a jet with arm and leg kibble underneath for Skyquake to scan!
* While crash-landings have rarely been fatal to [[Transformer]]s in past series, ''Prime'' executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] has stated that "When we kill a character, we kill a character."<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/2011/02/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ ToonZone.net summary of a Q&A session with the ''Prime'' creative team]</ref>
* Coincidentally, both Skyquake and Dreadwing were introduced in the 6th episode of their respective seasons.

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Shockwave (WFC)

2014-02-11T22:49:31Z

Carrion:

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shockwave-RageoftheDinobots3cover.jpg|right|thumb|300px|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic]]

'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command|second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

Shockwave naturally only serves his one true master: logic. He's willing to ignore petty squabbles and jabs at him, and will only do what he finds logical. Megatron is pleased by his dedication and his competence stemming from it, starkly contrasting with the egotistical and gloating [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. His passive nature to goings-on around him may paint him as apathetic, but whoever believes that is writing their death warrant. Shockwave is as brutal and fierce as any Decepticon warrior, and has the strength and durability to withstand everything from explosions to Autobot assault. He does '''not''' take well to attempts on his life or his experiments failing or being tampered with. Primus help you if you actually do break his seemingly eternal calm.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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===IDW comics===

[[Image:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And as purple as he is logical.]]

Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to the investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}

Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! {{storylink|Last Stand}}

Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into forms resembling those alien creatures and become weapons for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quelled these visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral berserker. {{storylink|Fall}}

After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind and fashioned a new faction known as [[Forged]]. He commanded this group through [[Ser-Ket]], a former Decepticon whom he had experimented on and granted a draconic [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] altmode. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}} Ser-Ket reported to Shockwave after the Forged had captured [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}} an event that led to the Forged base being attacked by Grimlock's Dinobots, who killed Ser-Ket. Sending a remote-control avatar [[drone]] in time to witness the battle, Shockwave didn't think much of his underling's death, explaining to the Dinobots that she had overestimated her role in his machinations. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 3|Rage of the Dinobots #3}} By strategic use of a force field and an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP grenade]], he defeated the Dinobots and brought them to one of his labs to finish what he had started by purging them of their sentience once and for all. As he began to work on Grimlock, however, the other Dinobots broke out of captivity and ripped his avatar to pieces. The real Shockwave then contacted them via hologram to let them know they had only destroyed one of many avatars in one of many labs, but one day they might come face to face with the real deal once again. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

=== ''Prime'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Uli Krohm]] (German), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jussi Wahlgren]] (Finnish)}}
[[Image:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]

During the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]], Shockwave cloned a small army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] and had them micro-chipped so he could track them at all times. On Megatron's orders, he dispatched them to Earth to destroy the Autobots stationed there and secure any energon they could find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Unreliable Narratives}}

While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineering [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Shockwave was still inside the space bridge when it exploded, but Cliffjumper hoped he survived, as he wanted a rematch. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Shockwave found himself back on the abandoned planet Cybertron, blinded. He repaired his injuries and continued his experiment, using recovered CNA to clone a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]. Years later, Shockwave detected the energy surge caused by the [[Omega Lock]] and went to investigate, encountering [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] who had come on an unrelated mission.{{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave returned with him to [[Earth]], where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had created [[Darkmount (Earth)|a fortress]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With Starscream's interrogation of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] failing to yield results, Shockwave attempted a cortical psychic patch, but was similarly unable to gain any information. The continuing failure to track down the scattered Autobots led Shockwave to reveal the fruits of his cloning work—a [[Predaking (Prime)|huge Predacon]]. {{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave gave the creature a whiff of Wheeljack's energon before unleashing it, however it eventually returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Logic dictates that my altmode should look ''awesome''.]]

When Darkmount came under attack, Shockwave suggested unleashing the Predacon, only for the beast to be defeated moments after it entered battle. Though Starscream took the opportunity to get some mocking in, Shockwave simply turned and jumped his way down the outside of the fortress before defeating the Autobots himself. The victory was short-lived, as once Optimus Prime turned up, the Autobots turned on their captor. Despite holding his own against them, Shockwave retreated through a GroundBridge once the citadel was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Shockwave then began retrieving Predacon remains from the clones previous sent to Earth, so that he could clone them again and form a new army of Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the Predacon returned safe and well to the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave was content for Megatron to place it under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} While he was retrieving Predacon remains in [[Texas]], he was attacked by [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Optimus Prime. Soundwave arrived through a GroundBridge to give Shockwave support, keeping Prime busy while Shockwave grappled with the other two Autobots. Though the fossil broke apart during Shockwave's fight, thanks to Soundwave a fraction of it was GroundBridged back to the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. Upon returning to the ship and at Megatron's urging, Shockwave opted to let Starscream retrieve further genetic material. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Shockwave's cloning process neared completion, but the revelation that the existing Predacon was intelligent resulted in the Decepticons rethinking the entire plan, as [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] might turn against them. Shockwave agreed it was logical that they should use the Autobots to terminate the clones, however Starscream lured the Autobots to the off-site laboratory while he was still purging sensitive information from the computers. He retreated, and after the laboratory was destroyed, discovered that the [[Synthetic Energon]] they'd been storing in it had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}
[[File:ShockwavePunishesScreamer-MinusOne.JPG|thumb|left|300px| Happy birthday, Starscream!]]
Shockwave almost put out one of Starscream's eyes over the early arrival of the Autobots, but was talked out of it in time. The Decepticons decided to repair the Omega Lock as a launch mechanism, with Shockwave in charge of perfecting Synthetic Energon. When they realized that Ratchet would be helpful in perfecting the formula, Shockwave instructed Laserbeak to track [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] to find the Autobot base. Meanwhile Shockwave himself took part in a raid on the [[Solaris particle collider]]. {{storylink|Minus One}} Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] proved too much for Shockwave to handle, and he had to be rescued by Predaking.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', he used a cortical psychic patch on Ratchet in an attempt to learn the completed Synth-En formula, but came up empty handed. As a result, the Decepticons had to switch tack and attempt to persuade Ratchet to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} While Ratchet was put to work on the Synthetic Energon formula, Shockwave was called away to oversee the completion of the Omega Lock. As a result he was not there when Ratchet attempted to escape, but he was able to salvage the completed formula from the mess Ratchet left, and began the process of synthesizing enough to power the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Shockwave's attempts to activate the Omega Lock were hampered by having to fight Ratchet and the other Autobots who turned up. Following Megatron's demise, he grabbed the protesting Starscream and the pair made a run for it. They escaped the warship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

Shockwave resumed his experiments, though he had to relocate his lab a number of times to avoid detection, and successfully created [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. He was summoned when the two Predacons led Starscream to a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the upheaval of Cybertron's rebirth, however as they were gathering up the bones, they were witness to the unexpected return of Megatron. It turned out to be [[Unicron]] using Megatron's body, and after the dark god raised an army of undead Predacons, the horde's first act was to swarm the terrified Shockwave.

He somehow survived, and later approached Predaking and the other two Predacons as they fought each other, suggesting they might instead like to go fight Unicron, only to disappear as mysteriously as he appeared. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Shockwave cloned [[Lazerback]] in a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]], unaware his subject could hear everything he said. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} On awakening [[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]], Shockwave told the Predacon that [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] was in danger from the [[Autobot]]s. Ripclaw promptly took off out of the laboratory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8}} Sometime later, Shockwave realized that the Predacons were as big a threat to the Decepticons as to the Autobots and decided to shut down the cloning project. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} He found [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] sneaking around his laboratory {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}} and came up with a new plan to blame the laboratory's destruction on the Autobots, hopefully causing Predaking to eliminate Prime's team. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}}

Deciding to cut his losses and run, Shockwave enlisted [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s help in packing up his laboratory. The pair took the last two remaining Hyperevolution Chambers with them to Cybertron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20}}

===''Full of Fire!''===
Shockwave revealed to Megatron that more Predacons had been cloned. The scientist dispatched five new Predacons with Predaking to test the Autobots and record data on the enemy's combat effectiveness. When all six were defeated, Megatron believed the data to be useless as the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, only for Shockwave to reveal that he had many more Predacons ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''

[[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|200px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum

{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''
[[Image:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|300px|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]
When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reside in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (FOC)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|large reptiles]] he saw on the planet.

After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on the Autobot's Ark, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get the there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower.

Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (WFC)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his left arm off and knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers On Your Street''===
Shockwave arrived on [[You|your]] street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}

==Commercial appearances==
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]]''
[[Image:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]
Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." <br/> "Acknowledged, Master Control." <br/> "End of line."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01 / #003'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, and tabbing the cannon onto the revealed wrist socket. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large Y-shaped muzzle that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The muzzle stays on the cannon through friction and, depending on the [[quality control]], can fit rather loosely and slide off if pointed downward. (A bit of double-stick tape wrapped around the end of one of the barrels will help it stay in place without permanent changes.) The muzzle part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.

:Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the Y-shaped muzzle part, effectively serving as an extension of the muzzle in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).

:The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Fireflight (FOC)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, [[December 15|12-15]]-[[2012|12]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''
**''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron

: Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the first release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s.

: Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.
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===Beast Hunters===
[[Image:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Shockwave's early attempt at indoctrinating the Predacons to the Decepticon cause involved wearing dragon costumes. It... didn't go over so well.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''02 / 003'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Shockwave transforms into a Cybertronian tank. He features numerous 5mm ports, such as his shoulder-pads, right hand, and right forearm in robot mode, and his feet in vehicle mode. His rear treads are made of rubberized plastic, and the left tread unfurls to become a hose that attaches to the permanently attached "[[Hyperflux Cannon]]" that makes up his left forearm. By repeatedly pressing down on the trigger on top of the cannon, the barrel of the cannon spins while opening and closing, revealing more of its translucent red tip.

:For accessories, he comes with three "beast armor" pieces—a three-eyed chest-plate and two claw-shaped panels—that can be attached to Shockwave in both robot and vehicle modes, with the "claw" pieces attaching to his shoulders and feet via 5mm post.

:His instructions forget to mention that the "spike" panels on his tread [[Kibble|backpack]] need to be swung up for robot [[show-accuracy]], and that the treaded portions themselves are on [[Slide joint|telescoping joints]], and need to be pulled apart and extended for tank mode. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11|eleventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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===Cyberverse===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''03 / 007'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Missile]]

: Part of the third wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Shockwave is a [[Size class|smaller-scale]] mold. His right hand is compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and his left forearm is a "Hyperflux Cannon" that can launch its missile via pressure launch.

:This mold was later retooled to make [[Bludgeon (Prime)|Bludgeon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybCommShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Cyberverse Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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* '''Bombshock & Shockwave ''' (Commander 2-pack)
**''Accessories'': Missile

: A [[redeco]] of Shockwave in colors more reminiscent of his ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|precursor]], this version of Shockwave was only available as part of a "[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]" Commander Class 2-pack with [[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]], which was [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores in the United States, and to Tesco and Carrefour stores in Europe.

:Curiously, like all ''Predacons Rising'' multi-packs featuring redecoed ''Cyberverse'' figures, this set doesn't identify the figures as ''Cyberverse'' products anywhere on the [[packaging]].

:As shown by an official [[stock photography|stock photo]]<ref name="targetlisting">[http://www.target.com/p/transformers-predacons-command-shockwave-figure/-/A-14575734 Target listing] for the Shockwave/Bombshock set, depicting the packaging with mixed up names.</ref>, the packaging in its original presentation featured the name "Shockwave" in front of Bombshock, who is placed on the left, and "Bombshock" in front of Shockwave, who is placed on the right. By the time the two-pack hit stores, this was remedied by stickers with the correct names covering up the wrong ones.<ref name="stickers">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/953415-predacon-rising-bombshock-shockwave-found.html "Predacon Rising Bombshock and Shockwave found"] thread at TFW2005, showing the stickers.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PRShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (SDCC 2013 exclusive)

*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (Cybertron-Con 2013 exclusive)
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===Go!===
*'''Hunter Shockwave''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G13'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Shockwave is a redeco of the "Beast Hunters" Voyager Class Shockwave toy, and is cast in a darker, metallic shade of purple plastic. He features additional metallic blue paint applications. His armor pieces are now black.

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.
* The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]].
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.
* In the games, Shockwave is a jet while Megatron is a tank; in "Prime", this is reversed: Megatron is a jet and Shockwave a tank.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Prime'', actor [[Kenta Miyake]] channels the unique personality of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] in that he's a grizzled old man with a gravelly voice and a short temper. Unlike the the Japanese Generation 1 Shockwave, ''this'' Shockwave has a new verbal tic in which he endlessly punctuates sentences by bellowing the word ''"Shock!"''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Skyquake (Prime)

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:''Skyquake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkyquakePrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Ain't he unglamorous?]]
'''Skyquake'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s loyalties are unlikely to be questioned anytime soon. A Decepticon guardian sent to protect Earth's energon stocks, he is completely loyal to Megatron. He will not only obey every order, he will follow them until Megatron says otherwise, regardless of the passage of time. He also possesses a rather short temper and is not beyond backhanding anyone who frustrates him (including superior officers).

His split-[[Spark]] [[twin]] brother is [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]].

{{quote|It will be a shame to crush you, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|bug]], but it is my duty.|Skyquake|"[[Masters & Students]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Green]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (English, "Shadowzone")|[[Masami Iwasaki]] (Japanese), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Dado Monteiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)|}}
[[Image:Masters&Students-MyLittleFriend.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"Now is coward-killing time!"]]

[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] considered Skyquake a brother, as they were twins, and shared a split spark, allowing them to sense each other, even across the galaxy. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

Millennia ago, during the great war, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] tasked Skyquake with assassinating [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] but Skyquake failed to carry out his mission. He was later one of a number of Decepticon guardians sent to Earth by Megatron when the planet was seeded with Energon.

In the modern era, he was sought out by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who needed a strong presence to inspire [[Vehicon (Prime)|his troops]] into believing his reign would be a successful one. However, Skyquake was less amiable to the idea, firmly announcing both his loyalty to Megatron and his lack of faith in Starscream's claims of Megatron's death. Before the pair came to blows, Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] appeared on the scene. Skyquake reminded Prime of their encounter during the Battle of Technar, but Optimus still offered both Decepticons a chance at peace. Starscream showed some interest, as long as Optimus bowed to him, causing a frustrated Skyquake to belt him aside and attack Prime. Bumblebee threw himself into the fray but proved more of a distraction than anything else. He did manage to buy Optimus the time to realize Skyquake still lacked a [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]].[[Image:Masters&Students-SkyquakeDeceased.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm okay.]] Using the canyon they were battling in to their advantage, the Autobots managed to corner Skyquake. Unfortunately, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] appeared in a [[Fowler's V-tol|high-tech military jet]], which Skyquake immediately [[Scanning|scanned]].

Skyquake quickly dominated the battle until Bumblebee threw himself on the jet and, as Skyquake tried to shake him off, ripped out his internals. Bumblebee jumped onto Fowler's plane as a heavily-injured Skyquake crashed into the ground. After Skyquake closed his optics for possibly one last time, Prime sadly noted how things might have been different, before burying the Decepticon. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Dreadwing sensed his brother's emergence from stasis and later death. When [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] confirmed his loss, Dreadwing swore the Autobots would pay for offlining his brother. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-alone.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I am not ''burned'', just ''scorched.'' Wait...]]
Some time later, Starscream attempted to resurrect Skyquake using the chunk of [[Dark Energon]] that he ripped from Megatron's chest. It worked, and Skyquake rose as a [[Terrorcon (Prime)|zombie]], however a [[GroundBridge]] incident transported him to a strange alternate dimension along with the Autobots' human friends [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. After discovering that he couldn't harm the Autobots, who were still in the real world, Skyquake began pursuing the three kids. They managed to find Starscream's arm, left behind during the battle, and used it to shoot Skyquake. This merely resulted in his arm coming off and chasing them. It followed them back through a rescue portal created by [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and briefly assaulted Starscream before he shook it loose. It ran after him again but Starscream GroundBridged himself away. The rest of Skyquake continued to roam the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]] and made a vain attempt to repair himself with Starscream's lost arm. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Megatron wasn't happy about Starscream using the Dark Energon shard that was previously merged with his Spark to bring Skyquake back, among other things. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Dreadwing was drawn to Earth after feeling his twin's death, though his attempts to gain revenge were unsuccessful. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Starscream encountered Dreadwing at the Antarctic, but at first mistook him for Skyquake before being corrected. When Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], he prepared to reunite Dreadwing with his twin before Dreadwing blew a hole in the ice, into which Starscream fell. Optimus Prime expressed his remorse for his part in Skyquake's death and extended the same offer of a place in the Autobot ranks to Dreadwing. {{storylink|Triangulation}} Megatron used the oath Dreadwing swore on Skyquake's demise to get him to open the coffin of a Prime, rather than simply opening it himself. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

While Megatron was using a [[cortical psychic patch]] to interrogate Starscream, Dreadwing finally learned his brother's ultimate fate, roaming the shadow dimension as a zombie, and was more than a little upset. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

{{spoiler|Regeneration (Prime)|November 2, 2012}}
Following the revelation of Skyquake's ultimate fate, Dreadwing went to avenge him by killing Starscream. However,it was Dreadwing who met his end when Megatron chose to intervene and save Starscream. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}
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==Toys==
===Prime===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[Image:Primetoy-SkyquakeCyberverse.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Brian Bloom|Ultraman]] is not here. If you want him, you're going to have to talk to his secretary.]]
*'''Skyquake''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series:'' '''2/010'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine to form Tornado Cannon)

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Skyquake is a redeco of [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]], with new weapons, and features translucent plastic on the center of his jet/his back and on his cockpit-chest, allowing him to be illuminated by the larger Cyberverse sets. He comes with two translucent orange blasters, and both weapons feature multiple [[C joint|3mm post]]s, with one blaster additionally featuring two 3mm post-holes. This allows them to be held with his hands or mounted onto his arms and wings in different ways, store on Skyquake's back, combine with other Cyberverse weapons, as well as combine with each other to form a "Tornado Cannon" that resembles a mini-gun, and can be held with both hands.

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[[Image:Primetoy-SkyquakeVoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|What was that, Sandvich? "Kill them all"? Good idea! Hahahaha!]]
*'''Skyquake''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, sword

:A [[redeco]] of [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]] with a newly [[retool]]ed cannon barrel, Skyquake transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia: F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

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==Notes==
* It's a lucky thing Agent Fowler provided a jet with arm and leg kibble underneath for Skyquake to scan!
* While crash-landings have rarely been fatal to [[Transformer]]s in past series, ''Prime'' executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] has stated that "When we kill a character, we kill a character."<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/36193/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation ToonZone.net summary of a Q&A session with the ''Prime'' creative team]</ref>
* Coincidentally, both Skyquake and Dreadwing were introduced in the 6th episode of their respective seasons.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyquake''' (スカイクエイク ''Sukaikueiku'')

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Skyquake (Prime)

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Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8

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|series=mtmte|issueno=26
|prev=No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6
|next=Dark Cybertron Chapter 10
|seriesissue2=[[Dark Cybertron]]<br>Chapter 8
|prev2=The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7
|next2=Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9
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|image=MTMTE26 cvrA.jpg
|title="Burning Bright"<br>Dark Cybertron Chapter 8
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 5]], [[2014]]
|coverdate=February 2014
|written by=[[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[James Raiz]], [[Atilio Rojo]], and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and Livio Ramondelli
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2014)]]
}}

'''The Autobots and Decepticons mobilize against the Necrotitan in Iacon, the ''Lost Light''ers work with Windblade's team to save Metroplex, and it's showdown time in the Dead Universe!'''

==Synopsis==

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] carries [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] toward [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. The [[Decepticon]] leader does not seem especially hopeful of their chances in defeating the [[Necrotitan]] razing the city, given that they can't ''kill'' it since it isn't ''alive'', but Bumblebee interprets this as a desire to not fight at all; in actuality, Megatron explains, he seeks to put saving the populace ahead of fighting their enemy.

In Iacon, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] has thrown in the towel, and congratulates [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] on out-scheming him. Rattrap, however, isn't very interested in taking charge of a burned-out city, and has allied with the combined [[Autobot]] and Decepticon forces under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s command. Recognizing that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] is relying on them in-fighting, Prowl takes charge of the situation and decides to play things logically, organizing the treatment of the wounded, the evacuation of the survivors, and a counter-strike against the Titan by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]].

Within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Getaway]] defuses the standoff between his crewmates and the newly-arrived [[Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] by observing that the two [[female Transformer]]s are also wearing Autobot insignias. As the [[Ammonite]]s come smashing into the room, the two females lead [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Brainstorm]] back up the cable they entered the room on, while the others hold off their attackers. On the way, Nautica recognizes Ratchet from her recent studies; the medi-bot attempts to raise the subject of their gender, but Chromia's nonplussed response convinces him to table the matter. Following the arrows on Metroplex's walls—painted by Chromia and Nautica—they arrive in Metroplex's left shoulder blade, now housing his relocated [[brain module]] and Nautica and Chromia's leader, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]].

In the [[Dead Universe]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] leads [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team through a [[Sweep]] horde to the chamber holding [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. As the weakening [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] stands guard, the others set to work freeing the old-timer, and [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] explains to Orion the meaning of the numbers on his hand. After he revealed to his crew his role in the presence of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on their ship, he invoked the [[Crisis Act]] and had them vote on whether or not he should stay on as captain; the majority voted for him, but 89 wanted him out, and he carved the numbers on his hand as a personal reminder. Instead of the "standard Optimus pep talk" he is expecting, Rodimus is instead greeted with scorn from Orion, who angrily points out that if he was actually ashamed of his actions, he would have simply resigned, and that he only invoked the Crisis Act because he thought he would win. The team subsequently sets Kup free, but just as the old 'bot is giving a speech about how he's ready for anything, [[Nova Prime]] appears, hurls the unconscious Cyclonus into Kup, and challenges Orion to a showdown.

Windblade explains the current situation to Magnus's team; infected with the [[alchemical virus]], Metroplex transported himself to the alien planet they are now on, knowing its oceans would slow the disease's spread, then relocated his brain to hide it from any subsequent attempts on his life. As she and her team are only recent arrivals themselves, Windblade has been informed of this by Metroplex himself, who communicates in patterns of color and light that flash on his brain—the trio are actually members of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s crew who came to Metroplex's aid at the request of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who was unable to help his longtime partner because he was "close to finding the Holy Grail". Remembering the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s own previous encounter with Thunderclash and how they used its quantum engines to give his ship the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' a power boost, Magnus organizes a repeat of that procedure, with Metroplex as the recipient of the quantum energy. Using the alien sea as a conduit for the energy, Magnus tries to wake Metroplex, calling on him to use the ship's power to teleport them all home.

Things aren't going too well back on Cybertron, where doctors [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] are arguing, the attack on the Necrotitan isn't even registering (much to [[Slag (G1)|Slug]]'s annoyance), and an [[energon]] leak in a burning building causes an explosion that takes out Arcee and Ironhide. Unable to follow the logic of Shockwave's moves, Prowl questions Soundwave in hopes of gaining more information, but the spymaster has no clue as to his goals, only a belief they can defeat him. Prowl, on the other hand, believes that they will need a miracle... at which point, having chosen his moment rather carefully for maximum drama, Megatron has Bumblebee carry him into view. Prowl is ready to start shooting, but Megatron offers up a plan: evacuate all survivors to [[Moonbase Two|Luna-2]], gather all other Decepticon soldiers out in space, and strike back. Bumblebee refuses to retreat, scoffing at Megatron's attestation that he fights for freedom, and insists they will make a stand... and just as his speech concludes, the familiar light of a quantum jump appears in the sky, and the ''Lost Light'' and a functioning Metroplex appear!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (7)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (9)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (10)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (12)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (13)
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*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (21)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (22)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (24)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (26)
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*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (38)
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*[[Sweep]]s (25)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (27)
*[[Nova Prime]] (31)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] (35)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (36)
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==Quotes==

"Easy does it, Kup. Are you alright? Can you stand?"<br>
"Can I stand? Can I '''stand?''' Kid, I've been standin' since before it was '''fashionable.'''"<br>
"But are you '''feeling''' okay?"<br>
"I've had worse than '''this'''. I've been spiked by '''Squadron X''', dipped in the '''smeltin' pool''', framed for treason, shot into the sun—and I was the only 'bot still trapped inside the '''Nightmare Engine''' when everyone else '''woke up.''' I've seen off every rinky-dink, two-bit, catchpenny Decepticon rust-poker, and I got the dents in my knuckles to prove it. End of the day? I'm ready for anything you can throw at me."
:—'''Nightbeat''' sets up '''Kup''' up for a pretty badass speech.

"I get the feeling that every second we're not on Cybertron, we're playing into Shockwave's hands."<br>
''(pause)''<br>
"Hand."
:—'''Ultra Magnus'''. Dohohohoho!

"Trion was '''flustered.''' He could feel Metroplex was '''hurting''' but couldn't go to his aid because... what was it he said, Chromia?"<br>
"I wasn't listening. He was being all '''faux-enigmatic''' and I wanted to lamp him."
:—'''Nautica''' and '''Chromia'''

'''Prowl:''' "Unless your faith can conjure up a '''miracle''', Cybertron is going to fall."<br>
'''Megatron:''' I've been called many things... but never '''that'''. Not by an '''Autobot''', anyway."<br>
'''Bumblebee:''' <small>"He had me waiting there for like '''twenty seconds''' for a '''dramatic''' entrance."</small>

"The '''people''' are my utmost concern. I've led an army battling for '''freedom''' for '''millions''' of years—"<br>
"No, that's '''not''' what you led '''at all'''. You were a gang of '''destroyers''', ravaging the galaxy in the name of a '''cause''' you'd '''forgotten'''—except when you needed an '''excuse.'''
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Nautica initially mistakes Ratchet for his fellow medical practitioner [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], who has put in previous appearances in issues [[Life After the Big Bang|#4]]-[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|5]] and [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|#17]]-[[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|21]].
*Overlord's rampage took place in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]; Rodimus's involvement in his presence was revealed in issue #21. We didn't see him reveal this secret to the rest of the crew on-panel, but the voting was hinted at back in [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Chapter 2]] of the event, when a large "VOTE" appeared on the ship's noticeboard.
*Kup references [[Squadron X]], the Decepticon commando group featured in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', and the mysterious [[Nightmare Engine]], also mentioned in that series and in [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].
*Thunderclash, the ''Vis Vitalis'', and the quantum engine boosting procedure appeared in [[Little Victories|issue #22]].
*Alpha Trion chronologically last appeared in the ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'' mini-series, in which he was first seen working with Metroplex; ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'' expanded on the pair's relationship to show how long they had been working together.
*Flatline is not impressed with Fixit's med-trailer, which we saw in ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Second Exodus|issue #18]].
*Flatline also references the plights of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who has been offline since [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #12]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], who were gravely wounded in [[Plan for Everything|issue #15]].
*Megatron notes that he has other soldiers out in space in addition to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]; it's unlikely he's referring to them specifically, but we saw that there were indeed groups of other Decepticons who hadn't returned to Cybertron when we met the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement|issue #7]], and then later with the group occupying [[Temptoria]] in [[Before & After|issue #12]].

===Transfomers references===
*[[Simon Furman]] created the idea of the Crisis Act in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]] issue "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]", in which Kup threatened to invoke it and relieve Optimus Prime of command. James Roberts made use of the concept once before, in his unofficial novel, ''Eugenesis'', in which it was Prowl's leadership put to the vote.

===Real-world references===
*This issue takes its title from the [[Wikipedia:William Blake|William Blake]] poem, "[[Wikipedia: The Tyger|The Tyger]]", which contains the line: "Tyger, Tyger, burning bright/In the forests of the night."
*Brainstorm scans Metroplex's brain module with a P.K.E. Meter from the [[wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]] franchise.

===Errors===
*The final page informs readers the story "Continues in Transformers: Robots in Disguise #27!", but Chapter 9 is actually Transformers: Robots in Disguise #26.

===Trivia===
*Artist breakdown: No surprises here—Rojo on Cybertron, Raiz on the ''Lost Light'', Ramondelli on the Dead Universe.
*It's not clear which ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy this issue is going to come packaged with; Tailgate appears on the subscription cover, but he's a Legends-class toy, and only the Deluxe-class figures are coming with comics.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Prowl and Soundwave stare up at the Necrotitan as Iacon burns, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Sub cover:''' A rather beefy Tailgate by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
*'''Cover RI:''' Windblade, Nautica and Chromia, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
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Lost Light

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:''The ''Lost Light'' is a starship from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE2 Lost Light.jpg|thumb|300px|"...I've still got that library book!"]]

Originally a vessel owned by a group of neutral Transformers, the '''''Lost Light''''' is now the starship utilized by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and about 230 other assorted [[Transformer]]s on a quest to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]].

Though apparently unremarkable by Transformer standards, the ship is quite large - described by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] as 15 miles in length, and 10 miles wide, and large enough for an entire extra chamber to be attached to it in secret without anybody onboard noticing. It contains numerous habitation suites for its crew, various offices and workshops for those who require them, a bar redubbed "[[Swerve's]]" after the ship's launch, and a large oil reservoir where introspective bots sometimes go to ponder. The ship's hangars carry an unknown number of shuttlecraft, including the ''[[Leading Light]]'' and [[Rodpod]]. Rodimus upgraded the ''Lost Light'''s armament with a batch of proton missile launchers after a visit to [[Hedonia]].

The ''Lost Light'' utilizes [[quantum jump|quantum engines]] to travel almost instantaneously across vast distances, though those distances can be limited by the amount of power available to the ship. (You don't want to be standing next to these engines when they activate, as they break the laws of physics in ways that can be very unhealthy.) On top, the ship carries a group of "fuel quills".

Its crew at launch includes:
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*[[Ammo]]
*[[Animus]] (deceased)
*[[Aquafend]]
*[[Aquastar (G1)|Aquastar]]
*[[Atomizer]]
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]
*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]
*[[Brainstorm]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Deftwing]] (deceased)
*[[Dipstick]]
*[[Doubletap]]
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] ''(nominal third-in-command'', now exiled)
*[[Fizzle]]
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] (deceased)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]
*[[Lancet]]
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]
*[[Lockstock]]
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]
*[[Ore]] (deceased)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
*[[Pincher]]
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (deceased)
*[[Pointblank]]
*[[Polaris]] (deceased)
*[[Powerflash]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]
*[[Rad]]
*[[Railspike (G1)|Railspike]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (deceased)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] ''(leader)''
*[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]
*[[Shock]] (deceased)
*[[Siren]]
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Spoke]]
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]
*[[Toaster]]<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=309015#309015 The James Roberts Q&A, IDW forums]</ref>
*[[Toxin]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Tripodeca]] (deceased)
*[[Turbine]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ''(second-in-command)''
*[[Waverider]]
*[[Xaaron]]
}}

Joining the crew after their journey is underway:
*[[Ambulon]] (deceased)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]
*[[Dogfight]] ''(presumably)''
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Getaway]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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A [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was kept contained in the ''Lost Light'' by its original [[NAIL]] owners. It was kept docile by [[turbofox]] meals. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Denied the help of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Rodimus bought the ''Lost Light'' to find the Knights of Cybertron, a group from Cybertron's ancient past. He intended on following a map discovered in the halves of the now empty [[Matrix of Leadership]] by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], hoping that the knowledge and power of the Knights could be used to bring Cybertron into a new golden age. Rodimus gave a rousing speech on the day prior to the launch, intending on swaying the varied Transformers currently inhabiting and feuding on Cybertron to accompany him. While [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] predicted Rodimus would fail to convince anyone to leave with him, at least 200 answered the call. After being checked and cleared by a diligent [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], the passengers boarded the ''Lost Light'', along with a "[[Whirl (G1)|weapon of mass destruction]]" brought on board by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], an unconscious and crippled [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], and mysterious cargo smuggled aboard on Prowl's orders.

The ship launched on schedule, but something went wrong. As the ''Lost Light'' lifted off, it was rocked by an explosion and [[quantum jump]]ed before it was ready. The jump placed the ''Lost Light'' over an unknown planet somewhere in space and caused one of the rear thrusters to explode, resulting in a fire and a hull tear in one of the hangars on the upper decks. Before the tear could be sealed, 40 Autobots were ejected through the breach. Rodimus ordered the ''Lost Light'' to be set down on the planet's surface so the lost Autobots could be recovered. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Perceptor and [[Brainstorm]] found that the reason for the explosion was that [[Ore]] had been standing close to one of the quantum generators when they were activated, and was mashed into it. By the time the rescue mission was done and the ''Lost Light'' left the planet, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] joined the crew while [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] and [[Polaris]] had been found dead. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

The Sparkeater that none of the Autobots knew of broke out during their journey, killing [[Shock]] and [[Animus]] before going on a hunt for the "brightest [[spark]]" on the ship: [[Rung]]. Rodimus had the rest of the crew locked in their quarters and lured the Sparkeater to the engine room, where he mashed it into a generator when the ''Lost Light'' did its next quantum jump. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

The crew then had a celebration at [[Swerve's|Swerve's recently opened bar]] and Rodimus ordered Rewind to give Tailgate a history lesson about the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

Ultra Magnus would later teach Tailgate the [[Autobot Code]] while Ratchet, Drift, and Pipes investigated on significant life declining in Delphi. Meanwhile, Red Alert told Rung he was hearing noises below his room in the Sparkeater chamber that was vaguely recognized as "me...kill" over and over again. Later on, Ratchet and his comrades returned with new crew members including [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Despite attempts to give him therapy, Maximus shot a bunch of crew members before taking Rung and Whirl hostage so he could demand the ship be taken back to Cybertron. Swerve and Rewind, who had been replacing rivets on the ship's hull, attempted to shoot him through the window, but accidentally injured Rung instead. Elsewhere, Red Alert used the deceased Ore's drill arm to find the source of the noise he had heard earlier. Drilling through the floor of the Sparkeater chamber, the lowest level of the ship according its schematics, he found a hidden chamber in which a captive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was suspended, begging to be killed. {{storylink|Interiors}}

An encounter with the [[Galactic Council]] on [[Theophany]] led to the discovery of a slumbering [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] beneath a razed and deserted Crystal City. Upon being set free by the Lost Light's crew, the Metrotitan teleported the Light away from Theophany. Theorizing that the Decepticons were behind it, Rodimus decides to take the Lost Light near the [[Argon Nebulae]], where Decepticon activity had been reported. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

When informed, Orion Pax thought even with the ''Lost Light'''s "destruction", Rodimus and his crew were still alive. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

==Notes==
*According to Roberts in an online interview, [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] intended to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'' but was talked out of it at the last minute by "someone with a vested interest".<ref>http://www.craveonline.com/comics/interviews/182693-james-roberts-and-the-transformers-renaissance</ref>
*Thus far unnamed, at least two additional members of the crew have been seen on the ''Lost Light.'' An unnamed Autobot resembling [[Landmine (Energon)|Energon Landmine]] was seen working with an asteroid like his G1 namesake in [[The Reluctant Specialist]]. This was initially a scripted appearance for G1 Landmine, but the artist was unaware of the original's existence. A misdrawn Chromedome was transformed into "[[Toxin]]" in [[The Gloaming|issue 16 of MTMTE]] by colorist [[Josh Burcham]] via an edit to the character's lineart and colors referencing an unofficial repaint of the original Chromedome toy.

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]

Transformers The Game (console)

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[[Image:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|right|400px|thumb|One of these things is not like the others...]]
The console version of [[Transformers The Game]] follows several of the movie's robotic characters through an approximation of the movie's plot. The game has two campaigns, one for each faction. The [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]]-published game was developed by [[Traveller's Tales]], with cinematic cut scenes animated by [[Blur Studio]].

==Versions==
*'''PlayStation 2'''
**The PS2 version is the highest-reviewed, despite limitations on draw distance, physics and damage persistence. In this version, Blackout, Starscream and Barricade start missions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Decepticon campaign in their altmodes, while for some reason the PS3 version has them start as robots. Reviews noted it suffers from fewer frame rate issues than other versions.
*'''Nintendo Wii'''
**The Wii version is very similar to the PS2 version, with the addition of motion-sensor gimmicks that [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers reviewers were resoundingly unimpressed by].
*'''Xbox 360'''
**The PS3 and 360 version featured improved graphics, more persistent environmental damage, and more physics objects, including ridiculous clouds of rubble that eject themselves from buildings if you so much as look at them funny. The latter is generally annoying, since they get in the way when driving.
**The 360 version, as might be expected, also features Achievements, though calling them that is somewhat of an exaggeration. There's one for pressing the "transform" button once. This version suffers less from frame rate issues and has better lighting then the PS3 version.
**It was also available in a limited "Cybertron Edition" that featured exclusive packaging art, a "Making Of" DVD, codes that unlock the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] level and [[Movie Prequel issue 1|issue 1 of the ''Transformers'' movie prequel comic]] by [[Simon Furman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. It was exclusive to Gamestop/EB stores.
**For 500 Microsoft points, players can download an add-on that unlocks everything in the game. While this does not disable Achievements like the cheat codes do, a message that reads ''"This item has been unlocked by a downloadable content pack"'' appears below any bonus features that have not been earned through gameplay.
*'''PlayStation 3'''
**The PS3 version suffers from more frame rate issues than the 360 version, typical of lazy porting. For some reason, this includes frame rate issues in the FMV cinematics when the console itself ''isn't doing anything''.
**[[Cybernet Space Cube|SixAxis motion control]] is also added for Decepticons with aircraft altmodes ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]). It's disabled by default.
*'''PC DVD-ROM'''
**The PC version is exactly like the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

==Synopsis==
It can be surmised that the writers for the game had not seen the script for the movie. Or been allowed on the same continent as it.

[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M1intro.jpg|right|180px|thumb|[[Universal greeting|"You said they'd reciprocate!"]]]]
===Decepticons===

'''Mission 1: SOCCENT Military Base'''

[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|left|"Time for a delicious, cool...What? Pepsi?!"]]
[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] started things off by shooting down an MH-53; confusingly, this happened in [[Qatar]] right near the military base, rather than in Afghanistan as might reasonably be expected. At [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream's]] command, he then proceeded to the local puny human military base to wreck it because that's just how Starscream rolls.

[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M4Intro.gif|right|180px|thumb|"Damn it Scorponok, that is NOT my [[Powerlinx]] plug!"]]
Sadly, his plan to wreck stuff up all day was foiled by some human communication vehicles, and rather than destroy them himself he deployed [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], as the slower, less powerful Decepticon would be much better equipped to deal with the situation. Blackout busied himself destroying some communication arrays in the meantime, hoping to steal their <s>vending machines</s> mainframes and grab some <s>soda</s> data.

Scorponok, having succeeded in destroying the communications trucks, returned to Blackout, whereupon Starscream revealed he had in fact failed to do that and some human reinforcements were on the way to make Blackout's life miserable. Blackout instead made their lives miserable, and the end of level screen helpfully explained the entire level had been pointless.

No, really.

'''Mission 2: The Hunt For [[wikipedia:Red October|Sam Witwicky]]'''

[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] protoform landed near a local donut store, and he promptly copied the nearby Saleen S281 (a police car near a donut store, see what they did there?) and got in contact with Starscream. Starscream informed him he was there to find [[Sam Witwicky]], for some reason forgetting he was only supposed to know Sam's [[eBay]] username at this point. By finding Sam, Barricade would be able to get hold of a pair of glasses he owned that held the key to the [[AllSpark|end of the game]]. You're better off forgetting about this conversation entirely, it'll prevent later [[Legion|sanity loss]].

[[Image:VGBarricadeE2M2Intro.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This is what is technically known as a bad idea.]]
Starscream's plan to find Sam's location entailed Barricade driving to a more or less random part of town, where he was set upon by [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Dropkick|Drones]], then driving to a different random part of town where he was set upon by [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Dropkick|Drones]] [[Longarm (Movie)|again]]. This incredibly important objective fulfilled, Barricade promptly teleported to a location he couldn't possibly get to during the actual mission, and was told to head to the power plant in order to find [[Frenzy (Movie)|an irritating little abomination]]. Upon arrival, Barricade found himself faced with humans armed with rocket launchers, so immediately did the most sane and sensible thing and hid behind a line of propane tanks, which for some reason actually worked. Finding himself dealing with a magic [[Sector Seven]] SUV which could somehow hide itself inside buildings, Barricade was forced to tear down all the nearby buildings in his search for Frenzy as the small Decepticon's energy decreased, which, presumably, meant the humans were torturing (?!) him. In an SUV. In a building.

After repeating this several times and watching the SUV at one point burst out of a non-existent building next to the local police station, Barricade cornered Frenzy's captors at the [[Metroplex (G1)|local shopping mall]], destroying the entire building and letting the cutscene gloss over how the hell Frenzy got out from under hundreds of tons of collapsed masonry. From this he determined that a human named Sam was in possession of a "pair of ocular lenses." Which both he and Starscream knew at the start of the level. Argh.

[[Image:VGBarricadeE2M4Gameplay.gif|left|180px|thumb|This is what you'll be doing for approximately 90% of the time you're in [[Tranquility]], so get used to it.]]
[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] then showed up heading for the police station, forcing Barricade to brave his abysmal driving controls in order to stop the Autobot. The heroic Bumblebee then resorted to using a ridiculous shockwave attack that destroyed a huge area of town every time he did it. Unperturbed by this inexplicable display of Autobot villainy, Barricade vanquished Bumblebee, then chased him down to the local [[Ruined FOREVER|Bay Demolition]] site, where he was ambushed by Swindle drones and Dropkick drones that were [[FIRRIB|blue in the cinematic, despite being red]]. Despite having no reason to stay there and every reason not to, Barricade defeated all of them.

This led him back to the Police Station, which had impishly decided to reassemble itself since being destroyed in the second mission, as police stations are noted to do from time to time. Here he cornered Sam, but failed to walk the required two steps straight forward before Bumblebee smacked into his legs, picked up Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and drove off. And then drove back or something, since the mission started with him in robot mode three hundred yards directly in front of Barricade.

Barricade fought with Bumblebee. Then Bumblebee drove off, Barricade followed, and they did it again. This happened several times, with Barricade at one point somehow ambushing Bumblebee despite the Autobot getting there before he did. After entirely too many identical fight sequences, Bumblebee lay defeated, Barricade recovered the glasses, and Sam, Bumblebee and Mikaela were surrounded by Sector Seven vehicles. It is again a good idea to forget that the Autobots no longer have the glasses and so have no idea where the All Spark is, as the game will forget this shortly.

'''Mission 3: A Gathering Force'''

Starscream was next to take the reins, attacking a secret human airbase where Bonecrusher and Brawl had decided to hide out in a somewhat ill-advised manner. After discovering that he couldn't understand what the hell Frenzy was saying either, Starscream realised his radar was jammed by the local human communications equipment. A quick bout of destroying things later, this problem was solved, allowing him to locate Bonecrusher.

[[Image:VGStarscreamE3M4Gameplay.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Brawl! You're a tank! Use your tank parts!"<br />"I can't, I'm shy."<br />"What?!"]]
[[Image:VGStarscreamE3M3Intro.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"None shall stand in my way!"<br />"Your talking privileges are hereby revoked, Bonecrusher."]]
Bonecrusher had stealthily hidden himself in the middle of a road surrounded by turrets firing weird electrical stuff at him, and proceeded to take a route through the airbase which cunningly didn't avoid any of the handful of checkpoints containing such turrets. Starscream, rather than reprimanding him for this idiocy, destroyed the checkpoints and escorted him onto the runway, then proceeded to a point near the runway for his next mission...Only to find himself standing next to Bonecrusher on the runway again. This somehow led to a mission to destroy drone aircraft, which upon careful inspection (which consisted of shooting down the aircraft, falling to the ground, picking it up and then throwing it away) had actually been made using technology based on Megatron's vehicle mode. Realizing this, Starscream no doubt viewed destroying these vehicles as useful practice.

Following on from this (somehow), Bonecrusher and Brawl moved out... Right into human gun batteries firing weird electricity. Since they had somehow forgotten what all their weapons were for, Starscream was once again called upon to do everything himself, flying back and forth using his strange rocket launcher to save his rather apathetic comrades from self-imposed doom. Since neither appeared to do anything in the game after this mission, you have to wonder why he bothered at all, really.

This was followed by an extended cutscene in which Starscream and Blackout arrived at the [[Hoover Dam]] and started trashing it, releasing [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Frank Welker's voice]] which declared they should probably stop screwing around and get to [[Mission City]] where the next mission was.

'''Mission 4: City of the Machines'''

Autobot forces arrived in Mission City despite having no idea of where the All Spark was (and Sam had it despite being arrested by Sector Seven), so, wary of stepping in any more plot holes, Megatron sent his Decepticons ahead of him. Except Starscream (who would not participate except at the very last battle in a cutscene), Brawl and Bonecrusher, who seemed to have gotten lost along the way.

[[Image:VGBlackoutE4M3Gameplay.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"I didn't touch anything!"]]
Barricade found [[Jazz (Movie)|a redshirt]] protecting Sam and Mikaela, and found, moreover, that he lacked a stupid attack that made him invincible, making him easy prey. However, he reckoned without the Autobot unleashing the most horrifying weapon in his arsenal, the dreaded '''checkpoint race!'''<ref>No, seriously, this actually happens.</ref>

[[Image:VGMegatronE4M4Guitar.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Megatron prepares to unleash his impression of [[Soundwave (Animated)|someone else]].]]
Somehow surmounting this horror, Barricade defeated Jazz again, leaving him dying at the foot of the large monument the race may or may not have ended somewhere near but probably didn't. Since Scorponok can't drill under roads and drilling is more or less his only ability, he was a clear logical choice to take over from the undamaged Barricade, and so did this, scuttling to [[Central Park]] (slowly) to kill a group of [[Energon drone|silly robotic crickets]] who were causing chaos, violence and confusion. Because that would interfere with the Decepticons' plans of causing chaos, violence and confusion. This somehow led him to Sam, who was about to hand over the All Spark when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] rather uncharitably kicked Scorponok into the monument (which the dead Jazz had vanished from in the interval). Blackout was understandably angered by this mistreatment of his adorable pet evil robot, and vowed to give Ironhide the honor of dying by his blade.

Ironhide pulled out everything he had: every drone type except [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] showed up to ruin Blackout's day, and Ironhide himself used the dastardly tactics of being invincible for most of the battle, unleashing a never-ending torrent of rockets which Blackout could do nothing about whenever he approached Ironhide too closely, ordering his troops to get stuck on the scenery behind him so they'd be impossible to reach, and making sure every energy-bearing human helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a building where Blackout couldn't get to it. Despite this, Blackout finally defeated him, allowing Megatron to return from whatever the hell he was doing all this time and commence the final battle. The penultimate final battle, as it turned out.

This consisted of Megatron trying to coax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] out of hiding by destroying things at random, which would make the brave Autobot leader not appear in person as was expected, but made some drones appear, Megatron destroying them at random, and then this cycle repeating, with Megatron being forced to move to sectors of the city which had not been previously destroyed by his reign of terror and destroying those buildings in what seemed to last forever. 80 (!) drones later, Megatron finally got fed up with this and climbed the tallest building in the city, whereupon the programmers realised they'd driven the player character to suicide and hurriedly ended the level.

'''Mission 5: Day of the Machines'''

Having been affected by the same Apathy Radiation from the All Spark that kept Megatron from doing anything in the previous mission, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Peter Cullen's voice]] finally got off his tin backside to have a final, final ''final'' confrontation with Frank Welker's voice, just like the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|good old days]]. Logically, Optimus had decided the best way to confront the Decepticon leader was to wait for on top of the tallest building in Mission City.

Back on the ground, the battle began. This largely consisted of Optimus fighting Megatron for a while, then running away while Megatron fought some drones, then hiding while Megatron flew around in circles and a not-even-slightly-explained timer counted down, while Megatron tried desperately to quickly find the Allspark while dodging the buildings which had been coated with an unknown substance that made him automatically revert to robot mode. After an alarmingly large number of repetitions of this, Optimus finally keeled over out of sheer frustration, allowing Megatron to absorb the All Spark. This inexplicably failed to kill him, mostly because the writers wrote this scene in five minutes before heading off to lunch.

Megatron decided that the Lincoln Memorial would make a fine throne ([[Atlantis, Arise!|again]]) as Brawl (who had been absent previously), Starscream and Barricade joined together to watch the eradication of the human race. Oddly, Blackout and Bonecrusher were not with them. Feeling tired after such a long battle, Megatron sent his Decepticons to finish the planet, since he <s>never wanted to play again</s> felt like saving his strength for his glorious return to Cybertron. Barricade felt like doing more work (in preparation for his amazing role in the final battle of the actual movie) and promptly got up while the others watched.

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

It was now time for Megatron's <s>boring</s> triumphant return to Cybertron, which apparently consisted of fighting a bunch of Autobot drones in a big arena while the plot hid in a corner and pretended it wasn't there. Fans can hope that future game designers will have a more G1 inspired look for Cybertron, as this level doesn't even resemble the opening cinematic or the scenes from the movie. [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Maybe next time.]]

===Autobots===
'''Mission 1: The Suburbs'''

A [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|mysterious meteor]] crashed down to [[earth]], scanned a yellow Camaro, and was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|his leader]], who told him to find an artifact, but warned him to beware [[Decepticon]] drones. The car, Bumblebee, zoomed off and defeated the drones, [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrappers]] and [[Dropkick]]s.

[[Image:Shockwave_movie.jpg|thumb|Logic, etc etc.]]

Suddenly he saw [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindles]] and a Dropkick headed for [[Bobby Bolivia]]'s car shop. He stopped them and was purchased by [[Sam Witwicky]]. Somehow, no one noticed this happening. The next day [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] attacked Sam, but Bumblebee stopped him while racing from one place to another, defending Sam. When Barricade was defeated Bumblebee had to destroy Decepticon radio towers preventing the [[Autobot]]s from landing and clear a landing site. This involved a highly ingenious and scientific (and secretive) plan of ''blowing the heck out of everything''. And it's best that you try not to think about ''how'' the Decepticons were able to build these towers without getting caught, because the game's writers sure don't. However, it seemed the Autobots had realized the highly explosive site they had chosen was not a good landing zone, so in the cinematic they all landed elsewhere, making the entire first level a complete and utter waste of time.

'''Mission 2: More Than Meets the Eye'''

After a very brief (and somewhat contradictory) explanation of what was going on, [[Sector Seven]] found the Autobots, mostly due to the whole "towers-blowing-up" plan last level. In his new alt mode, Bumblebee took <s> the really annoying human-shaped cardboard cutouts</s> Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] to safety, while [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] distracted S7. Showing total disregard for human life, Jazz drove like a mad-bot, zipping from destination to destination, distracting S7 by destroying gas stations and oil tankers all across the city. The casualties were not calculated.

Suddenly, Decepticon drones attacked. (I hear both sides shop at DronesR'Us.) Jazz was damaged/held captive and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to rescue him. Then Jazz thanked his comrade and drove away, only to be attacked two more times.

Bumblebee was suddenly captured by a horrible human invention called the "net". A S7 helicopter paraded him around the city while Optimus desperately tried to follow in vehicle mode. Getting close enough, Optimus jumped and caught Bumblebee. Just as Optimus Prime was about to rescue his comrade however, a meteor knocked him off the dreaded net. Sadly, the net itself was made with material giving it plot protection, so it wasn't destroyed.

The meteor revealed itself to be the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Shockwave immediately assumed his artillery cannon mode and began to destroy the city, for absolutely no real reason. Realizing that the city would soon be reduced to rubble if he could not stop the Decepticon, Optimus Prime ripped novelty storefronts off the roofs of buildings and threw them at the Decepticon, thus coining the iconic phrase "I had to destroy the city in order to save it". Eventually, Shockwave was sufficiently damaged and transformed into his monstrous robot mode. They fought... and then Shockwave transformed and flew away, getting back to destroying the city. Optimus followed, damaged him some more... and then Shockwave flew away again. Eventually Optimus killed him.

'''Mission 3: Bumblebee in Hoover Dam'''

In Hoover Dam, Bumblebee was being held in a forcefield box, when it suddenly disappeared for no real reason. Note that "for no real reason" is a recurring theme with this game's "plot". While exploring, Bumblebee discovered the Allspark hidden behind a ''ridiculous'' laser grid. Commanded by Prime to shut off this annoyance, Bumblebee broke open the command center doors. But before he could continue, he had to stop some security robots from sounding an alarm. Apparently, an alien lifeform escaping his cage does not set off an alarm, but someone breaking down one of three doors to a computer room does. Bumblebee killed three waves of these and entered the command center. After destroyed a console, it was revealed that only SOME of the ''ridiculous'' laser grid had been turned off. Now he had to destroy cooling fans. Little did Bumblebee know that destroying these fans would cause massive explosions, which he had to frantically run away from. Finally, he was instructed by Prime to destroy some generators. Gaining access to the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee shrunk it down while fighting off [[Energon drone]]s and Megatron.

You heard that right, they put the Allspark with ''Megatron''. No wonder Sector Seven was shut down after the movie ended.

'''Mission 4: The Last Stand'''

Finally the war was coming to an end in [[Mission City]]. Ironhide rescued Bumblebee from the energon drones and Jazz killed Starscream and Blackout. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] killed the small Autobot. Ironhide took revenge, however, by killing Brawl. Finally, Bumblebee killed Barricade. Conveniently enough, Megatron chose this moment to appear and effortlessly flicked Bumblebee aside. Before he could get to Sam and Mikaela, though, Optimus Prime showed up, conveniently enough.

'''Mission 5: The Ultimate Doom'''

Megatron and Optimus Prime threw down in the Mission City park. After a long and repetitive final showdown, Optimus killed Megatron and turned towards Sam, forgetting the one rule about defeated bad guys: they always have the energy to come back for one final attack. Sure enough, as Sam was handing the cube to Optimus, Megatron turned out to be [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotQuiteDead not quite dead] and lept towards the heroes. Grabbing Megatron's flail, Optimus pulled the Decepticon towards him and shoved the cube into his chest, killing him.

That's one heck of a lot of killing.

Afterward, Optimus gave a speech about stuff while Bumblebee, Ironhide and Ratchet listened (Since the fighting was over, Ratchet had come out of hiding, just in time to get animated for another cinematic).

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

But the fighting wasn't over. Returning to Cybertron, Optimus needed to take out the remaining trash. The final Autobot mission consists of fighting various drones, including Shockwave, although this time he doesn't transform and is basically just a normal drone with more health. Finally, after the the plot comes out from the rock it was hiding behind during all this battling, victory comes at last!
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==Bonus Features==
===Unlocking===
Bonus features are separated in three sections: Movie clips (mostly commercials for the 2007 movie), character skins and an image gallery. These are unlocked by doing any of the following:
* Collecting 15 glowing yellow cubes (100 hidden per level). Technically some levels do contain only 95 cubes however, when playing the level 'A Gathering Force' the player is automatically awarded 5 cubes.
:Note: One does not need to collect 15 cubes in a single level to unlock a bonus feature, the game counts total cubes found and once 15 are collected, a bonus feature is unlocked. This explains why there are 100 cubes in each level even though bonus features are only unlocked every 15 cubes.

* Collecting a hidden Autobot or Decepticon faction symbol (5 hidden per level)
* Completing a mission
* Completing a sub mission
* Completing a skill (the skills are: Heroic (for Autobots), Evil (for Decepticons), Protect (for Autobots), Destruction (for Decepticons), Speed (when in land vehicle mode), Throw, Jump (when in land vehicle mode) and Slide (when in land vehicle mode).

===Features===
====Character skins====
* Several toy-inspired "skins" can be unlocked, these include: [[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Generation 1 Jazz]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime]] (minus flames) and [[Starscream (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Generation 1 Starscream]] (minus the resculpted head).
* Similarly, one can unlock Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], replacing their movie counterparts with new 3D models (unlike the previous skin recolors). Optimus Prime converts into his original truck mode, but [[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|fires from his fists]] rather than using his trademark [[ion blaster]], and Megatron cannot transform into his gun mode (instead he starts flying in robot mode when the "transform" button is pressed).

==Response==
The game's Metacritic scores [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers hover] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/transformersthegame?q=transformers around] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/transformersthegame?q=transformers fifty-five] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/transformersthegame?q=transformers percent]. It was criticised for poor driving controls, blocky graphics, repetitive missions and dull combat; the only thing generally praised was the random destruction. So the Decepticons won.

==Technical errors and oddities==
* Transformer Protoforms have to [[Trans-scan|scan]] their altmodes after landing as per the movie; however, drones have an Earth vehicle altmode the instant they land; presumably, so does Shockwave, since Tranquility is a little light on purple Apaches or purple howitzers.
*In the second mission of the Autobot campaign, Swindle drones are ''walking down the street'' to Sam's house. '''WHY''' they even bother to have altmodes is not clear.
* The residents of Tranquility are apparently capable of rebuilding a power station's gas tank farm within less than an hour, then rebuilding the entire tank farm and three of the chimneys ''again'' within less than six.
* Autobots still have the "Destruction" unlock gauge appear, but it crosses out faction symbols rather than having them appear. If it's filled, a large red X goes to the left side of the screen instead of a faction symbol; however, whether by accident or design, this doesn't actually do ''anything'', and the Autobots are free to be as destructive as the Decepticons. It doesn't help that this gauge is filled by causing damage to ''any'' scenery and has to be maxed out multiple times while destroying, for example, the clamps that hold the All Spark.
* The final Autobot mission in Hoover Dam's depiction of the defrosting Megatron is all kinds of screwy:
**Before the mission is triggered, he's shown covered in a layer of ice.
**In the pre-mission cutscene, there's suddenly not a hint of ice on him at all. When Bumblebee walks near him, his head turns to look at the Autobot, despite the fact he's supposed to be frozen and immobile.
**As the mission starts, he's encased in ice again, save his left arm which is shifted to the left (his left) of the section of ice that should be around it, which is just kind of hanging there.
**When the cutscene plays during the mission, Megatron breaks the ice surrounding his left arm, and there's clearly none on his face.
**When gameplay resumes, there's ice on his face again.
**In the end of mission cutscene, he's suddenly defrosted right down to his hips.
**[[B.O.T. (episode)|Argh.]]
* The PS2 version sometimes features a bizarre error; in the opening cinematic to Barricade's first mission in Mission City, after Jazz's door slams there is no further post-recording sound work. This means Barricade's voice is completely unaltered. [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4526629173767058122 He sounds like Sideshow Bob]. The Wii, PS3, and Xbox360 versions have the effects added correctly.
* In the final mission of Chapter 3 for the Decepticons, it's just this side of entirely possible to be ''[[Sky Lynx (G1)|too good]]'' at it. If the final set of gun turrets facing Bonecrusher is destroyed too fast, he'll reach the last checkpoint before Brawl does and transform. Unfortunately, the turrets' ability to actually take damage is pretexted on ''Brawl'' transforming, so all you can do is stand around waiting for Bonecrusher to drop dead. Bonecrusher hates poor bug testing.
*After the last mission of Chapter 3, a cut scene will trigger of Blackout and Starscream trashing Hoover Dam, Blackout tosses a gas tank at three defending Autobots who seem to be red Swindles. This color of drone does not exist in actual gameplay.
*In Decepticon Chapter 4, mission 2's intro cinematic has Scorponok firing from a Gatling gun in his tail. This weapon doesn't exist (although he can use it for melee attacks).
* Because the end of mission "mission complete" screens follow straight on from the game play, some very strange things can happen in them. A good example is the above mission; if Scorponok ends the mission firing at the ground in front of the statue at one end of the park, the "mission complete" screen will show ''his own bullets hitting him''.(The same thing can happen anywhere in the game.)
* Before the final battle in the Autobot campaign, spark drones are ''just lying around on the street'' waiting to be brought to life by the All Spark.
* Other cars are like cardboard. Jazz can ram into a truck, and it will go ''flying in the air''. However, Bumblebee, who should be much heavier doesn't knock them over with such ease.
* Guns are absolutely useless in this game. Anything that can be shot at can be destroyed five times faster if you punch it, throw something at it or whack it with a random piece of debris.
* Starscream sounds a lot like [[wikipedia:Grover|Grover]].
* Scorponok is the only playable character that can't jump, climb or pick up debris. This means that there are several Decepticon insignias and glowing yellow cubes that are unattainable when playing as him.
* In the opening cinematic for Blackout, the entire army personnel fires at him, without any consequence whatsoever. However, when playing as any character in Tranquility or Mission City, police officers with standard pistols can damage you.
* In Chapter 2 for Autobots in mission 2 a cutscene has a Dropkick and Swindle drone tossing Jazz next to a house. As they are about to finish him off, Ironhide attacks the two drones by slamming into them in vehicle mode. When he transforms the drones just magically disappear.
* For Chapter 4 for Autobots, Chapter 2 has Jazz beat the hell out of two Dreadwings, Blackout, and Starscream. But in Chapter 2 mission 2, he has to ask Ironhide to assist him in defeating weak scrap drones.
* In the final level of Chapter 4 right before reaching the tallest building in Mission City, Megatron speaks in Starscream's voice. Maybe they switched bodies.
* Since ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime is a skin of Optimus Prime, many would think ''Generation 1'' Megatron would be a skin of Megatron. Instead, he has Optimus Prime's moves and guns and even features a blue Autobot shield instead of a red Decepticon one, making him more like Optimus Prime who can fly. Weird.
*There are many size errors revolving around Bonecrusher and Brawl. During ''Sinister Saviour'' and ''Warpath'', they are shown to be about the same height as Starscream (31ft), while during the opening cutscene of ''Fireworks'', Bonecrusher is half his size and during ''For The Fallen'' Brawl is the same height as Ironhide (22ft).
*Optmus Prime has color issues between his truck and robot modes, such as the cab's roof: In robot mode it's red, while in vehicle mode it's blue with red flames. Robo-vision Optimus's truck mode's front half is red and back half is blue, but the back half (Sleeper and back fenders) forms his back and part of his arms, which are '''[[FIRRIB|red]]''', while the front fenders form his ankles, which are '''blue'''.
*During half the cutscenes, Ironhide looks like his highly realistic PS3/XboX360/PC counterpart. During the other half, he looks like his low resolution Wii/PS2 counterpart.
*Speaking of cutscene oddities, Blackout is sand colored during the SOCCENT cutscenes, but during gameplay he is [[Grindor (ROTF)|light gray]].

==Notes==
* The Autobots ''really'' like transforming into robots. Optimus likes it so much, he jumps thirty feet into the air every time he does it.
* Rather than do the sane thing and pan away, we get to watch a robot-mode protoform Bumblebee grow kibble after scanning the Camaro. This looks roughly twice as ridiculous as what you're currently imagining.
* Punching your enemies in the face repeatedly is "heroic" when Autobots do it, but "evil" when Decepticons do it. Sounds like a double standard!
* Blackout is [[Show-accuracy|toy accurate]] in the game, in that his main rotor is his melee weapon, rather than his tail rotor as in the movie.
* Tranquility features a large number of Generation 1 references, with adverts for "[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s Hotdogs," "[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]'s Fish and Chips," a [[Tranquility Mall|local mall]] called "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]" and a fast food restaurant named "[[Chip Chase|Chip Chase's]]". As a more recent reference, there is also a building site belonging to "[[Bay Demolition]]". There is also a place called [[Frank Welker|Frank]] & [[Peter Cullen|Peter]]'s cafe.
* One Autobot isn't explicitly killed in the Decepticon campaign: Ratchet. Three Decepticons aren't killed in the Autobot campaign: Bonecrusher, Scorponok and Frenzy. The only character who dies in ''both'' campaigns is, unsurprisingly enough, Jazz. Even when every other bit of movie canon is thrown out the window, he ''still'' can't make it out alive.
* Bumblebee uses some kind of [[axe (weapon)|axe]] when he fights with a three-punch combo.
* Ratchet, Bonecrusher, Brawl, and Frenzy aren't playable.
* Rather than damaging buildings nearly completely, throwing cars at buildings barely puts a dent in the building. Instead of making a hole in the building or even damaging it at all, cars thrown at buildings bounce off the building and hit you instead.
* G1 Megatron flies rather than turning into a gun.
* If you stand in front of a building, you automatically start climbing it. If you idle while doing this as Blackout, he will scratch his butt.
* In Mission City, there's a giant guitar on a building. If you grab it as Bumblebee or Barricade, it looks like they're playing it.

==Differences between the Game and Movie==

[[Image:VG-E3Allspark.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The Quarterspark.]]
* All plotlines relating to humans have been removed; the game has nothing involving [[William Lennox|GI Joes]] (replaced by a communication truck), [[Seymour Simmons|agents]] (replaced by guests [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] and [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]), or [[Glen Whitmann|comic relief]] (replaced by the cutscenes). Even Sam himself has barely any role beyond "holder of the MacGuffins."
* Video game Bumblebee breaks free inside Hoover Dam and has to deactivate a silly laser grid to get to the All Spark. Sam turns up at the end of the mission just in time to leave.
* The game's All Spark is tiny, only four or five times taller than Bumblebee as opposed to the movie's city block-sized cube. It's housed in the same room as Megatron (great idea, guys!) who's shoved into a little alcove rather than freestanding in his own room.
* Barricade is present at the Mission City battle. Same for Scorponok, in the Decepticon Campaign.
* In the Autobot campaign, Brawl kills Jazz after Jazz kills Blackout and beats the hell out of Starscream. In the Decepticon campaign, Barricade kills Jazz. Either way, Megatron doesn't.
* Frenzy has [[FIRRIB|red eyes]]!
* Autobot Campaign: Bumblebee kills Barricade in Mission City. In the movie, Barricade's fate <s>is</s> ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|was]]'' uncertain.
* Autobot Campaign: Optimus, rather than Sam, kills Megatron with the All Spark.
* Decepticon Campaign: Shoving the All Spark cube into his ''own'' chest does not kill Megatron, apparently.
* Decepticon Campaign: Evil wins!

==References==

<references/>

==External links==

*[http://www.transformersgame.com Official website for Transformers: The Game]

{{nav-movie}}

[[Category:Movie video games]]

Hun-Gurrr (Kre-O)

2013-12-10T01:31:07Z

Carrion: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Hun-Gurrr}}
:''Hun-Gurrr is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Hun-Gurrr.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
'''Hun-Gurrr''' is a Decepticon. He and the rest of his team can form [[Abominus (Kre-O)|Abominus]].

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
The quartet were at a carnival when they saw the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] playing a "ring the bell" strongman game. Obtaining the mallet, the team used their combined mode to ace the game, but hit the target so hard that the bell was fired into orbit. {{storylink|Carnival Face Off}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Abominus''' w/ Hun-Gurrr, [[Windrazor (Kre-O)|Windrazor]], [[Rippersnapper (Kre-O)|Rippersnapper]], and [[Sinnertwin (Kre-O)|Sinnertwin]] Kreons

:Hun-Gurrr comes as part of the Abominus [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a two-headed dragon thing. He can also contribute his bricks to form Abominus. His helmet was originally used for [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]].

==Notes==
* Unlike most Kreons, Hun-Gurrr is based on his [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|''Prime'' namesake]] rather than the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|original Generation 1 character]].
* Hun-Gurrr's helmet is shown as dark-red in promotional images, and purple when used as Abominus' helmet. The actual helmet that comes with the set is a light-gray color.

[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]

Talk:Go (Go!)

2013-11-21T04:08:41Z

Carrion:

The image caption is "Goddamnit." right? Or possibly "Go (Go!) partners with Prime (Prime). ''INCEPTION.''" [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 10:43, 18 November 2013 (EST)
:The caption is whatever whoever uploads pics wants it to be... So... Be my guest ;)--[[User:BraveMax|BraveMax]] ([[User talk:BraveMax|talk]]) 07:22, 19 November 2013 (EST)

== Go (Go!) <=Go! ==

This guy needs a Gobox so bad it hurts.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] ([[User talk:Carrion|talk]]) 23:08, 20 November 2013 (EST)

Blot (G1)

2013-10-31T00:30:14Z

Carrion: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Blot}}
:''Blot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as '''Blight'''.''
[[File:G1Blot boxart.jpg|300px|thumb|Alright, I get the hint. Stop leaving scented bath soaps in my locker.]]
There's only one thing [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s both agree on with no war or argument, and it's this: '''Blot''' is the most vile and disgusting Transformer ever assembled. He oozes fluids of questionable nature from various joints on his frame, and has a rank odor that usually keeps foes and allies far away from him. Naturally, all this scorn and insult has given the less-than-smart Blot quite the inferiority complex. Stuck with a hygiene problem he can't control and a central processor a few hertz too slow, Blot is both unable to solve the problems of his own stench and talk back to the insulting comments from his peers. Brutish and slow-witted, Blot is the classic dumb bully to those who don't give him respect... although he's not sharp enough to tell when said respect is faked. He's immensely loyal to those who at the very least pretend he's worth something, and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] in particular is a Decepticon to whom he shows unwavering support.

The other [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], on the other hand, tolerate Blot enough, but are apprehensive about combining into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] with him, as it takes far too long to remove the stench he's passed on to them after they're finished.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Blotcomic.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Look! It's my magic nose goblin! He loves making humans go squish!]]
Blot served [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with his fellow Terrorcons, until the disappearance of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], their greatest nemesis. After being alerted to the presence of Fortress Maximus and the Autobots on the distant planet [[Nebulos]], Blot and the Decepticons tracked down their quarry at the planet's capitol city, [[Koraja]]. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the newly-minted Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] were more than tough enough to drive off the invaders. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} The Decepticons were only temporarily deterred, however, and continued their reign of terror on Nebulos. Scorponok sent Blot and the Terrorcons, along with the [[Horrorcon]]s, to attack the resort city of [[Splendora]]. When the Autobots arrived to defend the city, the Terrorcons merged to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but the united [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] became [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], who used a combination of acid pellets and brute force to disassemble the robot and drive off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Blot and the Terrorcons also joined Scorponok in an attack on [[The Nursery]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:DarkStar-BlotTracks.jpg|thumb|200px|Blot firmly believes the crotch is the funniest part of the body to acid-bathe.]]
The Decepticons eventually traveled to [[Earth]], and came into conflict with both Autobot and Decepticon alike. After a brief [[Decepticon Civil War]], the united forces of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and Scorponok turned their rage on the Autobots under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s command. Blot gleefully joined in the battle, blasting the veteran Autobot [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] with his acid spray. All parties eventually joined forces, however, against the [[Underbase]]-enhanced might of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. The Terrorcons attempted to confront Starscream in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], but were annihilated with a single wave of his hand. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
{{-}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Blot headhunt.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
In [[2007]], Blot was sent to the freelance peacekeeping agent known as [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] as an emissary for the Decepticon army. Death's Head had sought a bounty against [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] months earlier, only to have the offerrer, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], interfere with the collection and rescind the offer. Blot proposed the mechanoid use Decepticon resources to enter Cybertron undetected and track Rodimus Prime's predicted movements to get his revenge. Death's Head was unconvinced by this appeal to his sense of pride, so then Blot appealed to his wallet and instantly the mech was interested in the deal. {{storylink|Headhunt}}

[[File:Blot cutthroat time wars.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Frothing at the mouth (and the neck, and the ankle joints, and...), Blot enjoyed terrorizing the human population on [[2009]] while on his way to the latest [[energon]] extraction site the Decepticons had rigged up. Unfortunately for them, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the Terrorcons proved incapable of fending off an Autobot strike team, who quickly destroyed their laboriously assembled drill. Seeking revenge, Blot and the others chased their foes back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], only to end up passing through a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] and getting caught up in fighting for the fate of the universe. It seems the former 21st century Decepticon leader Galvatron had been active in the 20th century for too long, causing a timestorm which threatened both ends of the timeline, at [[1989]] and 2009.

Soundwave ostensibly agreed to help their 20th century counterparts, but in reality kept Blot and the other Terrorcons in reserve, hoping the other various factions present would do the heavy lifting for them. In the end, Soundwave and the 2009 Terrorcons chose the better part of valor and fled back to their home time rather than face the fighting mad Galvatron. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
By [[2012]] Blot had been partially revived and pressed into service as part of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s lobotomised [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} When the [[Autobot]]s arrived from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to confront Megatron, Blot was shot down by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:MoneyIsEverything CutthroatBlot.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Unused animation from ''Fantasia''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Dance of the Hours".]]
Blot's first appearance was with his fellow Terrorcons inside [[Unicron]]'s head. [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] used them to blast into Unicron so he could retrieve more [[anti-electron]]s for an attack against the Autobots. Blot and the others did a decent job in keeping the Autobots at bay, but were quickly forced into retreating when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] finished building the Technobots and gave them the ability to merge into Computron. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Later, the Terrorcons were seen under the service of the [[Quintesson]]s. [[Dirk Manus]] had sold the Quintessons a [[Recreator|Molecular Disassembler/Reassembler]]. Eager to test the device, they had Blot act as the volunteer. The test proved that the device not only disassembled and reassembled matter like the name implied, but also cured whatever it had been used on of all broken parts, maladies, and other flaws. Cured of his imperfections, Blot felt sick.

When Dirk and his Technobot escorts were on their way through space, Abominus swooped down and attacked, shooting them from the sky. The automatic timer in Abominus, placed within by the Quintessons, forced Abominus to separate into his Terrorcon components. The team was upset they couldn't finish the task of destroying the Autobots, though Blot and the team did get a second chance at going against Computron later. {{storylink|Money Is Everything}}

Blot, along with the rest of the Terrorcons, stole [[Impervious alloy|heat-resistant alloy]] from the [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]/[[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] lab. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
In [[2011]], Blot and the Terrorcons journeyed to Cybertron over the long-abandoned Decepticon [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]. They were part of the first wave of Galvatron's siege, hoping to gain control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Blot's team combined into Abominus to battle [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later on, Abominus teamed up with his fellow combiners to wage war on their Autobot counterparts. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swooped in and scattered the Decepticon combiners. They barely survived the encounter. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} On Earth, Blot and the Terrorcons intervened on [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] kept the Terrorcons busy so that Hot Rod could complete his mission. Even after the Terrorcons formed Abominus, the Headmasters stood against them, and the arrival of Computron swung the odds firmly on the Autobots' side. Abominus was last seen with his head buried in the sand, being kicked in the side by Computron. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron launched a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] at the Autobots on [[Athenia]], he brought along Blot and the Terrorcons to occupy the Autobot forces. Linking up as Abominus, they once again battled Computron and the Headmasters. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Scorponok devised a scheme to harvest [[plasma energy]] from the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] by setting off a series of explosives that would utterly destroy the planet, releasing its stored energies. Blot and the Terrorcons were responsible for planting the bombs. Hun-Gurrr was spotted by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Shouki]] of the Trainbots, but the other Terrorcons managed to take them hostage. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Blot and the Terrorcons managed to get two of the three sites set before being set upon by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. By forming Abominus, Blot's team held their own until Scorponok arrived with his mighty [[Transtector]], MegaZarak. The giant scorpion occupied the Autobots long enough for the Terrorcons to finish their work, and Mars was consumed by the resultant atomic inferno. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Soon after, Blot and the Terrorcons joined Sixshot the returning Galvatron on an energy raid. They sought to prevent the Autobots from re-energizing the distant world of [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and steal the energy for themselves. Blot's team formed Abominus for yet another in a series of battles against Computron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After an extended mission in space, Blot returned with Galvatron and the other Decepticons, setting up shop on Earth under Sixshot's command. He joined an enormous offensive against the Autobots' facility in [[Miami]], drawing out the troops from Autobot City so that Sixshot could kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Body-slamming Computron as Abominus was just icing on the cake. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The warfare on Earth continued, as Blot and the Terrorcons assembled as Abominus in part of a five-fold simultaneous strike on Autobot interests engineered by Sixshot. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} As Scorponok assumed control of the Decepticons again, Blot was seen at a rally being held in his honor on Chaar. Blot and the Terrorcons later joined a Decepticon strike on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], seeking to gain control of the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Blot was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} As part of Abominus, Blot participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole. He escaped into space with the rest of Scorponok's Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Zone'' cartoon, comic and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Blot was one of those summoned, but only as a part of [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
The Terrorcons and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] intercepted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team during the search for [[Metascan Alpha]]. The Terrorcons united into Abominus, but the Autobots ignored them and continued with their mission. A short time later, Abominus came under attack from the [[Destructon]]s and was blasted apart. The Terrorcons began a retreat and found themselves being aided by Ultra Magnus, resulting in Cyclonus agreeing to a truce between the two factions. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightSixshot Blot.jpg|109px|thumb|Even his pictures look toxic.]]
Blot was one of the earlier warriors seen in the [[Gladiatorial combat|bloodsport tournaments]] on [[Kaon]], part of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s team as the future [[Decepticon leader]] rose in prominence. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He remained part of the movement when the pit-fighting broke out into active terrorism, and was seen dismembering security officers with his extra arms just before [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned with his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Blot later joined with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and several others to form a squad called the Terrorcons, who are also major fanboys of [[Sixshot]]. They were deployed to [[Mumu-Obscura]], but were taken prisoner by the [[Reaper]]s to lure Sixshot to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons, to which Blot offered no reaction whatsoever, nor did he react when Sixshot appeared to take the Reapers up on their offer. After Sixshot declined the invitation, the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

Blot later returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he was part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the [[Autobot]]s for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}} He joined up with [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], who was trying to lead the Decepticons back into war, only to be taken out by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] while guarding their base. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}
{{-}}

===Theft of the Golden Disk===
Among the many historical artifacts the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] managed to acquire was the Hand of Blot. {{storylink|Dirge (BWII)|Dirge's ''Timelines'' profile}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Blight and the other Terrorcons were cloned from ancient [[CNA]] by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and promptly escaped to cause havoc. [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] were dispatched and managed to recapture the team, returning them to Shockwave's control, for now anyway. {{storylink|Unleash the Beasts}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Blot toy.jpg|230px|thumb|It's a thingy!]]
*'''Blot''' (1987)
**''Team ID number:'' '''TR4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-83'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[corrosive slime-shooter|Slime Gun]]", "Laser Mount" backpack

:Blot transforms into a navy blue and lavender monster. What sort of monster is a hard factor to determine, as the details molded into him don't particularly point to any one creature. His shoulder span and long arms indicate something ape-like, while his pointed nose and sloped head give him a mole-like appearance. Pretty much, if you say Blot looks like something (say, a giant ambulatory nose), he has a decent chance of actually looking like it. However, his Shattered Glass counterpart's bio states that it is an ogre.

:Blot's monster mode is nicely poseable for the time, having hinge elbows and full swivel shoulders and hips. His head can also rise up a bit, but due to his unpainted eyes, the effect is negligible. In robot mode, his articulation is reduced to just a single joint per arm. His box art shows these to be his elbows, but from looking at just the toy, they could be his shoulders. Due to his broad monster mode width, Blot's small, square-peg head conspires against him and makes him look immensely out of proportion.

:He can form the leg or arm of any [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, though he is nominally Abominus's right arm. He can also attach to Metroplex's robot mode.

:There is a variant of Blot which does not have the [[rubsign]] indent.

*'''Abominus''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-84'''

:Blot was also available in a gift set with the rest of the Terrorcons.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Butto''' (ブット)<ref>While usually written "Butt", Blot's Japanese name is in fact rather difficult to transliterate into English, being essentially "foot" with a "b" sound instead of an "f". In katakana, "butt" is usually rendered バット ''batto'', while "boot" is ブート ''būto''. It is equal parts possible that "butto" is a misspelling, intentional or otherwise, of "Blot" (ブロット ''Burotto''); an alternate transliteration for "butt"; or that it's "Bhutto", the name of a Sindhi tribe that resides in Pakistan.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Extermino''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Spectrobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wūdiǎn''' (China, 污点, "Stain")
*''Russian:'' '''Blot''' (Блот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Blot/blot.htm Blot at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blot Blot's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Slobs]]
[[Category:Terrorcons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Hot Rod (DOTM)

2013-08-22T21:49:20Z

Carrion: Don't know if unused concept art is mainpic worthy.

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Rodimus}}

:''Rodimus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Rodimus''' is an Autobot. That's about it.
[[File:DOTMCyberverseRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm not just an Autobot! I'm—I, um... I have a gradient!"]]
==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
*'''Bumblebee / Soundwave''' with '''Rodimus''' (Cyberverse 3-pack, 2011)

: Rodimus is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], transforming into an orange sports car. On the United States market, he is only available as a [[Walmart]] exclusive, as the "Bonus" figure in a pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeSoundwaveRodimus|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)#BeeSoundwaveRodimus|Soundwave]]. This three-pack was also available as an Asda exclusive in the United Kingdom and from Rossmann stores in Germany and Auchan stores in Hungary and Italy. Of note is that the [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] does ''not'' market Rodimus as a "bonus figure" (presumably so stores can charge full price for three toys), and his window lacks the yellow edges highlighting him as a special feature, despite still being separated from Bumblebee and Soundwave, who share a common window like in the US version. Despite this, Rodimus still doesn't get a mention on the back of the packaging, which only features a one-sentence "bio" about Bumblebee planning to bring down Soundwave in twelve different languages.

: All versions of the packaging also lack any logos that label the toys as [[Cyberverse]] products.

: This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMLegRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Rodimus at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:TF3concept-HotRod-MassiveBlack.jpg|thumb|200px]]
* To date, this Rodimus has no fiction appearances. The packaging has no technical notes or biographical information on the character, but does sport information on Soundwave and Bumblebee.
* Concept art for "Hot Rod" appeared in the "Transformers 3" section of [[Massive Black Volume 2]], along with various other designs.<ref>http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/flipbook/mb_2/index.php</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Cybertronian Homesick Blues

2013-08-08T21:38:28Z

Carrion: /* Real-world references */

{{Comicstory
|series=mtmte|issueno=13
|prev=Before & After
|next=Signal to Noise
|caption=
|image=MTMTE13_cvrA.jpg
|title="Cybertronian Homesick Blues"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[More than Meets the Eye issue 13|''More than Meets the Eye'' #13]]
|date=[[February 6]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=January 2013
|story by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|inks by=[[John Wycough]], [[Juan Castro]], [[Guido Guidi]] and [[Marc Deering]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] (pg. 1-10, 13, 14, 17) and [[Joana Lafuente]] (pg. 11, 12, 15, 16, 18-22)
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2012)]]
}}

'''Well-kept secrets come out when Swerve takes his friends on shore leave on the pleasure planet Hedonia.'''

==Synopsis==
''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] has repaired the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s long-range subspace network, and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] has bribed him with free drinks to let him send the first transmission back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He records a message for his old buddy [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], explaining the ship's explosive departure and the progress of the quest, and then begins to tell the story of the events of the previous day...''

A horrible howling sound emerging from [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s hab-suite catches Swerve's attention on his way to work, but before he can open the door, he is yanked away by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who is preparing to storm the room with [[Aquafend]]. They proceed to kick the door in, to discover that the noise was Cyclonus singing a hymn in [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Old Cybertronian]]. Suitably chastened, Drift returns to [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s office to carry on teaching the captain parrying, and Swerve tags along, asking the ninja-bot to become his new room-mate. Moments later, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] comes storming in, wound tighter than ever and rattling off a list of the crew's preposterously minor protocol infractions. Rodimus suggests he relax, and proposes that the crew take some "shore leave" on the nearby planet [[Hedonia]], convincing Swerve to show Magnus the planet's sights.

On the trip down to Hedonia, Swerve and Tailgate chat about the latter's choice in roommates and Cyclonus's past, and Swerve's friendship with Blurr, while Magnus desperately tries to relax. Setting down on the planet, Swerve's "posse" employ new auto-generated, personality-based [[holomatter]] avatars to find a mechanoid-friendly bar; Magnus's choice of a self-designed avatar based on [[Verity Carlo]] leaves them all asking questions. Swerve convinces Magnus to deactivate his fuel intake moderation chip so that he can enjoy drinking, but [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] exploits the opportunity to slip him a mickey—weapons-grade [[Nucleon]], which knocks Magnus out completely. Two hours later, the rest of the group are playing the "nemesis game", naming their worst enemies, when Magnus begins to come around and everyone but Swerve immediately flees in fear of repercussions. The sozzled Magnus mopes about his predicament to Swerve, about hating the quest and being hated by everyone and wanting to go back to Cybertron, and almost confesses to enjoying ''music'' when he notices Swerve's [[Autobot]] badge is missing. He dubs the little 'bot a shirker before gulping down another drink and passing out again.

A little later, the others return with trinkets bought from the gift shop; Rung has purchased a new model ship that reminds Skids of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]], prompting Rewind to play some millennia-old footage of the opening ceremony for the ship's launch, in which the crew was named. Suddenly, Cyclonus flies into a rage, flipping over the table and getting into a scuffle with Skids. Tailgate intervenes, urging the others to head back to the shuttle while he calms Cyclonus, and Swerve realises they only have twenty minutes to do so. Whirl quickly flies everyone back to the shuttle, after which they project their holomatters avatars back to the bar in order to transport the still-unconscious Ultra Magnus back via a short-cut through an organics-only area. To do so, he must be in his alternate mode, so they drag him out of the bar and begin jumping up and down on him in order to make him involuntarily transform, and they eventually succeed... except, he's upside down. After managing him to flip him over, the group drives back to the shuttle, happily commenting on what a good time they've had.

And back at the bar, a perfectly calm Cyclonus reveals something to Tailgate: he ''knows'' that he is lying, that he was not on the Ark's crew manifest - there was a [[Tailpipe (G1)|Tail''pipe'']], but no Tail''gate''. Tailgate realises that Cyclonus made a scene to save him from discovery, and sadly confesses that he never worked in ''bomb'' disposal, or the [[Primal Vanguard]]: he was actually a ''waste'' disposal 'bot, and he lied about himself because he was despondent over having never even been looked for after he fell through the [[Mitteous Plateau]] while on the way to rinse out the Ark-1's coolant. Cyclonus points out that he'll be caught out one day, but offers to share his method of easing sadness: he teaches Tailgate a song in Old Cybertronian, and the pair sing together in the empty bar.

''Swerve finishes up his recording, but when Blaster tries to send it to Blurr's personal hailing frequency, it does not go through. Swerve flashes back to the last time he met Blurr, and we learn it was the ''only'' time: he and Blurr were never friends, Swerve was just an over-eager fan who shared one or two sentences about opening a bar with Blurr while getting an autograph, and was fobbed off with a fake hailing frequency. He glumly returns to his bar, and in time, Ultra Magnus arrives, finally recovered from the previous night. He hands Swerve a new Autobot badge, revealing that he remembers everything about the drunken escapade. Swerve cautiously asks him if he'd like to be his new roomate, but Magnus simply chides him for his familiarity, making implicitly clear that nothing has changed between them.''

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks other than the extended one that makes up the main body of the story.)<br>
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*''[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'' (3)
*''[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'' (4)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (5)
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==Quotes==

"'''MUTINY!''' Everywhere I look I see rules being '''stretched''' and laws being '''broken''' and protocols being '''dragged outside and kicked to death.''' I've made a list: '''one,''' Skids keeps using the maintenance droids for target practice. '''Two,''' [[Waverider]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] '''insist''' on playing '''hand-grenade''' tag outside my office. '''Three:''' the warning signs that '''[[Dipstick]]'s''' put up in the engine rooms are '''riddled''' with misplaced apostrophes. '''Four:''' [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] keeps touching his—"<br>
"'''MAGNUS!'''"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

"Maybe I have been taking things too seriously. Maybe I should try and... and... whatever. There's a word for it."<br>
"Relax?"<br>
"That's not even a word. I'd have heard of it."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

"If anyone can cheer [Magnus] up, you can!"<br>
"You say "cheer him up" like it's something '''other''' than a centuries-long undertaking destined to end in madness and suicide."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Swerve'''

'''Rewind:''' "These holomatter avatars are '''brilliant'''—they even come with '''fake I.D.s!''' Say hello to 'Joe Human.' Who are you, Swerve?"<br>
'''Swerve:''' "'Mr. Person.' I dunno, these pseudonyms are a bit '''weak,''' aren't they?"<br>
'''Skids:''' "Least you've got a name—mine's '''blank.'''"<br>
'''Rung:''' "I think the program is struggling with human gender—do I '''look''' like a 'Mary Sue'?"

'''Rewind:''' "'Course, you know who Misfire reminds me of..."<br>
'''Swerve:''' "Shaddup."<br>
'''Rewind:''' "'''And''' you're a bad shot!"<br>
'''Swerve:''' "Not as bad as '''Misfire!'''"<br>
'''Rung:''' <small>"My head begs to differ."</small>

"I'm a serious person, Swerve! I can't help it! I only have two expressions, and the second one is just an angrier version of the first!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus'''

'''Rewind:''' "'Join me!' says Rodimus. 'Help me search for the Knights of Cybertron! Explore strange new worlds! Seek out new life! Jump up and down on the Duly Appointed Officer of the Tyrest Accord!'"<br>
'''Swerve:''' "I don't care what happens next: this quest just made the '''top three'''..."<br>
'''Rung:''' "Do you think this type of thing happens to '''Bumblebee''' and '''Prowl'''?"

==Notes==
[[File:Quests cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*Swerve's top ten list of quests include the "Moonquest" for [[Moonbase One|Luna-1]] he mentioned going on in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]]; a "Matrix Quest", referring to the [[Matrix Quest|story arc]] by that name from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]; a "Titan Quest", which presumably ''doesn't'' refer to the events of the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 annual]], since Swerve didn't go on that mission; and something called a "[[Thumb Quest]]", which he describes as legendarily bad later in the issue (and yet still makes #5 on his top ten!).
*The luckless [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] got hit by Brainstorm's existential gun at some point off-panel, another incident he can add to his growing list of unfortunate events.
*Cyclonus sings in Old Cybertronian, the ancient language from several previous Roberts issues, most famously spoken by [[Vos]]. He is also noted to have a Tetrahexian accent; he mourned for the loss of [[Tetrahex]] back in issue #1.
*Swerve is looking for a new room-mate since his previous one, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] was put into cold storage in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]].
*Whirl describes himself as having "no known weaknesses", a term used to describe especially powerful characters in [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' Generation 1 character profiles.
*Swerve recalls his time on [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]] and Cyclonus's attack on the facility, from the "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" storyline.
*The unrealistic nature of holomatter avatar hair is flagged up, originally mentioned in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]].
*Swerve plans to visit [[simultronic]] suites while on Hedonia, a form of virtual reality escapism seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''.
*A [[Torkuli]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Webworld]]" can be seen outside the bar on page 7.
[[File:MtMtE13 - DrSkids holomatter.jpg|thumb|100px]]
*The avatars on Alex Milne's cover all differ somewhat from Guidi's interpretations within the comic, but Rung and Skids's are especially different. On the cover, Rung is an effette, dapper Victorian gentleman, while in the comic, he is an unremarkable, tweed-wearing nebbish; Skids, meanwhile, is essentially James Bond on the cover, but in the comic, is basically the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]], complete with bow-tie.
*Magnus chummed around with Verity Carlo during the ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' mini-series. She appears on the cover in her sports-bra-and-hot-pants getup from that mini, while in the comic itself she appears in the clothes she wore back during the "-ations" era. Magnus recalls the nickname she called him in ''Last Stand'', "Uncle Magnus".
*[[Killmaster]] (the one with the wand), mentioned before in issue #5 and ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'', is revealed to be Whirl's arch-nemesis, and consequently—not too surprisingly—quite dead.
*What the rest of Swerve's pals get up to after ditching him with Magnus for a while is revealed in the short prose story included in the back of this issue, "[[Signal to Noise]]".
*Skids buys Rodimus a [[Galactic Council]] captain's hat from the gift shop, hearkening back to Rodimus's comments about funny hats in the 2012 annual.
*During the Hedonia escapades, Rung wonders whether Bumblebee and Prowl ever get into similar situations. This is a meta-reference to sister title Robots in Disguise, where those two are lead characters, and a book tonally different enough from MTMTE that such events would be completely out of place there.
*The memorial plaque for the Ark-1 seen in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|issue #9]] included the name "Tail-", obstructed by shadow. Now we know that was not Tailgate, as we were supposed to think at the time, but another guy called [[Tailpipe (G1)|Tail''pipe'']].
*Tailgate's arm, it is revealed, is supposed to say "Waste Disposal", but he had Ratchet replace the damaged text with "Bomb Disposal" circa [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]]. In artistic error that was presumably the result of foreknowledge of this twist, the phrase "Waste Disposal" ''did'' actually appear on Tailgate's arm in [[Interiors|issue #6]].
*As many fans correctly theorized, Tailgate's odd behavior in [[Before & After|issue #12]] was indeed him leading Rewind into explaining to him what he should do in order to defuse the bomb correctly.
*The song Cyclonus teaches Tailgate, like [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]'s dialogue from issue #7, uses the [[Cyberglyphics]] substitution cypher from the [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan ''Transformers'' comic]] and translates to "I've got my own".

===Real-world references===
*This story is named after the Bob Dylan song, "{{w|Subterranean Homesick Blues}}".
*Rewind's avatar wears a shirt of the Northern Irish band {{w|The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy}}. Bespectacled frontman {{w|Neil Hannon}} even appears in silhouette on a patch on his shoulder on the issue's cover.
*The Mobius Circuit is a reference to a {{w|Möbius strip}}.
*Rung is concerned that the avatar program has assigned him the name of "Mary Sue". A "{{w|Mary Sue}}" is a literary term springing from ''Star Trek'' fanfiction to describe a wish-fulfillment character inserted into a story as an avatar of the author themselves, who is [[Drift (G1)|awesome at everything and is loved by everyone]]. However, the reactionary nature of internet fandom has led many to immediately slap this term on ''any'' self-created character an author adds to a previously existing universe—some have accused Rung of being guilty of this crime.
*Skids's ID, meanwhile, is a blank black pocketbook. While on the surface this calls back to his missing memories, it is also evocative of the 'psychic paper' employed by his avatar's inspiration: a blank piece of paper that causes viewers to see whatever form of identification they expect to see.
*Whirl offers Magnus a drink called "[[Mood Whiplash]]", named for the storytelling trope—coined by website [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash TV Tropes]—that sees fiction snap from the heartwarming to the horrifying with distressing speed. This is the second drink named after one of TV Tropes's tropes, following [[Nightmare Fuel]] from issue #11.
*As the Autobots jump on Magnus, Rewind, quoted above, is of course cribbing from the opening sequence of ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*A Vorlon alien from the television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5 Babylon 5] can be seen on the cover underneath holo-Rung's arm.

===Errors===
*Guido Guidi's pencils are credited to "Guido Giudi", though his inks are credited correctly.
*Drift has both his swords on page 2, when page 4 shows us he should be missing one, which he has left with Rodimus during their lesson.

===Crew manifest===
*Rung is up and about again after reawakening in issue #11.
*5 deaths, 5 new arrivals (plus 20 or so Faders), and 1 boxed since the launch.

===Soundtrack===

*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lx1-WsQ1eI Now My Heart Is Full]'' by [[Wikipedia:Morrissey|Morrisey]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rLcx8X82ZU Subterranean Homesick Blues]'' by [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXT5h6dTotA The Underdogs]'' by [[Wikipedia:Rialto (band)|Rialto]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQ114DPvuY The Good Old Days]'' by [[Wikipedia:The Lodger (band)|The Lodger]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u_p0Kksc64 The Man Who Loved Beer]'' by [[Wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rL8vUYH8uw Pamplona]'' by [[Wikipedia:Pelle Carlberg|Pelle Carlberg]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bdliedq0SY Lonely Hearts Still Beat the Same]'' by [[Wikipedia:The Research|The Research]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PZn-tBOrrM Last Night I Nearly Died]'' by [[Wikipedia:Duke Special|Duke Special]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUoc6Wv72cs It's Not the End of the World?]'' by [[Wikipedia:Super Furry Animals|Super Furry Animals]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=773fnQDq60I Bar Italia]'' by [[Wikipedia:Pulp (band)|Pulp]]

Mainframe (G1)

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:''Mainframe is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Mainframe(G1) MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Code Monkey like Fritos. Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew. Code Monkey very simple man with big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you.]]
'''Mainframe''' is a dork. A computer dork, to be precise. (Both in that he is a computer that is a dork, and a dork about computers.) He'd rather tackle complex mathematical problems than join the [[Great War (G1)|inconvenient galactic conflict]] with the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite his distaste for combat, he won't shirk his duties when called upon. If anything, he hopes that if he simply ''must'' fight, that he'll have the chance to use his considerable brainpower to end things quickly.

Alas, his [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Push-Button]], would rather convert to a piston rifle and blow stuff up than be stuck debugging Mainframe's programs. Naturally, the two don't especially get along.

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Mainframe was one of the survivors of the [[Kimia Facility]] massacre. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Mainframe was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} When crew member [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] left on a stolen shuttle, Mainframe helped track it down. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

===''Classics''===
{{classicsnote}}
Mainframe was overlooking the [[Ironworks]] with [[Rad]] when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] attacked the base with his squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} He argued with [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] while rebuilding [[Ironworks]]. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Mainframe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|It figures a computer dork would want a BFG.]]
* '''Mainframe''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': "Vibro Pulverizer" rifle, Push-Button partner

: As an [[Action Master]], Mainframe is a non-transforming action figure of a robot with an indeterminate alternate mode, but chances are he turns into one of those huge computers you see in those movies from the 70s and 80s, you know, the ones the size of refrigerators with the reel-to-reel magnetic tape. He is compatible with any Action Master vehicle or weapon. He was part of the second assortment of basic carded figures, and came with his [[Action Master partner|partner]]-robot [[Push-Button]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Mainframe/mainframe.htm More information on Mainframe at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Mainframe is inexplicably on the cover of the 1990 [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series... a cartoon produced about four years before Mainframe's toy was released.

* According to his tech specs he is equipped to store 200,000 Megabytes of data. Which is really impressive unless you have $100 to spend on a USB hard drive.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Ordinateur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Cronos'''

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