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2025-06-08T09:17:30Z

Cashie: "Horri-bull" Needed a redirect to Horr-Bull

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Sky Garry (G1)

2025-01-12T03:11:46Z

Cashie: Garry/Gareth joke

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{{disambig2|the ''Return of Convoy'' Autobot|the ''Animated'' Autobot cyber-ninja|Sky Garry (Animated)}}
:''Sky Garry is an [[Autobot]] [[Battlestars|Battlestar]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#ROC|Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:SkyGarryBoxArt1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Damn it, Garry!]]

'''Sky Garry''' (スカイギャリー ''Sukai Gyarī'') is [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]'s right-hand man. He has a great respect for the legendary Autobot Supreme Commander and was the one who brought Star Convoy back from the dead. Kinda creepy.

His special attack is his "Mystery Circle Punch", which is really just a regular punch, but don't tell anybody that. He can combine with Star Convoy and [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to perform the [[Battlestar Attack]].

His [[Micromaster]] partner is [[Shotbomber]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Battlestars'' comic and story pages====
Encountering an advance group of [[Dark Nova]]'s [[Galaman]] warriors sent from an asteroid, Sky Garry dispatched them with his "Mystery Circle Punch".

[[File:GarryGalaman1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Bad touch!]]
To counter the threat of Dark Nova, the Autobots formed an elite sub-group known as the [[Battlestars]]. Their mission was to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] so that he might thwart Dark Nova. Sky Garry received the [[Zodiac]] from [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and was inaugurated as temporary Autobot Supreme Commander, at least until Prime was back on his feet again. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 1}}

Sky Garry then enlisted the youthful rookie, [[Sixliner]] into the Battlestars after watching an impressive battle between him and a horde of energy-plundering Galaman warriors. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 2}}

Aware of the mission of the Battlestars, Dark Nova stole Optimus Prime's body and cloned it as the evil [[False Convoy]]. Sky Garry and [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] managed to defeat False Convoy before he could kill Sixliner. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 3}} After False Convoy's defeat, Sky Garry rescued the fallen Supreme Commander's corpse from the [[Novaroid]] forces on planet [[Lucifer]]. Using the power of the Zodiac, Sky Garry brought Optimus Prime back to life and upgraded him into Star Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 4}}

Later, Sky Garry was stuck out in space battling the remaining Novaroid and Galaman soldiers around planet Lucifer. He was concerned about Star Convoy and Sixliner facing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]] alone on [[Earth]], frustrated he couldn't be there to help. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars special}}

[[File:SkyGarry1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sky Garry, Star Convoy and Grandus inside Star Giant's tummy.]]
Sky Garry eventually joined the other Battlestars in a space battle against Super Megatron and his [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] warriors. Combining into the [[Battlestar Attack]], they shot Super Megatron to pieces. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 7}}

Dark Nova then revealed himself and upgraded Super Megatron into Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 8}} Then after that, the Decepticon Emperor merged with Ultra Megatron to become the [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 9}} Sky Garry and the other Battlestars traveled into Star Giant's stomach and took the behemoth apart from the inside-out, narrowly escaping just as their foe exploded and died. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====
During a recap of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s life story, [[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Waspinator]] mentioned the time he became the Star Giant and fought against Sky Garry and the Battlestars. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}}

When Dark Nova stole the body of Optimus Prime, he did so right under the nose of Prime's loyal guard, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. Sky Garry and Grandus allowed Roller to join the Battlestars and help them in their mission to reform False Convoy and stop Dark Nova. Roller was destroyed fighting [[Novaroid]]s to divert enemy forces from the other Battlestars. When Sky Garry used to Zodiac to revive the Supreme Commander as Star Convoy, he placed the body of Roller next to the Prime, letting him be incorporated into the new leader's form. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

In 2038, Sky Garry and the Battlestars were stationed on [[Micro|Zone]]. They opposed the new Dark Nova and his agents like [[Violengiguar]] and [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===3H comics===
IN [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Sky Garry served as the shuttle that the Autobots (sans [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]) used to escape a horde of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:HtF-SkyGarryfightspirates.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Sky Garry, not Sky Gareth!]]
Sky Garry was hanging out at the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] in the [[Delta Prysmos Sector]] when a [[Tidal Wave (G1)|pirate ship]] appeared overhead and dropped a bomb on him and several other passersby. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
[[File:ROC-toy SkyGarry.jpg|thumb|upright=2|The one Transformer you're more likely to own a [[knockoff]] of than the real deal.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Garry''' (Autobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-360'''
:*''Accessories'': Two guns, ramp, platform, Micro Trailer #0
{{toydesigner|[[Motoki Takaya]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Transformers'' toyline]], Sky Garry transforms into a Cybertronic starship with landing skids. His canopy can open up and seat a [[Micromaster]] or two, though they are not secured in any way in there so they rattle around. His middle section is expandable, allowing him to carry up to three [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]]s, though he only comes with one. He has holes and pegs to secure the Trailers' sides, plus a catch in the center to grip the raised square on the trailers' top. Pulling his halves out from the trailers and pressing the orange button in the center of his expanded section (aka the robot groin) releases the catch and drops the trailers.

: He also has a third tower mode, using the gray platform on his back as a battle station midway up. In this mode, Sky Garry is ''supposed'' to attach Micro Trailers at his sides via the [[5 mm post]]s on his arms, plugging the Trailers to them with the holes midway down the Trailers' sides. Bizarrely though, these pegs were beveled into uselessness, which is even weirder given that Sky Garry is the ''only '' toy meant to attach the Trailers via those holes. He also has a standard Micromaster ramp connector and ramp piece (using the same mold as [[Skyhopper#Toys|Skyhopper]]'s [[Helicopter]] and [[Groundshaker (G1)#Toys|Groundshaker]]'s [[ATV]]), which lets him connect to any other ramp-compatible toy, such as Micromaster bases... though the point the ramp attaches to on him is a sheer vertical wall so its usefulness is... debatable.

: Sky Garry comes with his Micro Transformer partner [[Shotbomber#Toys|Shotbomber]] and a black Micro Trailer.

: Sky Garry's sticker sheet includes multiple optional stickers: four Autobot symbols on white backdrops, and four black circles with yellow stars. The latter are marked as special stickers to denote whoever you attach them to is a member of the [[Battlestars]]. This set comes from an era where most of the Takara releases use laminated paper decals with notoriously weak adhesive, which makes the smaller decals (like the small black squares on his shoulders) very, very likely to fall off and get lost.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/SkyGarry/skygarry.htm More information on Sky Garry at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:DeathGarrygun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Not Fire Guts Sky Garry.]]
*"Star Garry" (スターギャリー) was a preproduction name for Sky Garry.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]''</ref>
*Both Sky Garry and Grandus have special attacks relating to things considered "mysterious". In Sky Garry's case, the "mystery circle" of his "Mystery Circle Punch" is the Japanese term for "crop circle". What this was actually supposed to connote is uncertain, but as far as it is known, the attack does not utilize wheat in any way.
*Sky Garry's mold was [[redeco]]ed into the evil "Deathgarrygun" (デスギャリガン ''Desugyarigan'') mecha for [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Brave of Gold Goldran'' series. This version came with three [[Micro Trailer]]s, but all of the launching mechanisms were removed from them. This was just one of several late-series ''Transformers'' molds recycled for a [[Brave (franchise)|Brave]] toyline. In the show itself, the mecha is considerably larger than the rest of the cast, and the face had a mouthplate. It was also mass-produced by the series' antagonistic faction, the Walzac Republic Empire. During the final battle, one of the units is transformed into a much larger and more demonic-looking form, Cyber Deathgarrygun. The Deathgarrygun toy would later become fairly easy to obtain thanks to its reissue by [[Sonokong]] in South Korea. [http://sak2-2.tok2.com/home/transrave/brave_series/gold09_deathgarrygun.html Deathgarrygun toy gallery at a Japanese fansite.]
*In the mid to late-1990s, Sky Garry was one of the most commonly [[Knockoff|bootlegged]] Transformers, appearing in several different sizes. Most of them were carded and of poor quality. The carded ones are notable for their extra chrome pieces and separating legs. There was also a bootleg Sky Garry in box packaging from another manufacturer, which saw release at Toys "R" Us in the mid-1990s under the name "Convert-A-Bot Cybertron FX-7".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/crappyoffbrands/comments/9vgx75/convertabots_cybertron_fx6/] 2018 Reddit post by u/YetiProductions of a packaged Convert-A-Bot Cybertron FX-7</ref> This bootleg was of surprisingly high quality and included his Microtrailer but with the Growl mold rather than Shotbomber's.
*According to the behind-the-scenes section in ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers]]'' TPB, Sky Garry would have served as a transport for a new team of [[Wreckers]] in earlier drafts of the story. His personality, a resentful moaner with unrealized dreams, was reapplied to [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] member [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]].

===Name===
While the word "Garry" isn't an English word, it is likely an intentional corruption of "carry"—nonce words in Japanese are often derived from modifying whether a consonant is {{w|Voice (phonetics)|voiced}} or not, with the accompanying mark added or removed. In this case, ''kyarī'' (キャリー) to ''gyarī'' (ギャリー). (This is also inbuilt in native Japanese words as a process called {{w|rendaku}}, wherein the second morpheme will become initially voiced.) This particular wordplay is popular in Japanese media; "Garry" is a commonly used suffix for transforming robots that transport ("carry") other robots or vehicles. Examples include {{gb|Jet Garry}} from Bandai's ''{{gb|Machine Robo (toyline)|Machine Robo}}'' franchise.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2024-06-02T23:44:59Z

Cashie: Fixed a couple of links, especially Jaze and Baro

[[File:TransformersEarthWars logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], [[2016]]
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.

The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], though characters from the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|Prime]] and even some original characters also appear.

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jetfire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.
*'''Return to Cybertron'''
A power play involving Starscream, Straxus, and Rodimus Unicronus results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses.
*'''War For Cybertron'''
Flashbacks introduce the Omega Supreme and Overlord combiners, along with the War for Cybertron cosmetic skin cores.
*'''Regenesis'''
Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retreive the mysterious Project: Regenesis
*'''Titans on Earth'''
The Titans Metroplex & Trypticon are summoned to Earth to help their allies

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former.

Building Cores

*Universal Building Cores:
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*Auto Cannon Cores:
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*Mortar Cores:
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*Missile Launcher cores:
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*Laser Turret Cores:
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage, but restricts weapon to attack only airborne targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage

*HQ Cores:
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range

*Beam Laser Cores:
*'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target
*'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target

*Shock Tower Cores:
*'''Thunderstrom''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage
*'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporary

*Stasis Mine Cores:
*'''Glass Gas Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
*'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode
*'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporary

*Building Bot Cores:
*'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking
*'''Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electical damage
*'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds
*'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core

*Prime Cores: Simliar to the Prime Bot Cores. Obtainable for 7500 Prime Core Shards

*Universal Bot Cores:
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*Warrior Bot Cores
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*Air Bot Cores:
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*Gunner Cores:
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*Medic Cores:
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*Bot Specific Cores:
Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

*G1 Cores:
A successor to the Bot Specific Cores are the G1 cores. Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series.

*Prime Cores:
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. Prime cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of 5,000 Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events).

*Limited Time Cores:
Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. One the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*Squad cores:
Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*Skin Cores:
Cores that will give your bots a different appearance

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum crystal|crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
*'''C.O.M.B.A.T Spark'''- Used to upgrade C.O.M.B.A.T bots. Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T bot
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8–12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different modes and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies

===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge]]''' - The Space bridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
{{collist|6|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]

;[[Combiner]]s/[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]
*[[Ruination (G1)| Ruination]]

;[[Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Ark (G1)|Autobot Ark]]}}
}}
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c2=
{{collist|6|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander]]
*[[Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]
*[[Inferno (BW)|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]]

;Combiners/[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]
*[[God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon Nemesis]]}}
}}
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h4=Negative universe|c4=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
;[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
* Generic Mini-Sharkticons
;[[Drone]]s
* Generic Medibots
;[[Weapons]]
* Sword of Balance
* Cosmic Rust Blaster
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firebolt]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]]
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)|Buzzstrike]]
*[[Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (Prime)|Jaze]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)|Zori]]
*[[Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)|Growl]]
*[[Gabu (G1)|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast| Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)|Lancelon]]
*[[Fireglide (G1)|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (Prime)|Baro]]
{{!}}}

|h6=Non-Playable|c6=
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow]]
;Other [[human]]s
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'',''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', ''[[Studio Series|Studio Series 86]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/''Unique Toys''. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/''Unique Toys''. Thighs: ''Unique Toys''. Head: ''Unique Toys''. Hands and feet: ''Unique Toys''. Gun: ''Unique Toys'' (shared with Defensor). Whew!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his Masterpiece toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his Universe toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing [[The Touch]]. This also applies to Soundwave.
* One of, if not both of the Autobot Drift's swords translates into "revenge". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant, and not Autobot.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts.
===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*After the update that gave Blaster and Soundwave altmodes,this came at a price. Both of their character models in robot mode have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''Alternate Form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. (Further research needed)
*As of the most recent update, Overlord and Omega Supreme are sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations though they'll return occasionally. This has since been fixed.
**Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and Patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

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Victorion

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Cashie: /* Notes */ link for Galvatronus

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:''Victorion is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Victorion-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''All I wanna do'' ''Is see you turn into'' ''A giant woman (a giant WOOOman)'']]

'''Victorion''' was created after the [[Torchbearer]]s—a team of explorers who seek ancient Cybertronian artifacts—were accidentally exposed to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. As all six of her components are devout followers of the [[Mistress of Flame]], the religious head of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Victorion gets a leeeeeeetle bit tetchy when someone threatens sacred relics. And by "tetchy" we mean "summons the wrath of god upon their heads". Between her whirling blade weapons, gravity-control powers, and the ability to fly under her own power, the collection of Rust Renegades is more than capable of some righteous smiting.

The strong discipline and sense of unity among the Torchbearers, combined with their natural deference to Pyra Magna, means Victorion is one of the most mentally stable Combiners. In ways she is much like Pyra, with the others contributing numerous smaller personality tics to ensure the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

Victorion is formed from:
*[[Pyra Magna]] (torso)
*[[Jumpstream]] (left arm)
*[[Dust Up]] (right arm)
*[[Stormclash]] (left leg)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (right leg)
*[[Rust Dust]] (chestplate)

{{bigquote|Heretics and defilers must pay for their crimes!|Victorion is not happy, "[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[An Uneventful Night|''Combiner Hunters'' #1]]}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-victorionattacks.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant! Controlled! Surgical! Graceful! And powerful! But yes, occasionally, I am known to smash."]]

When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] stole the [[Enigma of Combination]] and fled to the [[Rust Sea]], she ran across the Torchbearers. During a standoff between the team, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], Arcee threatened to destroy the artifact, only for Rust Dust to make a grab for it, activating the Enigma and fusing the Torchbearers into Victorion.

The gestalt focused its energies on protecting the artifact of its birth... by trying to obliterate Arcee. Windblade and Chromia saved her, unwilling to let anyone die. Victorion proved more than a match for the three physically, but Windblade was ultimately able to talk sense to Victorion, reminding her of the Torchbearers' devotion to [[Solus Prime]], who created rather than destroyed. Accepting that honoring the legacy of the Primes must also include not engaging in unnecessary destruction, Victorion separated into her component individuals, much to Arcee's shock. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me!'']]

She later confronted Optimus Prime, after a brief scuffle with him as her component Torchbearers. After combining, Optimus stated that he didn't think Caminus had combiners. Victorion replied that it didn't—that she was something new, then turned the conversation towards Optimus, asking him what ''he'' was. He told her that he had come to ask her opinion on the subject. She then pinned him to the ground with her gravity control powers, and demanded that he tell her what he knew about the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Light]]. Struggling to move, he recounted the legend of its creation and ended with his stated belief that it was technology, nothing more. Victorion sarcastically responded that ''this'' was the universe they lived in—where one carrying the holiest of objects on the planet didn't even believe in its divinity.

Asking him how many had died during his carrying of the Matrix, he solemnly replied that too many had, and that death and war were the legacy of the Primes. She then told him that on Caminus, everyone learns the names of all the Primes, save for those of two: "[[The Fallen#2005 IDW continuity|The Fallen]]" and "The Arisen". Her components left Caminus, and The [[Mistress of Flame|Mistress]]'s service, because of the latter's belief that she knew who The Arisen was—sacrilege to the combiner. Victorion claimed that the Matrix rightfully belonged to her, as a disciple of [[Solus Prime]], and she said she would one day possess it. Until then, however, she decided to use her talents as a builder to build up Optimus. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Victorion later accompanied Optimus and her fellow combiner, Superion, to help put down the Decepticon takeover of the Spacebridge. She used her gravity powers to end the clash between Windblade and Dreadwing, and greeted Chromia and Windblade. She then went through the spacebridge to Earth, with Optimus, [[Sterling]], [[Aileron]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Chromia, Ironhide, and Wheeljack to stop Galvatron's takeover of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-Victorion.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Hey Steven, want to see something cool?"]]

Victorion took part in the pitched battle that ensued after Optimus Prime forcefully annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], using her gravity powers to take down some of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. With the Decepticons weakened thanks to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[mindbomb]], the Autobots pushed the advantage, routing the Decepticons and the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. When Optimus's forces extracted their wounded back to Cybertron through the spacebridge, Victorion and Superion covered the retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

After Aileron struck out on her own and aggressively arrived at the [[White House]], Victorion carried Optimus Prime and Sunstreaker to the White House lawn in order to defuse the situation. Victorion used her gravity powers to warp a satellite blast intended for Optimus Prime, then warped the light around the Autobots, turning them invisible and allowing them to escape. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

[[File:ItsBeginningToAndBackAgain-thentheywontmindthis.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You like that, little man?!"]]

During the preparation for the attack on Galvatron and his Decepticon followers, Victorion questioned the Autobots' alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and his Decepticons, as they didn't have a very deified view of the title of "Prime". After they began the attack, underneath the [[Indian Ocean]], Victorion and Superion held their own quite well against the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s [[Seeker clone|clone combiners]]. In response, Galvatron used the power of the Onyx Code version of the Enigma of Combination to merge a handful of his troops into the combiner [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]! The Decepticon gestalt immediately grappled with Victorion, landing a punch on her before Galvatron used the Enigma again to forcibly separate her into her component Torchbearers, weakening the team. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The Torchbearers were able to pull themselves back together during the subsequent cleanup effort, and formed Victorion to interfere with an EDC strafing run. On Jetfire's orders, she used her gravity powers to safely extract the Autobots and their prisoners.{{storylink|White Heat}}

Some months later, Victorion, Optimus Prime, and Soundwave travelled to [[Oregon]] to the besieged [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Arcee, who had been targeted by attack from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I.Joe]]. Believing the Transformers to be behind the destabilization of [[Ore-13]], the Joes weren't inclined to talk things out; in the ensuing fight, Soundwave lauched an electromagnetic pulse to disrupt the human technology, and Victorion caught and safely set down the planes that had been knocked out of the air by the attack to prove their goodwill. Then, a [[Rom|mysterious silver alien]] intervened and began slaughtering the Joes, so Optimus ordered his troops to pursue the mechanical interloper. Victorion used her gravitational powers to airlift her Cybertronian allies away. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} When that situation had been dealt with, Victorion returned to standing guard outside Autobot City with Jazz and Arcee, {{storylink|O Ship of State}} but failed to notice [[Snake-Eyes]] sneaking into their base. {{storylink|The New Colossus}}

[[File:ValleyForge-VictorionVsKarza.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I ain't exactly a [[4 Guards|deck of cards]] here."]]

When the Transformer-hunting taskforce [[M.A.S.K.]] arrived to besiege [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], Victorion moved to take down the humans and their shapeshifting vehicles, but was left unprepared for a massive onslaught of [[Dire Wraith]]s that arrived to help their benefactor [[Miles Mayhem]]. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} The Camien combiner soon recovered and leapt back into the action when the villainous [[Baron Karza]] showed up and merged with the Wraiths into a titanic new form. As the only member of the battle capable of fighting Karza on her own terms, Victorion slugged it out with the Baron, but split into her components after he revealed his ability to summon more Wraiths from within his body. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

[[File:FeelSafeWithoutRegrets-Victorion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Don't bother putting your socks back on, 'cause I'm about to knock 'em off again!"]]

The Torchbearers combined into Victorion once again when the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s made planetfall on Earth, providing backup for Optimus as he met with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} When the Junkions launched a surprise attack on the assembled Autobots and their human guests, the Torchbearer deployed Victorion once more, using her gravity powers to tear her oncoming foes to bits. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Following Optimus Prime's decision to willingly lay down arms and negotiate with the Junkions once more, she watched impassively as Optimus unveiled the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] returned to Cybertron, Metrotitan opened a spacebridge back home and opened fire on [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. In retaliation, the evil Titan fired a beam directly through his brother's torso, crippling him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} As the crew took stock of their situation, they were approached by the Prime of Lies and his [[Maximal]] army. Though the Torchbearers were willing to engage the beasts, Arcee convinced them that their power would be put to better use against the approaching [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

The Constructicon combiner however managed to push through the Camien's gravity manipulation prompting Victorion to summon her sword and switch to melee combat. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} In short order however, it was revealed that there was a sample of the gravity manipulating [[Ore-4]] aboard Nemesis, its effects interfering with Victorion's abilities. When Arcee shattered the crystal, Victorion's full powers were restored which she demonstrated by unleashing a gravity wave powerful enough to rip Devastator to atoms. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

[[File:OurFinest-VictorionVsMonstructor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"That all you got? You think that's enough to beat—"]]

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked Cybertron, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] drafted the Torchbearers into her service, intending for Victorion to breach the Chaos Bringer's surface and unleash her gravitational powers from within the monster, killing him. Though the combiner was brought near Unicron, she ultimately opted to attack [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] once it opened fire on [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. Within the craft, the deranged Decepticon revealed he'd been anticipating this and unleashed [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] whose animalistic fury overwhelmed Victorion before he fatally tore [[Stormclash]] from the combined whole, causing the combiner to break apart. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

[[File:Ceremony-Victorion2.0.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This is Victorion, back together, and I'm never going down at the hands at the likes of [[Monstructor (G1)|you]]!"]]

Victorion would live again, however: when the battle against Unicron spilled over to Earth, the energies unleashed by Superion's reformation and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s activation of the Enigma of Combination prompted Pyra Magna to desperately reform Victorion in the hopes of stopping Monstructor. The Torchbearers were thus joined by [[Slide]], who took Stormclash's place as Victorion's new left leg. Together with Superion, the two combiners were able to tag-team Monstructor, with Victorion delivering the finishing blow by ramming her fist through Monstructor's head.

As Unicron perished, his body collapsing into a black hole, Victorion was teleported to [[Mount Rushmore]] with the other heroes and mused that Optimus had sacrificed his life to vanquish the threat. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Anna Akana]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Kari Wahlgren]] (''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes'', English)}}
[[File:PreludeToCombinerWars-victorion.jpg|thumb|300px|left|''Where did we go? What'd we do?'' ''I think we made something entirely new'']]
Following the disbanding of the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Victorion stepped forth to lead her people towards unity and peace, and proclaimed herself savior of the galaxy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}} Upon sensing the Enigma of Combination was in danger, Victorion flew to Cybertron and faced off against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The fight didn't last long, as Starscream soon made his move and became "The Ultimate Combiner" by using her, Devastator, and the corpses of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] to upgrade himself. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} After Starscream was defeated, Windblade gave the Enigma to Victorion, claiming that such an artifact belongs with them. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Victorion assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, she and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually found Maximus in a frozen wasteland, {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} and while the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] himself was inactive, his weapons were still functional. Learning this, Victorion ordered Computron to fire all Maximus's missiles at Trypticon, believing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s attempts to stop him were a lost cause and that they would need to save Cybertron. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus seeking Victorion's insight on religious matters and revealing the Mistress had perished, Victorion assumed him responsible and ordered the Combiners to attack. Megatron held his own in battle until Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain. Seeking revenge on [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], Victorion used the Enigma to fuse with the other Combiners, turning herself into Ultimate Victorion and teleporting back to Metroplex City. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} There, she engaged Trypticon, but found herself quickly overwhelmed by the Titan. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} Before Trypticon could finish her, she was saved by the arrival of Optimus Prime, but she was still too damaged to continue and separated from the other Combiners. Undeterred, she charged back into battle alongside the others, damaging Trypticon by firing an energon spike into an energon main. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} She attempted to attack him again after he was weakened in battle with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], but Trypticon sensed the Enigma in her possession and swallowed it - and her - whole. {{storylink|Consumed}} Both were eventually released thanks to [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s plan, but when she tried to reclaim the Enigma and [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] created a flame barrier that burned off [[Dust Up|her arm]] and damaged her sword, leaving her powerless to stop the ancient Transformer from killing Optimus and escaping with the relics. Though she maintained distrust of him, she agreed to aid Megatron in stopping Megatronus's plan. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

[[File:POTP-Ep5-Athenaeum-Sanctorum-Cron-decapitates-Victorion.jpg|thumb|300px|Some of our actions were a bit regrettable.]]
Megatron led Victorion, Windblade and Perceptor to [[Primal Swamp]] in search of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], though she continued to assert herself as the true leader of the group. Their search was interrupted by the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who attacked them for associating with Megatron. Victorion struggled against [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before finally forcing them off, only for the Dinobots to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Still refusing to ask for Megatron's aid, Victorion ordered Perceptor to distract Volcanicus so she and Windblade could attempt a sneak attack, but it failed. Things were further complicated by the arrival of [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who demanded the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} Predaking savagely beat Victorion and held her in his grasp until Windblade and Perceptor tricked him into releasing her. She picked up Perceptor and they all made a run for it, with Predaking and Volcanicus close behind. Their chase came to a stop when they found Megatron entering a strange dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}} Victorion continued to insist she didn't have the Enigma, but Predaking refused to believe her and attacked the party. As he was about to strike her, Megatron returned with the Requiem Blaster and convinced Predaking to leave them alone. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Following a series of coordinates, Victorion and the others eventually traveled to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]], the library of the gods. Victorion was overwhelmed, her faith having finally been rewarded, but she was taken by surprise as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] restrained her. Before she could begin to fight back, Rodimus [[decapitation|decapitated her]], killing her instantly. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} As the dust settled, the others mourned her loss, as well as that of her Torchbearer components. {{storylink|Consequences}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Victorion was one of many on Cybertron who attempted to stand against [[Thunder Mayhem]]. She failed. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Victorion Earth Wars.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"We don't have to fight... you're outnumbered!"]]

Victorion can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Rust Renegades have been collected.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Blade Dash''' - Dash to a target and slash it for heavy damage
**'''Kinetic Barrier''' - Spin your blade, reflecting 75% of all damage dealt to you and dealing damage to nearby enemies
**'''Noble Sacrifice''' - Deal heavy damage and disable enemies over a large area while losing 20% of your max Health. If this ability kills you, disable the entire enemy base for 10 seconds
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Victorion Victorion at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-Victoriontoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''I can see you hate the way we intermingle'' ''But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single'']]
*'''Victorion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Left & right hands, 2 feet, buildable broadsword
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[You]] (initial concept)}}

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' series, Victorion is made up of Voyager Class [[Pyra Magna]] as the torso, with [[Rust Dust]] forming her chest, and [[Dust Up]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], and [[Jumpstream]] each forming a limb. Pyra Magna has been [[retool]]ed to give Victorion a new head. Having the copter-twins Skyburst and Stormclash as legs puts her in "flight mode". Her broadsword is the combined mode of her components' weapons, with the base of the sword resembling the [[Lightning Bug]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]". The final product features a more muted green compared to the early [[stock photography|stock photos]] that depict hand-painted [[prototype]]s.

:Unlike earlier ''Combiner Wars'' gestalts, Victorion uses dedicated hand and foot parts, rather than the "can be either hand or a foot or a gun" parts that come with the rest of the limb-bots in the series. This is because her components aren't sold separately, resulting in a reduced need for flexibility in the hand/foot-part department.

:Every one of Victorion's components has Cybertronic tampographs in her vehicle mode, which read:
::'''IF CYBERTRON BE YOUR HOME''' (Pyra Magna)
::'''FAR AWAY NEVER ROAM''' (Rust Dust)
::'''HEAR MY MESSAGE LISTEN AND FEAR''' (Skyburst)
::'''DANGER COMES THE END IS NEAR''' (Stormclash)
::'''JUST LIKE US YOU SOON WILL RUST''' (Dust Up)
::'''ALL SHALL BE TURNED TO DUST''' (Jumpstream)
:This is another callback to "Cosmic Rust": the warning message left by [[Thirteenth Legion|victims]] of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|the titular plague]] on [[Antilla|their colony world]].

:Victorion was only available as a box set including a poster and a collector card based on her packaging art, one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Canada, was both sold at Toys"R"Us stores and available via Amazon Canada. In the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK Toys"R"Us website (but never sold in stores), whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

:This set, including the new individual head sculpts but without Rust Dust, was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megatronia#Toys|Megatronia]].

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==Notes==
[[File:CombinerHunters victorion.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Victorion's reveal image from [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/06/19/victorion-transformers-exclusive-first-look/28969983/ USAToday]]]

*Victorion was the result of the 2015 [[Fan polls|Fan Built Combiner]] polls. Fan-voting determined:
**Her gender
**Her name
**The molds used
**Her color scheme
**Her special power (Gravity control)
**Her origin ("Rust Sea" won, so while the components are from Caminus, Victorion proper was "born" in the Rust Sea in-fiction.)
**Her "rival" ([[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] won, and on his first formation in IDW continuity, he immediately grapples with Victorion.)
**Her attitude ("doesn't take instruction well" won, and yeah, upon first forming, she's kind of a loose cannon until Windblade talks her down.)
*Though she is the first female "traditional", Scramble City-style Combiner, the honor of first Combiner to be referred to as female goes to [[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]], a [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] 3-bot [[Mini-Con]] Combiner.
*In her first fictional appearance, she is drawn without any obvious integration of [[Rust Dust]], who forms her "chest armor" in toy form. Similarly, in his first appearance in IDW continuity, [[Defensor (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Defensor]] is also drawn without ''his'' chest armor component, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]. Given that [[Pyra Magna]] is a retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]], both of whom form the torsos of their respective Combiners, it seems an odd omission to make twice.
[[File:HasbroDesignerDesk-Victorionfaceplate.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*Occasionally, Victorion is drawn with a mouthplate and non-visored eyes rather than the exposed mouth and visored eyes the final toy has. This seems to be based on one of the earlier designs for Victorion, as seen in a clip from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiAuDJiJEkM Hasbro's "Designer Desk" video for Victorion] on YouTube.
*Victorion is one of the largest ''Transformers'' action figures to have [[heel struts]]. She also has hands that are ''much'' smaller than any other ''Combiner Wars'' Combiner, even without the knuckle-guns that other figures have. They're close to the size of original G1 Combiner toy hands.
*If you think about it, it's rather fitting that the [[fandom]] gets to have influence on a character who literally comprises disparate personalities.
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #3]], Victorion has a variable height of approximately 150 feet and a variable weight of approximately 1500 tons.<ref>For reference, this equals 45.7 metres and 136.1 metric tonnes.</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Victorion''' (ヴィクトリオン ''Vikutorion'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǎixuán Nǚshén''' (China, 凯旋女神, "Goddess of Victory")

==References==
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==External links==
*"Female Transformers Come to the Fore" at [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/04/23/transformers-female-characters/26236633/ USAToday.com]

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I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream

2021-10-14T14:13:15Z

Cashie: Added Discworld referemce

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''Transformers Halloween Special''
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|image=TFHalloween regcvr.jpg
|title="I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 29]], 2021
|coverdate=September 2021
|written by=[[Dan Watters]]
|art by=[[Beth McGuire-Smith]]
|colors=[[Nahuel Ruiz]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
|continuity=[[2019 IDW continuity]]
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'''Starscream ventures into the deep Cybertronian wilderness in search of a ghost, only to discover that there are some fates far worse than death...'''

==Synopsis==
Since seizing control of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the [[Decepticon]]s have had their hands full keeping the city running smoothly: a problem that's only been exacerbated by rumors of [[Autobot]]s lurking in the wilderness, looking to take back the city. In response, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s currently forming a dedicated unit to hunt down and flush out any potential counter-insurgents—the lucky 'bot chosen to head such a taskforce will report to both military and civilian authorities, and will no doubt be hailed as a hero of the revolution... so it should be no surprise that the ever-ambitious [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] has volunteered himself as a way to get ahead. When he approaches Megatron's office, however, he takes a moment to eavesdrop on a conversation between Megatron and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]; although he's pleased to hear that Megatron's already decided to put Starscream in charge, he's less enthused when Sixshot questions where Starscream's true loyalties lie—Cybertron, the Decepticons, or just himself? Megatron explains to Sixshot that, when Starscream was newly forged, his mentor [[Cryak]] took him on countless expeditions, and although a freak accident left her mortally wounded, he believes that she successfully imbued him with a love for Cybertron's geography and culture before she went [[immersant]]. Sixshot still has doubts, however, and so Megatron sighs and tells him that he'll get [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to do it instead.

A frustrated Starscream stalks from [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and bumps into a terrified [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who've returned from a routine patrol with dreadful news: the legend is true! For millennia, Transformer have told tales of a ghost who howls in the night—the disembodied [[spark]] of a dead Cybertronian condemned to wander the wastes in search of a body... and now the two [[Battlecharger]]s have heard its screams with their own ears. Starscream immediately suspects that there's more to this tale than what he's hearing: after all, a canny group of Autobots ''could'' regroup using this ghost story as a cover to keep superstitious Decepticons at bay. While Runamuck and Runabout want to take this straight to Megatron, Starscream has a different idea: one 'bot with an intimate knowledge of the landscape beyond Iacon can sleuth out the problem better than an obvious army. Besides, he adds to himself privately, if he handles the problem alone, he'll ''surely'' land himself the cushy position he's been dreaming of.

Starscream's journey takes him far from Iacon, out into the deep wilderness and, eventually, into an isolated glade of metallic flora as night falls. Alone with his innermost thoughts, Starscream briefly reflects on his time with his mentor, and whether or not the Decepticons are right about his self-serving nature... and, as a result, it's almost a relief when the horrible screams reach his audio receptors. When Starscream follows the screams, however, he doesn't find a ghost at all—instead, he finds one of the [[Voin]]'s ape-like organic servants. Having somehow escaped captivity, the creature's neural cable that usually connects it to its Voin owner has somehow tangled itself up amidst the trunks and stems of the metallic forest, and left it unable to escape. Starscream initially wonders how the creature could've survived for so long without any food, but soon realizes that the cable that trapped it has also somehow been drawing raw [[energon]] up from the planetary surface. Disgusted by the idea of an organic leeching energon from his planet, Starscream unsheathes his knife and approaches the creature; when he does so, however, he discovers that the electrical current coursing through the wire has an unusual reaction with his own spark...

A few seconds later, Starscream regains consciousness, and is horrified to discover that the accident has somehow transferred his spark into the body of the Voin ape! Panicked and disgusted by his predicament, Starscream tries to think rationally; although his new body is wracked by unfamiliar instincts and awash with fear hormones, the Decepticon eventually realizes that he has not ''become'' the organic creature; rather, his spark is somehow trapped within its body. With enough effort, it's even possible to surf from one cell to the next; as he probes the limits of his new form, a familiar voices tells him that he can make the process easier if he visualizes a body for himself. Somewhere in the ape's arteries, Starscream rematerializes, but demands to know who's helping him—when his benefactor obeys his request, however, Starscream recoils in horror... for standing before him is the ''other'' Cybertronian trapped in this body, her spectral form hunched and deformed by her failed immersion: Cryak!

Cryak explains that she chose this hidden glade to go immersant after her accident; her spark gradually returned to the living fabric of Cybertron, and she might've gone on to the next life in peace had a stray Voin ape not trapped itself after blundering into the metal bracken. When the ape went mad with hunger, it bit down on its own cable, and this somehow drew her spark up from her decaying body and into its organic form, stranding both of them between life and death. Cryak screams in the night, in the hopes that someone would investigate and help her, but by probing Starscream's spark she realized that her cries for help have only given rise to a ghost story that keeps travelers away. When Starscream explains that ''his'' body is still here, Cryak agrees to help find it... but not for ''him'' to use. A megacycle of isolation within her fleshy prison has driven her insane: having come to believe that it was a mistake for Cybertronians to ever assume motile forms, she will use Starscream's body to "free" as many Cybertronians from their bodies as she can. But despite what everyone thinks of him, Starscream ''does'' have his limits, and he draws the line at genocide!

The two sparks battle one another as they zip through the poor creature's anatomy—a chase that takes them from the lungs, down to the intestines, and back up into its skull, where the artificial neural link interfaces with the creature's brain. Cryak has more experience navigating her fleshy prison, but Starscream has more combat experience ''and'' the ruthless, clawing will to survive. Starscream catches Cryak, cuts her off from escaping the body, and successfully escapes back into his own body. As Starscream picks himself up off the ground, he considers how best to deal with Cryak. He ''could'' annihilate her with a single blast, or even bring her back to Iacon to try and free her, but then, how could he rob the planet of one of its most enduring legends? Trapped in her animal body, Cryak cannot speak, nor can she even beg for Starscream to put her out of her misery—as Starscream leaves Cryak to her eternal torment, all she can do is scream, and scream, and scream...

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==Quotes==
"How dangerous might that same passion be if it is directed only towards one's self-interest? I suppose all I'm asking is... what do we think Starscream is '''really''' like?"
:—'''Sixshot'''

"It is true that Starscream used to come here with me often. But since I passed on, he has not been here at all. Not for '''kilocycles'''. He cannot fail to think of me, of course, as he traverses the hills. After all, he knows the wastes are where I returned myself to the land. Oh yes, I said 'I'. Did you not realize that I was telling this story? I, Cryak the dead."
:—'''Cryak''' gets spooky

".. Well, he is used to having '''teeth'''. But to Cybertronians, they are of use only as weapons. And there is such an inconsistency to the materials of this body. What his teeth are now embedded in... the flesh of the gum... is so '''soft'''. How do these biologicals go around with bodies that feel like they might be pulled apart so easily?"
:—'''Cryak'''

"I shall put those '''cannons''' of yours to work, returning as many of my fellow Cybertronians to Primus as I can before they stop me. I will rid them of the horror of legs. Of arms. The misery of limbs and eyes and noses."
:—'''Cryak'''

"I could kill this animal. I could atomize it in under a second, and your spark with it. Or perhaps I could find a way to free you. To unblock that cable and return you to the planet as you always wished. But the myth of the disembodied spark is a part of Cybertron. You understand, don't you? Goodbye, Cryak."
:—'''Starscream'''

"Starscream truly '''does''' love Cybertron. He loves it enough that he would not be the one to rob it of one of its myths. '''That's''' what Starscream is truly like. So he will leave me here, and never return. And never tell anyone what he found. And realizing this, I—the ghost of the wastes—the disembodied spark—begin to scream."
:—'''Cryak'''

"Ook."
:—'''Voin ape'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Starscream's been away from the main [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' comic]] for a while—he last appeared in in [[War World: Hunt|issue #28]] recuperating from the injuries he sustained in [[War World: Awakenings|issue #26]] while trying to get into Megatron's good books. The comic doesn't specify when this adventure takes place relative to developments over in ''Transformers'', but a good guess would be that, like the [[Light/Star|2021 annual]], it occurs at some point during the forty-cycle timeskip between issues [[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|#30]] and [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|#31]].
* In her narration, Cryak explains that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is the body of [[Primus]], who voluntarily surrendered his physical form to create the metal world. It's possible that Cryak might've been a [[Reversionist]] in life; [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' #4]] and ''[[Transformers: Galaxies|Galaxies]]'' [[Gauging the Truth: Part One|#7]] established this as as one of the religion's central tenets.

===Transformers references===
* In her anti-organic rant, Cryak notes that it's only a matter of time before Cybertronians begin mimicking organics more closely. Plenty of Transformer subgroups and factions—most notably the [[Pretender]]s, [[Maximal]]s, and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s—have all utilized quasi-organic disguises at some point or another. With several Pretenders set to appear in the rebooted universe's first [[Wreckers: Tread & Circuits|''Wreckers'' story]], it's possible that Cryak's already too late!

===Real-world references===
* It probably goes without saying that the title of this story homages {{w|Harlan Ellison}}'s {{w|I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream|famous sci-fi novella}}. Perhaps not coincidentally, a minor character in that story was also transformed into a grotesque ape creature.
* The Voin ape's refrain of "Ook" is reminiscent of the {{w|Unseen University#Librarian|Librarian}} of Unseen University, from {{w|Terry Pratchett}}'s ''{{w|Discworld}}'' series, who had accidentally transformed himself into an orang-utan.

===Errors===
* On page one, Starscream passes a Voin and its servants—however, this one is drawn to resemble a heavily-armed "asserter" Voin, using big gorilla-like apes instead of the skinny chimps harnessed by "civilian" Voin. [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|''Transformers'' #16]] had [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] observe that only a few Cybertronians had ever seen an asserter in action; the specific asserter that showed up in that story was implied to be the first to ever set foot on the metal planet before [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] killed it in [[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|#22]].
* On page nine, the city of "[[Helex (polity)|Helex]]" is misspelled "Helix".
* Cryak's narration notes that the [[Rust Sea]] is a part of Cybertronian mythology, supposedly formed from Primus's own [[nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. However, [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|''Transformers'' #34]] just finished establishing an entirely different, less mythical origin for the Sea of Rust—according to ''that'' story, the sea was formed comparatively recently during the [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]], as a kind of planetary immune response to contain a swarm of destructive [[rust worm]]s. This might be handwave as her going mad but it's still odd.
* On page twelve, there's a comma missing from Starscream's dialogue.
* To enhance the spooky ambience, the nighttime scenes feature a full moon... however, every glimpse of the planet so far has shown only ''one'' moon, the artificial [[Winged Moon]], which was removed from Cybertron's orbit in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|issue #17]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''Regular cover''': Starscream morphs into a Voin ape, homaging [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/f/fa/Immortal_Hulk_Vol_1_16_Bennett_Wraparound_Variant.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190328161443 issue #16 of ''The Immortal Hulk''], by [[Nicole Goux]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Starscream in the wilderness, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''New York Comic-Con online exclusive cover''': Starscream possessed, by [[Bryan Lee]]

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Ramjet (G1)/toys

2021-07-24T07:51:31Z

Cashie: changed it's to its for grammatical reasons

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[[File:G1 boxart Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]

As a [[Conehead]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], '''Ramjet''' less often receives a toy whenever [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] does.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Conehead' or 'Not Conehead']]
*'''Ramjet''' (1985, 1986, 1990)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-56'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear

:The original Ramjet toy is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Skywarp]], with new wings that seem to be inspired by the prototype {{w|F-16XL}}, and new "Cluster Bombs". He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color. Ramjet's robot mode stickers are the same design as Starscream's, but in different colors.

:In [[robot mode]] his official instructions have the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet's character model depicts him as having his head untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to his appearance. This trait is shared by [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Dirge]], leading many owners to do the same thing to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

: The [[Joustra]] version of Ramjet, released in parts of mainland Europe in 1986, has a number of small changes from the [[Hasbro]]/[[Takara]] version, most notably a hard-plastic nosecone (ouch!) and unchromed black landing gear wheels.

: Ramjet was reissued in his original packaging in Australia in 1990.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-decepticon-jets-ramjet/743/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Ramjet at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Ramjet''' (2001)
**''ID number:'' '''Set D'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear

:Ramjet received a limited reissue as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Collector's Edition]] series. With no notable changes from the G1 release, Collector's Edition Ramjet was [[exclusive]]ly available at Jaf-Con 10 in July 2001, along with Thrust.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'90s fashion victim.]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Decepticon Jet, 1993 / 1994)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins, front landing gear, sound effects box

:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, Ramjet was [[redeco]]ed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy, and sky blue replacing the original black, leaving him to appear as if he were Skeletor's personal aircraft. Still, he features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the ''Generation 2'' release of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]].

:Of note is the fact that his sky blue parts are extremely prone to [[Photodegradation|''yellowing'']], or in this case ''greening''. Many ''Generation 2'' Ramjets can be found with their blue parts in a teal color.

:This version of the mold would also have been used to make ''Generation 2'' [[Sandstorm (G2)#Toys|Sandstorm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm G2 Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
{{anchor|Classics (2006)}}
[[File:Classics Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The flared pants craze strikes again]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Ramjet, following the trend set by his original Generation 1 toy, is a retool of ''Classics'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] and transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. The figure's deco is greatly simplified from Ramjet's G1 toy and cartoon decos, largely reducing the amount of black and red in favor of white. Aside from the different deco, changes from Starscream include a new nose cone/head, new F-16XL inspired wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. The new missiles, combined with their launchers, result in a mash-up between his G1 toy's non-firing weapons and his animation model's standard-issue Seeker rifles. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.

:As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The latter is used to form landing gear in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], as it was in both Starscream and Skywarp.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsRamjet/ramjet.htm Classics Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Beware the man in white]]
*'''Ramjet''' ([[July 17]], [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-04'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Ramjet is a redeco of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class Ramjet. He features a significantly altered color scheme, generally to make the toy even more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. His wings and missiles are molded in bright red plastic instead of gray plastic with red paint, with his missiles painted gray. His hands and feet are molded in white plastic instead of gray, to match more closely the cartoon model. Despite the figure's appearance, ''Henkei!'' Ramjet features no gray plastic at all, only white or red plastic painted gray, meaning he is is heavily painted and thus easily succeptable to paint chipping. Ramjet, like the other figures in the line features vacuum-metalized parts, his jet boosters and vertical stabilizers on his wings and his cockpit seat are chrome plated, though it is not uncommon for the innards of his jet boosters to be partially lacking the metalized coating. As ''Henkei!'' toys do not feature heat-sensitive rubsigns, ''Henkei'' Ramjet has five Decepticon sigils tampographed total, one each on the top side and under side of his two wings and one in front of his canopy.

:Ramjet was retooled into ''Gentei! Gentei!'' [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Dirge]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-AR-Ramjet.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Aerial Rivals''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]], [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] Ramjet transforms into a Cybertronic "tetrajet". His wings, which end up on his arms in robot mode, each feature a swing-out weapon; the right arm has a blade, while the left has a (non-firing) cannon. He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Autobot Blades]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]] (who shares his mold).

:Aside from Thrust, this mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], & [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)#War for Cybertron|Starscream]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFURamjet/ramjet.htm Universe (2008) Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelines-toy G2Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Joker|The Joker]] has a jet now?]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Club exclusive figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''Generation 2'' Ramjet is one of the 2011 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive figures. He is a redeco of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class Ramjet in the colors of [[#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' toy]], including replicating most of the sticker details. Most of the sticker details were recreated with paint, but the details on the insides of his shoulder intakes and on the tops of his feet were once again stickers, presumably because it was rough getting tampographs put in there. Ramjet was also slightly [[retool]]ed, as his nosecone is rounded off and made of rubber instead of plastic, presumably [[for safety reasons]]. Ramjet (and [[Cheetor (Animated)#Toys|Cheetor]]) went up for preorder on [[April 27]], [[2011]]. Ramjet was sold out by [[April 29]], 2011.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/TFCCRamjet/ramjet.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
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[[File:United Seekers Elites.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Seekers: Elites''' (Three-pack, [[December 28]], [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers, 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Ramjet is a redeco of the [[#Classics|''Classics'' Ramjet]] mold. This release is the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates [[Dirge (G1)/toys#United|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#United|Thrust]].

:This version of Ramjet is more closely based on his cartoon appearance, although he retains the bulkier G1 toy-inspired missiles of his earlier releases. His missile launchers are solid dark grey. His hands and forearms are dark grey plastic, with the forearms painted white. His wings are painted metallic red, while his jet boosters and stabilizers are dark grey plastic. Like his ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release, his Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbols]] are tampographed on both sides of his wings, and on his nosecone in front of the cockpit.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy RamjetKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|All we need now is a Rumble and we'll have the Kreon version of "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]"!]]
* '''Ramjet''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 53'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on rifles

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Ramjet is a [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt into a tiny jet. He is essentially a [[redeco]] of Kreon [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Dirge]], using almost all the same parts and construction; except that he comes with a new back-harness attachment piece to replace the flak jacket used in Dirge's assortment.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ORamjet/ramjet.htm More information on Micro-Changer Ramjet at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Best Headbutt
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles

:[[Kreon Class of '85]] Ramjet's deco is much more heavily toy-detailed than the Micro-Changer. Oddly, his leg-wings are black instead of burgundy. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

:This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-ORamjet/ramjet.htm More information on Class of '85 Ramjet at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ramjet''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, 2 clip-on rifles

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the U.S. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Ramjet's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the flat light gray to metallic silver.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

===''Generations''===
====''Platinum Edition''====
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Seeker-Squadron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Seeker Squadron''' (Platinum Edition, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear

:A reissue of the original Ramjet toy in a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' 3-pack with [[Thrust (G1)/toys#SeekerSquadron|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#SeekerSquadron|Dirge]].

:In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website (but never found in stores).

:In the United Kingdom, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and A1 Toys, whereas in Spain, was officially available via the Spanish division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Seeker Squadron sets as a result.

====''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''====
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Does not come with an Amazon exclusive toast.]]
*'''Seeker Elite''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E27'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[February 20]], [[2021]]'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Null-Ray blasters"

:Released in an Amazon exclusive two-pack with [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]] in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toyline, Ramjet is a heavy retooling of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Starscream]] from the same line, transforming into a modified F-15 fighter jet with cranked-arrow delta wings based on the F-16XL prototype like his original toy. As one of the Coneheads, Ramjet features a new headsculpt based on the original conehead design, though it is a faux piece not formed from the actual nosecone. Ramjet's face also features a stern, almost grimaced expression.

:The figure's design and transformation scheme are heavily based on the 2006 ''Classics'' Starscream mold (and its subsequent retool of Ramjet), while adding points of articulation the earlier figure did not have such as pivoting ankles and a more expressive ball-jointed head. However, due to this, his torso is very hollow at the sides and his intended waist articulation was dropped due to the physical space required for transformation. His head, chest and wings are susceptible to paint chipping due to the transformation scheme.

:As with Dirge, Ramjet uses the same, unchanged Null-Ray blasters that came with Starscream. His stock photos show him slightly mis-tranformed, with his feet splayed apart in jet mode.

:His map piece, shared with Dirge, contain the bottom of [[Gigantion]], though unlabeled.
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====''Generations Selects''====
[[File:Generations select G2 ramjet.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|He stole [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s invitation to ''Generations Selects''!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-GS24'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Null-Ray blasters"

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on toy for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', this version of Ramjet is a redeco of the above ''Earthrise'' toy in the colors of Ramjet's [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'']] figure.

:The toy is branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline by Hasbro in the US but as part of ''Generations Selects'' [[TakaraTomy]], and as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, in [[Japan]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-11NR-Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sadly does not come with real toast.]]
*'''Ramjet''' ([[March 19]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11NR'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, clear hologram pilot figurine

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP11NR Ramjet was revealed on the TakaraTomy Mall website in October 2015 as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, the first [[Conehead]] retool of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|''Masterpiece'' MP-11 Starscream]]. Later the same day, the listing disappeared before the preorder period started. The listing reappeared at the end of November, with preorders staying open from [[November 30]] to [[December 8]]. It was limited to 2000 pieces in Japan.
:Compared to Starscream, Ramjet features new wing molds attached to his legs. His head is part of the nosecone but not the whole part, and during transformation the cockpit's upper half needs to be rotated 180 degrees. To match the cartoon accurate flatness of the undersides of the wings, the bottom parts of the black turbines can be lifted, rotated inside and closed, revealing a Decepticon symbol underneath. While he has the same null rays as Starscream, they can be socketed inside two-piece rocket parts to reproduce the original toy's larger rockets.

:The pictures in the original October listings had the figure slightly mistransformed in jet mode (the nosecone was not fully closed) and featured the hologram pilot cast in orange plastic, while the updated pics from the November listing show the figure's nosecone correctly closed and the hologram pilot is now cast in clear plastic.

:Unfortunately, quality control problems with this figure are very commonplace, with seemingly a majority of specimens having a [[misassembly]] in the robot shoulders that prevents fully locking the wings together in jet mode.

:Ramjet was further remolded, naturally, into [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-11NT Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-11ND Dirge]], also TakaraTomy Mall exclusives.

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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|But he wasn't really the Pope, just an alien robot with a funny hat.]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2003)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Starscream]] figure, Ramjet was released in the sixth "act" of the line. No he's not super cartoon-accurate. He was available in both full-color and pewter versions, one of each in a case of twelve.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ramjet was packed with the right arm of the Act's "build-a-figure" [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]]. This part too could be in either full color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color pieces to two pewters.

: This Act was seemingly in shorter supply than the others before and since, and is not terribly common on the secondary market.

: This mold was also used to make his Act-mates [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Dirge]]. The original tooling was also used to make [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Skywarp]], and the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' special releases [[Sunstorm (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Sunstorm]] and [[Air Warrior#Heroes of Cybertron|Air Warrior]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Destron/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Ramjet at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Destron/PewterRamjet/ramjet.htm More information on pewter Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|thumb|upright=0.44|Ever been headbutted by a chibi? It HURTS!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF016'''

:''[[MyClone]]'' Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the ''MyClone'' trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature ''Transformers'' characters. Following the ''MyClone'' aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other ''MyClone'' figure.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2007)

:A 34-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Ramjet "transforms" into a white and red jet, generally following his ''Classics'' deco scheme. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]].
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Ramjet statue.jpg|thumb|More fragile than his tech spec would have you believe.]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Ramjet was released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 250 pieces. The sculpt features Ramjet's distinctive wings. Strangely enough his motto on the box is "The skies are my castle, and I like to live alone" as found *in* his tech spec as opposed to "If it flies, crash it" as it was in both his tech spec and [[The Transformers Universe|''Transformers Universe'' profile]].
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Tlsramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Undesirable #1]]
*'''Ramjet'''

:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Ramjet is a Wave 2 figure with standard articulation. He is mostly based on his ''Classics'' toy. For every 16 figures, there are 2 Ramjets. The basic mold, but not the accessories, was also used to make Dirge and Thrust, as well as the "Ghost" versions of all three Coneheads.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ramjet, Sky Smasher''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T32/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:'''Ramjet, Sky Smasher''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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==Notes==
[[File:WhizBangNavyRamjetRedeco.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|In the NA-VY, in the NA-VY...]]
* A 1980s Japanese [[:File:Ehobbygobotscatalog.jpg|catalog photo]] shows the then-new second year Seeker jet wings in different colors attached to unaltered first year Seeker bodies. In Ramjet's case, the [[prototype]] toy uses [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]'s main body. This production stage lasted long enough to receive its own [[package art]] that was eventually published in the [[2014]] ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' book.
*The [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Ramjet toy]] provided inspiration for generic Decepticons in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[The Transgressors|#44]] and ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[Pax Megatronus|#8]].
*Speaking of G2, Hasbro evidently had more redeco plans for Ramjet (and the paired [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]]) that fell through:
**''Generation 2'' concept art published in the 2011 ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book shows an unreleased tannish variant of Ramjet that would have been named "[[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]". Most likely, Sandstorm would have debuted alongside "[[Blackout (G2)|Blackout]]", whose prototypes and artwork have been uncovered under similar conditions.
**Another hand-painted mock-up, this time of the original Ramjet in "cloud camo" deco, is also known to exist. Whether it was ever meant to be taken into production and whether it was meant to be Ramjet or a new character remains unknown. It was originally offered for sale in [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4f98fe3d58bfe696/b1d0163d38587281?q=ramjet+whiz+bang+toys&pli=1 October of 2000] from Whiz Bang Collectibles, along with other items seemingly from a former Hasbro employee's collection.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/RamjetRecolor1.html Blue Ramjet at Toyarchive.com]</ref> Possibly, "cloud camo Ramjet" would have been paired for release alongside "[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Notes|jungle attack Starscream]]".
* Hasbro designed a "pretooled" alternate head on the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generations|Air Raid]] body tooling styled on the 1985 Coneheads, but ultimately, only TakaraTomy used this head to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]].<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127888-tfss-50-live-update-now-open-to-formers-members-2012-and-on/?p=3441554 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark Forums, 13 February 2017]</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]

Combatron (BW)

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:''The Combatrons are a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] subgroup from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BighornsRage Combatrons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Hey, I am the leader, not you!"]]
The '''Combatrons''' (コンバットロン ''Konbattoron'') are a group of Predacons who transform into military jet fighters and that's about all they have in common. Rather than act as a team of four who work together, they prefer to operate as two pairs who work separately. [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] are elitists with exacting standards and ambitious schemes, who can also [[Formation Scream|combine]], while [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]] are unreliable slackers who can't take anything seriously. Each duo competes to outshine the other in the eyes of their [[Emperor of Destruction]], and as a result, they tend to exert a greater effort in sabotaging each other than in engaging the enemy. As for the [[Maximal]]s, they're perfectly happy to let the Combatrons cancel each other out in battle.

Exposure to [[Angolmois Energy]] recreates the Combatrons into the '''Cyborg Beasts''' (サイボーグビースト ''Saibōgu Bīsuto''), freakish fusions of animal and machine that are more powerful than their former incarnations.

The Combatrons/Cyborg Beasts consist of:

*[[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream/Hellscream]], fighter jet/cyborg shark
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]], stealth bomber/cyborg dog
*[[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge/Dirgegun]], fighter jet/cyborg bee.
*[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust/Thrustor]], fighter jet/cyborg velociraptor.

They are sometimes also known as "'''Cyber Beasts'''", in which cases [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] is included as their leader.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
The Combatrons were under the command of [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and [[Megastorm]] as they went to [[Gaia]] in order to drain the planet of its energy. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}} The Predacons soon located a massive Gaian computer, and used its data to scan themselves [[alternate mode]]s based on weapons from Gaia's past. The Combatrons took the forms of various jet fighters (or in BB's case, a stealth bomber). {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:CyborgBeasts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Eventually, the Combatrons were all upgraded into Cyborg Beasts.

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===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
[[File:bwii-cyborgbeasts-manga-06-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|This is what happens if you overdose on something, kiddo.]]
The Combatrons were kicked into a hot spring after they served the wrong drink to [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], who became furious. After enjoying the hot spring for a while, they found that they were upgraded into the Cyborg Beasts. Hellscream noted a sign from the [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]]s warning that the hot spring was an [[Angolmois Energy]]-processing facility. {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
When coming into contact with [[Angolmois Energy]], Megastorm was transformed into the more powerful Gigastorm. He set out, creating a new subfaction within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]], the Cyber Beasts. To fill up this subfaction, Gigastorm exposed BB, Dirge, Starscream, and Thrust to Angolmois Energy, transforming them into Max-B, Dirgegun, Hellscream, and Thrustor. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the apocalyptic future [[Shokaract]] was destined to usher in, he saw Dirgegun engaged in furious combat with several other Predacons. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

Maximals and Predacons alike rose up to confront Shokaract, but he unleashed his own warriors: Hellscream, Max-B and Thrustor, along with [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} These heralds battled the Cybertronians being led by [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]], but it was ultimately a treacherous underhanded sneak attack by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (combined with a grenade or two) which ended the threat of the Cyborg Beasts and their allies. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy BB.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Combatrons''' (1998)
**[[Starscream (BWII)#Toys|Starscream]] and [[BB#Toys|BB]]
**[[Dirge (BWII)#Toys|Dirge]]
**[[Thrust (BWII)#Toys|Thrust]]

:The Combatrons are [[redeco]]s of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toys. Starscream and BB were sold together as an Ultra Class package, whilst Dirge and Thrust were sold separately as Basics Class toys. The four Combatrons did not share any specific [[gimmick]]s, although Starscream and BB could combine while Dirge and Thrust were [[flipchanger]]s.

:Starscream and BB were also released as a two-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]] by [[Sonokong]] in their ''Beast-War'' line and later re-released in new packaging as [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]], respectively in their ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Sonokong Car Bot toyline|Car Bot]]'' line.
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[[File:BWII-toy Thrustor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Cyborg Beasts''' (1998)
**[[Starscream (BWII)#Hellscream|Hellscream]]
**[[BB#Max-B|Max-B]]
**[[Dirge (BWII)#Dirgegun|Dirgegun]]
**[[Thrust (BWII)#Thrustor|Thrustor]]

:The Cyborg Beasts are [[retool]]s of four American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toys: [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]], [[K-9#Toys|K-9]], [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]], and [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Dinobot]]. All four were sold separately as Deluxe Class toys and had no related [[gimmick]]s.
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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' toys, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line's]] [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''Ceratosaurus''-thing to a base-form-thing, to a battle-station-thing. In base-form-thing mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

:Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]].

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure with no differences other than the packaging in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War'' markets.
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==Notes==
*The Cyborg Beasts are never referred to as such in either their original toys' packaging or the cartoon. The name was primarily used in the ''Beast Wars II'' manga and other print media, originating from material published ahead of the toys' releases.
*A longstanding fan belief led IDW's ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' to declare Gigastorm both a "Cyber Beast" himself and their leader. Though he did play a pivotal role in upgrading the Combatrons into the Cyborg Beasts in both the cartoon and manga, Gigastorm himself was not a Cyborg Beast in any of the original Japanese fiction.

[[Category:Beast Wars II subgroups]]
[[Category:Predacon subgroups]]

Rad (Armada)

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#REDIRECT[[Rad White]]

Alpha Trion (WFC)

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:''Alpha Trion is a member of the [[Thirteen]], and later an [[Autobot]], from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:COPAlphaTrion.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!]]

In the last days before the war, '''Alpha Trion''' was "The Archivist of Iacon," head overseer of the planet's [[Hall of Records]], a place where all the information on the planet's history was stored, locked away...and promptly forgotten. It was a fitting position, as Alpha Trion himself had been placed there by [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] to be forgotten as a relic of history...but the elderly Autobot was more than he appeared. A truly ancient and powerful being, Alpha Trion dates from the days of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s birth. A first-generation child of [[Primus]], he is a member of the [[Thirteen]] and the secret, forgotten guardian of two powerful artifacts: the oracular [[Covenant of Primus]] and the reality-bending [[Quill]]. Granted with infalliable recall and a direct connection to the [[Spark]] of Primus, Trion's years of experience and wisdom means that he's calm and unflappable in even the most dire of crises.

Something of a mentor to a young [[monitor]] named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], Alpha Trion knew that his young friend was in reality the reincarnation of the legendary Thirteenth Prime. Alpha Trion would eventually set him on the path to reclaim his noble heritage, and in the process forged him into a Cybertronian worthy of leading the fledgling [[Autobot]] movement.

{{bigquote|Respect your elders.|Alpha Trion|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
[[File:COP-WellOfAllSparks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"So, when can we use the hot tub?"]]

Alpha Trion was the third Prime created by Primus to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The group of newborn Primes soon began experimenting with their powers and artefacts, strategizing for the coming conflict with their creator's arch-nemesis. Alpha Trion preferred to strategize than directly fight, and trained alongside [[Quintus Prime]], [[Liege Maximo]], and [[Micronus Prime]]. The Thirteen Primes ultimately triumphed over Unicron with the help of [[Solus Prime]]'s many artifacts, although the malevolent presence of Unicron's anti-[[spark]] meant that all of the Primes, Trion included, were irrevocably tainted with a touch of darkness.

In the period following Unicron's defeat, the Primes began rebuilding Cybertron, each focusing on their own interest. Trion collaborated with [[Prima]] and [[Vector Prime]] with the establishment of government, creating order for later civilizations. Trion was surprised when [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and Solus Prime's feelings for one another blossomed into mutual love, but said nothing of the matter. Alpha Trion would later investigate Quintus Prime's unethical experiments, which involved pitting specially-engineered robotic beasts against one another underneath Cybertron. Liege Maximo's manipulations led to the accidental murder of Solus Prime by Megatronus, even as Maximo himself blamed Megatronus for the manipulation. Battle broke out between all thirteen Primes, and they all wound up falling into the caverns below Cybertron, temporarily knocking Alpha Trion unconscious.

When Trion came round, he noticed that Liege Maximo had been blown apart with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], and [[Onyx Prime]] had been grievously wounded by Quintus's beasts. After the construction of Solus Prime's tomb, Megatronus departed into space, renaming himself "The Fallen". Alpha Trion and the remaining Primes hatched a new plan to revitalize Cybertron.

Alpha Trion and his closest friend [[Alchemist Prime]] retired from leadership roles, but would subtly guide the progress of the Cybertronian race. Onyx, Micronus, and Thirteen entered the [[Well of All Sparks]] and activated it, giving birth to the Cybertronian race. Alpha Trion went along with Prima's plan to keep the existence of [[Transformation cog|T-cog]]s —and by extension, the ability to [[Transformation|transform]]- a secret for the time being. One of the robots to emerge from the Well was [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], the reborn shape of the Thirteenth Prime, who had voluntarily entered the Well and allowed himself to be reborn so as to better understand the new Transformer civilization. Alpha Trion made sure to track Pax's progress as he moved through life.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]] and the founding of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Trion took up residence there and founded the [[Hall of Records]]. When the first [[Quintesson]]s arrived on the planet and gave Cybertronians the "gift" of transformation by reactivating the dormant T-cogs, Alpha Trion ruefully noted that even he had been momentarily deceived by the Quintesson's false promises.

[[File:COP-VectorSigmaAlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Disney's newest theme park, complete with a Spaceship Earth clone.]]

After Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] began sequestering Cybertronians under the [[caste system]]. Trion sought council with [[Vector Sigma]], hoping to gain access to the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and use it to revitalize Cybertron's increasingly static society. Vector Sigma refused to give him access to the artifact, but reassured him that the time would soon be right for the Matrix's arrival. Instead, the computer gave him the [[Badge of Vector Prime]], to be given to Sentinel as a gift. The Badge reacted with Trion's copy of the Covenant and his Quill, creating a new and mostly indecipherable passage calling for the reawakening of the Thirteenth Prime. Alpha Trion realized that Orion needed an equal and opposite number to inspire the archivist and hopefully jog his memory.

While he waited, Alpha Trion sequestered himself within the Hall of Records, and eventually became a recluse. He kept himself busy by monitoring transmissions from across the planet, and grew increasingly interested in the exploits of a gladiator named D-16, who had recently taken on the nickname of "Megatronus". Encouraged by Alpha Trion, Orion Pax and Megatronus became friends and intellectual sparring partners. Trion hoped that this friendship would lead to the fulfillment of the prophecy, and that Orion Pax's idealism would temper Megatronus's aggressive urges. At a council meeting secretly organized by Trion, Sentinel and the High Council named Orion the new Prime, but Megatron's jealousy and inability to share power led to the first shots of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].

During the Great War, Alpha Trion was assigned [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] as a security guard. To keep the various artefacts of the Primes out of Decepticon hands, Trion began launching them off planet in artificial meteoroids. He launched many of these artefacts to [[Earth]], as he sensed that one day the war would spill over to the organic planet. After the majority of Transformers left Cybertron, Trion remained on the planet with a handful of other Autobots, including the Wreckers and [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]], and together they continued fighting against [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s remnant Decepticon forces.

He would remain aware of Optimus's progress on Earth, however, and eventually transcribed many of his adventures into the Covenant of Primus itself.

At some point after the rejuvenation of Cybertron, Alpha Trion transmitted an altered copy of the Covenant to Earth, so that humans could learn more about their galactic neighbors. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
[[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Alpha Trion.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Stop writing down everything I say, Trion!]]

Alpha Trion was informed by Orion Pax of an upstart [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us, and was played a recording of his speeches regarding a Cybertronian's right to self determination, defying the [[caste system]]. Alpha Trion acknowledged that Megatronus's tirades were the fruit of a society that discouraged ambition.

When terrorists began bombing Cybertron, Alpha Trion saw the gladiator — whose name was shortened to Megatron — and Orion make speeches on the Grid, protesting Megatron was not involved in what happened. When Orion returned to Iacon, Alpha Trion asked him why he trusted Megatron. Orion felt Megatron would have claimed responsibility for the attacks if he were behind them. Awed by Orion's intuition and empathy for the lower class Cybertronians in Kaon, Alpha Trion wondered if Orion was the Prime foretold in the Covenant: the Prime that would save Cybertron from a civil war. When Sentinel was kidnapped, Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange a hearing with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Alpha Trion oblidged and passed on his beliefs about Orion to the Councilors, and it was at the hearing [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] renamed Orion Optimus Prime: the act that angered Megatron and tore the planet into [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s.

Alpha Trion recorded the events of war in the Covenant. On the [[Communication Grid]] he witnessed the beautiful and terrible destruction of [[Crystal City]]. He continued maintaining the Hall of Records with a skeleton crew, but he felt the stirrings of battle in his Spark, proclaiming he would fight once more if the Decepticons broke the siege of Iacon. Optimus visited after the victory of [[Kalis]], asking if they could win the war itself. Alpha Trion replied only a being who could tell the future could answer that, and it was then he revealed to Optimus it was he who suggested that the High Council appoint him Prime.

When Megatron discovered the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Alpha Trion sensed what happened and told the Autobots of the essence of [[Unicron]], revealing he had deleted much of the information regarding Trypticon's purpose from the [[DataNet]] as he felt knowledge of it was too dangerous. When Megatron attempted to steal the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Alpha Trion informed Optimus that [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] had reactivated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Afterwards, Alpha Trion gave Optimus advice when he went to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] to rescue Sentinel Prime, and when his body was returned Alpha Trion eulogized him with the traditional liturgy of the Passing of the Primes. It was then Alpha Trion made Optimus's Prime rank official, rather than de facto.

After Optimus returned from purging Cybertron's [[core]] of Dark Energon, he began the construction of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. He asked Alpha Trion if it would work, but the Archivist responded that if it didn't, the Autobots would die with Cybertron. At this point, despite Optimus's pleas, he was refusing his share of Energon, and refused a place on the ''Ark'', explaining the planet would not permit him to die. He told the Autobots about the last functioning [[space bridge]], during which he made a big giveaway about his identity, seemingly joking he was older than that space bridge and he still functioned. Alpha Trion oversaw the ''Ark'''s construction within the [[Well of All Sparks]], while Optimus distracted Megatron aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with a false exodus. With the city-sized ship completed, Alpha Trion reiterated he would not be coming, stating [[Vector Sigma]] would keep him alive. As Optimus boarded the ship, he realized his friend and mentor was one of the Original Thirteen. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Alpha Trion's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

Alpha Trion remained in the [[Hall of Records]] after the departure of the Ark, curiously left alone to attend his duties as Archivist by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticon forces. Alpha Trion received regular reports from [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and his [[Wrecker]]s, the primary Autobot resistance force left on Cybertron. Alpha Trion remained concerned about his protégé, Optimus Prime, and his quest for the AllSpark and the final fates of the other Thirteen. He marveled at [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s suggestion of re-mastering the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] technology to send [[Chaindrive|an Autobot]] after the Ark and learn how the mission was proceeding.

As Wheeljack's plot was set into motion, Alpha Trion was forced to deal with an ever-more brazen Shockwave, who began making appearances in the Hall of Records without the knowledge of the security detail appointed to protect it. Shockwave tried to cow Alpha Trion by calling him a traitor, but the wily ol' buzzard calmly retorted that he was far older than the Decepticon regime, and a traitor to nothing...he was a flat-out ''enemy'' of Shockwave's, simple as that. Taken aback by this show of defiance, Shockwave retreated from the Hall for the time being.

Shortly after he successfully launched a volunteer named Chaindrive through space-time towards the signals of the Matrix, Alpha Trion was officially "captured" by Shockwave and detained under house arrest in his quarters at the Hall of Records. Alpha Trion cared little for the change in circumstances, for he had convinced Shockwave to leave him his Quill and Covenant to continue archiving history as it came to him. The Covenant revealed to him signs that [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] had both reappeared in the flow of history, if only briefly, and Alpha Trion was content with that for now. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

As Shockwave's control over Iacon increased, Alpha Trion spent more and more time analyzing the Covenant. He foresaw a time when Shockwave would take him in for experimentation purposes, and prepared accordingly by safely locking away the crucial information Shockwave was looking for. Sure enough, Shockwave and a swarm of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s arrived at his door, and Trion willingly gave himself up for arrest.

Shockwave took him to his latest tower, which he had constructed in the center of Iacon, and gloated to his prisoner that he had managed to interpret a section of the Covenant himself, and planned on using the power of the last Prime on Cybertron to access the true power of the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer and create a [[Decepticon Matrix]]. Shockwave tried and failed to integrate Trion into the computer, before realizing that Trion had locked the nessecary codes deep in his cortex. Shockwave resorted to his contingency plan- pumping the computer full of Dark Energon. Trion knew that Shockwave's reckless experimentation would alert the [[Quintesson]]s to Vector Sigma's existence, but his warnings did nothing to dissuade Shockwave.

Alpha Trion was eventually rescued by Ultra Magnus and the other Wreckers, who extricated his unconscious body from Shockwave's lab and headed to the surface. Trion managed to stay lucid long enough to alert them to the impending Quintesson invasion before collapsing again. When the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] fleet arrived on Cybertron, a furious Shockwave- who thought that he could use the artifacts of the Primes to repel the aliens- confronted Alpha Trion, who calmly revealed that he had taken the precaution of jettisoning them from Cybertron so that Shockwave couldn't get his hands on them.

Trion then convinced the Wreckers to head to the Hall of Records; the archivist planned to rig the building to explode so that the Quintessons couldn't use Cybertron's accumulated knowledge against them. His plan was foiled by [[Tyrannicon]], who jammed Trion's detonator. Before Tyrannicon could kill them, however, his own foot soldiers turned on their general, and Alpha Trion and the Wreckers managed to escape.

When the threat of the Quintesson invasion had passed, Alpha Trion resumed studying the Covenant, and idly wondered when Optimus and his crew would arrive on the planet where he had launched the many artifacts. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[George Takei]] (English), [[Kinryū Arimoto]] (Japanese)|[[Tom Deininger]] (German), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Alejandro Villeli]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Vicente Gil]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jussi Wahlgren]] (Finnish, season 2), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish, season 3), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French)}}

[[Image:AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm speaking in riddles. That's kind of the point, like a clue, so when you figure it out you'll say ''Ohhh, '''that's''' what he meant! Stars '''above!'''''"]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Alpha Trion and his brothers were created and stored in the high council room. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Alpha Trion was [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s mentor and was the one who requested that he become a Prime. In the final days of the war for Cybertron, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was assigned to guard Alpha Trion, whom he came to consider a great mentor and a true friend. Alpha Trion also trusted Smokescreen enough to tell him about his involvement in making Orion a Prime. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When the Iacon Hall of Records was attacked by Decepticons, the ancient Autobot sent the contents of the Iacon Hall of Records to a remote, seemingly unimportant planet named Earth, as the [[Covenant of Primus]] had foretold that an important chapter of the war against the Decepticons would be decided there, and Alpha Trion wished Optimus Prime to have these important artifacts at his disposal. Within the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] relic, Alpha Trion sealed a message telling Optimus of the significance of the weapons he was sending. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} He also revealed the secret location of the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} However when Alpha Trion was sending the final [[Omega Key]] relics, it was too late to send the final one into space. In an effort, perhaps desperate, to find an alternate solution, he dazed his pupil Smokescreen long enough to manifest the final Omega Key within him and thus used him as a means of keeping it safe. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Alpha Trion was also in possession of a database with the locations of the relics which he highly encrypted, rendering it useless to Decepticon hackers, even to the likes of Soundwave. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Alpha Trion was inside the Hall of Records when it was overrun {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} and apparently perished. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Many, many years later, after Optimus Prime had arrived on Earth and obtained the Star Saber, Optimus Prime received through the sword the message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} Alpha Trion explained why so many artifacts from the Hall of Records were hidden on Earth, and he prepared him for a new hunt for the four [[Omega Key]]s, additional artifacts which would restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

As Optimus lay dying, he had a vision of Alpha Trion beckoning him to join the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. Though Trion assured him that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] would choose a new Prime, Optimus hesitated and was restored to life thanks to Smokescreen and the Forge. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Alpha Trion, despite his apparent demise, was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] mused that Alpha Trion's [[Facial hair|beard]] resembled a steel carpet. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Alpha Trion consulted with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] about his plan to launch the [[AllSpark]] into space, and away from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s reach. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

A short time before the descent of the [[Shroud]], [[Vector Prime]] remembered a version of himself marveling at Alpha Trion's wisdom. For a time, the [[Multiversal singularity|singular]] [[Uniend]] version of Alpha Trion began merging with his [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|non-singular, non-Uniend counterparts]], but before said merger could complete, the Shroud nullified multiversal singularities. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' base on Earth was left in ruins and Optimus was badly injured. Alpha Trion intervened, healing Optimus's wounds and granting him new flight capabilities. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Notes==
* Alpha Trion was shown at [[BotCon 2010]] to be purple and [[facial hair|bearded]] like his counterparts,<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13797 BotCon 2010 - Hasbro Designers Panel!] on TFormers</ref> but it was also shown he has a {{w|halo (religious iconography)|halo}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121228172927/https://www.allspark.com/content/view/7430/20/ BotCon 2010 Final Day! Hasbro Designer Panel - The Good Stuff!] on The Allspark</ref> Taking the {{w|Apostle (Christian)|analogy}} a bit far, Hasbro...
* Alpha Trion's overall fate is uncertain; the DVD commentary for "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]" seems to assert that Trion had died at some point before the episode, although this was never mentioned in the show's dialogue itself, leaving it a case of [[authorial intent]]. The ''Covenant of Primus'' has Alpha Trion describing later episodes all the way up to ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', meaning that he had somehow remained alive or somehow managed to update the Covenant from beyond the grave.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン ''Arufa Toraion'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tài Shīfù''' (钛师傅, "Master Titanium")

==References==
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Primax 986.13 Gamma

2020-12-13T09:52:17Z

Cashie: /* Notes */ added the date for Primax

[[File:Target 2006 Prologue Galvatron, Scourge & Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
'''Primax 986.13 Gamma''' is a universe in the [[Primax]] universal cluster. It is a [[splinter timeline]] of [[Primax 984.20 Gamma]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in Primax 986.13 Gamma occurred in [[2006]], similarly to how Unicron arrived in [[2005]] in [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*Primax 986.13 Gamma is the [[universal stream]] designation corresponding to the possible future of the UK portion of the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], taking its specifications from [[September 13]]th [[1986]], the publishing date of the prologue of "[[Target: 2006]]".
*Under Marvel Comics' terminology, Primax 986.13 Gamma is also known as '''Earth-120185''', on account that it was mentioned as the Earth that [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] was on when he learned of the contract on [[Galvatron (G1)#Galvatron_I|Galvatron]] in the year 2007.<ref>[[2006]] edition of the ''{{w|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe}}'', in the profile for [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]].</ref> The 120185 number comes from [[January 12|12th January]] [[1985]], the publication date of "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]" Part 1, the first UK-originated comic.

==External links==
*[[wikia:marvel:Earth-120185|Earth-120185 at Marvel Database]]
*[[wikia:tardis:"Robot universe"|"Robot universe"]] at the TARDIS Data Core, the ''Doctor Who'' wiki

==References==
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War for Cybertron: Kingdom

2020-11-26T00:32:08Z

Cashie: maybe I'm too early

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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|250px|Reject vehicularity. Return to monke.]]
'''''War For Cybertron: Kingdom''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the final portion of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

First revealed at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]], ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' is a toyline in celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. A first for any toyline, this subline is generally split between "Generation 1" characters and those from ''Beast Wars''. As a direct continuation of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' and ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', ''Kingdom'' carries over the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], meaning most toys feature 3 mm and [[5 mm post]]s to accommodate the weapons and the effect parts from ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and other toylines. Due to the realistic animal modes, ''Beast Wars'' characters only employ the C.O.M.B.A.T. System in robot mode. Much like its predecessor, ''Kingdom'' has rereleases of toys from the previous subline, ''Earthrise''.

This toyline sees the addition of the "Core Class", a return to the Legends Class from the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', replacing the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Battle Master]]s of previous lines. ''Kingdom'' also features the "Fossilizers", new skeletal characters amongst the Deluxe Class, replacing the Weaponizers and [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulators]]. As part of the "[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]" (Fossilized Osteo-Skeletal Shield Integration Loadout), they can be taken apart to form armor or weapons compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Unlike the previous toylines, the battle damage decoes are completely absent, and the robot mode [[scale]] falters due to the larger size of the ''Beast Wars'' characters and the smaller size of Generation 1 characters in the Core Class.

Not too dissimilar to ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', all figures from Deluxe Class upwards include [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards with a peelable foil sheet, revealing one of three different variants, each revealing a different [[Golden Disk Destinies|destiny]] for the character.

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==Toys==
====Core Class====
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
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{{Bp-a1|WFC-K1 [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Kingdom|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K2 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K3 [[Vertebreak (Generations)#Toys|Vertebreak]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Rattrap.jpg|thumb|250px|Core Class Rattrap]]
|}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K4 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K5 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K6 [[Warpath (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Warpath]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K7 [[Paleotrex#Toys|Paleotrex]] (Fossilizer)}}
</ul>

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1| [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Arcee]] (re-release of ''Earthrise'' Arcee)}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-p1| [[Ractonite#Toys|Ractonite]] (Fozzilizer)}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Paleotrex.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Fossilizer Paleotrex]]
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K8 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-K9 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1| [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]]}}
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Cyclonus]]
</ul>
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K10 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (Beast)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K11 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#K11|Optimus Prime]] (unchanged re-release of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1| [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Leader Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Class Megatron]]
|}
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==''Kingdom'' (TakaraTomy)==
TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Kingdom'' (トランスフォーマーキングダム) toyline sees the "brand unification" strategy from 2017 continue: ''most'' of the toys in TakaraTomy's version of the line are are almost completely identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 27]], [[2021]])
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{{Bp-m1|KD-01 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-m1|KD-02 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|KD-03 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|KD-04 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (Beast)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|KD-05 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]}}
</ul>
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|KD EX-01 [[Paleotrex#Generations|Paleotrex]]}}
{{Bp-p1|KD EX-02 [[Vertebreak (Generations)#Generations|Vertebreak]]}}
</ul>
|}
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==Notes==
[[File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|thumb|300px|"I have forged this toyline into a single, elegant machine. A vision of Geewun purity. And you mongrels would dare contaminate that vision with your accursed Beast Wars!"]]
* In July 2020, Chapter 1 of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, ''Siege'', was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the [[Cybertronian language|"Ancient Autobot" alphabet]] created by [[Jim Sorenson]] can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out and officially reveal, the trilogy's final subline, "Kingdom".<ref>[https://twitter.com/nxonnetflix/status/1283960126613774338 Netflix video of all motion posters with the announcement of KINGDOM.]</ref>
* In August 2020, various photos of toys were leaked to the public, along with [[Walmart]] listings revealing much of the general retail toyline.
* ''Kingdom'' toys of Deluxe Class and upwards utilize new packaging that minimizes plastic waste. Gone are the familiar inner trays, replaced by having the toys affixed to the cardboard insert inside, and the size of the window on the front of the packaging is reduced, showcasing less of the toy and increasing the size of the [[package art]].
* [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] revealed a poster for the line that shows off many of the characters who have toys in ''Kingdom''.

==References==
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[[Category:Subline imprint]]
[[Category:Toylines]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom| ]]

Cliffjumper (Movie)

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Cashie: /* Studio Series */ link to B-127

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BBCliffjumper-model.jpg|thumb|300px|"At least I'll get to live longer than the [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|other Cliffjumper]]... right?"]]
Surly, impatient, loud, and brash, '''Cliffjumper''' is the kind of Autobot lieutenant who shoots first and asks questions much, much later. The only intelligence he is patient enough to gather is "[[Decepticon]]s were here, and now they are dead." Despite his surly and impetuous nature, however, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] seems to like him. He is short in stature much like 'Bee, but that never gets in the way of him provoking his enemies and taking the first shot in battle.

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance1 Cliffjumper Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Ya-ya know? I like you Bumblebee. I think you are alright" *hic*]]

Many, many years ago, Cliffjumper and his look-alike [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] guarded the [[AllSpark]] at [[Simfur]] from nothing in particular. Cliffjumper tried to get his bored friend to calm down when the yellow guy got anxious from just sitting around. Cliffjumper pointed out that, even though they were [[Defense Force]] material, they'd be just as bored in the Defense Force, just doing patrols. If anything, they should relax and let the action come to them.

Cliffjumper rather regretted his words, as [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] attacked Cybertron, and the pair were quickly pinned down under heavy fire. Relief finally came in the form of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], who quickly [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] several of the attacking craft. Megatron proceeded to berate the two Autobots for not doing a better job and not taking the fight to the enemy, but received a bad wound from the attackers. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, Megatron told him to keep [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]'s team out of their way. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the battle, a panicky Bumblebee knew something ''big'' was coming, though Cliffjumper thought that they wouldn't have anything to do with it anyway, as they're only supposed to stand guard at the [[Simfur Temple|temple]]. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] came to investigate the attack on the temple, and Cliffjumper reported that they didn't notice any unusual activity from the AllSpark during the battle. Later, presumably all the security personnel were present at the meeting where Optimus asked them not to follow Megatron into war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|"...But if we wind up in Carbombya, I quit."]]
After Megatron discovered that Optimus, Prowl and Jazz had been snooping about in his quarters, he sent Cliffjumper and Bumblebee along with other expendable security officers under Prowl's command to arrest Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason. What the officers didn't know was they were all marked for death, and on the trip to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], the group was attacked by soldiers loyal to Megatron. The group managed to escape to [[Burthov]] while Optimus stayed behind long enough to defeat the would-be assassins. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

In the wastes of Burthov, Cliffjumper got the drop on the disenfranchised solder [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had quit Megatron's army in disgust. A brief standoff ensued where Ironhide was confident that his abundant weaponry would ensure Cliffjumper would not harm him, but the younger 'bot noted the cannons were all Ironhide had, and suddenly, his confederates sprung out of the ground to surround the old soldier. Ironhide wasn't in the mood to fight anyway, so the rebels took him to see Optimus '''Prime'''. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was in a crowd of Autobots waiting for Optimus Prime's orders after the Decepticons launched the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' into space. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Sometime later, with the war reaching its peak, Optimus Prime made the decision to capture the AllSpark and launch it into deep space, hopefully sparing Cybertron further devastation and giving his Autobots the breathing room they required. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Cliffjumper participated in a mission to steal [[energon]] from the now Decepticon-controlled Trypticon. His team was ambushed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s troops, and though Cliffjumper himself was shot in the chest by Shockwave, he lived to retreat and regroup. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

[[File:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper hyah.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hyoh!]]

After the death of Megatron and the destruction of the AllSpark, Cliffjumper was part of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] under the command of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. Together with his teammates, he attacked the Starscream's landed Decepticon starship. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} Cliffjumper and the others made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones that the Decepticons sent against them, but were unprepared for [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]'s sonic weaponry. Cliffjumper and [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] attempted to provide cover for [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] to evacuate the fallen [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]], but Thundercracker killed Camshaft and wounded Cliffjumper. Saved from certain doom by Arcee, Cliffjumper turned the tides on the Decepticon, only to be shot in the back by Starscream. Arcee attempted to evacuate her wounded comrade, but was struck down by Starscream instead, leaving Cliffjumper's future looking grim. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} However, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] only found corpses to two dead Autobots belonging to Air Raid and Camshaft, so Cliffjumper may have gotten better! {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}
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===Toy bios===
[[File:Cliffjumpermoviepackagingart.jpg|thumb|Like [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], but sooner.]]
The Autobots depend on the brazen Cliffjumper to make the more collected of their enemies so angry that they mess up their own plans. At one point, Cliffjumper targeted [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who—while physically Cliffjumper's equal or better—became extremely annoyed by the fact he could not match Cliffjumper's skill at insults. {{storylink|#Legends class toys|Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade}}

If [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and Cliffjumper weren't on opposite sides, they would get along swimmingly—because they're both dysfunctional jerks. As it happens, the extent of their interpersonal relationship involves Dead End trying to creep the short-tempered Cliffjumper out, which typically ends with Dead End getting punched in the face. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper and Dead End}}
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===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Andrew Morgado]] (English), [[Kazumasa Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Gilduin Tissier]] (European French)}}
[[File:TF-BB-Cliffjumper-loses-an-arm.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Come on, you two! I need my audition!"]]
Cliffjumper was among the Autobots fending off a wave of Decepticon forces led by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and was eventually ordered to retreat by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Tasked with finding other Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy and rendezvous on [[Earth]], they left Cybertron in various escape pods.

Some time later in [[1987]], the Decepticon hunters [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] tracked him to one of [[Saturn|Saturn's]] moons, and tortured him to learn Prime's whereabouts. Though Cliffjumper refused to betray the Autobots, the two Decepticons managed to pick up [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127's]] signal from nearby Earth. The pair decided to go after B-127 instead... but not before Shatter had Dropkick fatally bisect Cliffjumper as an "honorable death". {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Cliffjumper appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Autobots to have their Endurance stats increased by 1.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
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[[File:TF-2007-Allspark-Battles-Legends-Class-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Where's my gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade''' (Legends multi-pack, 2007)
:Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Cliffjumper is a [[redeco]] of Legends Bumblebee. His [[alternate mode]] is a fully licensed 1976 Chevrolet Camaro cast in red plastic with silver racing stripes on his hood. As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, he came packed with Legends Class [[Barricade (Movie)|Recon Barricade]], a redeco of the previously released Legends Class Barricade. Even though the packaging for the two-pack features the same elements as the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' [[subline imprint]], the packaging doesn't explicitly identify it as part of ''AllSpark Power''.
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*'''Cliffjumper''' (Legends Class, 2008)
:An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, available in European, Asian and Australasian markets instead of the AllSpark Battles two-pack.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Legends Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:Movie Cliffjumper Deluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|First is yellow, now is red, next is [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|white!]]]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Blaster cannon/blade
:As part of the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' refresh of the movie toyline, Cliffjumper is once again a red and silver Bumblebee redeco, this time of the Deluxe Camaro Concept Bumblebee toy and, naturally, transforms into the {{w|Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro}}. He features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmicks during transformation: ''(a)'' swinging his hood down into [[robot mode]] position also moves his arms up and ''(b)'', swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action.

:Cliffjumper comes with a plasma cannon that he can hold in either hand. For added play value, the cannon can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. Care should be taken while transforming the front clear window piece: At least one of the protruding panels can snap off if not done carefully.

:Contrary to popular opinion, the red pieces on the back of Cliffjumper's feet are ''not'' supposed to be heel spurs, and they have ''not'' been mis-assembled. They are supposed to fold up to emulate the detail found on the CGI design for Bumblebee. Both the stock and prototype photos had the chest hood blocks mistransformed in robot mode. In comparison to the final product, the painted prototype also features additional light blue paint on the ([[Unpaintable plastic|unpaintable]]) thighs and lower knees, and black paint on the toes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Deluxe Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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====Cyber Slammers====
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[[File:Movie CyberSlammers Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Jason David Frank|This is Red Turbo Ranger, I'm rollin' out]]!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)
:Part of the fourth wave of [[Cyber Slammers]] toys, Cliffjumper is (natch) a redeco of the concept-Camaro Cyber Slammer Bumblebee. He has motorized action: When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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===Bumblebee===
[[File:TF-BB-Movie-Energon-Igniters-Speed-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With all the jokes the fans have been making, you’d think that all we Cliffjumpers do is die!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Speed Series, 2018)
:Speed Series Cliffjumper is a redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Energon Igniters|Bumblebee]], transforming from robot into a licensed classic Volkswagen Beetle in just a few steps, and he features 3 mm compatible hands. Cliffjumper can also be attached to the Energon Igniters core, and due to the toy being lightweight, it can propel his vehicle mode forward very quickly. As the port is 5 mm compatible, Cliffjumper can mount other weapons with the same post size, making him an efficient weapon-towing vehicle. Due to being used for transformation, he features a pair of well-articulated legs, as long you don't mind the Energon Igniters port sticking out from his left knee. As with Bumblebee, Cliffjumper doesn't have any Autobot insignias tampographed or sculpted on.

:As a redeco, Cliffjumper's toy is inaccurate to his brief appearance in the movie, and instead continues the legacy from the toys above. Cliffjumper uses the amended front window panel, allowing it to click freely without any problems.

:Rather than an official announcement, Cliffjumper was included (in vehicle mode only) in two photos posted by Hasbro on their official Twitter account in early December 2018 that showcased a variety of toys related to the ''Bumblebee'' film (the same photos also revealed the existence of Nitro Series [[Blitzwing (BB)#Nitro|Blitzwing]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)#Nitro|Dropkick]]). He was found at retail in Australia a few weeks later, followed shortly afterwards by Germany and then the United States. Hasbro finally "acknowledged" the existence of the figure by displaying him at [[Toy Fair 2019|New York Toy Fair 2019]] in February, while official stock photos weren't released until early April 2019.
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===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2019)
**''Series'' '''5'''
**''Bag code'': '''E'''
:Released in Series 5 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Cliffjumper is a red redeco of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#S4TTC|Bumblebee]] figure from Series 4, transforming from a cutesy super-deformed classic Volkswagen Beetle into an equally cutesy robot with a few easy steps.
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====Studio Series====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Deluxe-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Replaces [[Jazz_(Movie)#Studio_Series|Jazz]] and [[Lockdown_(ROTF)#Studio_Series|Lockdown]] as the ''50%'' off item.]]
* '''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''64'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-53'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 29]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, "Cybertron Falls" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Cliffjumper is an extensive remold of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS57|Offroad Bumblebee]], using the the same arms, outer thighs, pelvis, and internal structures. In particular, Cliffjumper still has the molded hinge on the crotch that Bumblebee has, but without anything attached to it. He transforms into a red version of Bumblebee's Cybertronian car mode as seen in ''Bumblebee''. He comes with a redeco of the gun included with the original version of the mold and a cardboard backdrop display depicting a war-torn Cybertron as it appears in the beginning of the film.

:Cliffjumper's Japanese wave-mate, [[Overload_(ROTF)|Overload]] was planned to be released in Japan on [[August 29]], 2020, but was pushed up to the first of that same month for unknown reasons. Cliffjumper himself was released during the planned original release date of the 29th.

:Cliffjumper's mold was also used to make ''[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS70|B-127]]'s'' mold.
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:3DCard-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'd have jumped that cliff if he hadn't swerved.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card number'': '''2'''
:Cliffjumper is a 31-point "Common" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (resembling a BMW Z4) or into a rather stumpy robot mode. One of his blaster-weapons is held in his right hand, the other can mount on either shoulder.

:He uses the same construction as the [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] cards. This style is similar to the one used by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Earth]]-mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]].

:Amusingly enough, Cliffjumper's 3D card [[robot mode]] is clearly designed after ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], though with a few movie-aesthetic concessions thrown in, mostly in the look of the feet. It's ''exceedingly'' likely the names of the two cards got mixed up, as card-game Swerve bears more than a passing resemblance to Bumblebee (and by extension, ''every other version'' of movie Cliffjumper).

:His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Movie RobotHeroes BestBuy Cliffjumper OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dance, red boy, DANCE!]]
*'''Cliffjumper and Optimus Prime''' (Robot Heroes, 2007)
:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Cliffjumper is a redeco of the first-wave Bumblebee figurine, a non-transforming, super-cute rendition of the character. Originally [[exclusive]] to the Best Buy USA release of the [[Transformers (film)/home video|movie DVD release]], along with a battle-damaged version of ''Robot Heroes'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Cliffjumper later saw a wider release as part of the 2009 [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] series of ''Robot Heroes''.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BestBuyCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:ROTF-toy CliffjumperTitanium.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wow. He really let himself go after the AllSpark Battles.]]
*'''Cliffjumper & Dead End''' (Two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': Autobot symbol display stand
:A red and black redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series|Bumblebee]] (in his '76 Camaro form), ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a non-transforming figurine made of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. He is sculpted wielding a forearm-mounted weapon, and has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Oh, and he comes with a movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.
:He was only available in a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:MovieCGCliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One bee, two bee, red bee, blue bee.]]
*An early [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] test animatic (first seen in Circuit City-exclusive web content, later in the "bonus" section of the official movie website) of Bumblebee in battle had 'Bee facing off against [[Bumblebee clone|a red doppelganger]]. Hmmmm.
*With three toys, a [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] figurine, a [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figurine, and a Battle-Card, Cliffjumper has '''by far''' the most merchandise for a ''Transformers'' movie character not actually appearing IN the film. However, the increased popularity of Bumblebee prevented any further Cliffjumper redecos of Bumblebee toys from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' lines (with the exception of the ''Titanium'' figure), leading instead to a slew of increasingly insane same-character-in-slightly-varied-colors redecos of Bumblebee. Cliffjumper would eventually make his return to the movieverse in ''Bumblebee'', with more toys redecoed from Bumblebee until the ''Studio Series'' figure.
*Furthermore, between his various toys, he shares two different Camaro [[alternate mode]]s with Bumblebee. Is this supposed to imply that in a toy-only [[micro-continuity]], he undergoes ''exactly'' the same upgrade from a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro into a modern Camaro concept vehicle?
*Unlike the other Autobots who were clearly shown to have been killed in ''The Reign of Starscream'' #3, Cliffjumper's status was ambiguous in the actual fiction. [[Chris Mowry]] claimed that Cliffjumper survived,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage168039 Post by Chris Mowry on the TFW2005 boards]</ref> and [[John Barber]] sneakily alluded to it years later for ''Convergence''.
**However, Cliffjumper gets killed off on-screen in ''Bumblebee''. According to [[Travis Knight]], Cliffjumper was chosen to die specifically because his similarities to Bumblebee would set the stakes of the story: "You have to understand that if [Shatter and Dropkick] encounter [Bumblebee], that [...] things are not going to end well."<ref>[https://uproxx.com/hitfix/travis-knight-interview-bumblebee/ Travis Knight ''UPROXX'' interview]</ref> In other words, Cliffjumper's death is definitely not reference to [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|''Prime'' Cliffjumper]]'s death.
**Regardless, Cliffjumper's death in ''Bumblebee'' creates complications with the movieverse's current timeline, namely why Cliffjumper could be alive in the year 2007 when he was bisected back in 1987.
*Cover A of [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5]] by [[Alex Milne]] depicts Cliffjumper among the Autobots in an Earth mode body based on his 2007 Deluxe Class toy, despite the fact (A) he has not made it to Earth and (B) does not even appear in this issue.
*Sticking to the trend, Cliffjumper's design in ''Bumblebee'' is a repaint of Bumblebee's Cybertronian body with a head based off [[Cliffjumper (G1)|his own Generation 1 namesake]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]
*[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

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Bumblebee (Movie)/toys

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Cashie: /* Studio Series */ link to Cliffy for B-127

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'''[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]''' is the star of a [[Live-action film series|multibillion-dollar film franchise]], and as such has an ungodly amount of toys and memorabilia!

Seriously, he's probably got more than [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] by now.

He is one of two characters (the other being [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]) to have at least one toy in every size class.

[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Notes|Even ''Hasbro'' admits that the amount of toys 'Bee has is ridiculous.]]

==Transformers (2007)==
===Legends Class toys===
[[File:Bumblebeemovielegends.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's not a fiesta with racing stripes... it's a fiesta OF racing stripes!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends Class, 2007)
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Bumblebee'''
:Legends Bumblebee transforms into a yellow 1976 Chevrolet Camaro. Being a highly simplified toy of a highly complex design, Legends-class Bumblebee does not replicate the appearance of the [[robot mode]] very well and has very limited articulation, detail and paint applications. Due to his simplified transformation, his hands are exposed on the vehicle bumper, and due to how the arms are molded, the headlights make the robot mode appear to be wielding a pair of guns. On the other hand, he's pocket-sized and inexpensive, perfect for the younger set. The toy has a sculpted rear window, but it's not painted like the other windows. instead, the racing stripes extend over it.

:The toy was also released in two different ways in Japan: the Hasbro version was initially released as a giveaway for the customers who purchased the Movie toys worth 3000 yen in the Transformers First Impact 0602 event held in Ikebukuro Toys "R" Us store at June 2 in midnight, with the package completely unchanged with the exception of the sticker covering the back to identify that this was a giveaway. The toy was also later released as part of the blind-packed EZ Collection lineup, distributed via TakaraTomy's subsidiary Subarudo.

:He was later redecoed into [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/LegendsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:2007MovieOptimusPrimeCostCoBonusPack.jpg|thumb|Somewhat surprisingly scale-accurate.]]
*'''Optimus Prime bonus pack''' ([[Costco]] exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
:A Costco exclusive special pack of Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CostcoPrimeBonus|Optimus Prime]] with Legends Class Bumblebee and [[Jazz (Movie)#CostcoPrimeBonus|Autobot Jazz]] as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.
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[[File:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The classic G1 cast...plus Barricade.]]
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
:A Toys'R'Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)#TRULegendsPack|Jazz]], Bumblebee, [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Starscream]], and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Barricade]].
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[[File:Movie Bumblebee Scanning EZ.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honey Bee.]]
*'''Bumblebee Scanning Version''' (''Hyper Hobby'' magazine exclusive freebie, 2007)
:A Japanese-exclusive version of the Legends Bumblebee toy, Bumblebee Scanning Version (バンブルビー　スキャニング Ver.) uses transparent plastics for his yellow parts. He was available as a freebie for the September 2007 issue of the ''Hyper Hobby'' magazine. The toy itself is almost entirely unpainted, save for some metallic blue for his eyes, and silver for his face and for the tampographed Autobot symbol on his chest.

:At least some unsold units (often with (or without) the box and without the magazine) were available in some Hobby Shop dealers in Asia. Fortunately, they're sold at a similar price to current Legion Class figures.
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[[File:TF-2007-EZ-Collection-Metallic-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You know you know you want me.]]
*'''Bumblebee Metallic Version''' (Tsutaya Records exclusive EZ collection variant, 2007)
:Bumblebee Metallic Version (バンブルビーメタリック Ver.) was a Japanese-exclusive metallic redeco of Legends Class Bumblebee included with purchase of the 2007 Movie DVD at Tsutaya Records stores. It should be noted that this figure was also the first mold to feature painted rear windows.
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[[File:TF2007-Allspark-Battles-Legends-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bee stings.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Scorponok''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)
:As part of the ''Allspark Battles'' Legends two-packs, a slightly redecoed Legends Class Bumblebee, now sporting "battle damage" paint applications (which had taken cues to the Deluxe Class figure below) and painted rear windows, comes with an all-new Legends [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on AllSpark Battles Bumblebee on TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class toys===
[[File:Bumblebeemovietoydeluxe67.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|These used cars are fully loaded! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Movie Deluxe 1974 Bumblebee JPtoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Never seen so much translucent plastic in all my life. ''(TakaraTomy version pictued)'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class Classic Camaro, 2007)
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2007]]-[[June 2|06-02]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-03'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles
:The first Deluxe Class version of Movie Bumblebee transforms into a yellow {{w|Second-generation Chevrolet Camaro|1976 Chevrolet Camaro}} with a quite reasonable level of sculpted detail. In contrast to the other Deluxe-class car Transformers in the Movie toyline, he does not have clear windows, instead opting for opaque yellow plastic with painted metallic blue.

:Bumblebee is armed with two shoulder-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers (inspired by the shoulder-mounted missile launchers he uses to fight Brawl/Devastator in the movie), which also double as hand-held weapons or can be mounted on ports on the undersides of his elbows. His legs and chest [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] during transformation.

:The initial release of the toy featured even tabs for the Automorph gimmick; oddly, Hasbro later decided to [[retool]] the feature so the tab would be uneven.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29613 Original Allspark thread about the retool of Bumblebee's Automorph gimmick]</ref> This resulted in many reported cases of the tab snapping during transformation. Press the button or you'll break him and you'll be transforming his front car hood manually. The retooled Automorph gimmick would be used for all subsequent versions of the mold, including a small number of Japanese releases, and the breakage problem wouldn't be fixed until the UK exclusive "Towed to Safety" two-pack and the Target exclusive "Evolution of a Hero" two-pack.

:Packaging photos and early [[Prototype|test shots]] of Hasbro's Bumblebee featured transparent blue plastic windows and missile parts. However, the final Hasbro production toy has opaque yellow plastic. The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release of Bumblebee retains the transparent blue plastic parts, with yellow paint for the outer car shell. As a consequence, the missiles, which are on the same sprue, are also made of clear blue plastic, just like the early prototype seen in the Hasbro stock photos for the toy. He also uses the retooled version of the mold with the fixed Automorph gimmick. The original Hasbro mold (complete with opaque windows) also saw release in Japan 10 years later, as part of an Amazon Japan exclusive 3-pack (see below).

:Both the prototype figures and the latest stock photos had the chest slightly mistransformed, the headlights can be pulled down while in robot mode. It should be noted that the extra yellow paint apps seen on the prototype's legs are not present in the final product, probably due to budget cuts or unpaintable plastic. The "battle damage" paint app seen on the left side of the car roof varies among different copies of the toy: some have the faded paint (which affects its symmetry on the roof) and some have a faded, half dot on the front of the car roof.

:The packaging used for the Japanese toy is the same as for the Hasbro version, with the exception of additional stickers identifying it as a Japanese market release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Deluxe-class Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Bumblebee Barricade deluxeboxset.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Go ahead, make my day!"]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Deluxe two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles
:This battle pack contains the 1976 Camaro Deluxe Class Bumblebee and the Deluxe Class [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Barricade]]/[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but the toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.

:The set originally retailed for only slightly less than buying the two individual toys. However, for a short while, it was about the only way to ''get'' Bumblebee in the first place, thanks to the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|toy drought]] following the movie's record-smashing opening.
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[[File:Lawson-exclusive-deluxe-bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.95|right|thumb|The name "Goldcam" just doesn't have the same ring to it...
Hey they can't all be winners.]]
*'''Bumblebee Limited Metallic Color Version''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles
:A redeco of the Japanese version of the Classic Camaro Bumblebee sculpt, Bumblebee Limited Metallic Color Version (バンブルビー限定メタリックカラー Ver., ''Bumblebee Gentei Metallic Color Ver.'') was exclusively available with the purchase of a ticket for the movie in Japanese Lawson stores. It retained the clear blue windows and missiles of the standard Japanese release, but it is unclear if this release used the uneven Automorph gimmick from the second run. Unlike most of his Classic Camaro mold mates, this Bumblebee is practically spotless.

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[[File:Movie TowedtoSafety toys.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sadly, All Spark Insurance doesn't cover towing charges.]]
*'''Towed to Safety''' (Deluxe two-pack, UK 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles
:This set features an unaltered Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)#TowedToSafety|Longarm]] figure and a Deluxe Class 1976 Camaro Bumblebee figure. The window box features a diorama background of the battle in [[Mission City]] (basically the same packaging inner tray from the "Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter" pack). As is generally the case with the European releases of the Movie toys, the pictures on the front of the box show the robot mode toys instead of an artist's depiction of their faces.

:For this two-pack, Hasbro slightly retooled Bumblebee's Automorph gimmick again, adding another small tab that finally resolved the breakage issues that had plagued the previous variation of the mold.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=38149 Allspark thread about the second retool of Bumblebee's Automorph gimmick]</ref>

:This pack has only been confirmed to have been released in the United Kingdom.
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[[File:Movie Deluxe 2009 Bumblebee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Nu-uh! You don't want none of this!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese Name'': '''New Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2007]]-[[August 9|08-09]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Plasma cannon]]
:The second Deluxe Class Bumblebee toy, which shares no parts with the previous one (even the head, despite being based on the same general design, is a different sculpt), transforms into the {{w|Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro}}. Maintaining the high standard for car accuracy in the movie line, Bumblebee is very faithful to the real-life vehicle, featuring clear blue windows in contrast to the opaque windows seen in both his previous Deluxe class toy and the Ultimate Bumblebee toy.

:Bumblebee features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmicks during transformation: ''(a)'' swinging his hood down into robot mode position also moves his arms up and ''(b)'', swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action. Unusually, this version of Bumblebee is much more accurate to the CGI design than either the older-model Deluxe OR the Ultimate figure, with the chest properly articulating in a fairly Movie-accurate manner. He's also slightly taller than most of the other Deluxe Class figures.

:Bumblebee features a superb range of articulation, with ball joints in his shoulders, neck, torso, wrists and upper legs, with ratcheting and swivels making up the remaining joints. Instead of the rather inaccurate missile launchers from the 1976 Camaro toy, '09 Bumblebee comes with a mostly accurate version of his plasma cannon as it appears in the movie, but for added play value, it can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. The cannon can be held in either of his hands. Depending on how tight the shoulder ball joints are, posing his arms can be troublesome as they're jointed with the front wheel/car doors/wings. If the converting Plasma Cannon is removed from his vehicle form, the spring-loaded windows may become slightly dislodged unless you press both sides of the vehicle rear to counter this.

:Depending on the individual quality control, his pair of yellow shoulder panels tend to pop off occasionally. Care should be taken while transforming the front clear window piece: At least one of the protruding panels can snap off if not done carefully.

:Contrary to popular opinion, the yellow pieces on the back of Bumblebee's feet are ''not'' supposed to be heel spurs, nor have they been mis-assembled. They are supposed to fold up to emulate the detail found on the CGI design. His robot mode stock photo is mistransformed; the chest hood blocks can be flipped up for better accuracy. This mistransformation is common to all of his redecoes/retools below.

:A running change version of this sculpt adds sculpted pupils to Bumblebee's eyes. A ''second'' running change adds tabs to the hip panels, which makes the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hold together better.<ref name="conceptvariant">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=144325 TFW2005 thread about the retool for the second Deluxe Bumblebee toy]</ref> Initially this was believed to be a variant for the Japanese market; however, later shipments of the Hasbro toy featured those changes as well, as did all subsequent versions of the sculpt.

:This sculpt was also used to make "Allspark Power" [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ConceptBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Concept Camaro Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Movie Bumblebee Evolutionofahero.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, look, Concept Camaro, now ''you're'' the piece o' crap.]]
*'''Evolution of a Hero''' (Target exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles, Plasma cannon
:A Target exclusive, this figure multi-pack contains an unchanged Deluxe-class 1976 Bumblebee and an exclusive "battle damaged" 2009 Camaro Concept Bumblebee. Even though the 2009 figure is supposed to represent Bumblebee's damaged state as he appeared during the final battle in the movie, oddly enough the "damage" paint decos do not appear to extend to his legs, restricting themselves to his upper torso and car roof/door parts. Maybe they didn't bother because they thought you'd take them off like in the movie. Go figure.

:The Classic Camaro Bumblebee toy included in this package features the same "fixed" Automorph gimmick also found on the version included in the UK exclusive "Towed to Safety" two-pack. In addition, the Automorph button on the hood ''finally'' sports the painted pinstripes that had been missing on ''all'' previous releases of the sculpt.

:This two-pack was available as a Target exclusive in the USA, as a Zellers exclusive in Canada (in English-only packaging), as a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and as an exclusive to stores that were members of either the Idee + Spiel or Vedes trade associations (which were cooperating at the time) in Germany. All international versions came in English-only US-style packaging, but lacked the "Only at Target" sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Target76Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Evolution of a Hero '76 Camaro Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Evolution of a Hero Concept Camaro Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Movietoy bee and optimus 2pk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee and Optimus Prime''' (two-pack, Hong Kong/UK/Australia/France 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma cannon
:A two-pack, containing an unchanged Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeePrimePack|Optimus Prime]] and an equally unchanged Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee. The two-pack was available as a mass retail release in Hong Kong, as an Argos exclusive in the United Kingdom, as a Kmart exclusive in Australia, and with undetermined distribution in France.

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[[File:MovieTargetAllsparkDeluxeBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblebee just went neon. For Playskool, see the Cyber Slammers version.]]
*'''All Spark-Enhanced Bumblebee''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma cannon
:This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Bumblebee in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted in "AllSpark Blue" for no other reason than [[to sell toys]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AllsparkBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on AllSpark Enhanced Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Movie Deluxe StealthBumblebee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblebee, as he appears in [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Bizarro World]].]]
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class Concept Camaro, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma cannon
:Stealth Bumblebee is an extensive redeco and minor retool of the Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee toy. The redeco itself is unusual in that the yellow parts are still cast in yellow plastic, but painted black. Other color differences include changing the robot mode body parts from black to gray and adding bright blue ''AllSpark Power'' decos.

:The head has also been retooled to reflect Bumblebee's 'battle mask' as seen in the Movie. The "mask" does not flip up to reveal his head. Bummer.

:Downloadable content for the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Xbox 360/PS3 version of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game]] features this deco as an alternate skin for Bumblebee.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/StealthBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Stealth Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:MovieDeluxePremiumBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ("Premium Series" Deluxe Class Concept Camaro, 2008)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Battle Mode Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2008]]-[[May 22|05-22]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-22'''
**''Accessories:'' Plasma cannon
:This [[redeco]] of Stealth Bumblebee (featuring the "battle mask" head) features a similar deco as the Screen Battles version of the Concept Camaro sculpt in terms of plastic colours. However, as part of the "[[Premium Series]]", all of his outer car body panels have been coated in a metallic yellow paint job, and he features several very intricate additional [[paint operation]]s such as the rear [[license plate]] in vehicle mode (in addition to the one on the robot mode belly), a silver gas cap, red turn signals, gray inner shins, gold front and rear Chevrolet logos, silver details on the shoulder pieces, a black rear bumper and additional black pinstripes for the racing stripes. Meanwhile, the Autobot symbol on his forehead is basically a painted red square.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/PremiumBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Premium Series Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ACG-HK-2008-Transformers-Commemorative-Box-Set.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Commemorative Box Set (Autobots)''' (2008)

:Released an an exclusive for Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACG, also known as Ani-Con) 2008, The ''Premium Series'' Bumblebee toy is released without any changes along with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PremiumLeader|''Premium'' Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)#Premium|''Premium'' Jazz'']], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|''Premium'' Ironhide]], and a [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|regular Ratchet]]. The toys are packaged with a synthetic, leather-like box, and it comes with a sheet of Certificate of Authenticity.

:The boxsets are limited to 100 pieces.

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[[File:WMTheLegacyOfBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Featuring Whitebread Edition Bumblebee, Limey Edition Bumblebee, and ''Animated'' Edition Bumblebee. (What'd you '''think''' we were gonna say?)]]
*'''The Legacy of Bumblebee''' (Deluxe class multi-pack, 2008)
:A Walmart [[exclusive]] three pack, ''The Legacy of Bumblebee'' collector's set comes with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|''Classics'']], Movie Deluxe Concept Camaro ([[Premium Series]]) and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] figures. While the ''Movie'' and ''Animated'' Bumblebees are identical to their original, single carded releases, the ''Classics'' Bumblebee has been redecoed to more closely resemble his ''Movie'' and ''Animated'' counterparts, changing his white stripes to black, and his grey/silver plastic to yellow, similarly to ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bumble.
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===Screen Battles===
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[[File:TF-2007-Screen-Battles-Capture-of-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'll never take me alive!]]
*'''Capture of Bumblebee''' (Screen Battles diorama pack, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Plasma cannon
:A more [[show-accuracy|screen-accurate]] [[redeco]] of Camaro Concept Deluxe Class Bumblebee, with all of the black plastic and paint operations (sans the racing stripes and the grille mesh) are all changed to gray. In addition, the translucent parts are now an ever-so-slightly greener shade of blue. The only other change is the addition of a new [[tampograph]]ed red Autobot symbol on his forehead. Unfortunately, his racing stripes aren't added with black border pinstripes.

:This ''Screen Battles'' pack (or "Battle Scenes" in Europe) also includes non-[[articulation|poseable]] figurines of [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]] and two Sector Seven soldiers; one carrying a cryo-freezing cannon and one carrying a grenade launcher.

:This set comes in a special window box featuring a diorama background of the scene in which Bumblebee is captured by Sector Seven forces.

:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref name="checklist">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080920112933/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro checklist] featuring Screen Battles sets with additional extras</ref> this pack was originally supposed to feature "ice soldiers" (plural), in addition to an "S7 agent" and an "S7 soldier". Apparently, the budget ultimately only allowed for one. The grenade launcher-wielding S7 soldier also looks conspicuously like [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] colored as a Sector Seven soldier (it's possible that the figure had originally been intended for the Screen Battles "Desert Attack" pack with [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], which was supposed to contain ''four'' soldier figures according to the same Hasbro checklist<ref name="checklist"/>).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ScreenBattlesBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Capture of Bumblebee Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Movie ScreenBattles FinalStand1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Half a bee, philosophically/ Must, ipso facto, half not be./ But half the bee has got to be/ Vis-a-vis, its entity. D'you see?"]]
*'''Final Stand''' (Screen Battles, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-02'''
:This ''Screen Battles'' pack (or "Battle Scenes" in Europe) comes with an altered [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] toy and a posable, non-transforming, battle-damaged Bumblebee. Despite being in the same scale, this figurine utilizes none of the parts of the ''Robot Replicas'' toy. This set comes in a special window box featuring a diorama background of the battle in Mission City.

:The Bumblebee figure oddly does not feature the character's distinctive car door "wings" on his back. However, keen [[customizing|customizers]] can easily rectify this by slicing the "Robot Replicas" version's wings off and whittling their connecting plastic into simple posts that very handily plug into large holes in the tires on Final Stand 'Bee's back. In fact, these holes almost seem designed to accommodate a missing part. (Considering how all the other Screen Battles sets were apparently originally intended to feature more, or at least more elaborate, accessory figures based on their entries in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref name="checklist"/> this seems indeed very plausible.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ScreenBattlesFSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on "Final Stand" Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Ultimate===
[[File:Ultimate Bumblebee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All those extras and they couldn't make me more accurate than the deluxe class toy.]]
*'''Ultimate Bumblebee''' (Ultimate Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Missile
:Similar in appearance to the second Deluxe-class Bumblebee toy, albeit much larger and more complex, the 'Ultimate' version of Bumblebee also transforms into the 2009 concept Camaro. The toy features animatronic movement in robot mode (flapping wings, moving arms and a rotating head) and light-up eyes and headlights, activated by the movement or sounds made by the person playing with the toy, or by pressing his buttons, which also activate an obscene number of interactive electronic sound effects. Oddly enough, despite being mute for most of the movie, Bumblebee has a wide range of phrases. His chest button yields various phrases and a new version of the ''Transformers'' theme tune, while a button on his side produces blaster noises, more speech, and musical samples, including four different ones from Devo's "Whip It." This button also causes the toy to raise its cannon-arm and automatically fire a missile. Playing with the toy by moving it will make him repeat various phrases and samples activated by other features, as well as crashing battle noises, but when he is left idle, more unique phrases will be uttered inquiring where everyone has gone, as well as radio snippets to the same effect, before the toy eventually deactivates. Pressing any button will bring him back online with a cheerful shout.

:Transforming the toy between modes is accompanied by the classic transformation noise, and if left unattended between modes, it will make stalling engine noises, car horn and a car alarm sounds. Once in car mode, new electronics are unlocked, beginning with the sound of an engine starting up. The chest button now activates the car's horn, and rolling the figure along will create an accelerating noise that increases the faster the toy is moved. More unique musical snippets will play as the car rolls along; when the rolling stops, brake lights activate and the tires screech. Yet more sounds are produced when Bumblebee is rolled backwards, and the car mode also features different crashing battle noises to the robot mode.

:All of the toy's features can be turned off by a switch, and it has an additional "Try Me" mode which allows you to hear various sounds from the toy's various functions just by pressing the chest button.

:The toy is mistransformed in the package, and all promo photos of the figure made the same mistake, presenting the car hood as a solid block resting on Bumblebee's chest. In reality, it splits up into five separate pieces to fold and collapse into a more movie-like appearance.

:In the holiday season, Wal-Mart carried an exclusive "Bonus Buy" version of the toy, which had the Deluxe [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] toys added as freebies. Costco also carried an exclusive version, with the 3" [[Titanium Series]] version of Bumblebee packed in. However, it did not include the display stand.

:The projectile included with this figure is the same mold included with several [[Attacktix]] figures like the [[Decepticlone]], Omnicon, Vehicle Mode [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and a few others.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/UltimateBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Ultimate Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee bonus pack''' (Costco exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
:A [[Costco]] [[exclusive]] special pack of Ultimate Bumblebee with [[Titanium Series]] Bumblebee (see below) as a bonus figure. Neither toy is changed from its respective original release.

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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:''

:A [[Walmart]] exclusive special pack of Ultimate Bumblebee with Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)#BeeValuePack|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)#BeeValuePack|Scorponok]] as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.

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===Fast Action Battlers===
[[File:Bumblebeemoviefab.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fast and actiony. You know, for the kids!]]
*'''Plasma Punch Bumblebee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma Bolt

:[[Fast Action Battlers]] Bumblebee transforms from concept Camaro to robot with a considerably simpler transformation than the standard deluxe toy, intended for the slightly younger set. His main "gimmick" is a spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm. As is also the case with Ultimate Bumblebee, the toy is mis-transformed in the package, and all promo photos of the figure make the same mistake, presenting the car hood as a solid block. In reality, the chest/bumper consists of two rotating pieces which can pivot down so as to more accurately emulate the appearance in the movie.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Plasma Punch Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:FAB Rally Rocket BB.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's Buckaroo Banzai! The latest issue!]]
*'''Rally Rocket Bumblebee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma Bolt

:A redeco of Plasma Punch Bumblebee, with the usual Camaro striping now replaced with black colored paint details on upper section of the rear windows, the car roof & front hood, and both halves of each legs are now entirely painted black (due to the half of the leg pieces being swapped with the same grey used for his shoulders). Other deco differences include the crotch being painted silver, and the details on the majority of the body are now replaced with a greener shade of grey, and the turquoise unpaintable joints in now molded in lighter teal. In addition, the left forearm & his head (due to being molded in the same light brown-ish grey) is also painted yellow. Rally Rocket Bumblebee also features a tampograph decal based on his alliterative nickname "BB", with the first "B" letter reversed.

: As is also the case with the original [[Fast Action Battlers]] Bumblebee, the hood in his stock photos is misrepresented as a solid brick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FABBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Rally Rocket Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Cyber Slammers===
[[File:Bumblebeemoviecyberslammer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A Battlecharger for the new millennium.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Classic Camaro Cyber Slammer, 2007)

: Cyber Slammers Bumblebee is an amazingly cute 1976 Camaro that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot buddy of human characters. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then snaps back up into robot mode.

: This toy was also made available during the 2007 holiday season as a freebie "Bonus Buy" packaged with Cyber Stompin' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] at Wal-Mart stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Classic Camaro Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie Bumblebee CamaroConcept CyberSlammer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And so, Bumblebee rejoins the Throttlebots.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Concept Camaro Cyber Slammer, 2007)

:The second [[Cyber Slammers]] Bumblebee figure toy transforms into a Concept Camaro and shares no parts with the previous Cyber Slammers Bumblebee figure. Like all Cyber Slammers, the toy features motorized action. When you push down on the car, it zooms forward, then pops up into robot mode! Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie. Like most Cyber Slammers, Bumblebee manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

: This toy was later redecoed into [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamConceptBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Concept Camaro Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Trans-Scanning===
[[File:Movie TranScanning Bumblebee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|whY mY SHoUlDeRs hUrT?]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TS-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand

: [[Trans-scan]]ning Bumblebee is a Japanese-exclusive figure with many interchangeable parts. At its most basic, the figure is a spindly skeleton referred to as a "[[Core body|core body]]". To this skeleton, two sets of armor pieces can be attached to create one of two forms for Bumblebee: his [[protoform]] mode or his Earth mode.

: The protoform mode consists of eight pieces of golden plastic that plug into the arms, chest, pelvis and legs of the figure. With these pieces attached, the figure can be manipulated in a manner that might charitably be called "transformation" into his meteor-like "entry mode," accomplished by doing little more than tucking the head out of sight and folding the chest back. This golden-and-grey lump can be mounted on a three-piece stand that comes with the figure, allowing you to display it in mid-plummet. Bumblebee's Earth mode, meanwhile, is made up of nineteen armor pieces (including a particularly large backpack) that form a rather [[Kibble|kibbly]] robot mode, which can then transform into a Camaro Concept.

: Bumblebee also includes a pair of interchangeable, open-palmed hands that can be swapped out for the clenched fists that are in place in-package. The Core Body mold was re-used for the simultaneously released Trans-Scanning [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] figure.

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===Cyber Stompin' robots===
[[File:Bumblebeemoviecyberstompin.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|These boots were made for—you know the rest.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Stompin' Robots, 2007)

: [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] Bee is a large electronic action figure, featuring a rather cutified design. He's got electronic lights and sounds up the whazzoo and fires missiles and a fist. He totally plays the original theme song.

: Later in the year, Wal-Mart stores sold this toy as a "Bonus Buy" item, which came with a free Cyber Slammer [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]] attached to the box back.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CyStompBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cyber Stompin' Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Robot Replicas===
[[File:Movie RobotReplica Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heli-pack not included]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Replicas, 2007)

: As part of the [[Robot Replicas]] sub-line, this version of concept-Camaro Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure that hews very close to the movie's CGI model. It features joints similar to the [[Revoltech]] toys, plus his right forearm can be replaced with his blaster-arm (or any other arm attachments from other Robot Replicas, which could lead to some fun Frankensteins). For some reason, he's closer to orange than his normal yellow.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RRBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Robot Replicas Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Micro IR Transformers Cars===
[[File:Movie Bumblebee MircroIR.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Drives and shoots!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

: Made by [[RadioShack]] under license from [[Hasbro]] and [[DreamWorks]]. The three-function infrared remote, in Bumblebee's signature colors, gives you control of the car with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a car styled after the Movie character, the car also transforms to robot mode. The top of the gun-shaped IR remote's barrel serves as a display stand. The tip of the gun barrel can also be unscrewed, revealing a pen (!) inside.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Micro IR Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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==Titanium Series==
[[File:Bumblebeemoviets3.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Special feature: Can't talk, just like the real Bumblebee!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Movie-style Autobot sigil display stand

: This Bumblebee is a three-inch tall painted mini-statue of his 1976 Camaro body form. He features die-cast in his torso and thighs, and he has swivel joints at the shoulders, head and waist. Oh, and he comes with a Movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.

: This item was also packed in with Ultimate Bumblebee as a Costco-exclusive set.

: This mold was later used to make ''Titanium Series'' [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
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==Revenge of the Fallen==
===Legends Class toys===
[[File:ROTF Legends Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Designed for the impulse buyer in all of us.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-03'''

:''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Bumblebee is based upon the updated Camaro Concept featured in the movie (unlike the 2007 Legends class Bumblebee which was based on the 1976 Camaro). Compared to the previous Movie Legends, he has better, more accurate detailing and proportions (or as accurate as can be obtained at this [[size class|price point]]).

:The [[:File:ROTF Legends Bumblebee HTS.jpg|second batch of stock photos of the toy]], which depict a [[prototype|(pre-)production sample]], show it in a much brighter shade of yellow plastic than it was released as. It's possible that this was simply the result of an excessive alteration of the hue settings during the digital enhancement of those photos, though.

:There are a few problems on the toy's vehicle mode: Probably due to tolerances, There are difficulties for perfectly aligning the wings/side windows with the legs/rear windows during transformation, though several samples does not seem to have this issue. In terms of deco, Bumblebee's face paint quality varies from figure-to-figure: Due to how the eyes are painted to emulate the mechanical optics; the central blue "eyeball" (especially the left one) is ''slightly'' lopsided. The forehead is often messily painted.

:In Malaysia, this toy is also one of the four Legends Classes to be released as promotional merchandise for the Petronas Gas Station. He can be obtained starting from the 26th of June (2 days are the movie's premiere), via RM30 ($7.04) worth of gas or RM15 ($3.52) worth of foods and items in the Mesra Shop.

:This mold was used as the basis for the non-toy character [[Saitama Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/LegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ROTF-toy Legends ReconBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Surely he will blend into the crowd with this look!]]
*'''Recon Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2009)

:Recon Bumblebee is a redeco of the regular Legends-class Bumblebee, featuring new details such as different stripes, a pattern on his doors and an Autobot insignia on his hood.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/LegReconBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Recon Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ROTF-toy BumblebeeStealthJDVD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| The [[Exclusive|special edition]], only available in [[Japan]], is LESS detailed?!]]
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (Legends, December 2009)

:TakaraTomy's Stealth Bumblebee (ステルスバンブルビー) was available [[exclusive]]ly with standard ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' DVDs purchased at various stores in Japan. It uses the same paint layout as the normal ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee, but with its colors inverted.
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[[File:ROTFDVD Tsutaya clearBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblepee.]]
*'''Bumblebee Clear Version''' (Legends, December 2009)

:Bumblebee Clear Version (バンブルビークリアＶｅｒ.) is made partly from translucent yellow plastic, but uses the same opaque black plastic and paint applications as the first mass-retail Bumblebee, and with the painted vehicle front bumper used from the other releases of the mold. He is only available with ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVDs purchased at Tsutaya stores in Japan, and only comes with the transforming Bumblebee DVD-case version.
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[[File:ROTF-toy Legends StealthBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Beezarro.]]
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2010)

:Stealth Bumblebee is another redeco that inverts Bumblebee's colors, giving him yellow stripes on a black body. Unlike TakaraTomy's Stealth Bumblebee, however, it uses a new paint operation layout, different from the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegStealthBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Stealth Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-ROTF-EZ-Collection-Bumblebee-Special-Color.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gold, but not [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 2|chromed]].]]
*'''Bumblebee Lamé Yellow Ver.''' (Legends, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-23'''

:Bumblebee Lamé (pronounced as ''lah-MAY'') Yellow Ver. (バンブルビーラメイエロー Ver.) was only available blindpacked as part of TakaraTomy's EZ Collection Vol. 3. It is cast in a metallic lamé yellow color.

:The toy had a preliminary name "Bumblebee Special Color (バンブルビー特別カラー, ''Bumblebee Tokubetsu Color'')

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[[File:ROTF-toy Legends 2packBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More Legends Bumblebee! MORE!]]
*'''Bumblebee vs Shadow Striker''' (Legends two-pack, 2010)

:The Bumblebee mold was given new paint applications for this two-pack with [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]], such as [[cyberglyphics]] on his doors. The two-pack was exclusive to [[Target]] stores and eligible for the "[[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]" promotion.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TargetLegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on two-pack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class toys===
{{anchor|ROTFdeluxe}}[[File:TF-ROTF-Deluxe-Class-Preview-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, you're buying this mold again. Surprise!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Pulse Missile

:Released as part of a "preview" [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deluxe Class assortment alongside [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys|Soundwave]], Bumblebee is a relatively major retool of the Camaro Concept Bumblebee mold, feature a new vehicle front end, hood and wheels to reflect the changes to the prop vehicle used in the movie; and in robot mode has a new, more accurate head sculpt... that just so happens to have some very creepy painted eyes but still, it's accurate nonetheless. Also, the paint on the door knobs, the gas lid, and the sculpted "Camaro" is omitted.

:His right arm has also been replaced by an all-new sculpt which substitutes the hand and the hand-held converting plasma cannon/blade weapon from the previous version for a built-in plasma cannon with a spring-loaded firing gimmick for the included missile. If one wishes to use the normal right arm, one must pop off the plasma cannon arm and replace it with the normal forearm from the Screen Battles figure (the only one with the accurate gray color), though the window must be replaced with the same translucent blue piece by unscrewing it.

:The instructions still depict him having the head from the 2007 Concept Camaro mold. Both the prototype and stock photos do not have his waist armor rotated into position in robot mode, while the later stock photo does not show the chest pieces being folded up. Due to the omission of the converting Plasma Cannon that holds the rear windows in position, the pieces may not align properly if the lower thighs/vehicle rear is not transformed properly during the robot-to-vehicle conversion.

:The initial production run included a missile that was slightly too long for the slot inside the arm, so it either has to be slightly cut down to fit or the cannon must be swiveled outwards to accommodate the missile. This was fixed by a [[variant|running change]] that saw the missile slightly shortened.<ref name="missile1">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/bumblebee/1757/ Seibertron.com gallery of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "Preview" Bumblebee], depicting the early version with a slightly too long missile.</ref><ref name="missile2">[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/rotf/deluxe/bumblebee/ BWTF review of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "Preview" Bumblebee], depicting the later version with a missile that fits in without a problem.</ref><ref name="missile3">[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/09movie/ra03bumblebee.html Autobase Aichi gallery of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "Preview" Bumblebee], featuring a comparison of both versions of the missile.</ref> The corrected version was also released in other markets such as Japan and Europe. Also, instead of having movie accurate gray colored "toe" sections on his feet like the later 2007 figures, his toes are ''painted'' yellow ...on top of yellow plastic. Oookay...

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTFtoy-CannonBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|New from the ass up!]]
[[File:ROTF-Deluxe-Cannon-Bee-transparent-windows.jpg|right|200px|thumb|For those who just needed to see Bee's awkward and painful stretching routine.]]
*'''Cannon Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-14'''

:This heavy retool of Bumblebee changes the entire upper half of the robot mode, and thus half of the car, to newly designed parts (essentially, only the legs are recycled from ''Movie'' Concept Camaro Bumblebee and the previous ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee; everything else is an entirely new sculpt), including more articulated arms with open palms, less obstructive vehicle [[kibble]], a differently transforming chest, and two flip-out (non-firing) missile launcher racks behind his head. Interestingly, his arms can be detached and easily popped onto the original mold, resulting in a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] robot mode, though this sacrifices transformation. This extensive retooling results in a car interior with seats and a crude dashboard, but the windows are so opaque that these new details can't easily be seen. A [[variant]] with clear blue windows was released in later shipments.<ref name="cannonbee">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/cannon-bumblebee/1855/2/92/ Comparison between both versions of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Cannon Bumblebee.]</ref>

:His "heels" are assembled backwards, which keeps them from being folded up against the back of the shins. Disappointingly, his chest cannot deform like the previous releases of this mold (or his Fast Action Battler).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/CannonBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cannon Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF NEST Battle Pack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yeah, [[Fandom|we're]] going to get one of [[Redeco|these]] every few waves.]]
*'''Alliance Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-27'''
**''Accessories:'' Pulse Missile

:Alliance Bumblebee is a [[redeco]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Preview Bumblebee. He now has several black thick black stripes across the hood and roof, stripes and [[NEST]] logos across the doors and side fender panels. He also has black arms, legs, and torso to match this new color scheme, instead of the more accurate grey colors seen in the previous release and Cannon Bumblebee. The yellow shoulder pieces are now pinned in place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/AllianceBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Alliance Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTFtoy-BumblebeeNESTAlliance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blame it on kids... [[Walmart]]... [[Target]]... [[Hasbro]]... okay blame EVERYONE.]]
*'''Battlefield Bumblebee Vs. Infiltration Soundwave NEST set''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2009)

:A minor redeco and retool Cannon Bumblebee that replaces the head sculpt with the much smaller battle mask head previously used by Stealth Bumblebee and Premium Bumblebee from the 2007 movie line. The base plastic colors and matching paint colors are virtually identical to those of Cannon Bumblebee, as are the [[Paint operation|paint masks]] for the most part. Aside from the head, the only differences are different paint choices in the abdominal section (the license plate, the sculpted cylinders above the license plate and the crotch plate below the gas cap), the front sides of the shoulder cannons (painted black on Cannon Bumblebee, painted red on Battlefield Bumblebee) and a different size and placement for the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia|logo]] (on the side of Cannon Bumblebee's left shoulder cannon panel, on the front end of Battlefield Bumblebee's vehicle mode hood/robot mode chest).

:Battlefield Bumblebee was only available in a two-pack with a redecoed [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Infiltration|Soundwave]], named "Infiltration Soundwave". The North American version of the two-pack also included a "Mission Guide" catalog and ordering form for the mail-in exclusive [[Ravage (ROTF)#ReconRavage|Recon Ravage]], a "starter sticker" for said ordering form, and a [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] iron-on patch. Two additional stickers from specially-marked NEST Global Alliance products and $4.95 shipping are required for the promotion. International versions of the two-pack were only available without all these extras, while Recon Ravage was available in several other markets as a retailer exclusive.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BattlefieldBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Battlefield Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-rotf-2pack-prime-and-bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm helping Daddy!]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Two-pack, 2010)

:An unchanged version of ''Movie'' Deluxe-Class "[[Premium Series]]" Bumblebee was released in a two-pack, alongside an unchanged version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager-Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PrimeBee2Pack|Optimus Prime]]. This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Malaysia and was apparently also sold in Indonesia and India.

:As for the Bumblebee figure, he features pinned shoulder panels used for the Alliance Bumblebee release above. It was unclear if he retains the original metallic paint job from the ''Premium Series'' figure.

:Like his pack-in mate Optimus Prime, a near-identical [[knockoff]] of the 2-pack has been making the rounds since the 2-pack's release, with Bumblebee being the dead giveaway, as he comes with additional yellow paint on the lower "jaws", the uneven gray (and the forehead's red) paint on the helmet, and unpinned shoulder panels. The forearm's sculpted parts seem to be a little thinner than the original's.

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===Human Alliance===
{{anchor|ROTFHumanAlliance}}[[File:ROTF HumanAlliance Bumblebee&Sam.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|NOT a headmaster.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' / '''Sam Witwicky''' (Human Alliance, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-21'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Missiles

:Human Alliance Bumblebee comes with a posable figure of [[Sam Witwicky]] that can fit inside in Bumblebee's vehicle mode (plugging into his seat via a small hole in his back) and drive him. In robot mode, Bumblebee's vehicle mode seats end up on his arms, and Sam can sit in either of them; the seat on Bumblebee's right has a headrest that can fold down to look slightly less conspicuous in robot mode, while the seat on Bumblebee's left arm features a pair of cannons which flip over Sam's shoulders, offering him some offensive hardware to protect his rather precarious position. These cannons can also be flipped down further to form some over-the-shoulder restraints. Sam can also stand on a platform that flips out from the small of Bumblebee's back (again, via peg-holes on his feet), manning a small non-firing cannon that flips out over Bumblebee's right shoulder. Finally, Bumblebee's left palm also contains a peg, meaning Sam can securely stand or sit in his big buddy's hand. Bumblebee himself features a spring-loaded cannon for his right arm, which can fire the two missiles the figure comes with, a flip-out double-barreled silver cannon that points over his head, and a functional flip-down battle mask. Much like the rest of his Human Alliance brethren, Bumblebee is roughly the same size as an ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy, being slightly taller than ''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in robot mode.

:[[File:Human Alliance Bumblebee Prototype.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|Modders, vindicated by the prototype.]]
:There is a significant [[misassembly]] issue with Bumblebee: according to TakaraTomy's images of the resin [[prototype]] as well as Bumblebee's CG design, the retail toy's legs are on the wrong sides of his body, so the details on his legs are inverted. Since the instructions reflect this assembly, it's possible that this was [[design change|done on purpose]] because, with the toy in its originally intended assembly, the waist section could be rather difficult to transform for children. The toy's originally intended assembly can still be [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/243649-human-alliance-bumblebee-leg-mod.html easily achieved by disassembling his crotch and reassembling the legs backwards.] Once this is complete, Bumblebee will look the way he was intended to look while adding some minor extra steps during transformation.

:Bumblebee is also available in smaller & compact packaging, released exclusively in Asian and Australian markets.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FigureGunplaFan/status/1142466636525346817 The Asia/Australia exclusive compact packaging variant, taken from a Hobby shop in Asia]</ref>

:As with the rest of the Human Alliance figures, Bumblebee is a frequent victim of being [[Knockoff|counterfeited]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/HABumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Human Alliance Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Ultimate===
[[File:ROTF UltimateBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Now available in expensive.]]
*''' Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged''' (Ultimate, 2009)

:''Revenge of the Fallen's'' Ultimate Bumblebee is a retool of the 2007 version, with new rims, hood, front fenders. He also features a new, more accurate head sculpt with a battle mask. This time, his sound chip plays [[Stan Bush]]'s "[[The Touch]]".

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===Fast Action Battlers===
[[File:ROTF FAB Pulse Blast Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Faster and Actiony-er... you know, for the kids!]]
*'''Pulse Blast Bumblebee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma Bolt

:Pulse Blast Bumblebee is a retool of 2007's Plasma Punch Bumblebee, with updated vehicle mode parts to reflect the changes in the prop Camaro vehicle, along with a new, more accurate head sculpt. Like the 2007's Plasma Punch photo, stock photographs by Hasbro neglect to tilt the car front fender panels.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Pulse Blast Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF FAB Sand Attack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| [[Darth Vader|I don't like sand... it's so coarse and rough]].]]
*'''Sand Attack Bumblebee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma Bolt

:Sand Attack Bumblebee is a redeco of Plasma Punch Bumblebee, not using the retooled parts of Pulse Blast Bumblebee. The deco itself consists of a sand-blasted-like camouflage pattern, or alternatively, a sand-worn appearance.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABSandAttackBumbleebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Sand Attack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Gravity Bots===
[[File:ROTF GravityBot Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| The evolution of Jumpstarters!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GB-02'''

:Plonk him down. Lift him up. Plonk him down. Lift him up. This addictive toy transforms automatically when stood up (vehicle to robot), or placed on his back (robot to vehicle). A switch underneath his feet or his car mode releases the transformation — so the toy can be played with in relatively stable modes if held in the air, or just rolling along the ground.

:Because gravity is the powering force in the transformation there's no motors to wear out or batteries to use up when playing with the toy. Which is good, because you will be transforming him no less than nine million times.

:Bumblebee features dumpy proportions and low movie accuracy (no door wings here), forced upon the toy to accommodate the [[Gravity Bot]]s transformation gimmick. His robot mode has no articulation, not even head. But at least he has big feet! Or legs... or whatever the heck they are. Stump? At least he has a big stump.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/GBBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Gravity Bots Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ROTF GravityBots BoltBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hasbro, once again showing their uncreativity.]]
*'''Bolt Bumblebee''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)

: A [[redeco]] of Gravity Bots Bumblebee in a predominantly black colour scheme that recalls 2008's Stealth Bumblebee redeco of the Deluxe class Bumblebee toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/GBBoltBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Gravity Bots Bolt Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Battle Chargers===
[[File:ROTF Battle Chargers Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You know, you shouldn't think too hard about this.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:Part of the [[Robot Powered Machines]] subline, Battle Charger Bumblebee is a [[super-deformed]] Concept Camaro with a [[pull-back motor]]. When pulled back and let go, the car's roof flips open and Bumblebee's equally cutesified robot mode pops out.

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[[File:ROTF BattleChargers StealthBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Or this. Bumblebee giving birth to himself can wreck your mind.]]
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:A redeco of Battle Charger Bumblebee in yellow-on-black. Again.
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==Transformers (2010)==
===Legends Class toys===
[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Cyberfire Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Impulse Buying Evolved.]]
*'''Cyberfire Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2010)

: This redeco of Legends class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee features a paint deco inspired by ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/CyberfireBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cyberfire Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class toys===
{{anchor|BattleBlade}}[[File:TF2010-toy Deluxe Battle Blade Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| About freaking time, Hasbro. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)''']]
[[File:Transformers-2010-AA-02-Battle-Blade-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Battle Blade Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-02'''

:This entirely new Deluxe Class Bumblebee figure for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]] features a much more accurate and articulated sculpt in robot mode compared to previous versions of Deluxe class Camaro Concept Bumblebee, with the [[transformation scheme]] taking many cues from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Human Alliance Bumblebee, scaled down to Deluxe size, while using an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] design for the leg transformation directly based on the original Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee. Despite the very similar looks, Battle Blade Bumblebee uses no parts from previous toys; everything about him is an entirely new sculpt. Due to his robot mode height, he stands ''nearly'' taller than Battle Blade Optimus Prime.

:His right hand can be switched out for his cannon by opening the arm guard, flipping out the cannon barrel, folding away the right hand and folding the cannon over to the wrist. Due to how the parts were distributed on the plastic sprues during production, the cannon barrel is yellow rather than grey. The left arm-guard has a flip-out axe made of translucent blue plastic, representing the axe weapon Bumblebee uses in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games]], which itself may have been based upon the electrical [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]] that was once considered as a melee weapon for Bumblebee in the first movie. The axe is spring-loaded, activated by a button on his arm-guard. This version of Movie Bumblebee also features a flip-down battle mask, very similar to Human Alliance Bumblebee. In other words, pure premium awesome-sauce.

:His head has a tendency to pop off during transformation. The space at the front of the collar would give him ''just'' enough clearance to pass his head through... if it was not for the small plastic flap (the one with the [[Autobot]] symbol) on his chest, which tends to push and squeeze the head out enough that the tension causes the head to pop and fly out from his ball-jointed neck.

:Stock photos show that the axe was originally made in such a way that the blade was mounted on a rod and could be rotated downwards, but this was changed entirely for unknown reasons (possibly fragility). As a result, the blade is mounted upside-down.

:The Japanese ''Autobot Alliance'' release features marginally darker yellow plastic and paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BattleBladeBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Battle Blade Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers2010 Deluxe SpecialEditionBattleBladesBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Bitchin' Camaro.]]
*'''Special Edition Battle Blade Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2010)

:As part of their "Transformers 'Fan of the Year' Competition" at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) material-entertainment fair 2010, Hasbro Hong Kong offered a one-of-a-kind [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] Battle Blade Bumblebee for whomever happened to spend the most money purchasing Transformers products at Hasbro's booth over the course of the fair. The figure is presented in a wood and perspex display case.

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[[File:TargetCrashLandingAttackBumblebeeThrust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblebee walks down to Electric Avenue, then takes Thrust lower.]]
*'''Crash Landing Attack''' (Target exclusive 2-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Pulse Missile

:A [[redeco]] of the first ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe class Bumblebee, this version is fluorescent yellow and blue, possibly as an [[homage]] to ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s colors in the old [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]] by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] (due to the limited color palette [[Nelson Yomtov]] was working with). The car doors and hood feature a new deco of overlaid black and silver streaks, as well as a solid black stripe down the middle with a large silver Autobot symbol at the front. It is packaged with a redeco of [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TargetBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Crash Landing Attack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:WMBombRunBattleBumblebeeGrindor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hasbro, you tease. Give us a [[Wasp]]!]]
*'''Bombing Run Battle''' (Walmart Exclusive 2-pack, 2010)

:A redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Cannon Bumblebee in a brighter yellow with dark pine green replacing the former toy's metallic teal. The windows are cast in transparent green plastic with green trim and the outsides of his arms are also painted green. Additionally, there is a green stripe running across and between the fenders on each side with green accents on the face and helmet as well. The face has been painted silver and lacks the pupils of the previous deco. His thumbs are now black and the tailpipes have been painted gunmetal. The tiny Autobot symbol by the driver's side door has been replaced with a larger white one on the right rear window. He came packaged with a Legends [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] redeco.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/WMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bombing Run Battle Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010toy-RampageAmongtheRuinsStock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Both of you Deceptichops will pay for scratching up this paintjob AND my headlights!]]
*'''Rampage Among The Ruins''' (Toys "R" Us Exclusive 3-pack, 2010)

:Essentially a redeco of "Bombing Run Battle" Bumblebee (using the same shade of yellow plastic) but using the head of the [[#VsSoundwave|Battlefield Bumblebee]]. All of the green parts have been replaced with a chocolate brown (including the tires), with brown stripes over his eyes which run across the top of his battle helmet. The thumbs and insides of his upper arms are also painted brown. The windows are clear and un-tinted. He has a brown "wash" over his lower arms and on his doors to simulate caked on dirt or mud. There are also silver "scratches" on both doors as well as the driver's side of the hood. He has a tiny black-on-white Autobot symbol on his lower abdomen. Unlike previous versions of this mold, the rear lights, tailpipes, and lower front headlights are unpainted.

:He was packaged with redecoes of [[Rampage (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Rampage]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Ravage]] and available exclusively at Toys "R" Us stores.

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===Human Alliance===
[[File:TF2010 Human Alliance Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| The Evolution of Repacking!]]
*'''Bumblebee w/ Sam Witwicky''' (Human Alliance, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: An unchanged rerelease of the first Human Alliance Bumblebee in new gold ''Transformers'' packaging. The (puny, compared to its original version) Sam figurine now sports a white shirt reflecting his outfit from the final act of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', as well as a teeny-tiny head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/HABumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on 2010 Human Alliance Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Battle Ops===
[[File:TF-2010-Battle-Ops-Bumblebee.JPEG|thumb|upright=1.66| When Bumblebee has a toy as tall as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Prime]]... things are getting bad.]]
*'''Battle Ops Bumblebee''' (2010)

:Battle Ops Bumblebee is a large (roughly leader size) new mold with "guardian" and "warrior" robot modes, which changes weapons and sound effects. He has a flip down battle mask, a right arm that converts to a plasma cannon, and two non-firing light-up shoulder/hood missile launchers. His non-cannon hand has some articulation, but is tightly jointed. Although not mentioned in the instructions, the missile launchers can be collapsed on the back in robot mode. Also, you have to remove the plastic ring attached on the right cannon hand before you use the toy.

:As revealed at the Hasbro designers panel at [[BotCon 2010]], an easter egg is hidden in Battle Ops Bumblebee's electronics: when in vehicle mode, pressing down on the front left end of the vehicle (or pushing the front left wheel up) thrice will play the first verse of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'']] [[theme song]], and three subsequent presses will play the second verse. Unfortunately, it only repeats the first two verses.

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[[File:TF2010 BattleOps Bumblebee Costco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Oh dear, it's getting worse.'']]
*'''Battle Ops Bumblebee''' (2010)

:A [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of the Bumblebee figure above, this release is advertised as having a "Limited Edition metallic finish!", being cast in gray plastic and painted over in metallic gold, and with his hand being cast in colorless clear plastic, making him very similar to his ''Masterpiece'' figure. Additionally, the tip of his cannon is [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]]. He comes with two "Great Value" toys: an unchanged Legends-Class [[Mudflap (ROTF)#BattleOpsCostco|Mudflap]] figure and a "Premium" vacuum-metallized gold redeco of Bumblebee's own ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends-Class figure.

:Canada received both English and French versions of this release - bizarrely, the French release is available in places outside Quebec such as Vancouver and even Alberta.
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===Activators===
[[File:TF2010-toy Activators Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Expect redecoes... LOTS of redecoes.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Activator, 2010)

:''[[Activators]]'' Bumblebee is a small and simple toy with cutesified proportions. By pressing a button on his vehicle mode roof, he [[autotransformation|autotransforms]] into robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/ActBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Activators Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010-toy RallyRumbleBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''Many''' redecoes.]]
*'''Rally Rumble Bumblebee''' (Activator, 2010)

:A redeco of ''Activators'' Bumblebee with a black hood and rally-themed markings. His yellow plastic is distinctly... ''yellower'' than his usual orangey yellow color.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/ActRRBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Rally Rumble Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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==Masterpiece Movie Series==
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[[File:Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|thumb|Don't expect any of the new Movie Masterpiece molds to be made anytime soo...]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2010)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MPM-2'''
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece: Movie Series]]'' Bumblebee is a redeco of Battle Ops Bumblebee. Unlike the Hasbro version, he features a very extensive paint job, including chromed rims, and features no yellow plastic despite his appearance. Instead, all of his yellow parts are painted over gray plastic to make it as [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] as possible. Among other notable plastic color changes, the [[TakaraTomy]] version features a clear colorless right hand (instead of translucent blue). The Hong Kong release of the toy features a shiny metallic gold finish instead.

:The box flap features the quote "''Angels will rain down like visitors from heaven!''" from the first movie.
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[[File:TF-TLK-Movie-Masterpiece-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.77|thumb|Wait, never mind.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2017)
**''ID number'': '''MPM-3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MPM-3'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[February 28]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Removable Stinger Blaster
:After 7 years, this ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' Bumblebee is a brand-new ''Masterpiece'' mold, based upon his body from the first live-action film. Does it convert? Does it ever!

:As usual, he transforms from a roughly Voyager-sized robot that scales with the Generation 1 ''Masterpiece'' Autobot Cars, into a Concept Camaro seen in the first live-action movie, and his right hand can be replaced with a Stinger Blaster. He also features die-cast parts on his bottom legs & his feet. His Stinger Blaster can store underneath its vehicle mode.

:Some units feature misassembled waist tabs. Although stock photos shows his tire rims being painted silver, the actual product has tire rims painted in Chevy’s Midnight Silver, which was used as an optional paint for the 2010's Camaros. As with the ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class Neo-Scanning Bumblebee figure, he was casted in rally yellow plastic rather than the usual orange-yellow.

:The Japanese release omits the paint applications on the eyes to allow for light piping, and it features a less dark shading on the blaster weapon. As with most TakaraTomy toys, It also uses black screws over unpainted screws.

:In the United States, Canada, Australia, and Hasbro's Asian markets, ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Bumblebee was exclusively available from [[Toys"R"Us]], as was TakaraTomy's Japanese release. He was also initially released in the Transformers Atrium Fair in Takashimaya B2 Atrium located at Singapore, limited to 300 pieces. In Spain, meanwhile, he saw a wider release, being at least available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if he was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Greece, he was officially available via at least one toy store chain, aptly named simply "Toys-Shop", but again might have been available online only.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MPM7-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2018)
**''ID number'': '''MPM-7'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MPM-7'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Removable Battle Mask, Stinger Blaster, Stinger Sword
:This new iteration of Bumblebee is based on the ''Bumblebee'' film and as such transforms into a Volkswagen Beetle.

:For accessories, he comes with a battle mask that fits over his head, and Stinger Blaster and Sword alternate arms replacing the hands and part of the forearms. The unused arm parts and the battle mask can be stored on the robot's back. As an additional gimmick, the headlights on his chest can be lifted up to reveal missile racks.

:In the United States, he was available only on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]].
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==EZ Collection Real==
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-Real-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|I have painted <s>rims and</s> front bumper. Buy me ''again''!]]
*'''Bumblebee (Real Color Ver)''' ([[2011]])
*'''Bumblebee (Metallic Color Ver)''' ([[2011]])

:Released as part of The blindpacked EZ Collection Real by TakaraTomy's "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S", this Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure. Unlike the stock photo, the Autobot insignia on his right leg is omitted. Like all land-based vehicles in this line, He features an extra paint applications on the wheels rims, which is only seen in the stock photo compared to the final product, which is left bare due to being molded with unpaintable plastic.

:Like his EZ Collection Real brethren, Bumblebee comes with two different variants: The "Real Color" features a flat shade on the plastic colors and paint, while the "Metallic Color" features metallic paint and plastic instead.

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==Dark of the Moon==
===Cyberverse===
[[File:DOTM CyberverseLegion Bumblebee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He doesn't have gorilla arms now!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV08'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, Bumblebee is an all-new mold that takes basic design cues from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Bumblebee, but generally improves upon them by being more accurate in robot mode. His right hand is sculpted as his Plasma Cannon, while his left hand has the ability to hold onto Cyberverse [[C joint|3mm post]] weapons and interact with Cyberverse playsets.

:The final toy differs from promotional photos by being cast in a different color of plastic similar to previous releases of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Legends Class]] sculpt, while the promotional photos depict him in a lighter hue of yellow. Amusingly, this has already happened before and in almost the exact same way. History tends to repeat itself, folks.

:This mold was also used to make other versions of the Bumblebee (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/LegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cyberverse Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM CyberverseActionSet Bumblebee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblebee is a weapons junkie now? This is insane!]]
*'''Bumblebee Mobile Battle Bunker''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV02'''
**''Accessories:'' [[jet pack]], turret, [[missile]], backdrop

:Part of the first wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' Cyberverse Action Sets, this slightly redecoed version of DOTM Cyberverse Legion Class Bumblebee cast in a non-metallic, more orange-ish shade of yellow plastic, now with NEST markings on his doors and nothing in particular on his roof. Bumblebee comes in a set with the [[Mobile Battle Bunker]], as well as a jetpack with hinged wings which can clip onto Bumblebee's back in robot mode.

:Like the other action sets, this set's packaging includes a cardboard display backdrop. This time, it is of [[:File:Explosionfactory.jpg|an industrial area]], with a power plant of some sort in the background, with storage tanks to the sides. Oh, and there's fire and explosions ''everywhere''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/MBBBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Mobile Battle Bunker Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTMCyberverseBumblebeeStarscreamPack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Since when were hatchbacks "ancient Cybertronian war vehicles"?]]
*'''Bumblebee / Starscream''' (Cyberverse 4-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece rifle

:[[Exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]]'s Mission Earth series, this four pack contains two Bumblebee and two Starscream Cyberverse Legion toys. Cybertronian Bumblebee is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Bumblebee]], done up in live-action movie Bumblebee-style colors, while the other Bumblebee is a paint-heavy redeco of Bolt Bumblebee (see below), partially cast in translucent plastic and painted with a grid pattern to simulate a [[trans-scan]] effect. This Bumblebee also comes with a redecoed version of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]]'s [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|gun]], which can be held in his newly retooled right hand. (This weapon is also depicted on Starscream's side of the instructions, confusing matters of ownership a bit.)

:Care must be taken while rolling Cybertronian Bumblebee's vehicle: pushing down while moving the vehicle forward can chip the paint underneath the hip section.

:The Bumblebees come packed with a [[retool]] of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Legends Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Starscream]] and a redeco of ''Legends of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]].

:An early name for this set was "Cyberverse Evolution", which is still used by some websites (including the Australian and United Kingdom Toys"R"Us sites), but that name does not appear anywhere on the packaging.

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] used for the [[packaging]] (which depicts a hand-painted prototype) shows him lacking the retooled hand. The other stock photo (see the image to the right), which depicts a pre-production sample, does show the retooled hand, but has the weapon's handle plugged into a conveniently fitting slot on his ''other'' arm for whatever reason.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRULegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Mission Earth Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUCybBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Mission Earth Cybertronian Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-DOTM-Walmart-BSR-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well at least it's not another shade of yellow?]]
*'''Bumblebee / Soundwave''' with '''Rodimus''' (Cyberverse 3-pack, 2011)

:Available exclusively at [[Walmart]] in a three pack with [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Cyberverse|Soundwave]] and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus]], this gold and silver Cyberverse Bumblebee is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Bumblebee, and lacks the newly tooled hand of the Target-exclusive Cyberverse Bumblebee and 011 Bumblebee (see below).

: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.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMLegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on three-pack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:DOTM CyberverseLegion BoltBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I don't know ''who'' keyed me, but I'll find them. Oh yes.]]
*'''Bumblebee'''/'''Bolt Bumblebee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / 011'''

:Part of the second wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' Cyberverse Legion Class toys, (Bolt) Bumblebee is a retool of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Bumblebee with a new right hand that enables him to hold Cyberverse accessories and interact with Cyberverse playsets.

:Whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of his packaging (which feature a hand-painted [[prototype]]) correctly show him with only a Cyberverse-compatible right hand and an unchanged left hand, the other set of stock photos (which feature a pre-production sample) depicts him with ''two'' retooled hands. Whereas the version with the new right hand was redecoed for several store-exclusive multi-packs, no version available in stores has featured the new ''left'' hand thus far.

:Although the toy is listed as "Bolt Bumblebee" on the official Hasbro website, the United States version and early releases of the [[multilingual packaging|European version]] simply use the name "Bumblebee" everywhere on the packaging, and the "Bolt" prefix was apparently only added as a [[variant|running change]] for later shipments of the European version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/LegBoltBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bolt Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-DOTM-Target-Cyberverse-2-pack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bee demonstrates an example of the typical youth where after one drink too many, you end up deciding to get some tattoos without much thought.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs Megatron''' (Cyberverse 2-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece blaster

:Exclusive to [[Target]], this Cyberverse Bumblebee is a redeco of Bolt Bumblebee. His right new hand enables him to hold his accompanying blaster (which originates from [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]]/[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]). Bumblebee comes packed with a [[Motormaster (G1)|Generation 1 Motormaster]]-inspired redeco of Cyberverse Commander [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TargetCyberverseVs|Megatron]].

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] on the back of the [[packaging]] shows him as mirrored, and thus depicts him with a retooled ''left'' hand, as well as flipped connecting pegs on his legs.

:This set also sold in Turkey as a {{w|Carrefour}} exclusive.
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[[File:TF-DOTM-TV-Kun-Bumblebee-Cyberverse-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumble''pee'' Cyberverse Version... we are so sorry.]]
*'''Bumblebee Cyberverse Version''' (''TV-Kun'' magazine exclusive Cyberverse variant, September 2011)

:Bundled exclusively with the September 2011 edition of ''TV-Kun'' magazine, the redundantly-named "Bumblebee Cyberverse Version" is a translucent yellow and opaque black redeco of Bolt Bumblebee. Possessing minimal paint operations, the toy instead includes a sticker-sheet for the stripes, window tinting, and Autobot symbol.
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[[File:DOTM Cyberverse Legion StealthBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|When attending formal events, it is important to inspect one's attire and see if everything is tidy and comfortable, and to make certain that nothing has been forgotten... such as one's trousers.]]
*'''Bumblebee'''/'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / 015'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' Cyberverse Legion Class toys, this toy is a [[black repaint|black]] redeco of his ''Dark of the Moon'' mold. His deco consists of the first two-thirds of his vehicle being cast in black, with painted yellow stripes on the hood and sides, and the rear third of his vehicle being an unpainted metallic yellow, giving the appearance of the stripes extending out from the back. His headlights and most of his windshields are painted a metallic blue, his crotch is painted silver, and he has a gold Autobot insignia on the tip of his hood.

:The yellow paint operations on the black plastic parts and the shade of yellow used for the unpainted yellow plastic parts clash so much that even [[Ben Yee]], who is usually ''very'' generous with his toy reviews, rated this redeco as sub-par.<ref name="stealthyee">[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/dotm/legion/bumblebee-black/ BWTF review of ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class "Black" Bumblebee]</ref>

:While this toy is listed as Stealth Bumblebee on the Hasbro website and named as such on the [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]], the "Stealth" prefix did not appear on the American packaging for some time. A [[variant|running change]] remedied this, adding the prefix to the American packaging in later runs.

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[[File:TRUCybertronianWarriors4Pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My folks drove it up here from the Bahamas.]]
*'''Cybertronian Warriors Pack''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' jetpack, turret, missile

: Commemorating a hilarious and probably very expensive moment of stupidity on the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' set wherein a {{w|Metropolitan Police Department|Metropolitan Police Department}} SUV was hit by a Bumblebee stunt car during filming, Bumblebee is a [[redeco]] of his Action Set toy (which uses his first ''Dark of the Moon'' Legion-Class figure) and is painted to hilariously have damage in the front of his vehicle mode. His [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|Mobile Battle Bunker]] has been redecoed to be gray and had the jetpack slightly retooled.

: He was packaged in a Toys"R"Us-exclusive multi-pack with redecoed versions of [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]], [[Crankcase (DOTM)#CybertronianWarriors|Crankcase]] (in a deco based on the aforementioned police SUV), and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]]. With matching paint jobs (the dark grayish black and bronze are near perfect matches), it appears as if the Bunker was intended to go with the included Ironhide more so than the included Bumblebee.

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[[File:DOTMUGCVLBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You forgot your pants again, 'Bee.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
: Yet another "stealth"-themed redeco of his ''Dark of the Moon'' Bumblebee mold, he features a reversed yellow and black deco on the robot chest/car hood-windows combination with the chest featuring a new deco pattern, the door kibble on his arms are now painted entirely yellow, and additional black paint applications on the legs/vehicle back.

: He comes in a Walmart-exclusive 5-pack with redecos of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimategift|Optimus Prime]], [[Powerglide (DOTM)#Ultimategift|Powerglide]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Ultimategift|Sideswipe]], and [[Crowbar#Ultimategift|Crowbar]].

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===Deluxe Class toys===

[[File:DOTM MechtechDeluxe Bumblebee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, his Attacktix toy got cancelled. He's gotta have ''something.'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/[[Plasma cannon|Plasma Cannon]]

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Bumblebee is an entirely new mold that resembles in many ways the 2010 toyline Battle Blade Bumblebee and is much more accurate than previous Deluxe Bumblebees. In addition to the cosmetic changes made to the vehicle mode and robot mode to resemble the third movie's altered visual design, this Bumblebee also comes with a [[MechTech]] weapon. When a lever is pulled back on the "Blaster" weapon, it opens up into a larger "Plasma Cannon", but it springs back into its original position once the lever is left alone. The MechTech weapon can be held in his hands, attach via [[5 mm post|5mm pegholes]]/MechTech ports on his forearms, or plug in a "concealed" 5mm peg hole on the vehicle mode's roof. Two extraneous 5mm peg holes are also located on his vehicle mode hood flap and can be flipped up and used in robot mode to shoulder-mount weapons beside his head. Additionally, [[C joint]] bars are sculpted into Bumblebee's forearms. His pair of hands features poseable fingers (albeit 4+1), and it can be formed into a 5mm compatible hand if adjusted properly. Take note that the joints are strong enough to hold the MechTech blaster until it wears off over time of play.

:Bumblebee can form a semi-Stealth Force configuration by lifting up the rear half of his roof, exposing concealed cannons sculpted in translucent blue plastic. Also of note in vehicle mode is the sculpted Camaro SS badging near the doors, which doesn't appear on any other ''Dark of the Moon'' Bumblebee toy or the prop vehicles used for filming.

:Just like his CG robot model, his [[package art]] depicts his racing stripes being pinstripe-bordered despite his toy no longer having it. Whoops.

:Bumblebee is currently being sold in Universal theme parks in new packaging based on the ride. He is advertised as a Universal Studios Exclusive, despite having no visible changes from his original widespread release. This mold was also used to make ''Movie The Best'' [[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Movie The Best|Laserbeak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on MechTech Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM MechTechDeluxe Bumblebee MechtechHolder.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's be honest, that card holder didn't persuade anyone outside of Japan to buy this.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' & '''MechTech Holder''' (MechTech Deluxe, [[May 14]], 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA05'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon

:The Japanese release of ''Dark of the Moon'' Bumblebee is packed with a "MechTech Holder", a device for storing the [[MechTech Wars]] collectible cards included with every Japanese ''Dark Side Moon'' mainline toy. Both Bumblebee and the MechTech Holder are packed into a Voyager class-sized box, with an accompanying increase in retail price. Obviously, he comes with his own MechTech Wars character card and transparent MechTech weapon card.

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[[File:DOTM MechTechDeluxe LuckyDraw SilverBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is the silverest Bee we ever seen!]]
*'''Silver Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, [[May 13]]-[[May 14]], 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon

:Also known as Special Edition Bumblebee, this is a silver [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] version of ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech Deluxe Bumblebee, presented in a perspex case.

:These toys were available as the [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize for the ''Transformers'' Midnight Madness event at major [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in mainland [[China]], Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand between May 13 and May 14, 2011. One was also offered as a raffle prize, along with two [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Supreme Class toys|Jetwing Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] toys, on the final ''Dark of the Moon'' toy launch event in Robinson's Galleria in the Philippines between July 9 and 10.

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[[File:DOTM MechTechDeluxe NitroBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblebee's attempt to join the Wreckers.]]
*'''Nitro Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA18'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cybertronian Boost Engine/Plasma Cannon

:Nitro Bumblebee is an all-new mold, featuring booster engines, armor plating and other Stealth Force-like design elements sculpted onto the vehicle mode. He transforms rather differently to most of the other Deluxe class Bumblebee molds, with much of the entire front of the car being articulated chest pieces rather than the usual front fenders separating from the rest of the chest. Also of note are his legs, which are considerably different in appearance and transformation to the standard set by the 2007 ''Transformers'' Deluxe class (Camaro Concept) Bumblebee, with the rear wheels ending up inside of his ankle. Like the Leader Class toy, he features sculpted (but unpainted) "900 STRA" [[license plate]]s in both modes, making it the first time the license plate used for the car props from all three movies is used for a Deluxe Class toy.

:He comes with a MechTech Boost Engine, which converts into a Plasma Cannon when the lever is pulled, and although it is similar in function and appearance to [[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Skids]]'s MechTech blaster, it is in actuality an entirely new mold. He features five MechTech ports in vehicle mode: one on the hood, two of the roof and two behind his rear wheels. In robot mode, both of his arms have one MechTech port each, and the ports from vehicle mode can still be used.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/NitroBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on Nitro Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM Deluxe Walmart Bumblebee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Man, I've got about as much fanwank on me as your average episode of [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]].]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Plasma Cannon

:This [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] Bumblebee (also sold at Sainsbury's stores in the United Kingdom) is a redeco of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'']] Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee, with the standard production model Chevrolet Camaro front end as compared to the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' ZL1 version and the first reuse of the 2007 mold, both hands and the hand-held [[plasma cannon]]/energy blade weapon. However, he ''does'' have the retooled shoulder panels that are held in place with screws (first introduced with ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Alliance Bumblebee).

:Bumblebee features many different ''Transformers'' [[insignia]]s from across different continuities, namely; [[:File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|Generation 1 Prehistory Autobot]], [[:File:Minicon symbol.png|Armada Mini-Con]], [[:File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|Animated Sumdac Systems]], [[:File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|Playschool Go-Bot]], [[S.T.A.R.S.]], "FLY [[Omega Supreme (disambiguation)|Ω SUPREME]]", [[G.B. Blackrock|"Black Rock"]], [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|"Maccadam's"]], [[:File:Dinobots symbol.png|the Beast Machines Dinobots Symbol]], and the number [[1984|84]], all in addition to his live-action movie Autobot insignia.

:The [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of his packaging are quite strange, depicting a significantly different deco, with the primary color for his vehicle mode gradually fading from yellow to red towards the bottom, and parts of his abdomen sporting the same red color. In addition, his handheld weapon's blade sports a clear blue color. The final toy, by contrast, features no red at all, and his blade is cast in clear black plastic. Furthermore, the stock photos depict his eyes as bright blue, whereas the final toy's eyes are painted black. On top of that, the stock photos contradict ''each other'', with the photo of his robot mode depicting clear blue windows, whereas the photo of his vehicle mode depicts opaque ''black'' windows.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on Walmart Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM AutobotDaredevilSquad toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|For having a [[Tech Spec|Courage stat]] of ten, he sure is yellow on the inside.]]
*'''Autobot Daredevil Squad''' (Multi-pack, 2011)

:Exclusive to [[Kmart]] stores in the USA (and to [[Canadian Tire]] stores in Canada), the Autobot Daredevil Squad Bumblebee is another redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee]] as part of, for some reason, the [[Human Alliance]] play pattern. The packaging puts emphasis on Backfire's "handheld cannon" mode, which this particular Bumblebee isn't really designed to hold.

:He comes packaged with a redeco of Human Alliance [[Sam Witwicky#Daredevil|Sam Witwicky]], a redeco of [[Backfire (TF 2010)#Daredevil|Backfire]], and an Autobot Alliance patch.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/KMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on Daredevil Squad Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM Deluxe Target Clear Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Whatever happens in Vegas, stays on Photobucket.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2011)

:Released as part of [[Target]]'s exclusive range of Deluxe class redecoes, this version of Cannon Bumblebee has had all of his yellow plastic cast in a translucent yellow, and is covered in opaque yellow [[Cyberglyphics]].

:As with the other [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Cyberglyph" redecos ([[Space Case (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Space Case]], [[Arcee (Movie)#Cyberglyph|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Autobot Jazz]]), he comes with a comic book by [[IDW Publishing]], ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee]]''.

: He was also made available in Canada as a Zellers exclusive, in New Zealand as a Farmers exclusive (both in English-only US-style packaging minus the "only at Target" sticker), in the United Kingdom as a Tesco exclusive, and in Germany as a Müller exclusive (both in typical [[multilingual packaging|multilingual European packaging]] including a multilingual comic).

:His [[package art]] has the same error as his first Dark of the Moon Deluxe figure, namely his racing stripes being depicted as pinstripe-bordered despite this toy lacking it. Whoops again.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TargetBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on "Cyberglyph" Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM MechTechDeluxe CyberfireBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Ghost Rider|VENGEANCE!]]]]
*'''Cyberfire Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon

:A redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-class Bumblebee, he is now black with yellow detailing and features electricity patterns on his car body. His clear parts are now a reddish orange. His blaster is unchanged.

:Interestingly, while his [[package art]] correctly depicts his deco applied to his body, (complete with his evil-looking red-orange eyes) the deco seems to be incorrectly applied to his ''Nitro Bumblebee'' head.

:His distinctly, well, ''evil'' look led to fans frequently referring to him as "Murderbee".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/CyberfireBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on Cyberfire Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM Deluxe Scan Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Seen here mere moments before turning completely into stone.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Pulse Missile

:This redeco of Deluxe class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee is [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]]' Mission Earth: The Scan Series, to represent him [[trans-scan]]ning his vehicle mode. As such, nearly all of his vehicle mode parts (and thus, most of his robot mode) are cast in translucent clear plastic, with the rear of his vehicle mode being left unpainted, the middle having painted scan lines, and the front having a heavy amount of [[paint operation]]s in order to cover the clear plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on Scan Series Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM Deluxe LuckyDraw TritaniumBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is awarded for first place in the "Who Has The Most Bumblebees" contest.]]
*'''Tritanium Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] version of MechTech Deluxe Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Bumblebee was Prize A in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] campaign. The campaign began on [[May 14]] 2011, and one could have entered by entering two barcode numbers from MechTech character cards (packed with Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' figures) into the TakaraTomy ''Transformers'' website. This toy was limited to 10 pieces. The toy also comes with a congratulations note with an adorably drawn Legion Class Bumblebee by designer Hisao Nishimoto, and a ''huge'' Autobot decal.

:Unlike the stock photo shown here, the final product's joints parts still remained un-chromed due to being molded with [[unpaintable plastic]].

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[[File:DOTMDXBumblebeeStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|WHEN I KILLED YOUR BROTHER, I LOOKED JUST. LIKE. THIIIIIIS!]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this battle-damaged redeco of the initial ''Dark of the Moon'' Bumblebee toy was sold with a grey and purple redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Shockwave (Movie)#StreetsideBotBrawl|Shockwave]] and a battle-damaged redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]]. He now comes with a redeco of [[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Skids]]'s MechTech Blaster, which converts into a double-barreled Plasma Cannon when the scope is pulled.

: His weapon was also redecoed into the weapon of [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SpecialistRatchet|Specialist Ratchet]].

:This version of deluxe Bumblebee has been found as a single packed figure in Toys"R"Us (possibly only in the UK at the time of writing) with his original Mechtech weapon. The packaging is identical to the wave 1 release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUSBBBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More info on Streetside Bot Brawl Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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*'''Leader Class Sentinel Prime and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee''' (Two-pack, 2011?)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cybertronian Boost Engine/Plasma Cannon

: As the name implies, this Walmart-exclusive [[giftset]] would have contained a ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class [[#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee figure]] and a ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Class [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#LeaderSentinelDeluxeNitroBee|Sentinel Prime figure]]. They would have been unchanged from their individual releases. The existence of this unreleased set was revealed by an eBay auction after the DOTM toyline was effectively over.

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[[File:DOTMNeoScanningBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I probably had a few more international customers than the guy with the card dispenser, but not many.]]
*'''Neo-Scanning Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon

:A redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-class Bumblebee, Neo-Scanning Bumblebee (ネオスキャニングバンブルビー) is a bright, real-world accurate rally yellow and metallic grey Japanese-market exclusive. Initially made available for sale at [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/english/eren/2785.html the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show], it was later released to mass retail across Japan.

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===Leader Class toys===
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*'''Bumblebee''' (MechTech Leader, 2011)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Power Armed Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''[[2017]]-[[May 14|05-14]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech backpack
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: An all new mold, this version of Bumblebee is smaller than his previous Leader-sized incarnations and, ''technically'', is his first Leader-class toy. Along with the update to his Dark of the Moon form, this is also the first toy to feature a (sculpted) "900 STRA" [[license plate]] (the one used for the prop cars for all three movies). Being different in proportions to his other toys, this Bumblebee seems to have inspired his later "[[#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]]" toy, having a much bulkier torso and smaller arms, with the entire hood pieces being deformed into his chest.

: The main gimmick is that he comes with a massive MechTech backpack, which hooks onto his back window/back, and is the sole electronic component of the toy. It resembles a [[jet pack|jet-pack]], and features missile pods and a cannon, all of which emit lights and sounds when pressed, and can be positioned for either robot or vehicle mode. Pressing the missile pod housings will emit orange lights and play the sound of a barrage of missiles being launched while pressing the cannon will prop up a targeting sight, emit green lights, and play the sound of the cannon deploying/charging and firing a powerful-sounding blast. The weapons can be deployed/retracted when the brown panel on the top-left of the backpack is slid, making the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] in the process (with an additional mechanical impact sound after deploying). There are a total of five MechTech ports and four [[C joint]] bars on the backpack, with a port and bar on each missile pod, a port on the side of the cannon barrel, a port on the sliding panel, a port on the top-center of the backpack, and a bar on top of each battery compartment.

: Bumblebee can also transform into his [[Stealth Force]] attack vehicle mode, wherein his hood portions split forward and open, his doors open and hinge up, his robot arms swing out from the sides to aim, his plasma cannon extends, and his backpack is attached and deployed, with dedicated pegs to help secure his doors, arms, and shoulders. Finally, like a few other Bumblebee toys, he also features a flip-down battle mask.

: Unfortunately, while Bumblebee has rotational leg [[articulation]], they're ''below'' the knees, limiting their usefulness. Even more unfortunately, while he's perfectly stable on his own, plugging in his backpack in robot mode will make him ''very'' back-heavy, resulting in significant balance issues and limitation of poseability due to his [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joint]]s not being strong enough to handle the additional weight on one side. Posing him to lean forwards or posing his legs further to his back may remedy this.

: His secondary stock photos are slightly mistransformed: his shoulder collars are not folded out. Ironically; this mistranformation ''also allows'' the head to move slightly freely.
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*'''Leader Class Bumblebee and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Starscream''' (Two-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech backpack

: As the name implies, this Walmart-exclusive giftset contains a ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Class Bumblebee figure and a ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LeaderBeeDeluxeScream|Starscream figure]]. They are unchanged from their individual releases.

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===Human Alliance===
[[File:DOTM HumanAlliance Bumblebee Sam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Third time in a row the stock photographer neglected to properly transform his knees.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' / '''Sam Witwicky''' (Human Alliance, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

:A redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee, in a Stealth Bumblebee-inspired color scheme, with even more robot mode yellow than usual. The included Sam Witwicky figure is largely unchanged from the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, and rather than using the usual "4NZZ454" [[license plate]], this one's license plates sport the word BEE with the Autobot sigil next to it.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/HABumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Human Alliance Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Burger King===
[[File:BurgerKingDOTMBumblebeebighead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Chibibee mocks your frustration at his repaints.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)

:Part of the 2011 [[Burger King]] Dark of the Moon promotion, Bumblebee is a simple figure with bobble-head-like proportions. The entirety of his body is put on a hinge so that it retracts automatically into his enormous head when it is opened up. A similar gimmick is present in all the toys part of this promotion.

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===Robo Power===
====Activators====
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[[File:DOTM Activators Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|an i like ta tawk and tawk and tawk and tawk! qwiet is silly!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)

:As with other Dark of the Moon Activators toys, this Bumblebee figure (released under the [[Robo Power]] subline) is a very simple one-step transformation toy. Transformation consists of positioning him on the large blue section to the rear of his vehicle mode and pressing down, causing his components to shift around and reveal his robot parts; from there, one just has to rotate out his arms. Transformation back to vehicle mode is done by reversing the steps.

:Bumblebee was packaged in vehicle mode on an open, bubble-less card and tied down with twist-ties around the body of his truck form so that he couldn't be transformed in package.

:[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/110058-question-robo-power-activators/ At least one report] has surfaced of a brand-new figure missing one of the locking tabs that work the spring-loaded transformation mechanism, leaving the figure unable to transform properly. Although most likely a one-off incident as no other cases are known to have happened, care should still be taken.

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[[File:DOTM Activators ReconBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|look daddy look look im batman!!]]
*'''Recon Bumblebee''' (2011)

:Released as part of third wave of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Activators, Recon Bumblebee is a redeco of the Activator figure above, in ''YET ANOTHER'' example of him getting a "stealth mode" redeco.

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====Bash Bots====
[[File:TF-DOTM-Bash-Bots-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee Vs Megatron''' (2011)

:''Bash Bots'' Bumblebee is a small, rock-em-sock-em-styled toy that transforms from a super-deformed Camaro into a robot by pulling or pushing the lever below it's built-in stand. He & his stand can connect with any Bash Bots to fight with, especially the included Megatron.
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====Go-Bots====
[[File:DOTM Go-Bots Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|ima big boy today]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)

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====Revving Robots====
[[File:DOTM RevvingRobots Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)
''Revving Robots'' Bumblebee is a toy that was designed for younger children and thus lacks transformation. Bumblebee has four points of articulation, the shoulders and hips. Pressing his Autobot symbol causes him to speak one of several prerecorded phrases that change actors mid sentence to invoke the sense that he was talking via his radio. Pushing up the blue shoulder pad activates his stinger blaster, causing it to spin and make blaster sounds. The toy was released alongside ''Revving Robots'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].

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====Robo Fighters====
[[File:DOTM Robofighters Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)

:A non-transforming figure with five points of [[articulation]]. Press a button and his chest extends as a large amount of cannons pop out! And evidently they aren't enough, considering he has his [[plasma cannon]] deployed.

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[[File:DOTM Robofighters Elite Guard Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|Did he hijack the Sumdac paint machines to do this, too?]]
*'''Elite Guard Bumblebee''' (2011)

:Elite Guard Bumblebee is a redeco/retool of the Robo Fighters toy above, featuring a new battle mask head.
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==Kre-O==
{{note|Listed here are the sets that are very definitely "movie" Bumblebees. There are several more that are more ambiguous mashups, which can be found at [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Toys]].}}

[[File:KREO-Bumblebeelarge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''36421'''
** ''Pieces'': '''336'''
** ''Kreons'': Bumblebee, Red Alert, Driver
** ''Accessories'': Missile, small pistol

: The larger Bumblebee ''[[Kre-O]]'' kit is based on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee of the live-action films]], though with the face of the [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 character]] inside a movie-style helmet. He rebuilds into a sports car that can seat two [[Kreon]] figures, and has a spring-loaded missile launcher.

: He comes with three [[Kreon]]s; a Bumblebee based very much on [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Generation 1 Bumblebee]], [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], and an unnamed "Driver" with black hair and a gray shirt who we guess is meant to kinda sorta be a [[Sam Witwicky]]-like dude if you squint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee Universal4pack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Who's the better prankster? Only [[you]] can decide!]]
*'''Kreon 4-pack''' (Kreon 4-pack, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A9370'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Evac (Ride)#Kre-O|Evac]] (pre-2020 sets), [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Universal4pack|Optimus Prime]], [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]] (2020 release)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:Available exclusively at the gift shop for "[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]" at [[Universal|Universal Studios]] theme parks, this set features a Bumblebee Kreon based on the first three live-action movies, aka "the version of Bumblebee that there's a giant costumed performer of at the park that guests can get their pictures taken with". After several years of only being available at the park proper, the 4-pack was eventually added to Universal's online store.

: In 2015(?), a new production run of the set was made using the revamped 2015-style Kreon bodies, among a few other small changes, including sharper tampographs with thinner linework. This set would later see slight production changes; the only notable change to Bee is that his tampographs have gone back to thicker lines and being a bit sloppier, something that happened to all of the figures in the set.

: In 2020, the set was revamped ''again'', removing Evac and replacing him with the [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]]. The other figures in the set are unchanged from their thicker-tampograph 2015-body versions.

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===Age of Extinction===
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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee AOE CellBlock.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Cell Block Breakout''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6951'''
**''Pieces'': '''135'''
**''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CellBlockBreakout|Evasion mode Optimus Prime]], Bumblebee, [[Vehicon (Kre-O)#CellBlockBreakout|Vehicon]].
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:The "[[Cell Block Breakout]]" Bumblebee Kreon is based on his Camaro SS design from the first part of the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' movie.

: This set also includes a buildable [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] beast [[Strafe (AOE)#Kre-O|Strafe]].

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee AOE GalvFacotry.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sure, replacing their backpacks with magnets is funny, until he pays his own price.]]
*'''Galvatron Factory Battle''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6952'''
**''Pieces'': '''388'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Dr. Littleman]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#GalvatronFactoryBattle|Optimus Prime]], [[Vehicon (Kre-O)#GalvatronFactoryBattle|Vehicon]], 2 KSI workers.
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:"[[Galvatron Factory Battle]]" Bumblebee is based on his 2014 Camaro design. He comes with a ferrous-metal backpack, which can be attached to the magnetic crane in the factory playset, or any of the other magnets used through the line (or any other magnets you happen to have lying around, magnetism isn't ''that'' picky). He comes with a new-style robo-blaster with multiple clip-bars and posts to build off of.

:This set also includes a buildable [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] raptor and a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GalvatronFactoryBattle|Galvatron]] super-robot.

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[[File:KreO-Toy BumblebeeGrimlockUnleashed.jpg|thumb|250px|Unknown to him, this was actually Ratchet's healing gun.]]
* '''Grimlock Unleashed''' (Kre-O set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8600'''
**''Pieces'': '''333'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GrimlockUnleashed|Galvatron]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#GrimlockUnleashed|Grimlock]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#GrimlockUnleashed|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#GrimlockUnleashed|Optimus Prime]]
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Available in the "[[Grimlock Unleashed]]" set, this version of Bumblebee has slight differences from the "Galvatron Factory Battle" Kreon: he has a different facial expression, and his torso tampographs feature bits of "battle damage". He carries a large black blaster rifle rather than the new pistol style, and lacks the metal backpack.

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee AOE Custom.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now he's gonna slag that one scrapheap that made a prank by chroming his favorite yellow helmet.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A9229'''
**''Pieces'': '''30'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, blaster, double barreled gun, club, wing-pack, extra body parts

:Part of the Collection 2 of the ''Age of Extinction'' [[Custom Kreon]]s, this Bumblebee comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His "normal" helmet is chromed, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens) plus a spare hand, as well as a buildable chainsaw-club. Like the Custom Kreon Optimus Prime, he also comes with an extra [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]]-style wing-pack.

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee AOE SilverKnight.jpg|250px|thumb|"in the nameth of Primus, i wilt prank thou!"]]
*'''Silver Knight Autobots''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8602'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Crosshairs (AOE)#SilverKnight|Corsshairs]], [[Drift (AOE)#SilverKnight|Drift]], [[Hound (Movie)#SilverKnight|Hound]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SilverKnight|Optimus Prime]]
**''Accessories'': Claymore

:Silver Knight Bumblebee is a redeco of the Age of Extinction Bumblebee Kreon, with much of his plastic now in metallic silver and pewter. He comes with a large sword (from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series) rather than a blaster.

: This five-pack of Kreons was not released in the US or Canada, only seeing release in various Asian markets.

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[[File:KreO-Toy DecepticonReplicator-set.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's face it, you're not buying this set for the Bumblebee.]]
*'''Decepticon Replicator''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8601'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DecepticonReplicator|Optimus Prime]], [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]], [[Stinger (AOE)#Kre-O|Stinger]], Scientist
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:The "[[Decepticon Replicator]]" Bumblebee Kreon is identical to the one from the "Galvatron Factory Battle" set, only missing the magnet backpack and carrying a black blaster instead of copper.

: This set was not made available in US or Canadian markets, seemingly only hitting stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, and China. It was specifically sold at the "[[Transformers Exhibition]]" event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from [[July 11]] to [[July 20]].

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==Movie Trilogy Series==
[[File:MovieTrilogyBumblebee.jpg|thumb|The only toy from this series whose cancellation made you ''happy''.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2012)
:''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' Bumblebee is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Bumblebee. Like the rest of the Movie Trilogy Series, its release was cancelled.

:Don't even expect him being reissued for Takara's ''Movie Advanced Series'' anyway.
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==EZ Collection Gum==
*'''Bumblebee''' (EZ Collection Gum)

:Released as part of the blindpacked ''EZ Collection Gum'' series, this Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure, with added paint operations on the bumper.

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==Age of Extinction==
===2014 ''Robots in Disguise''===
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[[File:AoE flip and change Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|''I don't really know just where my head's at I don't really know what it's about So I flip out And I like to flip out'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Flip & Change, 2014)

:Part of the second wave of Flip & Change assortment, this roughly Voyager-sized Bumblebee toy is a simplified version of his 2014 Camaro body that can auto-transform from vehicle to robot by pulling out the arms first and then flip the figure over itself. He features articulation on his arms, and features 5mm compatible hands.

:Bumblebee shares a transformation scheme with his fellow Flip & Changers, Lockdown and Drift.

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[[File:TF-AOE-1-Step-Changer-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey im right over u do u see me? Im the bee flapping my wings here!
(''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:Lost Age LA-03 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|(''TakaraTomy version pictured'')]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (One-Step Changers, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA03'''

:The One-Step Bumblebee features a 2014 Camaro Concept [[alternate mode]] and a more unique and complex transformation compared to the other One-Steps. Also unlike other One-Step Changers, his transformation has ''three'' steps; you are required to flip out his fists and rotate his forearms after changing to robot mode.

:The Japanese release of Bumblebee features some slight deco changes such as a painted grill and bumper.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on One-Step Changer Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AOE-One-Step-Collection.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection''' (One-Step Changer six-pack, 2014)

:The "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" set includes an unchanged One-Step Changer Bumblebee, packed with an equally unchanged Drift, Lockdown, Grimlock, Slug & the included One-Step Silver Knight Optimus Prime toy.

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[[File:AoE 1-step High Octane Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''High Octane Bumblebee''' (One-Step Changers, 2014)
*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Set''' ([[October 18|10-18-]]2014)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''LA-14'''

:A new mold of the One-Step Changer Bumblebee, he transforms into a customized 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS, and he features a molded right arm cannon and a left arm sword. Bumblebee shares his transformation with [[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Drift]], [[Prowl (Movie)#Age of Extinction|Prowl]] and [[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]].

:The Japanese release of the toy is completely unchanged, and it was bundled with the re-released Battle Command Optimus Prime, as part of the "''Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Team''" set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCHighOctaneBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on One-Step Changer High Octane Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hasbro-mega-1-step-bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Mega 1-Step Bumblebee / Mega Flip Bumblebee''' (2014)
**''Accessories'': disc

: A large transforming toy of Bumblebee making use of the "Flip & Change" switchblade-like technology (similar to Drift's). The toy features a shuriken-esque disc, which can be fired from his right hand via pressure fire.

:Bumblebee has two packaging variants: he is either released in open, bubble-less card in robot mode or boxed packaging in vehicle mode. Whereas the version in English-only packaging (released in the United States and Australia) is named "Mega 1-Step Bumblebee", the European release in [[multilingual packaging]] is named "Mega Flip Bumblebee".

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[[File:AOE Mega 1-Step Mega Flip Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|International bot of mystery, known by many names.]]
:A Walmart exclusive version of the Mega 1-Step Bumblebee figure that includes a "bonus value" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Legion Class Decepticon Stinger]] figure. Both figures are unchanged from their original single releases.

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[[File:AOE PowerBattlers Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblebee got new workout tips from [[X-Brawn]].]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Power Battler, 2014)

:Based on his 2014 Camaro body, Power Battlers Bumblebee is a simplified figure around the Deluxe class in size with a "Power Punch!" gimmick in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/PBBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Power Battler Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Power-battler-high-octane-bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''High Octane Bumblebee''' (Power Battler, 2014)

:Power Battler High Octane Bumblebee is based on his appearance in the first half of the film and transforms into a customized 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS. He also includes a "Cannon Blast!" action feature which can be activated in robot mode by squeezing his legs together, swinging around his arm cannon to firing position.

:As a [[tail-ender]] for the Power Battlers assortment, High Octane Bumblebee eventually fell victim to "tail end of the line" syndrome, and wasn't officially released until ''much'' later than initially planned, not helped by a {{w|International Longshore and Warehouse Union#2014–2015 negotiation|massive slowdown at US West Coast docks caused by union action}}. Thus far, High Octane Bumblebee has only been available in Hasbro's Asian markets, from online retailers and discount stores like Ross, T.J.Maxx, and Five Below.

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[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb||upright=1.66|Totally what your kid is begging for.]]
*'''Bumblebee & Dinobot Strafe''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
:Dino Sparkers Bumblebee and Strafe is a static, non-transforming, non-articulated black-colored Bumblebee riding a clear version of Strafe that you can pull back and go. This toy features a sparking gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/DSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Dino Sparker Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Titan Heroes, 2014)
:Titan Heroes Bumblebee is a massive 12-inch figure of Bumblebee... which is extremely simplified and has a mere five points of articulation. As if all the relatively simplified toys in this section aren't enough.

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===Generations===
====Legion Class toys====
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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 3-pack legion Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<s>Knock Out</s> Stinger would be utterly shocked if Bee shows his entire horsepower just to kill him in close range.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Scene Pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster
: Bumblebee is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' ''Cyberverse'' Series 1 Bumblebee, available only in a "Scene Pack" with an unchanged Deluxe Class [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]] and a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]] Cyberverse'' Series 2 [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] as [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]. Bumblebee includes the ''Cyberverse'' Series 2 weapon based on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|''Prime'' Bumblebee]]'s wrist blaster in clear red, which he can wield in his left hand.

:This three-pack was available exclusively at Walmart stores in the United States, at Asda stores in the United Kingdom, at Müller drug stores in Germany, and at Auchan stores in Italy. Along with Stinger, a number of loose Bumblebees (often without his blaster) is later dumped at several Hobby Shops in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WM3pkBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Scene Pack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart legion Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I changed my vehicle paint job. Buy me again!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legion, 2014)
: Legion Class Bumblebee is a single-carded redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Bumblebee in his 2014 Camaro detailing, but does not use the ''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee/Bolt Bumblebee's retooled hand. He is released as an exclusive at Walmart stores in the United States, at Asda stores in the United Kingdom and at Müller drug stores in Germany.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WMLegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Legion Class Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack legion Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Who you're calling [[Cyberbee]]?]]
*'''Bumblebee & Dinobot Strafe''' (Two-Pack, 2014)
: Another, slightly different, redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Bumblebee, available only in a two-pack with a redeco of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Beast Wars|Terrorsaur]] as [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Strafe]]. The only deco differences are the brighter yellow plastic, the extended stripe on the vehicle mode's rear quarter panels, a white face paint, and a black Autobot insignia on his right arm. This two-pack was exclusively available at Walmart stores in the United States and at Asda stores in the United Kingdom.

:Considering this is the '''19th''' use of the mold, this has to suffer from mold degradation. It has to.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WM2pkBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' 2-pack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:DeluxeAOEHighOctaneBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the first time in history, this color scheme is actually ''canon''. Just wait for the yellow redeco. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-AOE-AD04-Classic-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Still waiting for the yellow redeco here, Takara. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''High Octane Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Classic Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD04'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile

: High Octane Bumblebee is based on the character's initial black-colored appearance that he sports for the first half of [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|''Age of Extinction'']], being colored similarly to multiple 'Stealth Bumblebee' decoes of past. Despite said body being mostly derived from his previous ones, it is an entirely new mold. He transforms into a customized 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS, and sports a pressure-fired missile launcher attached to his right arm.

: The Japanese release of the toy is called "Classic Bumblebee" and features slightly different paint applications.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HOBumblebee/bumblebee.html More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class High Octane Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Real-robot-battle-gold-AOE-bee.jpg|thumb|I'm gold and I know it|upright=1.67]]
*'''Kinmekki Bumblebee''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

: A gold-plated (金メッキ, ''kin mekki'') redeco of the High Octane Bumblebee figure, this toy was a prize for a winner in Japan's "Real Robot Battle" event.

::*''[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/event/2014/11/realrobot.html More information on Deluxe Gold plated Bumblebee at Takaratomy.jp (Japanese)]'

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[[File:Transformers-Age-of-Extinction-Silver-Chrome-High-Octane-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Bitchin' Vintage Crap.]]
*'''Chrome Bumblebee''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

: A vacuum metalized redeco of the High Octane Bumblebee figure, featuring silver chrome on ''both'' of his paintable and ''unpaintable'' plastics unlike the Kinmekki Bumblebee figure above. this toy was a prize for the highest spenders at the AoE toyline launch celebrations in Asia.

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[[File:TRU-Evolution-2-pack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Admit it, you bought this for the other [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bee]].]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''22 OF 30'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''[[2014]]-[[August 3|8-3]]'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 throwing stars

: Available only at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US, Canada, the UK and Germany, this two-pack contains another brand new Bumblebee sculpt based on the new form he acquires part way through the ''Age of Extinction'' film. Bumblebee transforms into a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro concept, and includes two 'fake kibble' hubcaps, which can be screen-accurately mounted on his back, removed and held as throwing star weapons, or store underneath his vehicle mode. Additionally, his right forearm features a flip-out cannon, and his head sports a flip down battle mask (which is horribly inaccurate to the actual battle mask in the film). Bumblebee cannot transform into vehicle mode with his Shurikens pegged on his back.

: The two-pack also includes a 'Classic' Bumblebee [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Legends Class Bumblebee]], cast in a slightly lighter yellow with blue headlights and taillights and armed with a black and yellow redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Jolt (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Deluxe Jolt]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon. In most regions, this pack was released ahead of the ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe figure's single-carded release.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes to the figures themselves. The box features Japanese translated versions of the English text on the front and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release. Take note that this was also the first Japanese release of the 2014 Camaro Bumblebee mold, 7 days ''before'' it's ''Movie Advanced'' Series release (seen below).
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[[File:AoE now & then Bumblebee 2014.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Stinger's yellow [[knockoff]]. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Takara-tomy-movie-advanced-new-bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You bought the Evolution 2-pack already? Oh well. Time to buy me again. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Japanese Name'': '''New Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD27'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 throwing stars

:This individual release of the Bumblebee is an unchanged version of the figure from the Evolution two-pack. He still includes the two throwing stars and the flip out cannon and flip down battle mask. Some variants are more of a yellow color than the original orange-ish yellow color. The Japanese release of the toy, released as part of ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' lineup (7 days after the original Hasbro Bumblebee mold from the Evolution 2-pack Bumblebee released in Japan), features paint operations on his robot mode's arms, thighs, & his eyes...although this neuters the light-piping gimmick.

:Most promotional images featuring this figure (like the one above), except the ones from Takara, have Bumblebee mistransformed, with his shoulders not folded down correctly and his front bumper/grille not folded down into his chest.

:The mold was later redecoed as Movie Advanced Series [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Stinger]].

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

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[[File:TF-AoE-Platinum-Edition-Autobots-United-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Like the Takara release, but ''even better'' in every way.]]
*'''Autobots United 5 Pack''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 throwing stars

:''Platinum Edition'' Bumblebee is an extensively redecoed version of the second Deluxe Bumblebee figure. While the figure shares very similar paint operations from the ''Movie Advanced Series'' release of the figure, Bumblebee features extra paint apps on the wheel rims, toes, spoilers, some chest details, and other vehicle mode detailing, while the light-piping gimmick on the eyes is retained instead of painted over. Some other altered decos from the ''Movie Advanced Series'' includes replacing the black toes into gunmetal.

:Bumblebee was released as a BBTS shared exclusive "Autobots United" set along with screen-accurate redecos of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]].

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====Voyager Class toys====
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[[File:Lost Age AD-08 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|What do you mean I'm a Voyager now?|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Blade Bumblebee''' (<s>Deluxe</s> Voyager, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AD08'''

: A toy exclusive to Takara's 'Movie Advanced' line, this Bumblebee is a redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers (2010)'']] Battle Blade Bumblebee. This toy combines with some unpainted yellow robot parts and has metallic yellow paint on most of his car shells/body parts...resulting in weird, two-tone yellow colors in robot mode. Other than this, the paint masks are ''completely identical'' to the original mold, with an exception of the flip-out cannon & his blade, which is chromed. Because of the gradual downsizing of deluxe figures after 2011, this Bumblebee was released as a Voyager Class figure despite its original release being a Deluxe Class figure.
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====Leader Class toys====
[[File:AoE leader Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|To save some money, Bumblebee decides to change his paint job on his previous body.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Leader Class, 2014)
:Leader Class Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Class Mechtech Bumblebee figure, omitting the MechTech backpack for cost reasons, and features a deco pattern similar to his appearance in ''Age of Extinction''. And of course, as a redeco of the Leader Class toy, Bumblebee can attach to said backpack. He shipped in solid cases, not part of the regular ''Age of Extinction'' Leader assortment. The stock photo on his packaging is a color-swapped version of the original prototype photo, lacking the backpack.

:While Bumblebee was available at general retail in some countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, he was a store [[exclusive]] in other markets such as the United States (at [[Costco]]), the United Kingdom (at [[Smyths]]), Canada (shared exclusive between Costco and Canadian Tire stores) and Germany (at Rossmann drug stores).
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==Construct-Bots==
[[File:ConstructBots_DinobotRidersBumblebee.jpg|300px|thumb|right]]
*'''Dinobot Riders Bumblebee''' (Age of Extinction, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''18'''
:Part of the first wave of Dinobot Riders toys, Bumblebee turns into a little car-thing. He includes a gun based on his on-screen counterpart.

:His nominal Dinobot steed is [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]. Like most Construct Bots figures, Bumblebee's rubber ball joints can harden over time, which prevents smooth posing.
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[[File:ConstructBots_DinobotWarriosBumblebee_Nosedive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Back from summer.]]
*'''Dinobot Warriors Bumblebee & Nosedive Dino''' (Age of Extinction, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''61'''
: Dinobot Warriors Bumblebee is another new version, also based in ''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee. He, of course, turns into a car and comes with a gun with detachable blade as well as [[Nosedive]], a ''Pteranodon'' robot. Nosedive that can turn into an armor for Bumblebee.

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[[File:ConstructBots_WalmartBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Has the spiky insignia before [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] is a thing.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Walmart exclusive, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''44'''
: This [[Walmart]] exclusive Bumblebee is a redeco of the Dinobot Riders one, with a more [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] color scheme in robot mode and battle damage in vehicle mode. He comes with [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] and a redeco of [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]].
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==Q-Transformers==
[[File:QTransformers Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-02E'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Bumblebee transforms from a [[super deformed]] 2014 Camaro Concept to a cute little robot. This version was sold as an exclusive at Transformers Expo months before the proper release of the toyline.

:His right arm is sculpted in cannon mode making him the only figure in the line thus far with any sort of weaponry.

*'''Bumblebee''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-02'''

:The mass retail release of ''Q-Transformers'' Bumblebee is cast in a more orange shade of yellow than the Transformers Expo exclusive version.

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[[File:QTransformers Clear Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Clear Bumblebee''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-02E'''

:This clear plastic redeco of Bumblebee was given away to customers who bought 5 or more ''Q-Transformers'' toys through Toys"R"Us Japan. It was limited to 3000 pieces.

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[[File:QTransformers QT24 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Anybody else getting [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] vibes?]]
*'''Bumblebee (Shirei, sasugassu!)''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015, [[January 30|1-30]]-2016)
**''ID numbers:'' '''QT-24''', '''QTF-02'''

:This Bumblebee is a new mold that matches the character's more cartoony and simplified appearance in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' cartoon. The added "Shirei, sasugassu!" on his name means "As expected of the commander!" (司令、さすがっす!) said in a flippant kinda way. This line was given as one of Bumblebee's catchphrases in his profile for the ''Q-Transformers'' cartoon.

:This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

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*'''Q-Transformers Protagonists 3-Figure Set''' (1-30-2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-01 '''

:The second Bumblebee toy was also sold in a three-pack with fellow cartoon main characters [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Q-Transformers|Optimus Prime]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Q-Transformers|Lockdown]]. They come with a cardboard backdrop to be displayed on that depicts a typical service area of a Japanese expressway, much like the real locations the characters stand around in in the cartoon.

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the set as well.
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==Movie The Best==
[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-02-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This version of the mold was released as part of the 10th anniversary series with a gatling gun, but no premium paint operations? You have failed us yet again, Takara!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, [[February 4|2-4]]-[[2017]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-02'''
**''Accessories'': Gatling Cannon

:Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Movie The Best]]'' toyline to conclude the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]], this Bumblebee is a redeco of his ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class toy, with a Gatling Cannon accessory that originally came with ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Deluxe Class toys|Leadfoot]]. While the entire deco is basically an orange-yellow plastic version of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NeoScanning|Neo-Scanning Bumblebee]] toy, this figure also features a small new paint operation consists of adding some gold paint on the knee details.

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*'''Dino Ride Strafe & Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, [[March 25|3-25]]-2017)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-09'''
:This reissue of ''Generations'' Age of Extinction Strafe comes with a new poseable-but-not-transformable Bumblebee mini figure, standing a wee bit taller than a ''Titans Return'' Titan Master.

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[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-18-War-Hammer-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yup. I traded extra paint apps for a hammer.]]
*'''War Hammer Bumblebee''' ([[March 24|3-24]]-[[2018]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-18'''
**''Accessories'': Removable Stinger Blaster, Hammer

:This Bumblebee is a ''slightly'' redecoed re-release of the second ''Premier Edition'' Deluxe Class figure, with darker yellow plastic and paint seen in the first ''Movie the Best'' figure above. He also sports some tooling changes: Notably, the arm cannon is a different tooling that is the mirror opposite of the version available with the original release, and thus it is designed to attach to the ''right'' arm instead of the left one. Less notable is the addition of a [[C joint|3mm peg]] to the right forearm to make it a mirror opposite of its left counterpart, allowing it to be attached to the back while the cannon is attached to the arm. Additionally, he comes with a new hammer accessory (hence the name) based on the hammer Bee used during his fight with Nemesis Prime in ''The Last Knight''. The Hammer can also be stored onto the rear hip, or onto Bumblebee's vehicle spoiler, mounted along with the Stinger Blaster. All the new pieces are made from the same tooling, resulting in slightly mismatched forearms, with the new right one made of gray plastic painted orange and silver while the left one is made of orange plastic with silver paint.

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*'''Arm Gun Bumblebee''' ([[March 23|03-23]]-[[2019]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Clawed Plasma cannon

:Arm Gun Bumblebee is a redeco/slight retool of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee]] figure, featuring a new flip-out right hand which also doubles as a 5mm port and a flip-out cannon, and he comes with a new [[Death-lock pincer|Clawed Plasma Cannon]] which can be wielded by his right hand, or mount onto his vehicle mode. While the paint applications are identical to the (second) Takara release of the figure, Bumblebee also features a brighter yellow paint & plastic previously used for his ''The Last Knight'' toys, features additional paint operations on the rocker panels, the headlights are now brighter blue, and the windows are now smoke gray. Stock photos for his robot mode are mistransformed: his shoulder armors are not folded down.

:This toy is released as an exclusive for Toys"R"Us Japan.

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==The Last Knight==
===Turbo Changers===
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[[File:TF-TLK-One-Step-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's the Opposite Day for Hasbro & Takara! (''No, seriously. This is the TakaraTomy stock photo.'')]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Speed Change Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-06'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2017-[[April 29|04-29]]'''

:1-Step Turbo Changer Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''Age of Extinction'' One-Step Changer sculpt, transforming from a <s>2017</s> 2014 Concept Camaro with 2017 Camaro detailing. Like his wavemate Optimus Prime, he features minimal paint operations. As with all of the Turbo Changers, Bumblebee features a nearly invisible tampograph on his vehicle front, which can be revealed with [[Dragonstorm#MegaTurboChanger|Mega Turbo Changer Dragonstorm's]] UV-powered Cyberfire gimmick.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Turbo-Changer-2-pack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee & Autobot Hot Rod''' (1-Step Turbo Changer 2-pack, 2017)

:This Bumblebee is another redeco of the ''Age of Extinction'' One-Step Changer sculpt with a large yellow Autobot insiginia on his black hood, and a "personal" insignia on both doors that's ''literally'' a Bee. Unlike the general retail 1-Step Turbo Changer, he doesn't have a hidden symbol that can be revealed via UV light.

:This 1-Step Bumblebee was part of the exclusive ''Autobots Unite'' subline imprint, available only in a 2-pack with a redeco of 1-Step Turbo Changer [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#TurboChanger|Autobot Hot Rod]]. For the United States, the 2-pack was announced to be excusive to [[Walmart]], but was ultimately only available via Walmart's online store, and was found at discounter Ross around the same time. Internationally, the 2-pack was also available via other exclusive venues, namely Asda in the United Kingdom; Prisma in Finland; Walmart in Mexico; Bart Smit and Intertoys (owned by the same parent company) in the Netherlands; Intertoys in Germany; and ICA Hemma in Sweden.
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[[File:TF-TLK-RtS-Turbo-Changer-6-pack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''1-Step Turbo Changer 6 Pack''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Axe, Club, 2 spear-like weapons, Scimitar, Shield

:This Bumblebee is ''yet another'' redeco of the figure above, featuring red wheels and a Tech Spec-sque pattern on his chest/front vehicle hood which can be decoded with his transparent red weapons, which are molded in a sprue similar to the ones used for the Arms Microns kits & ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Mini-Con figures. He can use any weapons included in this set, although his primary weapon is a club.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Knight-Armor-Turbo-Changer-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-TLK-TC-02-Big-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Knight Armor Turbo Changer, 2017/2018)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Big Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-02'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[February 3|02-03]]'''
:Part of the first wave of Transformers: The Last Knight Knight Armor Turbo changers, Knight Armor Bumblebee transforms into a modified yellow and black Chevrolet Camaro, by pulling his front vehicle/shoulder parts, although you have to convert him back to a vehicle manually. Bumblebee also features a "Knight Armor" gimmick, which involves pressing the button on his upper chest to activate his spring-loaded battle mask. He's also one of the first few toys released that feature Bumblebee's featured alt mode from the movie.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure features extensive paint applications to resemble his on-screen appearances, and his pop-out mask is now vacuum metallized gold with some flat black details.
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===Flip N' Change===
[[File:TF-TLK-Walmart-FnC-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Flip N' Change, 2017)

:This Bumblebee is a Walmart-exclusive redeco of the first Flip N' Change figure, featuring new vehicle mode details based on the 2017 Concept Camaro.
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===Tiny Turbo Changers===
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[[File:TF-TLK-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2017)
**''Series'': '''1''' & '''2'''
**''Bag Code'': '''E'''

:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Bumblebee is a small, stumpy, soft-plastic [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] mini-figure that changes from robot to a Concept Camaro 2016 with just a few simple steps. He features hands that are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other 3mm post accessories. Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, his vehicle-mode tires do not spin, sorry. His legs are attached backwards in package. However, his legs can be easily dismantled from the hood/feet & the waist, flipping the legs backwards, and reassembled.

:Despite bearing the Concept Camaro 2016-ish vehicle mode, his robot mode sculpt and paint applications resemble his appearance in ''Age of Extinction''.

:He and the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TinyTurboChanger|Optimus Prime]] were available in the first two Series of the line, with no noteworthy changes between releases. Not even their bag codes changed. Their instruction books were updated to say "Series 2". It was unknown if this release had correctly assembled legs. This Bumblebee was released unchanged yet ''again'' in Series 3 (see the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Movie Edition|''Movie Edition'' entry]] below).

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[[File:TLK-toy TTC-BumblebeeKS.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rejected prototype for [[Transformers: Crossovers]] Punisher.]]
*'''Knight Strike Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2017)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag Code'': '''L'''

:Released in wave 1 alongside the normal-colored version, this version of Tiny Turbo Changer Bumblebee is a stealth-themed redeco of the figure above. His legs are on the right way around!

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[[File:TLK-toy TTC-Bumblebee3pack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Blooderbee]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Steelbane / Bumblebee''' (3-pack, 2017)
**''Accessories'': "Autobot" weapons sprue (2 swords, flail-axe, left shield-half), "Decepticon" weapons sprue (2 cutlasses, knife, right shield-half)

:Released as part of the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Reveal The Shield'' subline, this Tiny Turbo Changer 3-pack contains a [[redeco]]ed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RtSTinyTurbo3pack|Optimus Prime]] and Bumblebee (in their first non-blindpacked release) and a new [[Steelbane#TinyTurboChanger|Steelbane]] figure. This version of Bumblebee features red wheels & [[Tech Spec]]-esque patterns on his forehead and robot mode chest, though the ''real'' decoding is on his vehicle mode hood, which when seen through the attached clear-red weapons (or similar plastic device) reveals... an Autobot symbol. Woo.

:His legs are backwards again.

:Despite being a store-exclusive, the 3-pack containing this figure absolutely choked Target store shelves thanks to their [[shelfwarmer|inability to sell]], and were still available in plentiful numbers two years after the film's release.

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===Titan Changers===
[[File:TF-TLK-Titan-Changers-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His chest is [[wikia:kamenride:Michihiko Zaizen|Doctor Pac Man's]] face. Unsee that.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Titan Changers, 2017)

:''Titan Changer'' Bumblebee is an all-new mold, and the first Movie Bumblebee toy to receive a Titan Changer treatment along with Optimus Prime. Compared to most Titan Changers, Bumblebee's transformation scheme is ''very'' simplistic, with his entire robot mode hidden underneath the vehicle mode.

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===Allspark Tech===
[[File:TF-TLK-Allspark-Tech-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Rescue Bots: A Michael Bay film.'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Allspark Tech, 2017)

:''Allspark Tech'' Bumblebee transforms from a ''Rescue Bots''-styled robot into a deformed Concept Camaro and back. His chest also features a cavity for the electronic Allspark Cube, which gives him different sound effects for his robot & vehicle modes.

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===Legion Class toys===
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[[File:TF-TLK-Legion-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As bees die off in the real world, ''these'' Bees are doing just fine!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legion Class, 2017)

:''The Last Knight'' Legion Class Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee figure, featuring vehicle detailing based on the 2017 Concept Camaro. For some reason, the rest of his window paint apps are omitted.

:The figure's instruction sheet erroneously shows the images and the manual of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toy]].

:In 29th August to 29th September, the entire 1st wave of ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class figures that ''massively'' shelfwarmed in Malaysia's Toys"R"Us stores was sold as a giveaway item for the customers who purchased ''The Last Knight'' toys in a price of RM200 (approx $46) in a single receipt. Bumblebee is one of the four.

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*'''Autobot Hot Rod & Bumblebee''' (Legion Class 2-pack, 2017)

:Packed along with his brother-in-arms Hot Rod, Bumblebee is a ''slight'' redeco of the toy above. While the paint mask is identical to the toy above, The other deco changes are the front window, which was replaced with light blue, and the black paint on the hip section is removed.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Mission-to-Cybertron-Legion-Class-2-pack-BvM-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee & Megatron''' (Legion Class 2-pack, 2017)

:Available with Megatron, Bumblebee is ''yet another'' redeco of the Cyberverse Legion Class figure, now sporting different paint apps. He also features several Cyberglyphics on his black stripes. Unlike the two Legion Class figures above, he ''finally'' sports paint applications on all of the windows. His cyberglyphs on his arms & both sides of his hood spell "BEE". Like most of the Mission to Cybertron figures, he and Megatron come with a collector card with cyberglyphs on one side with the reverse featuring a piece for the 6-part poster.

:His robot mode prototype photo is flipped, including the one shown in the packaging.
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===Premier Edition===
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[[File:TF-TLK-Deluxe-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You probably thought that I would appear like this in the beginning just like the previous flick.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-01'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2017-[[April 29|04-29]]'''
**''Accessories'': Two throwing stars
:Released as part of the ''Premier Edition'' subline, this Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''Generations Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee figure, transforming into a <s>2017</s> 2014 Chevrolet Camaro concept with the deco of the 2017 Camaro, while the robot mode's deco ''vaguely'' evokes his current appearance.

[[File:TF-TLK-Premier-Edition-Bumblebee-variants.jpg|left|230px|thumb|"I'll change my paint job so I can fool everyone that I changed into a new car!"]]
:Bumblebee was re-released in the second wave of the Premier Edition Deluxe line, and now features a black section on the car roof & the rear section of the vehicle shell. The easiest way to identify the variant is by looking at the bottom rear piece while the figure is in-package, as the black paint can be seen through the clear plastic. This variant also applies to the TakaraTomy release of the figure. Due to this, the initial variant became less common.

:TakaraTomy's stock photo of the robot mode figure was later used as a cutout "battle figure" included with Telebi Magazine's [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TVMagazineEZ|Burning Megatron]].

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[[File:TF-TLK-Lucky-Draw-Battle-Damaged-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Toys R'Us "Midnight Madness" exclusive, Deluxe Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Two throwing stars
:Released as one of the prizes from the "Midnight Madness" event in an Toys R'Us in Singapore, this Bumblebee, released under the ''Premier Edition'' subline, is the deluxe figure above, which is a redeco of ''Age of Extinction Generations'' Bumblebee, but with battle damage paint all over it. In some countries like Malaysia, Bumblebee can be obtained by buying some ''The Last Knight'' and any other Transformers-related items in a fairly expensive price (RM350), and he will be given away individually, or along with Prime if you buy products equal to a more expensive price (RM700). This giveaway event was available from 12 May till 11 June 2017 and was available again on 30th June till 30th July.

:Apart from the weathering, this Bumblebee uses the painted rear vehicle shell variant.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Deluxe-2017-Camaro-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You already bought the repaint? Too bad, because you have to buy me ''again''!"]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
**''Japanese Name'': '''New Bumblebee'''
**''Japanese Release Date:'' [[2017]]-[[September 16|09-16]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TLK-22'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster

:This Deluxe Class Bumblebee is an entirely new mold, transforming from a robot based on his appearance in ''The Last Knight'' into a 2017 Concept Camaro. He also comes with a "Stinger Blaster" arm cannon, which replaces his left arm, or stores underneath his robot mode back. The arm can also be wielded as a handgun via its 5 mm post.

:On many copies of this toy, the pegs securing the feet come undone easily, making the feet really floppy, while some parts like the "wings" are prone to becoming detached. Despite what the instructions say, the left arm should be pulled sideways out of the joint instead of down to prevent breakage of the connection. In several occasions, the only way to secure the feet's pegs is by pressing the pieces together firmly. (Make sure the pieces are properly adjusted.)

:The TakaraTomy stock photo of the robot mode has the waist kibble slightly mistranformed.

:This mold was also used to make ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee. (see below)
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===Turbo Change Series===
*'''Bumblebee''' (2018)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-05'''
:''Turbo Change Series'' Bumblebee is essentially a re-release of the Turbo Changer figure with new packaging. Like most of the wave's Turbo Changers, Bumblebee's pin on the leg is most likely to be restored for activating the second Battle Command Optimus Prime toy's gimmicks.

:In 2019, the toy was given away free for the school kids who attended the [https://art.parco.jp/parcomuseum/detail/?id=168 ”The World Of Transformers” Exhibition] held at the Parco Museum in Ikebukuro from March 15th to Monday, April 1st, 2019.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Turbo-Change-Series-TC-13-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 5|Yup, called it]].]]
*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime - Strongest Commander Set''' (2018)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-09'''
:Released as part of the re-issued Optimus Prime set, this ''Turbo Change Series'' Bumblebee is a redeco of the [[#OneStepHighOctane|One-Step Changer High Octane figure]] in his usual yellow livery, and ironically; the first ever [[Black repaint|yellow repaint]] of the black vehicle.

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[[File:TF-Turbo-Change-Series-TC-16-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hope my ''Generation 1''-ish body can convince them to buy One-steppers again!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[December 27]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-16'''
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Bumblebee is an all-new mold based off his appearance in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', sharing the same transformation scheme with the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#One-Step Changers|first ''Robots in Disguise'' One-Step Changer Bumblebee]] toy.
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*'''Bumblebee''' (Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[July 30]], [[2020]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCM-01'''

:The Turbo Change Bumblebee included in the Battle Command Optimus Prime Strongest Commander Set is re-released individually as part of the "Turbo Change Movie" lineup.
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==Tribute==
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[[File:TF-Tribute-Bumblebee-3-pack-box.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee Evolution 3-pack''' (Deluxe Class multi pack, 2017)
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2017]]-[[September 30|09-30]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''Accessories'': 2 projectiles (1977 Camaro Bumblebee), Missile (1967 Camaro Bumblebee), Detachable Arm Cannon (2016 Camaro Bumblebee)

:''[[Transformers: Tribute]]'' Bumblebee Evolution 3-pack consists of redecos of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|the first Deluxe Class Bumblebee figure from the 2007 Movie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 5|High Octane Bumblebee from ''Age of Extinction'']], and the most recent, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ThirdTLKDeluxe|second ''Premier Edition'' Bumblebee figure]]. The 3-pack features particularly unique packaging, modeled after a garage, complete with graffiti.

:For the 1977 Camaro Bumblebee figure, he uses the opaque windows from the Hasbro release and the fixed Automorph gimmick from the Towed to Safety and the Evolution of a Hero 2-packs. Paint operations on this Bumblebee are minimized compared to his original release, omitting the battle damage on the vehicle mode and some smaller details of his robot mode such as the blue stripes on his thighs and parts of his face. The Automorph button does not use the painted stripes from the Evolution of a Hero 2-pack.

:The 1967 Camaro Bumblebee figure keeps the paint layout of its original "High Octane" release, but features several plastic color differences: The yellow parts are changed from a darker, more orange-y tone to the same lighter shade of yellow plastic shared among all the figures in this set, with the yellow paint operations and tampographs in vehicle mode changed accordingly, all the charcoal-colored parts are replaced by black plastic, the missile (and all of the unpaintable plastic joints) is changed from black to yellow, and the baby blue paint operations for the eyes are changed to a darker tone.

:The 2017 Camaro Bumblebee figure features smoky translucent plastic in his windows as opposed to the original's entirely transparent ones. The Hasbro stock photo for his robot mode still depicts him holding his arm cannon as a gun. This also applies to Takara's secondary stock photos. Speaking of Takara, his vehicle mode roof is also slightly mistransformed.

:The set also saw release as an Amazon Japan exclusive.

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==Generations==
===Studio Series===
[[File:StudioSeries-01-MV1-Deluxe-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You bought the Tribute set already? Too bad.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''01'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 28]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster, right arm, "Police Chase" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Bumblebee is effectively a new mold (testing the limits of what constitutes a "retool"). The figure recycles the engineering of [[#ThirdTLKDeluxe|''The Last Knight Premier Edition'' Bumblebee]], with a new vehicle shell and some body parts (mostly the lower section) that make Bumblebee slightly smaller than the original mold and thus more to scale with the ''Studio Series'' toys. He transforms into a yellow 1976 Chevrolet Camaro based on his appearance in the first live-action ''Transformers'' movie in 22 steps and includes a cardboard backdrop display depicting his encounter with [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. He also includes a blaster similar to the one from the ''Premier Edition'' figure, though slightly downscaled, with a different connection point and a slightly altered mirrored sculpt, similar to the ''Movie the Best'' War Hammer Bumblebee toy. The leg joints' floppy connection is also amended from the previous mold. Bumblebee features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake]] front grill on his robot mode chest, which the real grill slides over in vehicle mode. He also features rectangular holes on his lower front bumper, the rocker panels, the rear end of the front hood, and the lower valance. The Stinger Blaster can be mounted onto the rear bumper.

:Depending on the individual sample's quality control, Bumblebee has some problems with parts (notably the rear section of the vehicle) refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position thanks to some tolerance issues. His lack of pins on the car roof, combined with said quality control issues, make the transformation ''absolute hell'' if followed by the instructions. Thankfully, [https://youtu.be/bm921hDELGM ways] have been found to transform him to help remedy this problem. Additionally, while converting into both modes, don't flip the lower yellow leg pieces first or after within contact distance at the same time; Doing so can collide both parts and leaves a small but glaring paint chip. The only way to avoid this issue is by leaving the pieces untransformed/flipped back before you separate/reconnect the rear halves.

:Bumblebee, along with the rest of Wave 1 Deluxes, was made available at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], two months ahead of the scheduled brick and mortar release. The second run of the toy features a running change that eventually amends the quality control issues that plagued the first run. The fixed version's date code is written as "80201". Sadly some copies carrying this code still have the QC issues from the original figure.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Hasbro-TaoBao-exclusive-Battle-Damage-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Falls to pieces, just like the real Bumblebee!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Giveaway figure, 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''01'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster, right arm, "Police Chase" backdrop
:This ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee is a redeco of the above figure, featuring screen-accurate battle damage on the vehicle shells. He is an exclusive Lucky Draw prize in a contest only accessible to people who bought Studio Series figures on May 15th on Hasbro China's official TaoBao online shop. There were only 300 Bumblebees made, and he is packaged in vehicle mode. This release uses the second run of the toy.

:His (mirrored) official stock photos incorrectly depict him with the cannon accessory on his left arm, but the actual figure still has the same cannon designed to be attached to the right arm as the regular release.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Giveaway figure, 2018)
**''Hasbro ID Number'': '''01'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster, right arm, "Police Chase" backdrop
:Released as a giveaway for Toys"R"Us Singapore, this ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee also features hand-painted battle damage, though not identical to TaoBao's or the Clunker Bumblebee toy, but instead opting the usual paint wash as with previous giveaway figures. He could be obtained by purchasing 100 SGD of ''Power of the Primes'' and ''Studio Series'' products.

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[[File:Studio-Series-MVBB-Rebekah's-Garage-15-Bumblebee-with-Charlie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Uh oh, ''spoiler'' alert!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''15'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster, right arm, bumper, 2 rocker panels, 2 spoilers, 2 hoods, [[Charlie Watson]] figurine, "Highway Freedom" backdrop
:This ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee is a redeco of the 01 Deluxe Class toy above, featuring new customizable parts (bumper, rocker panels, spoilers, hoods) for his vehicle mode to evoke the look of a muscle car (while making use of the rectangular holes from the original toy), though they prevent him from fully transforming into robot mode while attached (with the exception of the car hood). He also includes two different options for a spoiler and the hood in car mode. The set includes a Charlie Watson figurine wearing a shirt with the ''Bumblebee'' logo. Compared to the first ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee toy, he loses the striping on the vehicle shells and chest, the silver toes & the yellow and some of the black on his chest flap (probably meant to evoke his appearance in the prequel movie), and the Stinger blaster's upper section. Instead, a vast sticker sheet is included with multiple different decals to customize the figure.

:This set was originally intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive and had the working name "Rebekah's Garage" (presumably the name of the originally intended backdrop scene; the general retail wave 3 figure listed below has a "Charlie's Garage" backdrop), but because of Toys"R"Us's bankruptcy, those plans have changed. After having been found at a single [[Target]] store in the United States before it was even officially announced, it was revealed as an alleged Entertainment Earth "exclusive", but was simultaneously also listed by competing online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] and ToyWiz, in many instances still under the old working name. It ''was'' released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Canada, with store price tags featuring yet ''another'' working name, "Street Racer Set". Neither name can be found on the packaging, which simply calls the figure "Bumblebee" with no additional prefix or suffix, and the backdrop scene is called "Highway Freedom" on the back.

:All stock photos of the toy's robot mode are mistransformed: His rear kibble/car roof is not folded into a compact piece to tuck into his back.

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[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-VW-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bee's attempted G1 cosplay.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''18'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Gatling Gun, right arm, arm blade, battle-mask face, normal face, "Charlie's Garage" backdrop
:This ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot based on the ''Bumblebee'' film into a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle and back! He also comes with a detachable right Gatling Gun arm, an arm blade that can be attached to any of his arms, and a normal face that can be switched out for a battle mask. Most of his additional accessories can be attached to the underside of his car or to his back in robot mode. The exception is one of his faces, which, hangs off his car window. Bumblebee can transform into vehicle mode with either of his faces attached, but cannot be fully transformed with his Gatling gun arm on.

:He is one of the smallest figures in the ''Studio Series'', standing in the same height as [[Jazz (Movie)#Studio Series|Jazz]], most likely due to his small stature in the ''Bumblebee'' film itself.

:TakaraTomy stock photos of the figure depict him lacking silver paint on his robot mode feet, similar to the slightly redecoed figure from the upcoming Then & Now 2-pack. (However, it was currently unknown if the said stock photos are digitally edited versions of the said figure (which also unintentionally revealing the toy from the 2-pack), or it was just a quality control-prone copy sent for photography.) One of the robot mode stock photos is also slightly mistransformed in robot mode: his chest pieces are not locked correctly.

:Like the first Studio Series Bumblebee, this figure also suffers from several design flaws exacerbated by potential quality control issues. Due to the tolerance-altering layers of paint involved, the connection between the face pieces and the back of the head can be too tight or pop off, potentially causing paint chipping. Meanwhile, his vehicle mode's kibble has some minor tabbing issues, notably on the waist piece; his 5mm-compatible hands are prone to popping out if rotated back too far, and his pair of wing doors in robot mode have a tendency to flop over time. However, a gradual running change seems to have fixed these errors almost entirely.

:The vehicle hood and roof that forms his backpack is meant to lock securely into a groove on his upper back in robot mode, but there are two tabs on his back that make this process very difficult and pose the risk of breaking the translucent plastic hinge that has to be forced over it during transformation. While the first tab, located on his hip, is required to store his cannon in either mode, the second tab just below the groove can be sanded down to ease transformation.

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[[File:Studio-Series-19-SDCC-Vol1-Bumblebee-set.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Feelin' like a Goldbug in the 80's.]]
*'''Bumblebee Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage''' (Multi-pack, [[July 19]], 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''19'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[November 29]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster, right arm, [[Dairu]] Mini-Cassette, [[Uruaz]] Mini-Cassette, Dairu's left and right "Wave Blasters", Uruaz's left and right "Cannon Guns"
:Debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 to commemorate the upcoming [[Bumblebee (film)|solo movie]], this ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee is a redeco of the toy above based on the 1978-81 Camaro Z28, featuring molded gold plastic and gold painted vehicle shells. He also features a different vehicle striping and a "Z28" label. In addition, the set features a lineup number of 19, the second Hasbro exclusive in ''Studio Series'' to possess a number after [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Generations|Thundercracker]]. This Bumblebee uses the second run of the mold, which appears to be much more stable than the regular retail release.

:The real selling point of this set is the addition of two ''Japanese-original'' Mini-Cassettes: [[Dairu#Toys|Dairu]] and [[Uruaz#Toys|Uruaz]], making for the first ever Hasbro release of the molds.

:In Taiwan, this set was available at general retail. The set later saw release without any changes in Japan as a Tokyo Comic Con 2018 and TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

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[[File:Studio-Series-20-Vol2-retro-Pop-Highway-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|''Actually'' a gold Bug in the 80's.]]
*'''Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway''' (Multi-pack, 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''20'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Gatling Gun, right arm, arm blade, battle-mask face, normal face, [[Uriad]] Mini-Cassette, [[Zauru]] Mini-Cassette, Uriad's left and right blasters, Zauru's left and right blasters
:To commemorate the [[Bumblebee (film)|solo movie]], this ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee is a redeco of the toy above based on the Volkswagen Beetle, featuring molded gold plastic and gold painted vehicle shells.

:This set also has the addition of two ''Japanese-original'' Mini-Cassettes: [[Uriad]], a color-swapped transparent redeco of [[Dairu#Toys|Dairu]], and [[Zauru]], a predeco of [[Uruaz#Toys|Uruaz]] in the original Zaur colors, making collectors who wanted the combined Legout in the G1 colors have to get both Retro Rock and Retro Pop sets.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-24-Then-and-Now-1967-VW-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got rust in my car shells. Buy me again with my 2016 counterpart!]]
[[File:TF-SS-25-Then-and-Now-2016-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got less paint on my arms and legs. Buy me again with my 1967 counterpart!]]
*'''Bumblebee Then & Now Multipack''' (Deluxe Class 2-pack, 2018)
**''Hasbro ID numbers'': '''24 & 25'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Gatling Gun, VW right arm, arm blade, battle-mask face, normal face, detachable Stinger Blaster, Camaro right arm, California Hideout backdrop, London Escape backdrop

:The 1967 Volkswagen Bumblebee mold was later re-released along with a redeco of the second [[#ThirdTLKDeluxe|''Premier Edition'' Bumblebee]] toy in the ''Studio Series'' line. Deco omissions on the 2016 Camaro Bumblebee include the silver on the leg parts and shoulders. There is some more black paint on the rocker panels and the front bumper. As for the Volkswagen Bumblebee mold; while most of the paint masks are identical to the first mold, he features a number of rusty paint applications on the lower section of the side doors & the front hood, and the silver paint operations are removed from his feet, which is previously seen in the TakaraTomy stock photo of the individual release. Additionally, the Autobot symbol on his non-battle mask face is larger.

:The CG stock photos on the packaging depicts the 1967 Bumblebee having the silver paint on his feet, while 2016 Camaro Bumblebee possesses painted lower legs and the additionally the kneecaps.

:The 1967 Bumblebee figure later saw release as an exclusive for Japan's 7net site (see below).

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[[File:Studio Series-MV5-Deluxe-Class-WWII-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|B.B. Blazkowicz.]]
*'''WWII Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''26'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''World War II Bumblebee'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[January 26]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, hammer, "WWII Flashback" backdrop
:This version of ''Studio Series'' Bumblebee is based off his appearance during [[World War II]] in ''The Last Knight''. Rather than transforming into the Mercedes-Benz car as seen in the movie, however, he transforms into an armored car as in [[Josh Nizzi]]'s concept art for the character — though it's a ''different'' armored car, being a {{W|Humber Light Reconnaissance Car}} rather than a {{w|Humber Scout Car}}! Bumblebee's Warhammer, based on the one used in World War II (and can double as a monotone version of the warhammer used in his fight against Optimus), doubles as a vehicle mode artillery barrel, with his handgun transforming into a top-mounted turret. As an unadvertised feature, the hammer can be mounted on the back with the handle facing upwards to the left.

:In a ''near''-unnoticeable detail, the Autobot insignia can be seen on his forehead, and it blends very ''badly'' with the green plastic.

:WWII Bumblebee also features a pseudo-[[Automorph Technology|Automorph gimmick]]: His front chest panel can be pushed up and down, retracting/extending his head as long it faces upwards. Also, due to his transformation scheme, WWII Bumblebee is a [[shellformer]], with the majority of the vehicle shells hanging on his rear like a backpack. Speaking of vehicle shells, the "backpack" also blocks the tab hole for display stands unless it's slightly lifted up. While the turret base can be rotated, the Pistol's handle is loose enough to swivel while mounted on, rendering the feature pointless. In a rather baffling design flaw: The holes on the (seemingly) bobbling chest panel are meant to lock with the shoulder joint's tabs, though both the shoulder joint and chest tabs are too further to be tabbed on. On the bright side, the arms are not easily dislodged further from the central body as the backpack is holding the shoulder joints/rear wheel kibble in place.

:This mold was retooled as [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Generations|WWII Hot Rod]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-MV1-Deluxe-Class-Clunker-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with custom-faded paint!]]
*'''Clunker Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''27'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Rusty Bumblebee'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-23'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[March 23]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Stinger Blaster, right arm, "[[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo|Used Car Shopping]]" backdrop
:A redeco of [[#Studio Series|the ''Studio Series'' 1976 Camaro Bumblebee]], "Clunker Bumblebee" sports a deco representing the beat-up look he had when first found by Sam, and even comes with a backdrop of [[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo]]!

:While the deco seemed to be ''very'' similar to the giveaway figure from above, the patterns are slightly different compared to that toy. While most of his paint masks are identical from the first toy, his chest's stripes and stomach's yellow and some of the black are omitted like the Charlie Watson multipack, the rear vehicle stripes are shortened, and the entire Stinger Blaster is entirely coated in silver (except the pegs). Some yellow paint is omitted from his forearms, and the painted pegs on the feet that connect with the thighs in vehicle mode are removed. The Autobot symbol on his forehead is also slightly narrower.

:This release of the mold finally features the pins for the car roof's midsection, which prevents it from falling off during transformation.

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*'''1967 Rusty Bumblebee''' (Omni7 exclusive Deluxe Class, [[March 18]], 2019)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Detachable Gatling Gun, right arm, arm blade, battle-mask face, normal face
:''Studio Series'' 1967 Rusty Bumblebee is basically the TakaraTomy counterpart of the Volkswagen Bumblebee figure from the Bumblebee Then & Now two-pack, only as a single release in exclusive blue monochrome packaging, without the Camaro figure from ''The Last Knight''.

:Rusty Bumblebee can be obtained by purchasing the movie ticket card in two different ways: One must buy either an [https://7net.omni7.jp/detail/1400709374 advanced] or [https://7net.omni7.jp/detail/1400709375 regular] ticket at 7net to do so. Buying either of them also gives you a free circular acrylic keychain of Bumblebee.

:The stock photos for this figure are merely edited versions of the TakaraTomy stock photos for the standard retail release of SS-16 Bumblebee, with the "rust" detailing digitally added.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Studio-Series-2007-Bumblebee.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Sorry I'm late, hit a little production traffic."]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''49'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''New Bumblebee'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-40'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[January 25|Jan 25]], [[2020]]'''
**''Accessories'': Stinger Blaster, "City Tunnel Switch" backdrop

:The fifth general retail Bumblebee figure in the ''Studio Series'' lineup, this Bumblebee is an all-new mold that transforms into his 2008 Concept Camaro form in 39 steps, and with some transformation cues taken from from [[#ThirdTLKDeluxe|''The Last Knight Premier Edition'' Bumblebee]] and the 1976 Camaro mold from the same subline. His head also comes with a non-removable battle mask, which is on the same size ball joint as the original and Clunker versions of Bumblebee in this line, allowing you to easily swap the heads. Unlike the past ''Studio Series'' Camaro Bees, he has a stinger that can be simply plugged into his hand, without the need to replace his arm. He comes with a cardboard backdrop display based on the tunnel interior where he scanned his new vehicle mode in ''Transformers''. Though not depicted at right, his door-wings can be tilted upward to more accurately replicate their orientation in the movie.

:Because of the physical space needed to store the arms in vehicle mode, this results in Bumblebee having a thin waist (with a front stomach panel to compensate) when viewed on sideways.

:Like the rest of the figures in the same wave, Bumblebee first saw release in some Toys"R"Us Shops in Malaysia and independent retailers in Hong Kong.

:This figure was later retooled to match his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' appearance (See below).

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Deluxe-Bumblebee-(Jeep).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Hound (Movie)|Hound's]] little apprentice.]]
*'''Offroad Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''57'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-48'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Gatling gun, backdrop
:''Studio Series'' "Offroad Bumblebee" is a new mold depicting Bumblebee's (fully licensed) Jeep form from the opening of ''Bumblebee''. He includes a blaster accessory that can clip over his right arm.

:This Bumblebee is capable of using the blade included with the VW Beetle Bumblebee mold, as both figures have the same arm ports.

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[[File:SS70B-127StockPhotos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|It's]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|twice]] [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Studio Series|now?!]]]]
*'''B-127''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''70'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, backdrop
: ''Studio Series'' "B-127" is a retool/redeco of the Studio Series [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Studio Series|Cliffjumper]] mold, itself a retool of the SS-57 Offroad Bumblebee mold.
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===Movie Edition===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2018)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Bag Code'': '''E'''
:Released as part of the third-series of the blind-packed [[Tiny Turbo Changers]] line, Bumblebee is merely a re-release of the regular Bumblebee from the first two series' [[#Tiny Turbo Changers|above]], but is under the ''Movie Edition'' label as opposed to ''The Last Knight''. He features the correctly assembled legs.

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[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''F'''
:Released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, this Bumblebee bucks convention by being an actual brand-new mold, based off his appearance in the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie and transforms into a fully licensed Volkswagen Beetle and back. He shares his transformation scheme with Tiny Turbo Changers Ironhide.

:This figures was redecoed into [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Movie Edition|Cliffjumper]] for Series 5 of the ''Movie Edition'' Tiny Turbo Changers.
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==Bumblebee==
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Power-Charge-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|When you open your heart to people and they just wanna hurt you.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Power Charge, 2018)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''BB-01'''
:''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Power Charge Bumblebee is a roughly Leader-height (though much chunkier) figure that transforms into a very large licensed Volkswagen Beetle in 17 steps. He's surprisingly complex and posable, sharing many broad engineering tricks with his ''Studio Series'' and ''Masterpiece'' incarnations. The major gimmick of this toy is the "Power Charge Core", a large translucent blue drum in his chest that, when rotated, makes numerous lights and sounds. In robot mode, it plays radio clips, while in vehicle mode, it makes various engine noises. He also features a deployable battle mask and arm-blade.

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[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Yes, I have lost weight. Thanks for noticing!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Titan Changer, 2018)
:An all-new mold, this ''Bumblebee'' Titan Changer Bumblebee is based on his appearance in the 2007 movie and (vaguely) the last pre-credits scene in the film.

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[[File:Bumblebee-Titan-Changer-2016-Camaro-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|Hey, my face is up here!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Titan Changer, 2018)
:The [[#Titan Changer|''Last Knight'' Titan Changer]] Bumblebee toy is re-released with a new ''Bumblebee'' movie-themed packaging.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Mission Vision, 2019)

:Released as part of the first and only wave of the Mission Vision subline, Bumblebee is an all-new Voyager-sized toy that transforms into a 1967 Camaro. Like his <s>enemy</s> wavemate Shatter, Bumblebee features a slide viewer-like gimmick (activated with a switch molded on his right waist), which can be viewed on both robot and car modes. Activating the switch changes three different translucent targeting plates: Scout Vision, Bee Vision, and Autobot Vision. In terms of articulation, Bumblebee features rather sparse ball-jointed arms and unlike Shatter, he only has a right plasma cannon and an open left hand.

:This figure is initially solicited as a Nitro Series toy, but ended up being revealed as a Mission Vision figure instead.<ref>[https://geekdad.com/2018/07/exclusive-transformers-bumblebee-energon-igniters-movie-toys-revealed/ At the end of this Hasbro-endorsed article: "...the Nitro series will also have a Camaro ‘Bee."]</ref>
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===Greatest Hits===
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Greatest-Hits-Music-FX-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Music FX Bumblebee''' (Target exclusive Music FX, 2018)
:''Bumblebee Greatest Hits'' Music FX Bumblebee is a retool of the Titan Changer series Bumblebee (see below) transforming into an earlier model Camaro and having built-in music and battle sound FX when you press his head or chest parts. When it comes to deco, half of his chest and the arms' silver paint operations are stripped off. As part of the ''Bumblebee Greatest Hits'' [[subline imprint]], he was exclusively available at Target stores in the United States, at Kmart stors in Australia, and at Argos stores (or possibly just the Argos website) in the United Kingdom.

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*'''Bumblebee Cassette Pack''' (Target exclusive 4-pack, 2018)
:Released as part of the ''Bumblebee Greatest Hits'' [[Target]]-exclusive Bumblebee Cassette Pack, Bumblebee is a redeco of the [[#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane One-Step Changer toy]] from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.

:Bumblebee is bundled with [[Frenzy (Movie)#Bumblebee|Frenzy]], [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], and [[Howlback (BB)|Howlback]].
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===Energon Igniters===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersSpeedBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Anyone else feeling some 2007 nostalgia?|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeSpfUHqxG8 Sweet boy returns!]]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Speed Series, 2018)
:Released as part of ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter's Speed Series line, this Bumblebee is a Legends/Legion-sized mold (standing in the same height as [[Jazz (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Legends Class Jazz]]) that transforms from robot into a licensed Volkswagen Beetle in just a few steps, and he features 3mm compatible hands. Bumblebee can also be attached to the Energon Igniters core, and due to the toy being lightweight, it can propel his vehicle mode forward very quickly. As the port is 5mm compatible, Bumblebee can mount with other smaller weapons with the same post size, making him an efficient weapon-towing vehicle. Due to being used with transformation, Bumblebee features a pair of well-articulated legs, as long you don't mind the Energon Igniters port sticking out from his left knee. Apart from the sculpted Volkswagen symbol on his front hood, Bumblebee doesn't have any single Autobot insignia tampographed or sculpted on.

:The instructions tell you that his front window panel needs to be clicked back and forth during transformation, though the said panel is super tight to the point of being reinforced. However, with a little strength of pushing it down, The panel can freely click as intended.

:His robot mode stock photo is mistransformed: his feet are not flipped out in robot mode. This mold is also used to make [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Bumblebee|Cliffjumper]].

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Speed Series, 2018)
:Another new mold based on Bumblebee's appearance in the 2007 movie and later the last pre-credits scene in the ''Bumblebee'' movie, he now transforms into a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro. The figure's proportions and sculpted detail are significantly improved compared to his [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|first Legends Class figure]], though the new transformation leaves him with a faux chest and no trademark door-wings. His vehicle mode is largely unpainted, save for a single black paint app for the windshield and hood stripes. The black unpaintable patches on the car roof evoke roof stripes... even though this vehicle mode never ''had'' that detailing. He also features pinned wheels instead of the simple-assembly ones. In a surprisingly near-unnoticeable detail, the Autobot Insignia is sculpted on his fake chest. He shares a similar transformation scheme with ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Legion Class [[Sideswipe (RID)#Legion Class|Sideswipe]].

:Due to minor [[Design flaw#Clipping issues|clipping issues]] and potentially a case of [[Design flaw#Inferior glue|inferior glue]], pulling out his arms/vehicle headlights while converting into robot mode with excessive force can snap his 3mm hands from his arms. Thankfully, as the hands are separate pieces, you can glue them back on with relative ease. It is unknown how many copies suffer from this flaw. Also, stock photos of his robot mode depict his eyes being unpainted.

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[[File:TF-BB-TV-Magazine-Apr-2018-Energon-Charge-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shiny Sweet Boy!]]
*'''Energon Charge Bumblebee''' (2019)
**''Release date'': [[February 28]], [[2018]]
:Energon Charge Bumblebee is a clear color redeco of the Volkswagen Beetle mold above, released as a freebie for the April 2019 issue of TV Magazine, along with a buildable paper Ryusoul Changer, Ryusoul Sword, Red Ryusoul, and a RyusoulRed mask from ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'', and a ''Kamen Rider Buttobasoul'' Kamen Rider Geiz Medal. The redeco also marks the first Japanese release of the Speed Series mold.

:This release loosens the front window panel a little, allowing it to click freely. As an unadvertised feature, Energon Charge Bumblebee can also attach with the Energon Igniters core.

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*'''Transformers Fanbook''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2019)
**''Release date'': [[July 30]], [[2019]]

:The Hasbro release of the Energon Igniters Speed Camaro Bumblebee mold is available with Speed Series Barricade for this book released by Kodansha.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Released as part of the individually packed ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Power Series, this Bumblebee is a Scout-sized mold that transforms from a robot based on his appearance in the 2007 movie into a 1977 Camaro in just a few steps. He also features a [[5 mm port|5mm-compatible]] left hand, flip-out blaster and missile rack on both sides of his vehicle rear, a molded plasma cannon on his right hand, and a battle mask on his head. The cannon barrel on his right arm functions as a 3mm port, allowing for the attachment of certain accessories to it. Bumblebee can also be attached to the Energon Igniters core to zip his vehicle mode forward. There is also a 5mm port on the vehicle mode hood.

:His articulation in robot mode is rather sparse, limited mostly to his elbows.

:The central [[Stock photography|stock photo]] in the rear packaging depicts him having two 5mm compatible hands, in contrast to the actual toy.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
:Released as part of the ''Bumblebee'' Power Plus Series lineup, this Bumblebee figure is based on his appearance in the titular movie, and he converts into a Volkswagen Beetle in just a few steps. He is also packed with his own Igniter Core.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
:A retool of the first Power Series toy, this ''Bumblebee'' Bumblebee now features a normal right hand and a non-masked head. As a Power Plus toy, he also comes with his own Igniter Core as well.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Nitro Series, 2018)
:Nitro Series Bumblebee is a Voyager-sized mold that converts from robot into a Volkswagen Beetle in just a few steps. Like most Energon Igniters, he comes with his own Igniter Core.

:This toy is one of the items that is released as part of Hasbro's Transformers 35th Anniversary promotional mailer box.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/21/transformers-35th-anniversary-promo-box-in-hand-388546</ref>
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===Legion Class===
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*'''Thunder Spark Bumblebee''' (2020)

:Released as a freebie for the June 2020 issue of TV Magazine, this Bumblebee is a translucent redeco of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Cyberverse Legion Class figure. He sports minimal paint apps such as the face and the front grill.

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==Bigger Toys==
[[File:ChevyCamaroTransformersSpecialEdition.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Product does not convert."]]
*'''Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Special Edition''' (2009)

:Starting [[June 1]], 2009, [[General Motors|Chevrolet]] began taking orders for the Bumblebee Edition package for the 2009/2010 Chevy Camaro. The package consists of Rally Yellow exterior color with black "Bumblebee" stripes, as well as "''Transformers''" badging on the wheel center caps, sill plates, and embroidered console lid. The package was available for Camaro LT and SS models.

:Production of the Transformers Special Edition ceased on [[January 12]], [[2010]], and with an estimated 1,500 Camaro to have been produced straight from order workbenches.<ref>[http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48563 "Camaro changes - Aqua Blue and Transformers Edition to end; high wing spoiler; hurst". Camaro5.com]</ref> Though production for this full package (with an order of a new Camaro) has ceased, the individual parts that made up the package can still be purchased through authorised GM accessory dealers. However, inspection of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) would reveal if the Camaro was a true Transformers Special Edition or an after-market clone.

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[[File:ChevyCamaro2012TransformersSpecialEdition.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Shia LaBeouf sold seperately"]]
*'''Chevrolet Camaro 2012 Transformers Special Edition''' (2011)

:In conjunction with ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Chevrolet began taking orders for the 2012 Transformers Special Edition package for the Chevy Camaro in July 2011, with vehicles arriving at dealers in the U.S., and Canada in September of the same year. Based upon the Bumblebee Camaro prop as it appears in ''Dark of the Moon'', the package consists of Rally Yellow exterior color, with black rally stripes that stretched over the hood, roof, and decklid, a ''Dark of the Moon''-inspired high-wing rear spoiler, 20-inch, black-painted wheels with performance tires, and Autobot Shield logos on the center caps and front quarter panels.

[[File:ChevyCamaro2012TransformersSpecialEdition optionals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Of course it's a toy, too! It's just an adult-only, no touching, thirty thousand dollar toy.]]

:Inside, the package has a black leather interior accented with yellow stitching on the instrument panel, center console, armrests, and seats. Autobot Shield logos were embroidered on the front headrests and the center console lid.

:Additionally, two dealer-installed options were available: exclusive, 21-inch, black-painted wheels, and a black ground-effects package.
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==Notes==
*A weapon considered for Bumblebee was a pair of arm-mounted electrical [[Stinger (weapon)|stingers]]. The Bumblebee Camaro '09 toy's blade weapon might have been influenced by this early concept.
*[[Aaron Archer]] mentioned that when Hasbro received pictures of numerous toys of Bumblebee [[shelfwarmer|shelf-warming]], they finally realized that they had indeed gone overboard with his toys. Archer suggested a need for a certain amount of yellow-colored toys in each wave, hence the large amount of Bumblebees released per wave.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/toytables/movie_bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series=40&f_name=bumblebee&f_t Bumblebee toy galleries at Seibertron.com]

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Micromaster

2020-06-07T01:26:52Z

Cashie: /* War for Cybertron: Siege */ added second spy patrol

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'''Micromasters''' are Transformers with small and extremely fuel-efficient bodies. Some were created that way, others were created as ordinary Transformers (or [[Macromaster|guzzlers]], as Micromasters sometimes call normal-sized Transformers) and rebuilt into Micromasters. Transforming into ([[Scale#Undersized alternate modes|usually]]) tiny cars, planes, and other vehicles, they are depicted as roughly human-sized in robot mode in most continuities.

Some Micromasters are also [[Combiner]]s. One kind are the '''[[Micromaster Combiner]]s''', who can each form either the front or back half of a combined vehicle. They are not constrained to joining only with their Combiner partner; they can join with any other as well as to the back of any [[Micro Trailer]]. In addition, there are the '''[[Combi-Micromaster]]s''', who combine together in another humanoid robot. No character has ever been specifically designated as one, but the description at least fits the members of the [[Multiforce]].

Recently, the Multiforce members have been branded as '''DX Micromasters'''. What exactly a DX Micromaster is has not been explained. Perhaps it's a Micromaster who is [[Action Master Elite|no longer small and extremely fuel efficient]]?

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Generic decepticon 3 marvel uk 230.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Makin' Micromasters!]]
The Micromasters were created by the Autobots as a downsizing means to increase fuel efficiency. ''Though at first the technology was created by the Autobots, the Decepticons were able to capture and study the [[Battle Patrol]] to learn the secrets themselves, and the first Decepticon Micromasters were born.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

''The Micromasters served under [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], with [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] acting as one of the base's medics.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

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Two of the Micromaster squads were deployed to Earth to assist [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces, but they quickly went their own way. {{storylink|King Con!}} Soon they had all but integrated into [[New York City]] society, their small size allowing them to interact easily with humans. Only the arrival on Earth of the Decepticon [[Air Strike Patrol]] shook them loose from this position. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

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The Air Strike Patrol soon proved to have ulterior motives for coming to Earth, as they, along with the [[Sports Car Patrol]], were working for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} While the Air Strike Patrol manipulated [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] and Optimus Prime into a battle, the Sports Car Patrol kidnapped [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and laid explosives aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} [[Blackjack]] wasn't able to maintain control of the Ark, however, and the rest of the patrol were defeated by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Pretender]] team. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

The Micromaster Autobots continued to play roles in the Autobot insurgency on Cybertron, though the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] prepared to leave for Earth. A teleportation accident transported them to the center of Cybertron, {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} where they nearly but not quite managed to defeat the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] with help from their larger brethren. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}

''Having arrived on Earth, the Rescue Patrol tangled with the Air Strike Patrol before Optimus Prime called them off upon realising how much damage their battle was causing to the planet's environment.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}

The Air Strike Patrol would eventually meet their fate in [[Louisiana]] at the hands of a pissed-off [[Dynamo|mutant oil rig worker]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

In the absence of Ratchet, Fixit served as the chief medic aboard the Ark. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

''A few of the Micromasters were still active many years later, when the Autobots followed the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Hydrus Four]] to rescue them and prevent the resurrection of Megatron.'' {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====Earthforce====
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Grumpy old fogeys [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] moaned about all the confusing new [[to sell toys|types of Transformers]] in the war, Micromasters among them. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} One such Micromaster, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], was part of the "new age" who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] about his old-school violent methods. Poor Stakeout was stuck under the table, unseen until Grimlock chucked it at the wall. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Liner team.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|The Liner Team make themselves at home on Earth.]]
"Micro" Cybertronians fall into three separate classifications: '''Micromasters''' (マイクロトランスフォーマー ''Micro Transformer''), small but otherwise normal Transformers; '''Micromaster Sixteams''' (マイクロマスター ''Micromaster''), who can combine in groups of six into larger robots; and '''[[Mini-Con]]s''' (マイクロン ''Micron''), who convert into weapons and equipment for larger Transformers to wield.

The story of these tiny Transformers began during the four-million-year period that followed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s departure from Cybertron. A large number of the planet's non-transforming Autobot "[[Cyberdroid]]" population, unable to contribute to the war effort in any meaningful way due to their diminutive height and lack of conversion capabilities, decided instead to leave their homeworld and search for Optimus and the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Most of their number were placed in hibernation capsules for the long space voyage, but this did not protect them from what was to come: partway into their journey, the Cyberdroids' ship was stuck by a dimensional shockwave, which catapulted them across the galaxy to the planet [[Earth]] in the early 1980s. The shockwave mutated and evolved their tiny bodies, granting them the ability to transform, but it also corrupted the minds of several of the crew, turning them into Decepticons. Adopting Earthly vehicular forms to hide on the strange new planet they now found themselves on, the Autobot Micromaster [[Sixliner|Liner Team]] and [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]] searched Earth for any sign of Optimus Prime, while simultaneously working to awaken the still-hibernating forms of their brethren before the Decepticon Micromaster [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] could seize the capsules and convert the tiny 'bots within to the side of evil. {{storylink|The Transformers: Micromaster}} Precisely how the Micromasters' conflict on Earth played out is unknown; Optimus and Megatron's forces awoke a few years after they arrived, and no information has been divulged about what happened to the Micromasters during this time. In the year 2035, however, the teams seen active during the early 80s conflict were still operative on Earth, defending it against the forces of Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}
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In the intervening years, former Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] took the other Micromasters under his command, becoming a Micromaster himself. Together, they decamped to another planet and built their own civilization, naming it after themselves: [[Micro|Planet Micro]]. Some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war, adopting weapon and equipment alternate modes and partnering up with larger 'bots: known examples of these "Mini-Cons" include [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]] and [[Groundshaker (Legends)|Groundshaker]], partnered with [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], respectively. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

By the year 2025, Micro had become a thriving, technologically advanced world overseen by [[Riker|Governor Riker]], and even had representatives [[Holi]], [[Pīpō]], [[Fire]] and [[Boater]] serving in the Autobot army under [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Transformers: Victory}} [[File:TFZone storypage1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] The development of [[Energon Z]] on Micro led to a military reinforcement program that saw the planet overhauled, refitted with a variety of new defense systems, and renamed "Zone". With the planet's new strategic importance in the renewed war against supernatural enemies like [[Violen Jiger]] and [[Dark Nova]], many high-ranking Autobots adopted alternate forms that could be used by Micromasters, like the [[Powered Master]]s and the [[Battlestars]], who each also took on a personal Micromaster partner. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy}} The Micromaster' primary role was to make contact with other planets and races for the betterment of all; presumably their small, non-threatening forms were important in this task. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 5|''Zone'' story page #5}}

Following Dark Nova's defeat, the Autobot [[Air Patrol|Sky Patrol Team]] were chosen for the Autobots' [[Power Core Combination]] process. Three of their number were upgraded into full-size "[[Master Class]]" Transformer bodies able to combine with drone units to form even larger, more powerful robots. Unfortunately, while he did not undergo the process, team leader [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] defected to the Decepticons and took knowledge of the new technology with him, enabling the villains to create their own "[[Master Chaos]]" warriors, who were then used by Scrash in his 2035 campaign. {{storylink|Transformers United EX}}

Having begun life as Autobots, this is the allegiance most "Micro" 'bots retain. Aside from those turned into Decepticons by the dimensional shockwave, and the teams that those converts then themselves converted (who would all apparently regain their original Autobot allegiance by 2035 anyway), and the defector Eagle Eye, there is only one known Decepticon Micromaster team: the [[Race Track Patrol|Race Track Patrol Team]], who were known to have willingly betrayed their Autobot comrades and joined Violen Jiger's forces. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 5|''Zone'' story page #9}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Micromaster technology was developed over 3.5 million years ago in response to the dwindling energy resources on Cybertron. With Autobot and Decepticon soldiers shutting down across the planet, both sides got to work developing smaller, energy-efficient bodies for the sake of continuing the war. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} At the earliest stages, this involved downsizing troops. However, the process was unrefined, posing a danger to applicants, and worse than that, inefficient.

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It was Shockwave who suggested the idea of both sides pooling resources to try and create new soldiers, before letting them chose which side they wanted to take. Somehow not suspecting the leader of the Decepticons of any ulterior motive, the Autobots agreed. Using whatever energy they could scrounge together, and with Shockwave secretly using [[Vector Sigma]] itself, a great many Micromasters were created, before being sequestered in a city named "Little Iacon" to acclimate to life on Cybertron. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} As part of the cross-factional experiment, both sides put the new 'bots through a joint training program during which they learned about both factions, allowing them to choose which one to join. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

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Data on a [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|Golden Disk]] discovered on [[Paradron]] had predicted this development, causing [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] to wonder if becoming Micromasters to better interact with the universe's smaller beings was the Transformers' destiny. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Of course, the program soon fell apart, and Little Iacon fell into rioting, later labeled the "Meltdown Riots" by the Micromasters, {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} with both sides swooping in to grab whoever they could. This resulted in a generation of new Autobots and Decepticons hesitant to fight against those they'd been friends with, for a cause that only saw them as another step in the war. Little Iacon soon degenerated into a ghetto for the Micromasters to hang out and ignore the war entirely.

Over time, friction began to grow between some of the Micromasters and the "Guzzlers". The Decepticons, to no-one's surprise, frequently bullied or belittled their smaller comrades, often finding ways to deprive them of energon. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Or in some cases, just killed them for the small amount of energon they carried. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

On his return to Cybertron, the ambitious Skystalker tried to engineer the deaths of the larger mechanoids, only for his nemesis Countdown to talk them into presenting a unified front against the Decepticons. Once that was over, Countdown feared the brief alliance would disintegrate. His attempts at talking Big Daddy into helping maintain it went nowhere, though{{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

What became of the Micromasters after that is unknown, but by the time of the [[Great Shutdown]], they were nowhere to be seen.

{{note|Of course, the real reason for the Micros' absence was because the Micromaster mini series was written after [[War and Peace]].}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat Detour and Blackjack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|[[:File:BlackjackRecruited.jpg|Let's pretend this didn't happen...]]]]

The Micromasters were the results of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] modifying the [[Gorlamite|organic inhabitants]] of [[Gorlam Prime]] to be able to exist in both the [[universe (universe)|universe]] and [[Dead Universe]] in anticipation of the [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] confronted [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] beneath Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} Nightbeat and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] returned to find the population frozen in a transitional, [[technorganic]] state. They were pursued by many Micromasters. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Jhiaxus' Micromaster lackeys were last seen being dismembered by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The inhabitants of Gorlam Prime eventually emerged from their chrysalis state in new, apparently wholly mechanical, bodies. They renamed their planet '''Cybertron'''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Then a few years later, the entire population of "Cybertron" was lured into the Dead Universe and eaten by [[D-Void]]. Oh well. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Meanwhile, the inhabitants of [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] evolved into a civilization of [[Micromaster Combiner|small combining twins]]. While linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s mind, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] separating from each other on their homeworld. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} Along with several other Cybertronian colonies, they were instrumental in the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

===''Wings Universe''===
With Cybertron's energies dwindling, the [[Micromaster Initiative]] arose as a solution to the planet's energy woes. The Micromaster [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]] teamed up with [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] to spread the word of this initiative and convinced [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] into joining them. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] developed Micromaster technology during the war, shortly before seizing leadership of the Decepticons from [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} As fuel supplies ran low, both sides began substituting Micromasters in favor of full-sized units. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Face it, you always wanted to see this.]]

Eventually, however, the war was called to a close. With the full-sized Autobots and Decepticons too exhausted and fuel-inefficient to fight, the Micromasters were some of the only [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] still capable of independent movement. The Builders looked down on the Micromasters as a new manual and military class, and though they were still considered Builders, Micromasters were not initially allowed to serve on the Builder Assembly. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} As energy rations ran low, the Micromasters founded "[[Micropolis]]", a permanent cross-factional conglomeration of Micromaster bases which eventually grew into a full-fledged, Micromaster-scaled city. Hot Rod was one of the very few Builders to undergo the downsizing process. Inspired by his example, members of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s would do the same over the next seventy years. As a consequence of the low energy supplies, all Micromasters were kept at a quarter of full energon rations. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

When the Maximals and Predacons appeared on the scene, the Micromasters were made superior to their more energy-efficient successors. In instances where both sides went off-world, Micromasters served as political officers, making sure both toed the line while making sure neither worked together. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} Additionally Micromasters served as guards on important facilities such as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] or the Forever Vaults, rather than Maximals or Predacons. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Head Games}} {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} When the [[Grand Uprising]] began, all Micromasters got bumped up to half-rations to better combat the growing [[Resistance]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The various Micromaster armies were pushed back all across Cybertron by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] [[Beast mode|Beast Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} The war between [[Resistance]] and Builder took an unexpected turn when [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] were introduced to the mix. Under [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s command, the surviving Micromasters allied themselves with the [[Army of the Resistance]] to fend off the attack. After the conclusion of the first [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], full-sized Builders were almost extinct, but Micromasters remained to carry on their legacy alongside the Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Full-sized Micromasters===
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For various reasons, Micromaster characters have occasionally shown up in ''Transformers'' fiction as full-sized robots in scale with regular Cybertronians.

*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] and [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]] in Marvel Comics' UK story, ''[[Aspects of Evil!|Aspects of Evil]]''
*Flak, [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]], [[Terror-Tread]], [[Cement-Head]], and [[Tread Bolt]] in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wingsverse]]''
*[[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]], [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]], Vanquish, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], [[Blackjack]], [[Oiler]], and [[Slide]] in IDW's ''Generation 1'' comics
*[[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''
*The [[Battle Squad]] in ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]''
*Tread Bolt, [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]], and [[Blaze Master]] as [[Master Class]] in ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]''
*[[Whisper (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Visper]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Storm Cloud]], and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] in [[Transformers (2019 comic)]]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:89micromaster catalog.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|It [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|sucked]] to be American.]]
:The Micromasters were first released in the US and European markets in the two final years of the Generation 1 toyline, 1989 and 1990, as a market response to the growing popularity of ''[[Micro Machines]]''. The Generation 1 Micromasters were packaged as Patrols, Squads, Transports, Stations, or Bases.

:Each Micromaster stands about two inches (5 cm) high in robot mode, making them the smallest Transformers released to that point (since surpassed by a few members of the [[Smallest Transforming Transformers]] line). Many share a standardized [[transformation scheme]] of "flip out rear of vehicle to form legs; swing up arms from side." Articulation is generally limited to swiveling shoulders and knee joints (the latter limited by conjoined uni-feet).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols''' (1989)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Off Road Patrol]] ([[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]], [[Powertrain]], and [[Tote]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Race Car Patrol]] ([[Tailspin]], [[Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], and [[Swindler]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] ([[Seawatch]], [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], and [[Red Hot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Patrol]] ([[Big Shot]], [[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]], and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Air Strike Patrol]] ([[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]], [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]], and [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sports Car Patrol]] ([[Detour (G1)|Detour]], [[Blackjack]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]], and [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]])}}
|[[File:Micromaster-rescuepatrol-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Rescue Patrol]]
</ul>
|}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols''' (1990)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Construction Patrol]] ([[Neutro]], [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Crumble]], and [[Takedown]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Patrol]] ([[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]], [[Blaze Master]], and [[Tread Bolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Monster Truck Patrol]] ([[Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke]], [[Big Hauler]], and [[Heavy Tread]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod Patrol]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], [[Trip-Up]], [[Greaser]], and [[Hubs]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Race Track Patrol]] ([[Roller Force]], [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog]], and [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Military Patrol]] ([[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)|Tracer]], [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], and [[Growl (G1)|Growl]])}}
|
|[[File:Micromaster-sportscarpatrol-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Sports Car Patrol]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Patrols came carded in four-packs beginning in 1989, with a couple following in 1990. All were sold at the $5 price point. Each patrol's alternate modes generally have a recurring common theme—for example, military vehicles in the case of the Military Patrol, or planes and helicopters in the case of the Air Patrol.
|}

{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Squads'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metro Squad]] ([[Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner]], [[Oiler]], [[Slide]], [[Power Run]], and [[Strikedown]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Astro Squad]] ([[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]], [[Blast Master]], [[Moonrock]], [[Missile Master]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], and [[Heave]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Squad]] ([[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]], [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]], [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]], and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructor Squad]] ([[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], and [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]])}}
|
|[[File:Micromastercombiners-vehicles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The First Combinental Congress]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
{{main|Micromaster Combiner}}
The Combiner Squads were sold in carded six-packs in 1990. Each Squad consist of six Micromaster Combiners, thus making three vehicles in their alt mode. Micromaster Combiners transform into half of a vehicle form, which can use standardized connection plugs to combine with any other Micromaster Combiner to form a complete vehicle. Not all combinations make a lot of sense—the rear half of a dump truck connected to the front half of a space shuttle isn't anything you can win a war with, eh?
|}

{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Transports''' (1989)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (G1)|Overload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roughstuff]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Erector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Erector? I hardly knew 'er!]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
{{main|Micromaster Transport}}
The [[Micromaster Transport]]s are single Micromasters that come with a transforming vehicle with which they can interact in some way. Flattop transforms into a jet and comes with an aircraft carrier, whereas the other three transform into trucks and pull transforming trailers. Except for Erector's trailer, all the additional vehicles transform into jets. They were released in 1989.
|}

{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Transports''' (1990)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Missile Launcher]] with [[Retro]] and [[Surge (G1)|Surge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tanker Truck]] with [[Pipeline]] and [[Gusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannon Transport]] with [[Terror-Tread]] and [[Cement-Head]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy TankerTruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Tanker Truck. THE Tanker Truck. Apparently it's the only tanker truck in the whole Transformers universe.]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
{{main|Micromaster Combiner Transport}}
The Combiner Transports consist of a pair of Micromaster Combiners and a big transforming trailer. Each trailer can optionally transform into a big battle station or into two separate fighting vehicles, each manned by one of the Combiners.
|}

{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Stations''' (1989)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot House]] with [[fire station]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] with [[Ironworks (base)|construction station]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Greasepit (G1)|Greasepit]] with [[gas station]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Airwave (G1)|Airwave]] with [[airport]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-Zone-toy Airport.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Airport, featuring the largest plane length to runway length ratio of any airport in the universe.]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The stations are big bases commanded by a single Transformer and disguised as human buildings. Hot House's station stands out a bit, as it is ''mobile'' in its alternate mode instead of being a stationary base.
|}

{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Bases''' (1989)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundshaker]] with [[ATV]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] with [[Rocket Base]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyhopper]] with [[Helicopter]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] with [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]]}}
|
|[[File:CountdownToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Rocket Base is one hundred and forty kilometers due west of the Autobot camp.]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Micromaster Bases are huge fighting vehicles that transform into even bigger battle stations. They are commanded by a single Micromaster. Countdown's and Skystalker's vehicles are a big chunk taller than those of Groundshaker and Skyhopper, indicating that these two should be seen as the respective leaders of their Micromaster factions.
|}

{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Bases''' (1990)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Battlefield Headquarters]] with [[Full-Barrel]] and [[Overflow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Anti-Aircraft Base]] with [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]]}}
|
|[[File:G1 Anti-Aircraft Base toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Anti-Aircraft Base, operated by two guys who become an aircraft. Self-loathing, much?]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Combiner bases are large vehicles commanded by a combiner duo. While the Decepticon Anti-Aircraft Base is pretty similar in concept to the previous year's Bases (transforming from a tank into a battle station), the Battlefield Headquarters lacks a base mode, instead transforming from an earthbound vehicle (a truck) into two airborne ones (a space shuttle and an attack jet).
|}
*'''Micromaster Bases''' (''Unreleased'')
:*A [[Micromaster carrier-base]]

:A resin prototype for a base akin to the Rocket Base was produced at some point, but the toy was never taken into production.

===Generation 1 (Japan)===
Japan as well released lots of Micromasters during their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]'', and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' toylines (and later rereleases during ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''). Most of them were identical to their western releases, but some were recolored or renamed and most Decepticons were depicted as Autobots. Next to this, the characterization they received in fiction differed heavily from their Western appearances, depicting them as childish, young and inexperienced compared to the bigger Transformers.

====Micro Trailer====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Return of Convoy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Monster Truck Patrol|Big Truck Team]] ([[Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke]], [[Big Hauler]], and [[Heavy Tread]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod Patrol|Hot Rod Team]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)|Grease]], [[Trip-Up|Vanishing]], [[Greaser|Legs]], and [[Hubs|Lucas]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Military Team]] ([[Bombshock (ROC)|Bombshock]], [[Tracer (ROC)|Tracer]], [[Dropshot (ROC)|Dropshot]], and [[Growl (ROC)|Growl]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuttle Rocket W Team]] ([[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]], [[Blast Master]], [[Moonrock]], [[Missile Master]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fire Tanker W Team]] ([[Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner]], [[Oiler]], [[Slide]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Radar Hover W Team]] ([[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], [[Heave]], [[Power Run]], [[Strikedown]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dump Shovel W Team]] ([[Hammer (ROC)|Hammer]], [[Sledge (ROC)|Sledge]], [[Grit (ROC)|Grit]], [[Knockout (ROC)|Knockout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Crane Cannon W Team]] ([[Direct-Hit (ROC)|Direct-Hit]], [[Excavator (ROC)|Excavator]], [[Power Punch (ROC)|Power Punch]], [[Stonecruncher (ROC)|Stonecruncher]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jet Tank W Team]] ([[Fireshot (ROC)|Fireshot]], [[Vanquish (ROC)|Vanquish]], [[Meltdown (ROC)|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (ROC)|Half-Track]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rescue Patrol Team]] ([[Boater]], [[Fire]], [[Holi]], [[Pīpō]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Patrol Team]] ([[Gunlift]], [[Sidetrack (Zone)|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (Zone)|Sunrunner]], and [[Powerbomb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Super Car Patrol Team]] ([[Black Heat]], [[Deadhour]], [[Gingham]], [[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rodimus]] (only available with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shotbomber]] (only available with [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]])}}
|[[File:Microtrailer.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|A Micro Trailer]]
</ul>
|}

====Micromaster Sixteams====
Apart from releasing US-made Micromasters, Takara also developed the Micromaster concept further on their own, resulting in the Micromaster Sixteams, Micromasters that combined to form a bigger robot similar to the full-size Transformer [[combiner]]s.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Return of Convoy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixliner]] ([[Alan (ROC)|Alan]], [[D-Go]], [[Joe (ROC)|Joe]], [[Leaf]], [[Night]], [[Spark (ROC)|Spark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixtrain]], [[Atlan]], [[Converter]], [[Desire]], [[Raise]], [[San D-Go]], [[Windy (OC)|Windy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixturbo]] ([[Circuit (OC)|Circuit]], [[Discharge (OC)|Discharge]], [[Glide (OC)|Glide]], [[Neo-Wheel]], [[Road Police]], [[Sireen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixwing]] ([[Chain Gun]], [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]], [[Flanker]], [[Missile Run]], [[Raker]], [[Supersonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixbuilder]] ([[Crush-Bull]], [[Digger]], [[Gran Arm]], [[Iron Lift]], [[Mixing]], [[Treader]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] ([[Bonecrusher (Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]], [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (Micromaster)|Scrapper]], [[Gren]], [[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]], [[Long Haul (Micromaster)|Long Haul]])}}
|[[File:OC-toy Sixturbo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
</ul>
|}

====[[Powered Master]] partners====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Zone'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drillbuster]] (only available with [[Roadfire]], who could be purchased with or without [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]] (only available with [[Sonic Bomber]], who could be purchased with or without [[Roadfire]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Speeder]] (only available with [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], who could be purchased with or without [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Roadfire]])}}
</ul>
|[[File:Zone-toy Drillbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Return of Convoy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Spinner]] (only available with [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]])}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Armada'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Mirror]] (named as such by "[[Ask Vector Prime]]") ([[Rook (Armada)|Rook]], [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]])}}
</ul>
|}

===Universe (2003)===
The Micromasters returned to North American markets in 2004 under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' label as [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]]s. Inspired by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s slightly-[[redeco]]ed Sixteam reissues, Hasbro decided to sell them as well. Sixturbo, Sixwing, and Sixbuilder were further redecoed and renamed to evoke the ''Generation 1'' [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, respectively. Sixtrain was not redecoed, but he was renamed according to the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] [[Team Bullet Train]] (with a few additions).

In Europe, the Micromasters were available as mass retail releases, but in ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' (Protectobots, Constructicons) and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' (Railbots, Aerialbots) instead of ''Universe'' packaging.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Universe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]] (slightly redecoed Sixturbo): ([[First Aid (Universe)|First Aid]], [[Groove (Universe)|Groove]], [[Hot Spot (Universe)|Hot Spot]], [[Prowl (Universe)|Prowl]], [[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]], [[Streetwise (Universe)|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] (Sixtrain): ([[Midnight Express (Universe)|Midnight Express]], [[Overload (Universe)|Overload]], [[Railspike (Universe)|Railspike]], [[Rapid Run (Universe)|Rapid Run]], [[Swindle (Universe)|Swindle]], [[Tankor (Universe)|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (Universe)|Superion]] (redecoed Sixwing): ([[Air Raid (Universe 2003)|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)|Fireflight]], [[Ro-Tor (Universe)|Ro-Tor]], [[Silverbolt (Universe)|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (Universe)|Skydive]], [[Storm Jet (Universe)|Storm Jet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]] (redecoed Sixbuilder): ([[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]], [[Buckethead]], [[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)|Long Haul]], [[Quickmix (Universe)|Quickmix]], [[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]])}}
|[[File:MC-toy Sixtrain.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
</ul>
|}

===Timelines===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Partner Micromasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]}}
|
|[[File:Timelinestoy-CopTur.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
These Micromasters were redecos of Minicons in the line.
|}

===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S4 [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] & [[Swindler#Generations|Swindler]] ([[Race Car Patrol#Generations|Race Car Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S5 [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Generations|Storm Cloud]] & [[Whisper (G1)#Generations|Visper]] ([[Air Strike Patrol#Generations|Air Strike Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S6 [[Big Shot#Generations|Autobot Topshot]] & [[Flak (G1)#Generations|Flak]] ([[Battle Patrol#Generations|Battle Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S18 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] ([[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Soundwave Spy Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S19 [[Red Hot#Generations|Red Heat]] & [[Stakeout (G1)#Generations|Stakeout]] ([[Rescue Patrol (G1)#Generations|Rescue Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S32 [[Blackjack#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Blackjack]] & [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Generations|Hypderdrive]] ([[Sports Car Patrol#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sports Car Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S33 [[Highjump (G1)#Generations|Highjump]] & [[Powertrain#Generations|Powertrain]] ([[Off Road Patrol#Generations|Off Road Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S46 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rumble]] & [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratbat]] ([[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Soundwave Spy Patrol]])}}
</ul>

|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Race-Car-Patrol.jpg|thumb|300px|Micromasters Roadhandler and Swindler]]
|}
:The ''Siege'' Micromasters come in 2-packs of each member, transforming into their respective vehicle modes before combining into a 5mm weapon for larger figures to wield. A Battle Master's effect parts can be placed in the barrels of those with gun modes, and unlike the originals, the new Micromasters feature extensive articulation with ball-jointed shoulders, knees and hips, with the rare occasion of hinged elbows. Soundwave's deployers are now integrated into this, and their cassette modes were reinvented with flip-out 5mm posts to acts as shields. The returning Micromasters replace the legends class figures of the last decade.

====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E3 [[Trip-Up#Generations|Trip-Up]] & [[Big Daddy (G1)#Generations|Autobot Daddy-O]] ([[Hot Rod Patrol#Generations|Hot Rod Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-E4 [[Bombshock (G1)#Generations|Bombshock]] & [[Growl (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Growl]] ([[Military Patrol#Generations|Military Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
[[File:MicroTFlogo.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Absolutely, positively not inspired by Micro Machines. No sir. Not at all.]]
*The original Micromaster [[play pattern]] was Hasbro's attempt to compete with [[Galoob]]'s popular ''[[Micro Machines]]'' line that had been launched in 1987. An early name, "Micro Transformers", was featured on the packaging of the first Micromaster Patrol assortment released in late 1988 (Air Strike Patrol, Off Road Patrol and Race Car Patrol). The name "Micromaster" only appears in plain neutral text on that early packaging, in conjunction with the name of the respective patrol. For the 1989 releases, Hasbro completely redesigned the packaging, introduced an all-new "Transformers" logo, dropped the name "Micro Transformers" and made "Micromasters" the main name of the entire line-up. In Europe, those three early Patrols were ''possibly'' released in "Micromasters" packaging.
*All four Micromaster Station molds were reused sans Micromasters in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Police]]'' series a few years later, under the subline name "Distortion Machines".
*While the first ''Universe'' franchise redecoed a number of Micromaster molds as non-Micromaster characters, the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|newer ''Universe'' toyline]] used [[Storm Cloud (G1)|several]] [[Tread Bolt|Micromaster]] [[Countdown (G1)|characters]] as the basis of redecoes of non-Micromaster toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Microtransformer''' (マイクロトランスフォーマー ''Maikurotoransufōmā''), '''Micromaster''' (マイクロマスター ''Maikuromasutā'')
*''Italian:'' '''Microtransformers'''

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Daran Norris

2020-02-28T13:22:18Z

Cashie: Suck my cock, Gary! This has nothing to do with sex.

[[Image:DaranNorris.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If you think ''this'' is undignified, you should see "Hobgoblins".]]

'''Daran Norris''' (born '''Daran Morrison Nordland''' on [[November 1]], [[1964]]) is an American screen and voice actor. He has had a number of prominent roles, such as Spottswoode in ''Team America: World Police'', Cosmo and Timmy Turner's Dad on ''The Fairly OddParents'', Durge and Ki-Adi-Mundi on ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: Clone Wars'', Mercurymon and Sakkakumon in ''Digimon'', Jack Smith in ''American Dad'', J. Jonah Jameson in ''The Spectacular [[Spider-Man]]'', Wile E. Coyote in ''The Looney Tunes Show'', Diamondhead in ''[[Ben 10]]: Race Against Time'', [[Batman]] in ''DC Super Friends'', and [[Venom (Crossovers)|Venom]] in the 2000 ''Spider-Man'' game.

In the realm of live action, he is familiar to fans of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' as the Club Scum MC in ''[[wikia:mst3k:Hobgoblins|Hobgoblins]]'', had a regular role in ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' as Gordy the janitor, reprised his role as Timmy's dad for the live action ''Fairly OddParents'' TV movies, and is known to ''Veronica Mars'' devotees as Cliff McCormack.

He is sometimes credited as '''Darran Norris'''.

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]]

===''Transformers'' (Armada PS2 game)===
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Trooper]] ("[[Stronger, Faster]]")

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358460/ Daran Norris at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:Activision]]

Techie Team

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{{factions|techieteam}}
:''The Techie Team is a subgroup from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].
[[File:TechieTeampromoart.jpg|thumb|300px|Where the bytes and chips may fall, you just have yourself a ball.]]
Brought to life from the hottest consumer gizmos, members of the '''Techie Team''' all transform into cutting-edge gear.

These little tech-heads include:
{{collist|2|
*[[Chilla Gorilla]] the headphones
*[[Clixx]] the camera
*[[Dr. Moggly]] the VR goggles
*[[Fomo]] the digital video camera
*[[Glitch Face]] the cracked cellphone
*[[Goob Toob]] the television
*[[Hashtagz]] the laptop computer
*[[Outtacontrol]] the game controller
*[[Raddhaxx]] the laptop computer
*[[S.A. Cheez]] the camera
*[[Screen Fiend]] the smart phone
*[[Skillz Punk]] the game cartridge
*[[Technotic Sonic]] the speaker
*[[TV Cop]] the closed-circuit TV
}}

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==Toys==
===BotBots===
[[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Series 1 Techie Team 5-pack in the center, featuring [[Skillz Punk]] and [[Dr. Moggly]].]]
[[File:BotBots-Techie-Gang-toys.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''BotBots''' packs ([[2018]])
**''Series'': '''1, 2'''

:Part of the first and second Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', the individual members of the Techie Team are spread out across a range of products too numerous to list here, so see individual entries if you ''really'' want the full rundown. Techie Team members can be found in:
::*Single-bot [[Blindpacking|Blind Bag Mystery Figures]]
::*5-Packs with two characters from the pack's theme team, two figures from two other teams, and a "mystery" blind-packed "[[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]]"
::*8-Packs with two characters from the pack's theme team, five figures from five other teams, and a "mystery" blind-packed "Lost Bot"

:There are two specifically "Techie Team" themed 5-packs in Series 1:
::*'''[[Dr. Moggly]], [[Skillz Punk]]''', [[Ms. Take]], [[Nrjeez]], [[Burgertron]] (Lost Bot)
::*'''[[Chilla Gorilla]], [[Raddhaxx]]''', [[Pucksie]], [[Slappyhappy]], [[Bonz-Eye]] (Lost Bot)

==Notes==
*[[Game Over]] and [[Abominable Soundman]] of the [[Lost Bots]] certainly fit in with these bots thematically.

[[Category:Techie Team| ]]

Viewfinder

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{{disambig2|the G1 camera component|the Animated tank component|Reflector (Animated)|Viewfinder (Animated)}}
:''Viewfinder is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Viewfinder boxart.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Viewfinder studied at the Generation 2 Optimus Prime school of disguise.]]
'''Viewfinder''' is the sinister spymaster who leads the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio. He's a master of observation - there's nothing he loves more than watching someone and dissecting their flaws. He doesn't just use his skills to advance the Decepticon cause, mind you; he's also an unrepentant blackmailer of his Decepticon comrades. His only problem is that he's [[Starscream (G1)|so smug and self-assured that he's incapable of recognizing his own flaws]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.55|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]] and Viewfinder worked with the [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] to repair their fellow Decepticons. Subsequently, an oddly colored Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. They didn't even get to introduce themselves in [[Introdump|painfully lengthy exposition]]. Alas, Reflector was taken away from us before his prime. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{Note|The three individual robots are never named; they are all simply "[[Reflector (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Reflector]]" and are all entirely identical, save for the lens aperture visible in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode. Reflector normally spends his time in this divided, triplicate state (three robots being the number required to form his camera mode), but in certain circumstances, he'll remain as one entity.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar4 Reflector message.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming. Though Cobra desperately scrambled to salvage control of the Cybertronians, one Cobra operative declared the situation hopeless. The angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to confirm his assessment. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Reflector was then ordered by Megatron to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, he was charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. He was then injured by an attack from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but an angered Prime forced him to resume the projection at gunpoint. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{notekeepers}}
''Viewfinder was part of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s crew, active on Earth in the 1980s before the ''[[Ark II]]'' incident. After Megatron disappeared, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the united Reflector trio refused to bow to Starscream's new regime in the human city of [[Las Vegas]]. They challenged Starscream to meet them at [[Hoover Dam]] and, once he arrived, Skywarp openly announced his intention to take the leadership of the Decepticons away from Starscream. In hiding at first, Viewfinder and Spectro flew out to join Skywarp and Spyglass in attacking Starscream once the gauntlet was cast down. After Starscream eliminated Skywarp and his partner, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], destroyed Spectro with a blast of concentrated sound, though, Viewfinder and Spyglass laid down arms and agreed to follow Starscream's command. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} Their loyalty was quite temporary, however: Megatron returned to Earth several days later, and invited all Decepticons truly loyal to him to abandon Starscream's "New Centurion" empire. Viewfinder and Spyglass quickly accepted the offer, and left Las Vegas with Megatron and his loyalist faction. Along with Megatron's Decepticons, Viewfinder joined forces with the Autobots to battle the awe-inspiring aliens known as the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} After the aliens were supposedly dealt with, Megatron felt it was necessary to send a message to the American government, who had been interfering with Cybertronian matters far too much. He and the Decepticons therefore stormed up Constitution Avenue and wrecked the White House, while Megatron held the quivering and whimpering [[President of the United States|President]] menacingly in the palm of his hand. With Spectro fully repaired, Viewfinder and his partners were on hand to record the entire exchange, and then send it to the human news media to discredit the President. The human leader did not learn quickly, though, and immediately began making plans to lure the Autobots and Decepticons into an ambush in the Nevada desert. Megatron once again arranged for Viewfinder and his partners to record the American military making a blatant and unprovoked attack on the Transformers, and released the footage to the media to force the President to back off.''

''Why he didn't just order the President squished is a mystery for the ages. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Viewfinder was not part of Megatron's crew, but worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with his two partners, monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were seemingly destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

{{note|The above contradiction was briefly alluded to in the ''Fusion'' novel, as the Terran version of Reflector identified himself as the "true" Reflector, with the Cybertronian version being an "inferior copy". This echoes the body-duplication theme seen [[Reflector (G1)|elsewhere in the multiverse]]. Still, what happened to the so-called true Reflector after ''The Transformers Trilogy'' remains a mystery.}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Viewfinder was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlightwheelie viewfinder carlbruner.jpg|right|thumb|They can cross the galaxy and shatter worlds, but safety glass is beyond the Decepticons' ken.]]
The Reflector trio were low rank-Decepticon hoodlums. Early in the war, they tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}}

The three Reflector units arrived on [[Earth]] around the year 2007. Viewfinder was among the leading ranks of a major ambush the Decepticons staged on Earth. The entire Reflector trio, speaking in chorus, celebrated afterward. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

In [[New York City]], the trio observed as [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] compulsively destroyed a Volkswagen Beetle, and observed in chorus that it was a pity it wasn't [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|the real thing]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Some time later, Viewfinder sat moping by himself as [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]] had fun murdering humans elsewhere. Even when alone, he still repeated everything the other two components said. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Viewfinder participated in the melee between the Decepticons in New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} When the Decepticons were finally defeated, Viewfinder was among the troops who fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}} He and the rest of the fleeing Decepticon forces spent the next two years deteriorating under Starscream's leadership until Megatron returned and took back command. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

In the aftermath of the war with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and the [[D-Void]] on Cybertron, Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder were instructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to undertake a special mission beginning with the theft of [[Turmoil|Turmoil's]] time-sliding space cruiser. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Using the ship, they were supposed to locate [[LV-117]] and report its circumstances back to Shockwave, but were unprepared for the planet's erratic movement through time. When it suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of them, Viewfinder had a brief vision of his own impaled corpse before the ship's fuel supply vanished, causing it to crash... some one hundred years in the past. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

As the ship impacted with LV-117, Viewfinder was impaled by a shard of viewport, killing him. The [[Autobot]] [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] later stumbled on his unambiguously dead corpse, still sitting in his command chair and was chilled by the grisly sight. His companions Spectro and Spyglass would soon join him in death. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}} Later still, the ship in which his body rested was appropriated by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who removed Viewfinder's remains and left them to rust on LV-117's surface. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.65]]
Viewfinder was one of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. Along with Spyglass and Spectro, he helped overlook the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Viewfinder, Spyglass, and Spectro the "three are one" Decepticons, participated on an assault [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] at Megatron's behest. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We three kings of orient are...Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
* '''Reflector''' (Mail-away, [[1986]]/[[1987]]; wide release in Japan, [[1985]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens.
:Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. However, [[Hasbro]] delayed selling him in the US until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Oddly, this came just as the character was being fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

:Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera: Viewfinder as the central component with the lens, Spectro as the right-side component with the shutter button, and Spyglass as the left-side component with the flash. It includes a telephoto lens and old-style flashcube that doubles as a missile launcher, but of course, the Hasbro version has the spring-loaded mechanism neutered [[for safety reasons]]. Viewfinder actually has a working, well, viewfinder: If one looks through it, one can see out the lens. Speaking of the lens, the telephoto attachment can slide onto Viewfinder's blaster, reducing the loose kibble slightly (And turning it from a rifle into a honking big cannon).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More information on Viewfinder at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
*'''Reflector''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's preexisting alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple unofficial attempts. The links below are listed in order of increasing structural integrity.

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

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3204916 Robowang's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3209858 NightViper's instructions]
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Deluxe-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, June [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 24]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' "EMM Distortion Blaster"/tripod part, "HPR Telefocal Shield"/lens part, "Bioscale Compression Rotor"/chest module

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' "Refraktor" (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on Viewfinder's robot design, although the figure includes a removable 'chest module' which allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref name=seibertron>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft",<ref name=seibertron /> purchasing three and combining them will allow them to form the classic camera mode. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively, with the Viewfinder "chest module" connecting the tripod for stability.

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

:Due to the need for 3 Refraktors, Hasbro wholesalers allowed independent retailers to order entire cases composed solely of them, outside the normal waves and case assortments offered to retailers.

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[[File:New Siege Refraktor.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]] [[2019]])
**''Accessories:'' 3 "Telefocal Shields"/lens parts, 3 "Shutter Blaster/Lens Laser/Optic Blaster" rifles, "Flash Launcher" flashcube, "Shutter Armor", 3 "Bioscale Compression Rotors"/torso-parts, Kremzeek blast effect

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

: The set also includes a [[Kremzeek (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]] figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' " blast effect" system.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
* '''Reflector''' (Decoy, 1986)
:Reflector was one of the many characters represented by a small plastic [[decoy]] included with certain Transformers for a brief time. The decoy is based on the cartoon design of Viewfinder. Most commonly, it was made with purple plastic, but a rare red version is known to exist and goes for a lot more on the secondary market.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Viewfinder''' (ビューファインダー ''Byūfaindā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ch'ǚ-chǐn-ch'ì''' (Taiwan, 取景器, "Viewfinder"), '''Fǎnguāngjìng''' (China, 反光镜, "Reflector")

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm Viewfinder at TFU.info]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]

Spyglass

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{{disambig2|the G1 camera component|the Animated tank component|Reflector (Animated)|Spyglass (Animated)}}
[[File:Spyglass.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Comes with 35 millimeters of terror.]]
:''Spyglass is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Spyglass''' is Gallant to [[Spectro]]'s Goofus. He's an eager-beaver go-getter when it comes to espionage and surveillance. He's always on board with whatever sinister scheme [[Viewfinder]] cooks up for the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio, even to the point where he'll cajole the uncooperative Spectro into playing along—making sure, of course, that Spectro doesn't know too much.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|right|100px|thumb|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
[[Spectro]], Spyglass and [[Viewfinder]] worked with the [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] to repair their fellow Decepticons. Subsequently, an oddly colored Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. They didn't even get to introduce themselves in [[Introdump|painfully lengthy exposition]]. Alas, Reflector was taken away from us before his prime. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
{{-}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{Note|The three individual robots are never named; they are all simply "[[Reflector (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Reflector]]" and are all entirely identical, save for the lens aperture visible in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode. Reflector normally spends his time in this divided, triplicate state (three robots being the number required to form his camera mode), but in certain circumstances, he'll remain as one entity.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming. Though Cobra desperately scrambled to salvage control of the Cybertronians, one Cobra operative declared the situation hopeless. The angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to confirm his assessment. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Reflector was then ordered by Megatron to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Though the Decepticons fell into disarray once Megatron was defeated, they were reunited under Megatron's "son:" [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]. Under his leadership, Spyglass joined a Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony. He rode atop of Menasor alongside Spectro and Viewfinder, the latter of which had been tasked with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. The transmission was briefly interrupted due to an attack from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but an angered Prime forced them to resume the projection at gunpoint. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{notekeepers}}
''Spyglass was part of Megatron's crew, active on Earth in the 1980s before the ''[[Ark II]]'' incident. Although he had no great love for Megatron, Spyglass was not willing to mindlessly fall in line behind [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] once their leader vanished in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. Making an alliance with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]—who hated Starscream and wanted to hold leadership of the Decepticons for himself until Megatron inevitably returned—Spyglass arranged to get Starscream's attention. Knowing that Starscream had recruited [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to his cause and set up base in [[Las Vegas]], Spyglass and Skywarp made a stand at [[Hoover Dam]], deliberately bringing themselves inside Soundwave's scanning range yet refusing to answer his hails. Spyglass agreed to let Skywarp run the show, but the "negotiations" for Starscream's abdication quickly degenerated, and the fight was on. Spyglass's Reflector partners came out of hiding to join the battle, but Starscream and Soundwave quickly demolished Skywarp and Spectro, leaving them in deep [[stasis lock]]. With his loyalties being questioned at gunpoint, Spyglass wisely said, "What did Megatron ever do for me?" and knelt before Starscream in defeat. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''Spyglass and Viewfinder did not remain loyal to Starscream for long. When Megatron returned from space with the threat of the all-powerful [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] at his heels, he was too badly damaged to forcibly retake the Decepticons from Starscream as he had in the past. Megatron still refused to serve his former Air Commander, however, and when he abandoned Starscream and Las Vegas to deal with the problem posed by the Keepers, Spyglass and several other Decepticons did the same. They were wise to do so, because almost immediately thereafter the Keepers confronted Starscream, stole his body to use as a host for their minds, and imprisoned the remaining Decepticons loyal to him. Spyglass and the other Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots in driving the Keepers off planet Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} With Megatron back in command, Spectro was restored to full functionality and the Reflector trio were reunited. They lent their recording abilities to several efforts by Megatron to blackmail the [[President of the United States]] into keeping his nose out of Decepticon business. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Spyglass was NOT part of Megatron's crew, but worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with his two partners, monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were seemingly destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

{{note|The above contradiction was briefly alluded to in the ''Fusion'' novel, as the Terran version of Reflector identified himself as the "true" Reflector, with the Cybertronian version being an "inferior copy". This echoes the body-duplication theme seen [[Reflector (G1)|elsewhere in the multiverse]]. Still, what happened to the so-called true Reflector after ''The Transformers Trilogy'' remains a mystery.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}}

Spyglass and Spectro were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

The Reflector trio, speaking in chorus, celebrated after a successful Decepticon ambush on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}
[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Spyglass is probably the one with blue on him.]]
In [[New York City]], the trio observed as [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] compulsively destroyed a Volkswagen Beetle, and observed in chorus that it was a pity it wasn't [[Bumblebee (G1)|the real thing]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} During the Decepticons' stay in New York, Spyglass and Spectro entertained themselves by chasing down humans and offering to play games with them—games that inevitably led to the two robots breaking their playmates. This didn't discourage them too much, as they just attempted to put the humans back together again. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]

Three years later, Spyglass was among the Decepticons left behind on Earth after Astrotrain took most of the others off world. After joining a few other abandoned 'cons, he helped retrieve and repair a heavily injured [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], the rag-tag group attacked several Autobot deserters, but laid down their arms when they realized they could work together to get off Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

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

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

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65]]
Spyglass was one of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. Along with Spectro and Viewfinder, he helped overlook the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Spyglass, Spectro and Viewfinder, the "three are one" Decepticons, participated on an assault [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] at Megatron's behest. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We three kings of orient are...Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
*'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, 1986/1987; wide release in Japan, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens.
: Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. However, [[Hasbro]] delayed selling him in the US until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Oddly, this came just as the character was being fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

: Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera: Viewfinder as the central component with the lens, Spectro as the right-side component with the shutter button, and Spyglass as the left-side component with the flash. It includes a telephoto lens and old-style flashcube that doubles as a missile launcher, but of course, the Hasbro version has the spring-loaded mechanism neutered [[for safety reasons]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More information on Spyglass at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
*'''Reflector''' (3-pack, 2016)
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|300px|right|thumb]]
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's preexisting alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' combiner.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple unofficial attempts. The links below are listed in order of increasing structural integrity.

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

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3204916 Robowang's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3209858 NightViper's instructions]
{{-}}

====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Deluxe-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, June [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 24]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' "EMM Distortion Blaster"/tripod part, "HPR Telefocal Shield"/lens part, "Bioscale Compression Rotor"/chest module

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' "Refraktor" (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a removable 'chest module' which allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or Spyglass instead.<ref name=seibertron>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft",<ref name=seibertron /> purchasing three and combining them will allow them to form the classic camera mode. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively, with the Viewfinder "chest module" connecting the tripod for stability.

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

:Due to the need for 3 Refraktors, Hasbro wholesalers allowed independent retailers to order entire cases composed solely of them, outside the normal waves and case assortments offered to retailers.

{{-}}{{anchor|3pack}}
[[File:New Siege Refraktor.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]] [[2019]])
**''Accessories:'' 3 "Telefocal Shields"/lens parts, 3 "Shutter Blaster/Lens Laser/Optic Blaster" rifles, "Flash Launcher" flashcube, "Shutter Armor", 3 "Bioscale Compression Rotors"/torso-parts, Kremzeek blast effect

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

: The set also includes a [[Kremzeek (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]] figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' " blast effect" system.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spyglass''' (スパイグラス ''Supaigurasu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wàng-yuěn-chìn''' (Taiwan, 望遠鏡, "Spyglass"), '''Jùguāngjìng''' (China, 聚光镜, "Condenser")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]

Spectro

2019-09-25T08:17:28Z

Cashie: added reference list at bottom

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{{disambig2|the G1 camera component|the Animated tank component|Reflector (Animated)|Spectro (Animated)}}
[[File:Spectro.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Smile! You're on carnage camera.]]
:''Spectro is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

'''Spectro''' is not much of an independent thinker. He's effective when he's taking orders or working alongside [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]], the other two members of the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio—but on his own, his limited intellect proves to be a liability. When something goes wrong, he's always the first to pass the buck and blame someone else, which has not earned him much regard in the [[Sensor|optic]]s of his comrades.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|right|100px|thumb|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
Spectro, [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]] worked with the [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] to repair their fellow Decepticons. Subsequently, an oddly colored Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. They didn't even get to introduce themselves in [[Introdump|painfully lengthy exposition]]. Alas, Reflector was taken away from us before his prime. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
{{-}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{Note|The three individual robots are never named; they are all simply "[[Reflector (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Reflector]]" and are all entirely identical, save for the lens aperture visible in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode. Reflector normally spends his time in this divided, triplicate state (three robots being the number required to form his camera mode), but in certain circumstances, he'll remain as one entity.}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{notekeepers}}
''Spectro was part of Megatron's crew, active on Earth in the 1980's before the [[Ark II]] incident. When Megatron was snatched into space by the Keepers, Spectro refused to fall into line behind [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] as the new Decepticon commander. Spectro joined [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and his fellow Reflector thirds in confronting Starscream at Hoover Dam, hoping to force Starscream into abdicating his throne. When Skywarp and Starscream drew on each other, Spectro flew into the battle, zapping at Starscream with a pair of null rifles. His assault was interrupted by a counter-attack from Starscream's second-in-command, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]...a very severe counter-attack. Laser-like sound beams battered Spectro's circuitry, destroying his fine motor control and sending him flying over the side of the dam, where he finally exploded into fiery debris. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} Spectro was recovered and eventually reconstructed after Megatron returned to Earth, and joined his fellow Reflector-bots on several photo-blackmail missions to keep the American government out of the Decepticons' way. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Spectro was not part of Megatron's crew, but worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with his two partners, monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were seemingly destroyed by Starscream when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

{{note|The above contradiction was briefly alluded to in the ''Fusion novel'', as the Terran version of Reflector identified himself as the "true" Reflector, with the Cybertronian version being an "inferior copy". This echoes the body-duplication theme seen [[Reflector (G1)|elsewhere in the multiverse]]. Still, what happened to the so-called true Reflector after ''The Transformers Trilogy'' remains a mystery.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming. Though Cobra desperately scrambled to salvage control of the Cybertronians, one Cobra operative declared the situation hopeless. The angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to confirm his assessment. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} With the Decepticons in control of [[Cobra Island]], Megatron ordered the Reflector trio to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Though the Decepticons fell into disarray once Megatron was defeated, they were reunited under Megatron's "son:" [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]. Under his leadership, Spectro joined a Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony. He rode atop of Menasor alongside Spyglass and Viewfinder, the latter of which had been tasked with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. The transmission was briefly interrupted due to an attack from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but an angered Prime forced them to resume the projection at gunpoint. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Spectro was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}}

Spyglass and Spectro were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

The Reflector trio, speaking in chorus, celebrated after a successful Decepticon ambush on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Spectro's probably the one with red stripes on his legs.]]In [[New York City]], the trio observed as [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] compulsively destroyed a Volkswagen Beetle, and observed in chorus that it was a pity it wasn't [[Bumblebee (G1)|the real thing]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} During the invasion, Spectro and Spyglass entertained themselves by "playing" with humans trapped in the city, which sadly led to the little creatures coming apart. The two Decepticons weren't too discouraged, however—they could always try to put their toys back together again. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Following the Decepticons' defeat, Spectro was among the Decepticons who fled Earth aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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

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

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65]]
Spectro was one of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. Along with Spyglass and Viewfinder, he helped overlook the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder, the "three are one" Decepticons, participated on an assault [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] at Megatron's behest. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We three kings of orient are...Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
*'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, 1986/1987; wide release in Japan, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens.

: Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. However, [[Hasbro]] delayed selling him in the US until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Oddly, this came just as the character was being fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

: Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera: Viewfinder as the central component with the lens, Spectro as the right-side component with the shutter button, and Spyglass as the left-side component with the flash. It includes a telephoto lens and old-style flashcube that doubles as a missile launcher, but of course, the Hasbro version has the spring-loaded mechanism neutered [[for safety reasons]].

: Spectro's shutter button is not a static protrusion, as one might expect; it can be depressed to make a clicking noise as the button on a real camera of the era would. His knees are prone to warping over time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on Spectro at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
*'''Reflector''' (3-pack, 2016)
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|300px|right|thumb]]
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's preexisting alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple unofficial attempts. The links below are listed in order of increasing structural integrity.

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

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3204916 Robowang's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3209858 NightViper's instructions]
{{-}}

====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Deluxe-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, June [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 24]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' "EMM Distortion Blaster"/tripod part, "HPR Telefocal Shield"/lens part, "Bioscale Compression Rotor"/chest module

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' "Refraktor" (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a removable 'chest module' which allows one to recreate Spectro or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref name=seibertron>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft",<ref name=seibertron /> purchasing three and combining them will allow them to form the classic camera mode. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively, with the Viewfinder "chest module" connecting the tripod for stability.

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

:Due to the need for 3 Refraktors, Hasbro wholesalers allowed independent retailers to order entire cases composed solely of them, outside the normal waves and case assortments offered to retailers.

{{-}}{{anchor|3pack}}
[[File:New Siege Refraktor.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]] [[2019]])
**''Accessories:'' 3 "Telefocal Shields"/lens parts, 3 "Shutter Blaster/Lens Laser/Optic Blaster" rifles, "Flash Launcher" flashcube, "Shutter Armor", 3 "Bioscale Compression Rotors"/torso-parts, Kremzeek blast effect

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

: The set also includes a [[Kremzeek (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]] figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' " blast effect" system.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spectro''' (スペクトロ ''Supekutoro'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēn-kuāng-Yí''' (Taiwan, 分光儀, "Spectro"), '''Fēnguāngjìng''' (China, 分光镜, "Spectroscope")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]

Alone Together: Prologue

2019-07-18T22:02:36Z

Cashie: Botanica link tidied

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Alone Together]]''
|prev=Shattered Destiny
|next=Paranoia
|seriesissue2=''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''
|prev2=Identity Politics
|title="Alone Together: Prologue"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #55]]
|writers=[[Jesse Wittenrich]] & [[Pete Sinclair]]
|pencils=[[Naoto Tsushima]]
|inks=Naoto Tsushima
|colors=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|letters=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|managing editor=Pete Sinclair
|chronology=Circa [[2384]]
|continuity=''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''
}}

'''As a Maximal team stages a breakout, one of their number encounters someone familiar.'''

==Synopsis==
''On a dystopian [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a Maximal records an entry into his personal journal. On this Cybertron, the war never really ended; when the Autobots and Decepticons grew too old to continue fighting, the Maximals and Predacons were built in their place. These "[[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]]" encouraged hostilities between their descendants, and much to the Maximal's shame, he fell for it all. That all changed after one mission, where his utterly loyal [[Optimus Primal (BW)|commander]] led his squadron into a slaughter against the Predacon [[Darksyder]]s. His friends [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] were killed almost immediately, and when he was nearly killed himself, the rest of his squad turned on their leader. That day, he realized that there was no honor in this "war," and abandoned the cause. Now a renegade, the Maximal plans to free his Predacon friend, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dynobot]], from the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] sets down his recorder, as he goes to join the others...'''

Outside the Ferromax, Maximals [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Jawbreaker]], [[Geckobot|Gecko-Bot]], and [[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]] grapple up the side of the prison. Botanica has Gecko-Bot activate the [[Impercepton shield]], hiding them from the guards. It doesn't hide them from Rattrap, however, who has already managed to get inside. Explaining to Botanica's soldiers that he faked his death and that he plans to broadcast after they free Dynobot, Rattrap leads them into the vents. Unable to use the shield in close quarters, Botanica activates a drone previously given to her by Rattrap, which hacks into the security cameras. Botanica is ready to push forward, but Rattrap holds her back, having far more experience than the younger Maximals, much to her consternation.

Eventually reaching the Maximum Security level, the Maximals go to free Dynobot from his cell. Trans-Mutate, however, is held up, when a voice from one cell begins to speak to her; the cell of [[Rampage (BW)|someone familar]]. The prisoner can tell there's something different about her, and that she's holding back her true strength. The other Maximals call to her as they escape with Dynobot; the voice urges her to go with them, but also to show them what she's truly capable of. The voice tells her not to worry about him; after all...

[[Alone Together|It won't be long before Trans-Mutate and Rampage meet once again.]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Geckobot]] (1)
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] (2)
*[[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]] (3)
*[[Jawbreaker]] (4)
*[[Torca (BW)|Torca]] (5)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (6)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dynobot]] (8)

|h3=Others
|c3=
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==
"Your spark, it's not like the others. It speaks of your pain. Such sorrow; sorrow blessed with fury. It has a darkness I can taste."
:—'''Rampage'''

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the "[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Boss-Gasket]]", the [[Darksyder]]s, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].

===Continuity notes===
* The first proper fiction for ''Beast Wars: Uprising'', the universe was first mentioned in Blackarachnia's profile in issue [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|#25]] of the Club magazine, which told the story of Blackarachnia's dystopian Cybertron, and the assault on her squad by the Predacons that got Rhinox and Silverbolt killed, and made Cheetor, Nightscream, and her defect. Rattrap was also mentioned as having been killed, but as he says here, reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. Rampage, meanwhile, was first mentioned in ''Timelines'' [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]'s tech specs and profile.

===Transformers references===
* Jawbreaker and Gecko-Bot were chosen to appear probably due to the fact that they were practically the only two Beast Era characters in America who hadn't got fiction aside from their tech specs.
* Aside from Trans-Mutate and Rampage, who both have their ''Timelines'' toy bodies, the other characters in this chapter all have Cybertronian forms that are "virtual redecoes" of other toys:
** Botanica is a virtual retool of ''Beast Hunters'' [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], with a new head. Rather than the [[Ravage (WFC)|Ravage]] figure that release of Soundwave have, her drone is based on the original ''Prime'' [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] toy.
** Jawbreaker (originally a [[Transmetal 2]] Maximal hyena from the ''Beast Wars'' toyline) is a virtual redeco of ''Beast Hunters'' [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]].
** Gecko-Bot (a [[technorganic]] Maximal flying lizard from the ''Beast Machines'' toyline) is a virtual redeco of ''Beast Hunters'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], with the ''Prime'' [[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]] head. Their impercepton shield is a virtual redeco of Wheeljack's [[Falcon Spear]].
** Rattrap is a virtual retool of ''Prime'' [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], with a new head and color scheme based on his ''Beast Machines'' incarnation.
** Dynobot is a virtual redeco of ''Generations'' "Thrilling 30" [[Springer (G1)|Springer]].
** Torca (a Maximal orca/elephant [[Fuzor]] from the ''Beast Wars'' toyline) is a virtual redeco of ''Universe'' [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the [[BotCon 2010]] [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] head.
* Rattrap mocks [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s "freedom is the right of all sentient beings" motto.
* Rattrap mentions war slogans like "Once a Predacon, always a Predacon" (something he said a lot of times in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon) and "Better dead than Pred" (something Cheetor said in "[[Dark Designs]]".)
* The Predacon group Rattrap and his squad fought are called the Darksyders, after the name given to the Predacon [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] by the fandom and various pieces of ancillary media.

===Real-world references===
* Gecko-Bot believes Rattrap died on the road to [[Damaxus]], referring to the story of the {{w|Conversion of Paul the Apostle}} from the Bible, where Paul, who persecuted early Christians, was converted to the religion. Bit on the nose, there.
* Rattrap claims that "reports of [his] demise were greatly exaggerated," a quote from [[Mark Twain]].
*Botanica says "Like a leaf on the wind..." as she released the drone, paraphrasing a line from the film ''{{w|Serenity (2005 film)|Serenity}}''.

===Proto-typical weirdness===
* Not quite errors, but being an early installment in the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' universe, several concepts and ideas here differ with later stories.
* As with all the pre-Sorenson and Bishop ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' stories, the Maximals and Predacons are presented as being soldiers fighting each other in a war, rather than their depiction as civilians who fought their proxy war in gladiatorial games.
* The concept of the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] is first mentioned here. Rather than the co-faction group the prose stories presented them as, the term Builders here appears to solely refer to the Autobots, with the Decepticons being mentioned separately. Rampage's profile (published in the same issue) is a bit more explicit on the matter, referring to the Builder's "fight with the Decepticons".

===Errors===
*The impercepton shield should probably be "''imperception'' shield."

[[Category:Beast Wars issues]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising media]]

Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone

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Repeat Performance!

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #8
|prev=Warrior School!
|next=DIS-Integrated Circuits!
|title="Repeat Performance!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #27–28
|prev2=Warrior School!
|next2=Decepticon Dam-Busters!
|image=MarvelUS-08.jpg
|caption=Jurassic Spark
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=May [[1985]]
|coverdate=September 1985
|script=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|pencils=[[William Johnson]]
|inks=[[Kyle Baker]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letters=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Christopher J. Priest|Jim Owsley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Ratchet recovers the Dinobots, and together they fight Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Arkshuttle1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|We have made... another commercial.]]
[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] journeys by [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to the [[Savage Land]] to locate the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who fought [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] there shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crash-landed on [[Earth]] four million years ago. He uses his [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]] to locate Cybertronian life deep in a tarpit. After a lot of digging, he locates [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]], and uses a memory probe to view the Dinobots' battle with Shockwave, and their subsequent entombment. Slag awakens and, after recognizing Ratchet as an [[Autobot]], readily agrees to help finish the job they'd started: destroying Shockwave.

Shockwave checks in on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who has been left to guard the Ark alone and has prepared the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for transport to the aerospace plant recently captured by the [[Decepticon]]s; Shockwave is pleased and comments that he may have to raise his odds-of-having-to-destroy-Megatron calculations.

Shockwave returns to the plant with Optimus Prime's head, effortlessly defeating an Army force that has surrounded the plant. Within, he prepares to begin the construction of a new generation of Decepticons, using the Matrix program within Prime.

Ratchet contacts Megatron, and shows him video footage of the Dinobots defeating Shockwave. With his end of the bargain fulfilled, he arranges for Megatron to meet him on a nearby mountain. When Ratchet arrives, Megatron promptly threatens to kill him. This breaks the bargain... and the hidden Dinobots burst forth from the snow. Turns out Ratchet knew Megatron wouldn't hold up his end of the [[Rite of Oneness]], and the video was from the Dinobots' tussle with Shockwave ''four million years ago''.

But despite the Dinobots' power, Megatron beats them all, leaving Ratchet to face him alone once more. Determined to fight like a warrior, even to the death, Ratchet tries to carry them both over a cliff edge. Though Megatron doesn't budge, the impact weakens the cliff beneath him, and Megatron is sent tumbling away. He transforms into his gun mode in a desperate effort to survive, but disappears into the snow and is not seen again. With Megatron thus defeated, the Ark and the Autobots are free.

Meanwhile, [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]], a series of printed circuit strips laced onto her arm, fires an energy bolt that destroys her hospital room's television. She speculates that she's about ready to check out...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (8)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (10)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (11)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (12)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (13)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (14)
}}
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (7)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (17)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (18)
|c3=
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (15)
*[[Hawthorne]] (16)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] (19)
*[[Eliot]] (20)
*[[Casey (G1)|Casey]] (21)
*[[Sue (G1)|Sue]] and friend (22)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Repeatperformance-preparedtheprisoner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Shockwave: Decepticon, backstabber, Olympic gymnast.]]
"Uhh... I really haven't the time to find out what you want, tubular, carbon-based life form! Could you please find someone else to talk to?"
:-'''Ratchet''' vs. a snake

"You seem to be adjusting well to '''taking''' orders... instead of '''giving''' them! I had calculated only a 27.6% chance that I wouldn't have had to destroy you due to an act of insubordination. I may have to revise that figure upward."
:-Is '''Shockwave''' oblivious to how much he's egging on Megatron, or is he doing it on purpose?

"You suffer from the same flaw as the rest of your Autobot ilk -- you are not a '''true''' warrior! A warrior '''thinks''' like a warrior! He finds a way to '''fight''' his enemy, not a way to '''trust''' him! But being a warrior is a claim you never made!" 
"All you say about me is true, Megatron -- until now!"
:-'''Megatron''' faces off with '''Ratchet'''... who subsequently unleashes the Dinobots.

"You were willing to carry us both over this cliff to our doom, Autobot -- very admirable! You are a '''fool''', but it is still an honor for me to now destroy a warrior as '''brave''' as --" 
''[KKRAK!]'' 
"--'''''NO!!'''''"
:-'''Megatron's''' last words before tumbling off a shattered cliff
{{-}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*At the time of this issue's publication, ''The Transformers'' was still being written as if it took place within the mainstream [[Marvel Comics]] universe. As such, a footnote on the first page informs readers that "the events of this story take place before ''[[Avengers]]'' #257," in which the alien [[wikia:marvel:Terminus (Destroyer) (Earth-616)|Terminus]] ravaged the Savage Land, destroying the alien machinery that maintained its tropical climate. This is the last such direct reference to the wider Marvel Universe in the comic.
*Slag's memories provide a more detailed account of the Dinobots' battle with Shockwave, originally partially seen in [[The Last Stand|issue #4]].
*Shockwave reveals that he has already used the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] within Optimus Prime to program six new Decepticon lives, which he now intends to build bodies for using the aerospace plant's facilities. We didn't realize it at the time, but we saw this happening on the final page of [[The New Order|issue #5]], as energy was siphoned from Prime's head into a glowing cube. 
*The Dinobots disappear from the US series following this issue, only showing back up in a year's time in [[Command Performances!|issue #19]]. The UK series provided an explanation for their absence in a series of original stories that began in the following UK issue.
*Shockwave notes that he calculated a 27.6% chance that he wouldn't have to destroy Megatron in this issue. Back in [[The New Order|issue #5]], when checking on Megatron's recovery, he noted a 27.6% improvement in his operating capacity. What a coincidence!
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' 6 active, as the Dinobots return to the fold; 16 inactive plus Optimus Prime held captive (23 total)
**''Decepticons:'' 10 active; Megatron missing in action (11 total)

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*The machinery aboard the Ark that rebuilds the Dinobots does not resemble the [[:File:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|revival drones]] that would rebuild the rest of the Transformers four million years later in [[The Transformers (issue)|issue #1]].
*Based on his actions during the Dinobots' battle with Shockwave, Snarl appears to have been confused for Sludge. Sludge's [[bio]] describes his low intelligence, and how he is often the victim of "self-inflicted calamities," having to be "dug out of the rubble he brings down upon himself." In the issue, Snarl brings rubble down on the Dinobots and is repeatedly called dumb.
*Narration this issue claims Josie Beller "cannot move or left (her right arm) on her own," but just last issue, her right arm was described as the one part of his body she ''could'' move.

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Repeating an error from issues [[Prisoner of War!|#3]], [[Last Stand|#4]], and [[Warrior School!|#7]], Megatron still has his off-center Decepticon [[insignia]], a result of the artist misinterpreting the geometry of his character model. See [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Notes|the note on Megatron's page]] for more information.
*In another repeating error, G.B. Blackrock is missing his mustache this issue.
*Shockwave finally settles into his finalized color scheme this issue, with his shoulders being colored in purple like the rest of his body. His hand and gun are typically a lighter purple than the rest of him, but in this issue, they are an especially light pink-purple.
*As in the previous issue, Optimus Prime's head is drawn as missing its antenna-ears.
*In dinosaur mode, Slag's head is colored golden yellow. Though this is how he looks in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]], it's the only time he'll look this way in the comic; future issues color his dino-head greyish-purple. Both are derived from the toy, the head of which is golden chrome inside translucent smokey-grey plastic.
*Page 1: There's a large yellow smear across Ratchet's pelvis, and the sides of his helmet are also colored yellow.
*Page 7, panels 3-4: Snarl is colored like Slag. In panel 4, bot his dino-mode tail [[kibble]], and Grimlock's "wings," are miscolored as if they are part of the shuttlecraft in the background.
*Pages 8-10: Grimlock's dino-mode neck is solid grey instead of yellow.
*Page 10, panels 1 & 3: Shockwave is colored like Megatron.
*Page 13, panels 4-5: Soundwave is initially alone when Shockwave arrives at the plant, only for Laserbeak to have suddenly appeared on his shoulder in the next panel. Laserbeak is oddly colored with an orange head, and Soundwave's mouthplate is the same strong purple color as the rest of his body.
*Page 15: Megatron's Decepticon insignia is uncolored.
*Page 18, panel 1: Ratchet's head crest looks like it's; we should be able to see it poking out on either side of his helmet. The same happens on page 22, panel 1.

===UK printing===
[[File:UKDinobotsPoster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|]]
'''Issue #27:'''
*'''Published:''' [[September 14|14th September]], 1985
*'''Cover date:''' [[September 21|21st September]], 1985
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("He Lives Again," Part 1), ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' and ''Matt and the Cat''; ''Robo-Capers'' debuts this issue.
*With this issue, the comic went from fortnightly to weekly, and changed from partially color/partially black-and-white to full color, a format change that would last all the way up to [[Race with the Devil|issue #215]]. As the price rose from 25p to 30p, the design and layout was revised and the number of pages shortened, settling on 12 pages of Transformer action, one 6 page backup strip and two half page funnies.

'''Issue #28:'''
*'''Published:''' [[September 21|21st September]], 1985
*'''Cover date:''' [[September 28|28th September]], 1985
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("He Lives Again," Part 2), ''Robo-Capers'' and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''[[Fact File|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]]
*'''Free gift:''' A2 poster of the Dinobots, by [[John Higgins]] (pictured; later reprinted in the [[Transformers Annual 1986]])
*The epilogue featuring Josie Beller completing her cybernetic upgrade is cut from the UK printing, as there would be several issues' worth of UK-original strips between this story and the next US issue, which the epilogue is meant to lead directly into. The Snarl Fact File fills in the empty space left on the page.

===Other trivia===
*The cover features only Grimlock, Slag and Sludge—without Snarl and Swoop. These same three Dinobots were initially introduced in the animated series episode "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" before their remaining two companions, and the same three only were seen in the [[commercial]] animation for the Dinobot toys. Coincidence?
*IDW's ''[[Classic Transformers]]'' reprint censored the editor's note on page 1 that mentioned the Savage Land and ''Avengers'' #257.
*This issue is featured in the movie Vice Versa (1988), though the pages shown being read are from issue 9.

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #8:''' Sludge, Grimlock and Slag, by [[Mark Bright|M.D. Bright]].
*'''UK issue #27:''' Shockwave transforming, by [[Robin Smith]].
*'''UK issue #28:''' reuse of art from US cover.

<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-08.jpg|'''US issue #8''' - What IS Grimlock doing to Slag?
File:MarvelUK-027.jpg|'''UK issue #27''' - ... that shaked when he laughed like a bowl full of purple jelly.
File:MarvelUK-028.jpg|'''UK issue #28''' - "We'll defeat Shockwave with the Dinobots. And a free poster. And an elephant."
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 04-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 4|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #4]]''' (Marvel US, 1987)
File:Titan-NewOrderSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-NewOrderHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:BoUK Dinobots 6a.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots#Issue #6|''The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots'' #6]] cover A''' by [[Josh Burcham]] (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:BoUK Dinobots 6b.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots#Issue #6|''The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots'' #6]] cover B''' by [[Josh Burcham]] (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:BoUK Dinobots 6ri.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots#Issue #6|''The Transformers: Best of UK: Dinobots'' #6]] retailer incentive cover''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v2.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 2: New Order''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2018)</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Page 7, panel 2: A yellow printing haze around Snarl's grey forehead crest is misinterpreted, and the whole crest winds up recolored yellow. Snarl himself is still the wrong colors.
*Page 10: Shockwave's colors are corrected.
*Page 13: As is standard for the reprint series, Soundwave continues to be colored blue, erasing his standard purple Marvel color scheme.

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Warrior School!

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'''Ratchet discovers the fate of the other Autobots, and must fight Megatron on his own.'''

==Synopsis==
Walking through the [[Mount Hood National Forest|woods]] in search of a road to drive [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] home, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and Buster meet up with a group of campers. As Ratchet demonstrates [[Laser scalpel|a new way to cook]] [[hot dog]]s, Buster experiences a severe head pain as an after-effect of his experience with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Buster is taken home by the campers, leaving Ratchet free to deal with bigger problems.

[[File:Laserbeakwarriorschool.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] use their innocuous alternate forms to infiltrate and take over another [[Blackrock Enterprises]] installation, this time [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One|an aerospace plant]] that builds jet fighters. [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] breaks the news to a hospitalized [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]], who apparently designed this aerospace plant as well. Blackrock swears that the giant robots will be stopped, but Josie is already making plans of her own.

Ratchet returns to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] alone to verify Buster's findings, and soon finds the inert [[Autobot]]s. He despairs upon finding the head of Optimus Prime, but Prime counsels him to fight as a warrior to defeat [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Uncertain of what this might mean, Ratchet agrees.

[[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] and [["O"]] attempt to cheer up Buster, who is wondering how to handle [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father's]] [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|flagging car repair business]] while he's recovering in the hospital. Buster explodes at the pair when they suggest that he can learn to repair cars just as easily as his hard-working father. After they leave, Buster is gripped by another head-splitting pain—and recovers to realize that several metal objects nearby were apparently floating in the air.

Ratchet soon finds Megatron, who easily overpowers him. But when Shockwave contacts Megatron with orders to prepare Optimus Prime for transport, Ratchet realizes that Megatron has lost command of the Decepticons, a potential weakness. He manages to strike a deal, sealed with the sacred [[Rite of Oneness]]: Ratchet will destroy [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], in exchange for the return of the Ark and the [[Autobot]]s inside. If he fails, Megatron will destroy him; if he succeeds, Megatron resumes his leadership of the [[Decepticon]]s and wins regardless.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (11)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (12)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] or [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (13)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (14)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (23)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (24)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (6)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (8)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (18)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (19)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (20)
*Decepticon jet (21)
|c3=
*[[Melanie]] and friends (1)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (3)
*[[Ferdy and Gabe]] (5)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (9)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] (10)
*[[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] (16)
*[["O"]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"Forgive me, humans! My intrusion upon your ceremonies was purely unintentional. The terrain of your planet is often uneven, quite unlike that of my home planet '''Cybertron'''. I lost my footing and accidentally nudged this brown pipe out of its mooring. Permit me to correct my error."
:—'''Ratchet''' tries to put a tree back in place

"Hmm... intriguing... heat tempered protein cylinders!"
:—'''Ratchet''' discovers hot dogs

"As you trained on our native Cybertron to be a doctor... so shall you train on Earth to be a warrior! Experience shall be your instructor. Your own survival shall be your ultimate test."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Warrior School! Cybertron.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb]]
*Footnotes remind the reading audience of the events of [[The Worse of Two Evils!|last issue]], including the shock Optimus Prime gave Buster; Shockwave's attack on Blackrock's oil rig and the injuries Jose Beller suffering during it; Buster's discovery of the Autobots deactivated bodies; and Megatron's battle with Shockwave and Ratchet witnessing its aftermath.
*Sparkplug continues to recover from the mild heart attack he suffered, which a footnote reminds us happened in [[The Last Stand|issue #4]].
*Though Jessie will return in future issues, "O" takes Buster's instruction on page 16 to "leave him alone" rather literally; he will never appear in the comic again after this issue.
*Megatron gives us new info about events from [[The Transformers (issue)|issue #1]], recapping why Shockwave stayed behind during the attack on the Ark (he planned the attack and stayed behind as backup) and his subsequent battle with the Dinobots as shown in issue #4. During his flashback (page 21, panel 1, pictured), we see a Cybertronian building with a "honeycomb"-style window-dome; a similar building appeared in issue #1 (page 1, panel 4).
*You'd never suspect it to read this issue in isolation, but the interaction between Megatron and Ratchet in this story is the first in a series of confrontations that will occur across the whole length of the Marvel series. They will actually have more dramatic face-offs in Marvel US continuity than Megatron and Optimus Prime!
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' Ratchet active; 16 inactive plus Optimus Prime held captive; 5 Dinobots missing in action
**''Decepticons:'' 11 active

===Real-life references===
*Ratchet and Buster encounter the campers in Oregon's real-life [[Mount Hood National Forest]]. Since he just left the Ark on foot and hasn't found a road, Mount St. Hilary must be ''very'' close to Mount Hood.
* Buster's home is in [[Portland]].
*Ratchet states he is "a doctor, not a warrior," imitating the famous catchphrase of ''[[Star Trek]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Doctor McCoy]].
*Buster mentions President and CEO of the Chrysler Corporation, [[Lee Iacocca]], while despairing over repairing the cars at his dad's garage.

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*At the end of last issue, Buster was wearing his trademark pink t-shirt, but this issue, he has changed into a white t-shirt and jacket. He hasn't been home yet to change (since that's where he and Ratchet are headed when they meet the campers) so his new wardrobe goes unexplained. It's compounded somewhat by the fact artist William Johnson remembers to draw Buster in his pink tee in the flashback to the events of the previous issue.
*Buster is described as having been "blasted with a coruscating beam of energy" by Optimus Prime last issue, when in fact, Prime "electrocuted" him via two wires pressed to either side of Buster's head.
*Megatron was defeated by Shockwave while still recovering from his damage. He seems to be fully repaired now, making it a little unclear why he should need Ratchet's help.

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Ratchet's fluctuating prototypical red-white-and-blue color scheme which he has had in the series up to this point final settles down this issue into his finalized Marvel color scheme—all white with a red helmet and fists. The multiple thin red stripes that run around his forearms in this story, however, will be steadily phased out over the course of the series.
*On the flipside, Soundwave spends the duration of this issue colored ''blue''; it matches his [[character model|animation model]], toy, and the UK comic, but within the context of the US Marvel comic, it's actually an error, since he's always purple in its pages.
*G.B. Blackrock spends this issue without his mustache, and error that will repeat a few times in these early appearances of the character.
*As previously seen in issues [[Prisoner of War!|#3]] and #4, Megatron's Decepticon insignia is once again off-center, shifted over to the right of his chest, as result of the artist misinterpreting the geometry of his character model.
*Page 5, panel 7: The coloring makes it look like the beam from Ratchet's laser scalpel stops at his wrist and doesn't actually hit the hot dogs.
*Page 7, panel 3: Ferdy states that he likes "to punch in ''one'' time" to work, rather than ''on'' time.
*Page 14, panel 2: After being shown as little more than a torso in [[The New Order|issue #5]], Ironhide is now mostly intact again.
*Pages 14-15: Johnson draws Optimus Prime's head as missing its "antenna ears," when they were attached to it in the previous two issues.
*Page 18: Megatron's fusion cannon has its own little Decepticon symbol! Cute, but definitely not part of his standard design!
*Page 20, panel 5: Ratchet says he will help Megatron "defend Shockwave" when he clearly means "defeat Shockwave".
*Page 22, panel 4: The speech bubble that begins "This much I knew or Shockwave told me..." is attributed to Ratchet, but the dialogue belongs to Megatron.

===UK printing===
*'''Published:''' [[September 7|7th September]], 1985
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', ''Chromobots'' and ''Matt and the Cat''. ''Chromobots'' concludes this issue.
*This issue was the first and only instance of a full issue of the US comic being reprinted in one UK issue, instead of split into multiple parts. This was because this was the final issue of the UK series to printed in a mixture of colour and black-and-white; the series went full-colour from the next issue onward as part of a design revamp. With both back-up strips (''Machine Man'' and ''Planet Terry'') having reached the end of their current stories last issue, rather than start any ''new'' back-ups one month before the whole look and format of the comic was changed, this issue just reprinted a full US issue to fill out the pages.

===Other trivia===
[[File:Larry hama transmissions.jpeg|upright=0.8|thumb|[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Not for wimps, apparently]]
*This issue's [[Letters page|Transmissions]] page notes that [[Larry Hama]] kept a ''prototype'' of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] on his desk in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] offices. Wonder if he's still got it?
*At some point, CardsOne, a company that deals in vintage comics, trading cards, and collectibles, acquired a large stock of unsold copies of IDW Publishing's ''[[The Transformers: Generations]]'' reprint of this issue (cover variant "A"). These copies were bagged with a second random comic book and a random trading card, then sold via Dollar Tree stores around Easter of 2012.
*IDW's ''[[Classic Transformers]]'' reprint of this issue censored an editor's note on page 22 that identified the [[Savage Land]]. The note was restored for future reprints.

===Covers (2)===
*'''US issue #7:''' Ratchet faces down Megatron, by [[Mark Bright]].
*'''UK issue #26:''' reuse of art from US cover.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-07.jpg|'''US issue #7''' - Megatron decides to insult Earth even more by going all blackface
File:MarvelUK-026.jpg|'''UK issue #26''' - Ratchet isn't allowed to speak in the UK!
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 04-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 4|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #4]]''' (Marvel US, 1987)
File:Titan-NewOrderSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-NewOrderHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover A.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations#"Warrior School!"|The Transformers: Generations #1]]'' cover A''' by [[Ashley Wood]] (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover B.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations#"Warrior School!"|The Transformers: Generations #1]]'' cover B''' by [[Nick Roche]] (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover RI.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations#"Warrior School!"|The Transformers: Generations #1]]'' retailer incentive cover''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover ND.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations#"Warrior School!"|The Transformers: Generations #1]]'' New Dimension Comics exclusive cover''' by [[Nick Roche]] (IDW Publishing, 2006)
File:Generations TPB.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations]]'' trade paperback''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 1]]'''
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v2.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 2: New Order''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2018)</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Page 7, panel 6: Gabe's forearms are incorrectly recolored to become the same golden-yellow as his lunchbox.
*Page 8, panel 3: As he transforms, Soundwave's torso is also incorrectly recolored that same golden-yellow color.
*Page 23, panel 6: Text recreation incorrectly changes Megatron's use of the word "command" to the misspelled "cummand," misintepreting a half-faded "o" in the original printing and re-drawing it as a u.

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The Worse of Two Evils!

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Cashie: /* Reprints */ + Classic Comic Collection

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #6
|prev=The New Order
|next=Warrior School!
|title="The Worse of Two Evils!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #24–25
|prev2=The New Order
|next2=Warrior School!
|image=MarvelUS-06.jpg
|caption=Hum "Ride of the Valkyries" here.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=March 1985
|coverdate=July 1985
|script=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|art=[[Alan Kupperberg]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|lettering=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Christopher J. Priest|Jim Owsley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Shockwave captures an oil-drilling platform, then is challenged by Megatron for command of the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] single-handedly attacks a [[oil-drilling platform|high-tech oil rig]] belonging to industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock]]. The rig's defenses are largely ineffective, and Shockwave quickly conquers the platform. During the attack, electronics designer [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] is severely injured.

Meanwhile, inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s still-living head instructs [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] to connect two wires from Prime's forehead to Buster's own. This results in an electric shock, knocking Buster unconscious. However, he remains unnoticed by the [[Decepticon]]s, and returns to [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] to report his findings.

[[File:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Shockwave unboxes his masterpiece Megatron.]]
[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] is still fuming when Shockwave announces his conquest to the other Decepticons. Unable to control his temper, he breaks free from his repair systems, and attacks Shockwave, blasting him across the [[Oregon]] landscape and into [[Vallemont]] school. But Megatron's injuries are not healed, leaving him vulnerable. Shockwave quickly defeats him, but refuses to grant him an honorable warrior's death, saying he has more value alive than dead... for now.

As witnessed by Ratchet and Buster, Shockwave returns to the Ark carrying Megatron's injured form. Shockwave uses the broken ex-leader as a demonstration to the other Decepticons of what they can expect if they challenge him... while outside, Ratchet and Buster huddle in despair.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (11)
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (5)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (6)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (7)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (8)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (14)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (15)
}}
|c3=
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (2)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] (3)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"'''I, Shockwave, claim this facility for myself!'''" 
"What the --?! '''You want one? Build one yourself!'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''G.B. Blackrock'''

"Humans, your actions seek to delay my reign! I have no time to trifle with you! Heed me now -- '''or feel the wrath of Shockwave!'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' opens fire

"Shockwave... you are relieved of command!" 
'''''BA-KROOM!!'''''
:—'''Megatron''''s opening salvo

"I beg you, Shockwave... spare me the humiliat--" 
"<big>'''''NO!'''''</big> I could tear your head from your body and reduce your remains to worthless slag, Megatron... but logic says you have significantly greater value to me alive than dead... for now! Your demise shall come at a time of my choosing... not yours."
:—'''Megatron''' can't even get '''Shockwave''' to kill him!

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Shockwave learned about the oil rig [[The New Order|last issue]] while absorbing Earth television.
*Megatron is still recovering from the poisoned fuel he and the other Decepticons absorbed in [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]. It seems he took it harder than his minions; the other five victims—Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Thundercracker, Starscream, and Ravage—are fully recovered by the end of the issue, and swear loyalty to Shockwave. The other Decepticons—Frenzy, Rumble, Soundwave, and Skywarp—have all been active since some point between issue #4 and #5 and were already working for Shockwave last issue, so they've evidently sworn loyalty already and don't need to be part of this scene... but see "Artwork and technical errors," below.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' Ratchet active; 16 inactive plus Optimus Prime held captive; 5 Dinobots missing in action
**''Decepticons:'' 10 active; Megatron in recuperation

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*Blackrock's oil platform was described as being pretty ostentatious last issue, so the corporate office it houses is perhaps not too much of a surprise... but a fleet of at least eight [[single-man hovercopter]]s? Along with the security force to man them? Harpoon guns? ''Mortar cannons?'' Was G.B. just ''expecting'' a Decepticon attack?
*Ratchet's surprise at seeing Shockwave alive on page 12 is to be expected, but he notes that "last I knew, he was still on Cybertron four million years ago!" That contradicts issues [[Prisoner of War!|#3]] and [[The Last Stand|#4]], in which Ratchet was the one who discovered the Ark's memory bank recording of Shockwave's arrival on Earth and his battle with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]].

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Shockwave's color scheme gets an update in this issue, dropping the bright fuschia for the more subdued purple that he will be for the remainder of the Marvel series. He still has the white shoulders of his early color scheme, however, which will take another few issues to be phased out.
*Josie Beller looks about 10 years older (and about half as bubbly) than she did in the previous issue. Get used to this; her physical appearance is going to change a lot over the next couple of issues.
*All Decepticon jets appearing in this issue are drawn rigidly in their [[character model]] poses, meaning it looks like they have only one vent-ear.
*Page 3: The [[oil]] rig is already on fire before Shockwave has even fired a shot, and the "base" of Shockwave's gun mode handle is ''huge'' and jutting out at a weird angle relative to the rest of his body.
*Page 7
**Panel 2: Shockwave's handle is longer than his gun barrel as the harpoon debris snaps free.
**Panel 4-5: Beller's t-shirt is a a dark teal color in every other panel, but here, it's a light green when she's zapped, and dark green after.
*Page 8, panel 1: The harpoon cables, which should still be speared through Shockwave's gun barrel, have disappeared as he transforms and lands on the rig.
*Page 9:
**Skywarp is colored blue, instead of the darker blue-black normally used for him. unclear whether this was a genuine mistake or the typical use of blue to represent black from the comics of the time.
**Both Frenzy and Rumble are supposed to be in this scene, and are namechecked by Megatron, but the art draw Laserbeak (or is it Buzzsaw?) in place of one of them. Additionally, the Frenzy/Rumble robot is depicted as standing taller than Soundwave.
*Page 14, panel 3: As Shockwave flies across the landscape, the spatial physics make it look like he's about an instant away from smashing into the commercial street below him. Instead he somehow flies onward into a football field. In the same panel, the toy-based pegs on his arms are on the outside of his arms; if the toy is transformed correctly, those pegs are on the inside—but they really shouldn't be there at all, not being part of his character model. This panel also colors Shockwave in his finalized color scheme, with purple shoulders and lighter-purple hand and gun-barrel; see "other trivia" below for more!
*Page 16, panel 3: The speech bubble reading "At your full strength, you are less than me--and you are not at full strength!" is attributed to Megatron, but the flow of dialogue in the rest of the scene indicates that it was meant for Shockwave, as it comes off the back of Shockwave calling Megatron a fool for attacking him, and leads into Shockwave describing how Megatron's wounds have not healed. That said, it doesn't ''scream'' "error"; there ''is'' a fuel shortage going on, and Shockwave's [[bio]] does note that his power is "second only" to Megatron's.
*Page 20, panel 1: Megatron's Decepticon insignia is uncolored.
*Page 21:
**The only Decepticons intended to be in this scene with Megatron and Shockwave are the five who have just recovered from fuel poisoning (Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Thundercracker, Starscream, and Ravage); the others (Frenzy, Rumble, Soundwave, and Skywarp) all departed for the captured oil rig earlier in the issue, and do not need to be part of a "swearing-in" ceremony, since they've already been serving Shockwave for an issue. Despite this, the art incorrectly depicts Soundwave and Rumble as part of the group, and colors one of the jets as Skywarp (but in the same blue, rather than blue-black, from page 9, and with a red cockpit).
**Panel 1: one of the jets has a bizarrely inflated head.
**Panel 2: Soundwave has his normal pale purple head, but his body is colored blue.
*Page 22, panel 2: Ratchet has a Decepticon symbol.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #24:'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 10|10th August]], 1985
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Jolted by Jack O'Lantern," Part 3), ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', ''Chromobots'', ''Planet Terry'' ("The Saga of Princess Ugly," Part 5), and ''Matt and the Cat''
*In ''[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Soundwaves]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] reveals that the name "[[Micro Change|Cassette Man]]", given to him in [[Raiders of the Last Ark|issue #21]]'s second part of the Transformers Checklist, is a nickname that select [[Stubbie|humans]] may use to refer to him.

'''Issue #25:'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 24|24th August]], 1985
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Jolted by Jack O'Lantern," Part 4), ''Robo-Capers'', ''Chromobots'', ''Planet Terry'' ("The Saga of Princess Ugly," Part 6), and ''Matt and the Cat''. This issue features the last ''Planet Terry'' strip, the first of the UK back-ups to be discontinued.
*'''[[Fact File|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]; this is the first "Fact File Interface" page, which is revamped from the original "Fact File" profile page included in previous issues.
*'''September calendar:''' [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], with art adapted from the forthcoming [[:File:M.A.R.B. from Repeat Performance!.jpg|splash page]] of issue [[Repeat Performance!|#27]].

===Other trivia===
[[File:Worseoftwoevilsoriginalpage.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Special Guest Artist?]]
*The last panel on page 14 (Shockwave being blasted out of [[Mount St. Hilary]] and across town) looks like it was drawn by an entirely different artist. This was verified by a photograph of the original line art, which revealed that panel had yellowed at a different rate to the rest of the art, having been pasted onto the original page. This different artist is likely [[William Johnson]], who draws Shockwave in a more toy-accurate style in the next two issues.
*Transformation in this issue is portrayed by a monochrome colored burst of light around the character. This [[:File:TF-commagmagenta.jpg|led to some problems]] when the issue was recolored for ''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin]]'' in [[Germany]].

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #6:''' Shockwave blasting Megatron, by [[Alan Kupperberg]].
*'''UK issue #24:''' Shockwave blasting oil rig, by [[Robin Smith]].
*'''UK issue #25:''' reuse of US art.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-06.jpg|'''US Issue #6''' - No, they're not fighting on top of the helicopter.
File:MarvelUK-024.jpg|'''UK Issue #24''' - Shockwave shows his feelings about rising [[oil]] prices!
File:MarvelUK-025.jpg|'''UK Issue #25''' - Cornflakes. Cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes, cornflakes. Cornflakes! Cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes... cornflakes.
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:TFUSCollectedComics2BattleContinues.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Collected Comics 2 - The Battle Continues...|''The Transformers: Collected Comics 2 - The Battle Continues...'']]''' (Marvel US, 1985)
File:Transformers Digest 03-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 3|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #3]]''' (Marvel US, 1987)
File:Tf commag 01.JPG|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 1|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #1]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1989)
File:Titan-BeginningsSC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-BeginningsHC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v2.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 2: New Order''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2018)</gallery>
====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Pages 2-3: The block-colored pilots are of the hover-copters are changed from blue to green, as if the re-colorist perceived this as an error and changed them to the "correct" color their uniforms should be. It was not.
*Page 7, panels 4-5: Beller's t-shirt is recolored to match the dark teal it is in other panels.
*Page 14, panel 3: Shockwave's pale pink-purple fist and Decepticon logo are recolored; his fist to match his body, his insignia a darker shade than that.
*Page 21, panel 2: In an apparent attempt to mitigate some of the errors in the lineart, Thundercracker is colored like Skywarp, and Soundwave is colored like... ''Starscream?!''
*Page 22, panel 3: Ratchet's erroneous Decepticon insignia is redrawn into an Autobot one.

===Advertisements===
*Reeses Pieces (inside front cover)
*Oreos (pg 5)
*Tootsie Roll Swap-a-Joke sweepstakes (pg 7)
*Secret Wars II (pg 10)
*Block of various Sketchy Things (pg 12)
*Power Pack and The Amazing [[Spider-Man]] with tips on ways to prevent sexual abuse (pg 21)
*Marvel Super Mart (pg 23)
*STAR Comics (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
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The New Order

2019-06-02T12:34:20Z

Cashie: /* Reprints */ + Classic Comic Collection

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #5
|prev=The Last Stand
|next=The Worse of Two Evils!
|title="The New Order"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #22–23
|prev2=Raiders of the Last Ark
|next2=The Worse of Two Evils!
|image=MarvelUS-05.jpg
|caption=Every time [[The Cure!|I see you falling]], I get down on my knees and pray.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February, [[1985]]
|coverdate=June 1985
|script=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|art=[[Alan Kupperberg]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|letters=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Christopher J. Priest|Jim Owsley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Shockwave has destroyed the Autobots, and begins his plans for the conquest of Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Television.jpg|thumb|left|Shockwave tunes into his "stories".]]
Within the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] observes a number of [[human]] [[television]] programs–among them, a news broadcast pertaining to a new and ultra-advanced [[oil-drilling platform|oil rig]] by [[Blackrock Enterprises]]–and judges [[Earth]]'s natives as quite primitive. As he walks past the deactivated [[Autobot]]s, now strung from the ceiling, he concludes that conquest of the planet "will be a simple task indeed."

Elsewhere in the vessel, the poisoned [[Decepticon]]s are being revived. Shockwave explains to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] that, in light of this humiliating defeat, his leadership was clearly faulty, and it is only logical for Shockwave to take command. The weakened Megatron is in no condition to disagree... yet. Shockwave explains his plan to use the Autobots as spare parts, and to harvest the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Optimus Prime and build an army to conquer the planet. Shockwave flies off to undertake his first conquest.

Meanwhile, as [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] recovers from his heart attack, he makes [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] promise not to have anything more to do with the [[Transformer]]s. [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] takes Buster back to the Ark to say his good-byes, only to discover that the Decepticons have taken over. Buster convinces Ratchet to stay outside while he sneaks in to investigate. Buster discovers the deactivated Autobots and despairs. When he realizes that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] is not among them, he holds out hope, only to have that hope destroyed when he discovers Prime's detached head located in another room. Prime, still functional, informs Buster that he is the Autobots' last hope.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (12)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (13)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (14)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (15)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (16)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (17)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (18)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (19)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (20)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (21)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (22)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (23)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (29)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (31)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (39)
}}
|c2=
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (6)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (24)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (25)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (26)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (27)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (34)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (38)
|c3=
*[[Ralphie]] (1)
*[[Alice (G1)|Alice]] (2)
*[[Shumway]] (3)
*[[Monty]] (4)
*[[Brad (soap opera)|Brad]] (5)
*[[Otis Parsley]] (7)
*[[Charlene Welles]] (8)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (9)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] (10)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (28)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (30)
*[[Gus (medic)|Gus]] (32)
*[[Mel (medic)|Mel]] (33)
}}

==Quotes==
"Very illuminating. These humans are even '''more''' primitive than I thought. The conquest of this planet and the enslavement of its people shall be a simple task -- indeed."
:—'''Shockwave'''.... as he strolls past a hall full of deactivated Autobots.

"Remind me to thank you when I get down from here, Shockwave. Meanwhile, resumption of my command must begin now." 
"You don't seem to understand. These Autobots you see lying dead on the ground are there because I put them there. The Decepticons you see barely clinging to life are in that operating mode because of '''you'''. ...Logic says '''I''' must assume command of the Decepticons."
:—'''Megatron''' loses his command to '''Shockwave''', just like that.

"The present eleven Decepticons are not sufficient to fulfill my plans. I will use the Creation Matrix to build more Decepticons, '''many''' more -- '''''and then we shall conquer this planet!''''' I have been studying the Earthlings. They are weak... stupid... by every known measure we are their superiors! Their planet's energy resources shall become '''ours!''' ...while they become our '''slaves!''' And the time to begin our reign is '''now!'''"
:—And all that, dear reader, is why '''Shockwave''' rules.

==Notes==
===Production notes===
*''The Transformers'' transitions from being a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|four-issue mini-series]] into an ongoing comic book with this issue. It is the first issue written by mini-series editor [[Bob Budiansky]], who would remain as the book's writer for the next four years.

===Continuity notes===
*This issue is quite careful about making sure every character is accounted for, following up on their last known state from the mini-series. While Ratchet is at the hospital, all seventeen remaining Autobots are shown strung up or dragged around the Ark by the Decepticons; in particular, Sunstreaker is blasted by Shockwave to make a point, and is left so badly damaged that he winds up being removed from the comic's roster entirely, only getting back on his feet in time for a crowd-scene cameo in [[Totaled!|issue #41]]. On the Decepticon side, meanwhile, the issue opens with Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Ravage all recovering from fuel poisoning sustained in the previous issue, while later, Skywarp, Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy are shown to be already up and about, having been injured since the events of [[Prisoner of War!|issue #3]] and thus never poisoned.
*During Megatron's recap of the events of the preceding four issues, on page 8, panel 2 includes a partial re-drawing of a portion of the title page of [[The Transformers (issue)|issue #1]], with [[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]'s hand reaching into shot.
*This issue introduces the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which would evolve to become one of the central elements of the Transformers mythos. As is to be expected, the rough backstory provided for it in this issue—it is said by Shockwave to be a program encoded in an Autobot leader only "once every ten millenia"—will be the subject of future [[retcon]]s (inspired by ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'') that establish it is actually a physical object handed from leader to leader.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' Ratchet active; 16 inactive plus Optimus Prime held captive; 5 [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] missing in action
**''Decepticons:'' 5 active; 6 in recuperation

===Real-life references===
*Real-life TV shows viewed by Shockwave include ''[[The Honeymooners]]'' and ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]''.

===Artwork and technical errors===
[[File:Marvel-us05-neworder-autobot-ceiling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
[[File:KupperbergRatchetCharacterModel.jpg|thumb|In Japan, this coloring error probably became a totally different character.]]
*Following on from last issue, Shockwave is colored throughout this story in what appears to be an early colored scheme with white shoulders and an all-over bright fuschia, as opposed to the more subdued purple of his standard look.
*Pages 4-5, the "Autobots hanging like slabs of beef scene," features a depressing amount of errors (right):
**Bumblebee is colored like Sideswipe.
**Cliffjumper is colored like Bumblebee.
**Windcharger is colored like Brawn.
**Wheeljack is missing his "ears," his [[mouthplate]] is bigger than the rest of his head, his missile launcher is strangely foreshortened, and his whole torso is colored blue instead of white with a red windshield.
**Bluestreak has a red-and-white chest instead of a grey one, making him harder to distinguish from Prowl, hanging right next to him.
**Ironhide's chest and arms are colored blue instead of red; additionally, despite being intact at the end of last issue, he is here depicted as a legless, one-armed torso.
**Trailbreaker is colored red and blue, and his chest is colored to look like a windshield, when it's actually his [[alternate mode]]'s hood. His forcefield projector is colored like part of the background, and his pose is just his character model flipped upside down, with his arm not even having been re-drawn to hang over his head.
**Jazz's head is significantly off-model, and it and his hand are colored red instead of blue. The arm connected to that hand is also strangely warped in proportion.
*Page 8, panel 6: In the flashback, Shockwave is incorrectly drawn among the Decepticons flying to [[Fortress Sinister|their fortress]], when he had not yet rejoined the Decepticons on Earth at that time. Also, the scene features the Decepticons flying in [[robot mode]], which was a hallmark of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] Decepticons, but not an ability possessed by the comic characters.
*Page 9, panel 5: When Shockwave blasts Sunstreaker, the Autobot is colored blue with red arms, and is missing a leg.
*Page 15:
**Sunstreaker's smoking remains are colored like Optimus Prime.
**Skywarp is missing his left wing.
**Despite being dragged across the ground, Mirage's pose is lifted from his character model, mirror-flipped. Thus his missile launcher is on the wrong shoulder, and all the damage he sustained last issue (his arm bitten off by Ravage, and his chest raked by Buzzsaw) is nowhere to be seen—though to be fair, an error on the penultimate page of last issue also depicted him without these injuries.
**Soundwave's head is blue-black instead of its usual pale purple.
*Page 20:
**Panel 2: Rumble and Frenzy are [[FIRRIB|both blue]].
**Panel 5: Ratchet has the same blue-chest/red-shoulders color scheme as in issue #3 (right). The blue chest is especially egregious since the same prominent area is white when he's an ambulance in the previous panel.
*Page 21, panel 2: It's impossible to tell whether it's Rumble or Frenzy Buster is sneaking past, because they're colored like an off-color Soundwave.

===UK printing===
[[File:V the new order.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Issue #22:'''
*'''Published:''' [[July 13|13th July]], 1985
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Jolted by Jack O'Lantern," Part 1), ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', ''Chromobots'', ''Planet Terry'' ("The Saga of Princess Ugly," Part 3), and ''Matt and the Cat''
*This issue featured the debut of ''[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Soundwaves]]'', as the Decepticon communications officer took over the letters page.
*Also featured "[[Robot War]]", the first in an irregular series of text features summarising events seen in the comic so far.
*The UK printing replaces Kupperberg's two illustrations of a scene from ''The Honeymooners'' with a publicity still from the television series ''[[V]]'' (right).

'''Issue #23:'''
*'''Published:''' [[July 27|27th July]], 1985
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Jolted by Jack O'Lantern," Part 2), ''Robo-Capers'', ''Chromobots'', ''Planet Terry'' ("The Saga of Princess Ugly," Part 4), and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''August calendar:''' [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]]

===Other trivia===
*According to a text box in [[The Last Stand|issue #4]], this story was originally going to be drawn by the team of "{{w|Vincent Giarrano|Vince Giarrano}}, penciling superstar-in-the-making" and "[[Brad Joyce]], inker extraordinaire". This did not come to pass, and while Joyce did eventually ink issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]], Giarrano would never work on the series.
*Beginning with this issue, the cover corner box depicts Optimus Prime, in a different from that which appeared on issue #1 (which was just lifted from his [[character model]]). This image would be used until [[The Cure!|issue #30]], as well as on all three issues of the ''[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|The Transformers: The Movie]]'' adaptation and the [[Ring of Hate!|first issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' mini-series, and later returned for issues [[Dark Star|#50]][[On the Edge of Extinction!|–75]].
*From page 15 onward, the speech balloons for Transformers characters change style abruptly from rectangular boxes to rounded balloons, sometimes with "electronic" zig-zag tails. This type of speech balloon would continue to be used through [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|issue #9]] before returning to the rectangular style, and would also become the default style for Transformers characters for the bulk of the UK series, beginning with the very next UK-exclusive story, "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]".

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #5:''' Iconic cover of Shockwave who burned (The Transformers) "Are All Dead" into the wall by [[Mark Bright]]. The cover is possibly the most well-known of all Transformers comics and has been homaged in official media many times.
*'''UK issue #22:''' reuse of US cover art.
*'''UK issue #23:''' Buster amongst the dead Autobots (and a couple of Decepticons, for some reason), by [[Robin Smith]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-05.jpg|'''US issue #5''' - Shockwave really needs to invest in a pen.
File:MarvelUK-022.jpg|'''UK issue #22''' - Nice little corner logo.
File:MarvelUK-023.jpg|'''UK issue #23''' - Yes, where is he? Inside, you dolt!
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:TFUSCollectedComics2BattleContinues.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Collected Comics 2 - The Battle Continues...|''The Transformers: Collected Comics 2 - The Battle Continues...'']]''' (Marvel US, 1985)
File:Transformers Digest 03-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 3|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #3]]''' (Marvel US, 1987)
File:Tf commag 01.JPG|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 1|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #1]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1989)
File:Titan-BeginningsSC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-BeginningsHC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v2.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 2: New Order''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2018)
</gallery>
====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Throughout this issue, Shockwave is recolored to have his "finalized" Marvel color scheme, replacing his fuchsia with paler purple. His white shoulders are colored in this purple on page 3, panel 1, but remain through the issue otherwise.
*Page 1: The ''Honeymooners'' splash page is reduced to little more than black-and-white lineart; all shading and texture is erased from the background, floor, furniture, and props, and Alan Kupperberg's signature in the bottom-left corner is removed.
*Pages 4-5: Many changes, virtually no corrections.
**Wheeljack's face and legs become grey, his torso becomes red, and areas of green are added to his chest, all in accordance with his cartoon character model.
**Ironhide's chest is recolored to the correct red, but the other miscolored parts of his body are made pale grey, when they should all be red.
**Trailbreaker is made grey instead of blue-black; his "windshield" chest is still colored wrong.
**Hound's pelvis becomes green, erasing his correct Marvel solid-blue colors.
**Jazz's incorrect red head and hand are changed to grey, instead of the correct Marvel blue.
*Page 6, panel 2: Dark blue panels on Thundercracker's legs are tweaked to become more purplish, making him look like Skywarp. The same happens to the dark blue Ravage, whose Decepticon insignia also somehow becomes miscolored orange.
*Page 7: The block-colored Shockwave is changed from red to purple. This wasn't an error in the first place.
*Page 15: Continuing the standard, Soundwave's purple Marvel color scheme is erased, replaced with toy/cartoon blue.
*Page 20:
**Panel 2: Rumble and Frenzy are differentiated from the original version by coloring one's forearms red. This is still wrong; it's Rumble's ''shoulders'' that should be red, not his forearms.
**Panel 5: Ratchet is recolored into his finalized Marvel color scheme, but with red biceps.
*Page 21, panel 1: Ratchet's still in his finalized Marvel colors; his biceps aren't visible so he looks "correct."

===Advertisements===
*Rip-Off Velcro shoes (inside front cover)
*Reeses pieces (pg 7)
*Oreos (pg 9)
*Bonkers bike bag (pg 10)
*Block of various Sketchy Things and Marvel Mart (pg 12)
*Comic Buyers Guide, Choose Your Own Adventure, Comic Book Convention 1985 in Manhattan (pg 21)
*J&S Comics (pg 23)
*Olympic Sales Club (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
*Comic subscriptions (pg 32)
*STAR Comics (rear inside cover)
*Noxzema Acne 12 acne medicine (rear cover)

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The Last Stand

2019-06-02T12:33:51Z

Cashie: /* Reprints */ + Classic Comic Collection

{{disambig3|Last Stand}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #4
|prev=Prisoner of War!
|next=The New Order
|title="The Last Stand"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #7–8
|prev2=Prisoner of War!
|next2=Man of Iron (issue)
|image=MarvelUS-04.jpg
|caption=Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's... oh. It actually ''is'' a [[Seeker (body-type)|plane]].
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[December 4]], [[1984]]
|coverdate=March [[1985]]
|writer=[[Jim Salicrup]]
|pencils=[[Frank Springer]]
|inks=[[Ian Akin]], [[Brian Garvey]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|letters=[[John Workman]]
|editor=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots make a desperate gamble to defeat the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:LastStand-heartattack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
Some of the [[Autobot]]s accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of betraying them by giving the [[Decepticon]]s the fuel conversion they needed. Panicked, Sparkplug and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|his son]] attempt to escape, but when [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] blocks their path with a wall of flame, Sparkplug suffers a heart attack. He is rushed to [[Greater Portland Medical Center|the hospital]] by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and Buster.

[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] tells [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] about a discovery he made in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s memory banks: Just after the ship crashed, its barely functional computers detected the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] arriving on [[Earth]] in pursuit. With the last of its power, the Ark modified five Autobot warriors to combat him, thus creating the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. They traveled in a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to the [[Savage Land]] to confront Shockwave, at which point contact was lost. Huffer has Ratchet dispatch a probe to search for the lost Dinobots.

At the hospital, Sparkplug undergoes emergency treatment and dreams of his Army service in [[North Korea|Korea]], where he was forced to repair [[North Korea]]n vehicles. He further recalls sabotaging those vehicles...

With no new fuel sources forthcoming, the remaining Autobots are forced to make a desperate gamble to fight the Decepticons one last time. All the Autobots sacrifice their remaining [[Transformer fuel|fuel]] resources to Optimus Prime, Huffer, [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]]. These five prepare to fight the Decepticons within the [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] that the Ark has crashed into, as the Decepticons arrive to destroy the Autobots once and for all.

In the Savage Land, Huffer's probe has found something and starts to dig it out—until a giant purple hand crushes it...

Although the Decepticons begin to win the battle by virtue of their greater numbers, at the moment of apparent victory, the Decepticons all fall, writhing in internal agony. As he reveals to Buster at the hospital, Sparkplug had corrupted the fuel he provided to the Decepticons, and they are now poisoned. Optimus Prime proclaims the debt that they, and the entire world, owe to Sparkplug Witwicky.

But suddenly, a gigantic blast from above knocks out all the Autobot troops... and Shockwave stands supreme!

"NOT the end..."
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (2)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (3)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (6)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (7)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (8)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (11)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (13)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (14)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (25)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (26)
*''[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]]'' (39)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'' (40)
*''[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]'' (41)
*''[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]]'' (42)
*''[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]'' (43)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (44)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (27)
*[[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] (28)
*[[Spyglass]] (29)
*[[Spectro]] (30)
*[[Viewfinder]] (31)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (32)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (33)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (34)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (35)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (36)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (37)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (38)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (45)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (46)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (47)
}}
|c3=
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (5)
*[[Ted Koppel]] (15, voice)
*[["O"]] (16)
*[[Mister O]] (17)
*[[Doris Roland]] (18)
*[[Mitchell Roland]] (19)
*[[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] (20)
*[[Jesse's ballet class]] (21-24)
*[[Gus (medic)|Gus]] (48)
*[[Mel (medic)|Mel]] (49)
}}

==Quotes==
"What's eating you, O? This robot stuff is great for business! The place is packed with reporters and worried townsfolk! With this costume, I might wind up in '''People Magazine!'''" 
"That's great! If they start shooting nukes at us, you'll really clean up, huh?"
: — '''Mr. O''' and his son '''"O"''' aren't seeing eye-to-eye on the Transformers' invasion

"Is your father still functioning?" 
"I hope your father can be repaired!"
: — '''Optimus Prime''' is still struggling with organic biology

"Go ahead, little ones, do your worst!" 
"'''Fire!''' Let 'im have it!" 
''[The Army opens fire for 15 minutes; Megatron is undamaged]'' 
"'''''HA!'''''"
: — a fully-fueled '''Megatron''' is not even scratched by the '''U.S. Army''''s might

"Starscream, I'm afraid I've heard... '''enough!''' Let those who defy Megatron taste the power of my fusion canon!"
 "Add Starscream to the damage report!"
: — '''Megatron''' blasts Starscream out the door. The Decepticon '''medic''' takes it in stride.

"At last! Victory is within my grasp! Soon that self-righteous Autobot will be nothing but scrap! He's had this coming for centuries! He will learn that no one can defy Megatron! ...Isn't that right, Starscream?" 
"Yes, great Megatron!"
: — '''Megatron''' rants... and makes sure '''Starscream''' knows his place in the pecking order.

"After four million Earth years I have accomplished my mission -- '''the Autobots are no more!'''"
: — '''Shockwave''' makes his debut

==Notes==
===Production notes===
[[File:TheLastStand-HappyEndingVsShockwave.jpg|right|thumb]]
Two reprints of this issue (see below) have featured an alternate ending to the story, to prevent the mini-series from ending on a cliffhanger.
*The more famous alternate ending (pictured at right) appeared in Marvel UK's 1987 ''Transformers: The Complete Works'' Part 2, in which the final panel of the penultimate page (in which Shockwave strikes) is removed and replaced with two panels of Optimus Prime declaring the Decepticons defeated once and for all. There has been some argument over the origin of this ending, with some claiming it was created by Marvel US in case the series failed to progress past issue #4. However, the art on the new panels, particularly a closeup of Optimus Prime's face in the very final panel, is markedly different from Frank Springer's other work in the issue, so it seems much more likely that this version was simply drawn for the UK printing by one of their own artists. Also the stylized corners of the text balloons in the final two panels are drawn slightly differently from the rest of the issue (with straight lines forming the "stars," unlike the other text balloons in which the edges of the "stars" in the corners are slightly curved).
*The [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/australian-peters-ice-cream-comic-with-alternate-ending.1090906/ other alternate ending] appeared in the Australian ''Federal Super Special'', released in 1985 by Federal Publishing Company as part of a promotion with Peters Ice Cream. This reprint of the issue cuts out ''all'' of the material dealing with Shockwave and the Dinobots, and expands the second panel of the penultimate page into a final full-page image, eliminating the other panels entirely.

===Continuity notes===
*The existence of Shockwave was alluded to in [[The Transformers (issue)|issue #1]], when Megatron observed that "one of the Decepticons' mightiest" was missing.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' Ratchet active; 17 inactive; 5 Dinobots missing in action
**''Decepticons:'' Shockwave active; 10 inactive

===Real-life references===
*The narrative box makes a quick reference to the World War I novel ''All Quiet on the Western Front'': "Meanwhile, all's quiet on the Decepticon front..."
*Sparkplug has more [[North Korea|Korea]] flashbacks, including a mission to reach the 4067th M.A.S.H. unit. The number of the unit is suspiciously close to the 4077th featured in the popular movie ''M*A*S*H'' and its subsequent spin-off TV show, which concluded its lengthy run the year before this issue was published.
*The action remains in rural [[Oregon]] and the unnamed city of [[Portland]], apart from the flashback to the Dinobots' adventures in [[Antarctica]].

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*Issue #1 noted that the Ark's probe was totally unaware of Earth's organic life, yet here, it is established that, millions of years prior, it had no trouble scanning the organic dinosaurs of the Savage Land to give new alternate forms to the Dinobots.
*Wheeljack, Trailbreaker, Prowl and Jazz are all shown to be up and about in this issue, yet they are not shown among the donor Autobots in the [[Tubes of Transference]].
*A major plot point is that the fuel-starved Autobots pool their resources to empower five, and only five, Autobots. Thus, after the Tubes of Transference scene on page 13, only Optimus, Huffer, Bluestreak, Ironhide and Mirage should appear. A variety of art errors make it clear that artist Frank Springer didn't get the memo:
**Page 14: Brawn is shown among the active Autobots.
**Page 16: There's Brawn again! And Windcharger!
**Page 18:
***Panel 5: Sunstreaker and Sideswipe are both shown among the Autobots, both incorrectly colored blue and white, no less; there's a generic lying on the ground.
***Panel 6: Cliffjumper is among the Autobots.
**Page 21, panel 1: There's Sunstreaker again, and in the bottom right, a block-colored Windcharger.
**Page 22: And Windcharger again, this time colored like Mirage.
*Less explicitly called out is that the Decepticon ranks are thinned as well. The damage roll call only a few pages before the final battle leaves only Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ravage up and operating. Again, several Decepticons who are in repair bay show up in the final fight:
**Frenzy and Rumble are shown as active despite page 9 stating they had been knocked out of action last issue. [[The New Order|The next issue]] reinforces their injury status.
**Page 18, Panel 6: Skywarp, Rumble and Soundwave are among the Decepticons charging, despite being reported as out of action nine pages earlier. A total of nine Decepticons are shown.
**Page 19, Panel 3: Skywarp is shown again despite being off action. Either that or the Seeker is a miscoloured Thundercracker.
**Page 20: Frenzy and Rumble are once again present.
**Page 21, panel 1: Soundwave is lying among the defeated Decepticons.
*And finally, the first issue of the series made it very clear that there were 18 Autobots and 10 Decepticons on Earth - no more, no less. Shockwave even explicitly says that there are eleven (including himself) Decepticons in the next issue. Despite this, the ranks of both sides start swelling up with generic background troops:
**Page 9: A bunch of vaguely Reflector-like robots are suddenly hanging around in the Decepticon fortress.
**Page 18, Panel 5: There's a generic lying on the ground among the Autobots.
**Page 19, Panel 6: Who're those generic guys on the ground next to Optimus?
**Page 20: A generic Decepticon can be seen between Megatron's legs.
**Page 18, Panel 6: A total of nine Decepticons are shown charging (and none of them are the cassettes, making a total of 12); there should be only six.
**Page 21: Several generic Decepticons are among the fallen Decepticons, including a blue Ironhide; ten troops are shown, with Laserbeak and Ravage missing.

===Artwork and technical errors===
*As with last issue, Megatron's Decepticon insignia is off-center throughout this story.
*Cover: Megatron is colored mostly brown.
*Page 1: Brawn is colored red and blue like Gears, while Optimus Prime's left hand is green. Sunstreaker's shoulder-pylons are red like the shoulders beneath them, when they should be yellow, and his engine-backpack is yellow when it should be blue. Several generic Autobots are seen in the second inset panel.
*Page 2:
**Panel 1: Windcharger is ''also'' colored like Gears. Standing behind Huffer is red-and-blue version of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s original character model (based on the ''Macross'' Valkyrie toy) which would never actually be used for the character in the comic.
**Panel 2: Ratchet continues to be colored in his unusual early color scheme through this issue, but here, his face is also colored red in addition to his arms and forehead crest.
**Panel 4: Why does Ironhide have yellow accordion knees?
*Page 3:
**Panel 2: Mirage is colored with red arms and a white head. Jazz (seen holding back Ironhide) is colored mostly blue with red legs, instead of mostly white with black details.
**Panel 5: When Jazz unleashes his flamethrower, the art depicts him using his hand-held [[photon rifle]], instead of the shoulder-mounted weapon described in his [[bio]] (based on the missile launcher his toy comes with). This weapon wasn't part of his finalized character model, explaining the artist's confusion.
*Page 9: If that's supposed to be Frenzy on one of the repair beds, he's completely off-model.
*Page 13: Bumblebee is colored approximately like Sideswipe.
*Page 16: In a recurring error with the Decepticon jets, Thundercracker's entire fuselage is colored orange like his cockpit canopy.
*Page 21: Mirage magically has his left arm again, after it was bitten off by Ravage; whatever damage was done to his chest/head by Buzzsaw has likewise vanished.
*Page 22: Like Ratchet, Shockwave seems to be colored in an early color scheme. He's an all-over bright fuschia instead of the more subdued purple of his final colors, and his shoulders are silver-white.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #7:'''
*'''Published:''' [[December 15|15th December]], 1984
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Xanadu," Part 2) and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''[[Fact File]]:''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]
*'''Other features:''' The center pages of the issues are given over to "The Transformers Christmas Spread," a collection of readers' artwork; Transformers Word Search; "Robot Round-Up"

'''Issue #8:'''
*'''Published:''' [[December 29|29th December]], 1984
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls," Part 1) and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''Fact File:''' [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]
*'''January calendar:''' Starting in this issue and running for the next year, one issue a month gives its center pages over to a pull-out calendar, featuring a full-page illustration of a single character. Kicking this off is, of course, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].
*'''Other features:''' "Warrior Word Search"; "Robot Round-Up

===Other trivia===
*Advertised as part 4 in a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|four-issue limited series]], but the ending and [[Letters page|letter column]], which itself debuted in this issue, both make clear that issue [[The New Order|#5]] of what was now an ongoing was forthcoming.

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #4 cover:''' the final battle, by [[Mark Texeira]].
*'''UK issue #7 cover:''' reuse of art from US issue #4's cover.
*'''UK issue #8 cover:''' Megatron holds the defeated Optimus Prime overhead, by [[Barry Kitson]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-04.jpg|'''US issue #4''' - Rare Brown Megatron appears!
File:MarvelUK-007.jpg|'''UK issue #7''' - Megatron isn't even allowed on the UK cover
File:MarvelUK-008.jpg|'''UK issue #8''' - Megatron took first in the Prime Press contest
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Tfcolcom02.jpg|'''''[[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]]'' (UK) #2''' (Marvel UK, 1985)
File:TFUSCollectedComics2BattleContinues.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Collected Comics 2 - The Battle Continues...|''The Transformers: Collected Comics'' (US) #2 - The Battle Continues...]]''' (Marvel US, 1985)
File:FederalSuperSpecial.jpg|'''''The Transformers: A Federal Super Special''''' (Federal Publishing Company, 1985)
File:Dtf3.JPG|'''[[Die Transformer issue 3|''Die Transformer'' #3]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1986)
File:Transformers Digest 02-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 2|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #2]]''' (Marvel US, 1986)
File:Complete works 2 cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: The Complete Works Part 2|''The Complete Works'' Part 2]]''' (Marvel UK, 1987)
File:Titan-BeginningsSC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-BeginningsHC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:GreatestBattles.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron|Transformers: Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron]]:''''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v1.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 1: Power Play''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Throughout this issue (with the exception of page 14, panel 4) Ironhide is given a white face, which was red in the original art. He ''did'' have a white face in his finalized Marvel character model (as seen in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'') but for the majority of his appearances in the comic (and the UK title) he kept the red face of his early color scheme.
*Also throughout this issue, Optimus Prime's legs are recolored a slightly darker shade of blue than his helmet and hands.
*Page 1, panel 1: Brawn's colors are corrected, as is the color of Optimus Prime's hand.
*Page 2: Windcharger's colors are corrected, and Ratchet's colors are changed to his finalized Marvel color scheme. Ironhide gains a white face, which is not part of his Marvel color scheme during the majority of his appearances in the series.
*Page 3
**Panel 2: Mirage's colors are corrected; Sunstreaker's colors are changed but aren't made any more correct, his forearms changing from correct blue to incorrect white, his shoulders going from correct red to incorrect yellow, and his shoulder-pylons going from incorrect red to incorrect blue.
**Panels 2, 4-5: Jazz's incorrect colors in panel 2 are "fixed," but in all three, instead of the correct solid blue, a pale blue is used.
*Page 5:
**Panel 4: Ratchet's colors are changed to his finalized Marvel color scheme, but his helmet isn't colored red to go along with it.
**Panel 5-6: Ratchet is colored ''entirely'' white, with no red helmet ''or'' hands.
*Page 6, panels 7-8: The Korean soldiers have Caucasian skin tone.
*Page 9, panel 1: For this one appearance this issue, Soundwave is still being recolored blue, erasing his standard Marvel purple color scheme (when he incorrectly appears on page 21, he is ''not'' recolored). Rumble and Frenzy's yellow decals are recolored light blue, and the Decepticon medic's insignia—uncolored in the original art—becomes red.
*Page 13, panel 1: Bumblebee's colors are corrected to yellow and blue, but his fists, forearms, and bumpers are incorrectly made yellow when they should be blue, and he's got a white face, which is normally yellow in the comic.
*Page 16, panel 4: Thundercracker's jet mode is recolored solid blue (save for the orange fuselage).
*Page 21, panel 1: Both Windcharger and the generic "blue Ironhide" Decepticon are colored red like the real Ironhide.
*Page 22: Shockwave's fuschia is replaced with a pale purple like his finalized colors, but the other elements of his early color scheme remain.

===Advertisements===
*Monogram [[GoBots]] motorized model kits (inside front cover)
*Fig Newtons and Apple Newtons (pg 5)
*Star Comics (pg 7)
*Mile High Comics (pg 10)
*Mile High Comics (pg 12)
*Power Pack and The Amazing [[Spider-Man]] with tips on ways to prevent sexual abuse (pg 21)
*Calender of upcoming events & Marvel Mart (pg 23)
*Block of various Sketchy Things (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
*Swords of the Swashbucklers (pg 31, below Trans-Missions)
*Comic subscriptions (pg 32)
*Indiana Jones RPG by TSR (rear inside cover)
*Risk (rear cover)

==External links==
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/faq/#1f "Is it true there was an alternate version of #4?" at Tfarchive.com]

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Prisoner of War!

2019-06-02T12:32:19Z

Cashie: /* Reprints */ + Classic Comic Collection HC

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #3
|prev=Power Play!
|next=The Last Stand
|title="Prisoner of War!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #5–6
|prev2=Power Play!
|next2=The Last Stand
|image=MarvelUS-03.jpg
|caption=Is he strong? Listen, [[bud]], he made Megatron go thud!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[October 2]], [[1984]]
|coverdate=January [[1985]]
|writer=[[Jim Salicrup]]
|penciler=[[Frank Springer]]
|inker=[[Kim DeMulder]], [[Mike Esposito]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|letterers=[[Janice Chiang]] & Others
|editor=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''When Sparkplug is kidnapped, it's up to Gears and Spider-Man to save him.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PrisonerofWar starscream and sparkplug.jpg|thumb|left]]
The [[Decepticon]]s bring [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] to their [[Fortress Sinister|fortress]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] deliberates internally on [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s loyalty. The Decepticons demand that Sparkplug create a method to convert gas into [[Transformer fuel|fuel compatible with their forms]]. A [[Korean War]] vet, Sparkplug equates his capture to his time spent as a POW in [[North Korea|Korea]] and refuses, until he's forcefully persuaded.

Back at the Witwicky garage, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and his friends are wondering what to do next. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for fuel and repairs, inviting Buster along the ride. When they arrive, he marvels at the size of the [[Autobot]]s' headquarters.

[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and Starscream are out stealing components for Sparkplug's fuel conversion process, and their crime spree attracts attention from the press and world governments. As camera crews and the military surround the Decepticon fortress in [[Oregon]], photojournalist Peter Parker decides to switch to his alter ego [[Spider-Man]] in order to get some better shots of the action. That action breaks out when the Decepticons drive the [[United States Army]] away from their base. It quickly becomes clear that the humans are outmatched and General [[McBregg]] orders a retreat.

Mid-carnage, Spider-Man runs into [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and after a short tussle Gears proves that he's a good guy when he saves a crowd of [[human]]s from getting squashed flat by a tank. The Autobots team up with Spider-Man to break through the line of reporters and soldiers, and an all-out battle breaks out between the Decepticons and the Autobots.

Meanwhile, Gears and Spider-Man are making their way into the fortress. After a short scrap with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], Gears and Spider-Man break in and steal Sparkplug from under Megatron's nose. The Decepticon leader shoots out the floor beneath them, and while Spider-Man saves Sparkplug, Gears' weight breaks the web Spider-Man tried to save him with and he plummets to the earth below.

On their return to the Ark, Buster and Sparkplug are reunited and the Autobots say goodbye to Spider-Man. Ratchet brings Gears back to a functional level and he informs the Autobots that the Decepticons got what they wanted out of Sparkplug. Dad, say it ain't so!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (13)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (17)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (18)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (19)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (22)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (23)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (24)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (34)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (35)
|c2=
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (1)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (3)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (7)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (8)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (9)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (10)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (11)
|c3=
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] (20)
*[["O"]] (21)
*[[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]] (27, voice)
*[[Dum Dum]] (28)
*[[Nicholas Fury|Nicholas]] (29)
*[[Joe Robertson]] (30)
*[[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] (31)
*[[McBregg]] (32, voice)
*[[Blue Leader]] (33)
}}

==Quotes==
"''Let me outta here, you stupid machine!''" 
"A foolish request! Our analysis of your species finds that if I were to release you at this height your frail form couldn't possibly survive! We need you, for our purposes, '''whole!'''"
: — '''Sparkplug''' fails to persuade '''Starscream'''

"Machines have been slaves on this backward world long enough! Today the roles are rightly reversed!" 
"You'll never get away with this! I'm an American citizen!"
: — '''Starscream''' and '''Sparkplug'''

"Sarge always said if you put in enough miles, you'll believe a car could talk!"
: — a '''highway patrolman''' encounters the speeding Autobots

''This human reminds me of Bluestreak -- they both seem to love the sound of their own voice!''
: — '''Gears''', on Spider-Man

"Do all humans have powers like yours?" 
"Not since I checked last! I'd feel real foolish if they did!"
: — '''Gears''' and '''Spider-Man'''

"...We've reached a dead end! The only way out is the way we came in!" 
"Not necessarily!" [''rips a wall open''] 
"Bet you're lots of fun at parties, too!"
: — '''Spider-Man''' and '''Gears'''

'''Gears:''' "No! It is too late!" 
'''Megatron:''' "'''''WHO DARES ATTEMPT TO ENSNARE MEGATRON?!'''''" 
'''Spider-Man:''' "Uh-oh."

"Mission accomplished --- friend!"
: - '''Gears''' tumbles to his doom

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Can all humans stick to walls?" asked the [[flight|flying]] Autobot.]]
*Following on from a reference to [[Dazzler]] in the previous issue, this chapter of the original four-issue miniseries leans heavily on the fact that the comic was, at the time, being written as explicitly set in the mainstream Marvel universe, as was the standard for most of Marvel's licensed properties at the time (''[[Micronauts]]'', ''[[Rom]]'', ''[[Godzilla]]'', ''Shogun Warriors'', etc). This conceit would be quietly dropped as the series expanded its length and scope, due to the impossibility of maintaining a coherent continuity with the vast and complicated Marvel universe; the [[letters page]] for [[Deadly Obsession|issue #64]] explicitly stated the world of the Transformers and the Marvel Universe to be separate, and politely asked readers to forget about this issue, which is loaded with Marvel references, including:
**A cover-grabbing guest appearance by Spider-Man in his [[Venom (Crossovers)|black symbiote costume]], complete with a footnote that dates the story as occurring before ''Spider-Man'' #258 (in which he disposed of the suit). Spidey supporting character [[Joe Robertson]] also shows up for a panel.
**[[Nicholas Fury|Nick Fury]] and [[Dum Dum|Dum Dum Dugan]] of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] put in a one-panel appearance, making a reference to Godzilla, in whose own licensed Marvel title Dum Dum was a recurring character.
**The titular truck from ''[[U.S. 1]]'', another licensed comic promoting die cast toy trucks from Tyco, can be seen in the background as the Autobots drive down the highway on page 6.
**Spider-Man mentions the [[Fantastic Four]] and its leader [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] on the final page.
*Beginning with this issue, finalized character models for the cast were at last made available to artist [[Frank Springer]], so characters who were drawn based on their toys for the first two issues of the series now suddenly look very different—a phenomenon most noticeable in the case of Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Ironhide. Color schemes, on the other hand, do not appear to have been fully perfected yet; Ratchet in particular appears in a very random color scheme. Though his colors will be corrected in future issues, the early color models used in this mini-series for other characters like Megatron (black helmet) and Soundwave (all-over purple) will continue to be employed even after their designs have been corrected, and will remain in use for the duration of the Marvel series, becoming hallmarks of their appearance in it.
*The events of the early UK stories "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]" (which would later be reprinted as issues #33-34 of the US series) and "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]" take place during this issue, essentially occurring somewhere in the midst of the the montage/time-lapse that spans pages 9-11. It's not the smoothest of fits, but it's better than that offered for the other two early stories, "[[The Enemy Within!]]" and "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]," which are clumsily suggested (by "Robot War" text features in UK issues [[The New Order|#22]], [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#36]] and [[Second Generation!|#63]]) to have taken place somewhere between panels at the ''end'' of this issue, after Spider-Man rescues Sparkplug but before Sparkplug is taken back to the Ark, which really doesn't work.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' 18 active
**''Decepticons:'' 6 active; 4 inactive as the Autobots take out Skywarp, Soundwave, Rumble and Frenzy; Shockwave missing in action.

===Real world references===
*Amongst the military vehicles seen in this issue, the [[MOBAT]] and the [[Wolverine (G.I. Joe)|Wolverine]] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' series appear repeatedly.
*Locations raided by the Decepticons include the real-life [[University of Oregon]] campus, while government reactions are shown at the White House and in Moscow, and Sparkplug flashes back to his time in the Korean War, during which he served in the Marines.
*"O" calls the Autobots "rejects from a [[George Lucas]] [[Star Wars (film)|film]]".
*"O" compares the Autobot's [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to Noah's ark.
*A police officer mentions the [[Indy 500]].
*Moscow speculates the Americans are testing their [[Star Wars (defense system)|Star Wars]] arsenal.
*Spider-Man references [[Joan Rivers]]' talk show (which was semi-popular at the time) by saying "Can we talk?".
*Spider-Man mentions the Super Bowl, takes a dig at Rumble and Frenzy as "{{w|Tweedledum and Tweedledee|Tweedledee and Tweedledum}}", and calls Megatron "{{w|Bazooka Joe}}".

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Throughout this issue, Megatron's Decepticon [[insignia]] is off-center—a result of slightly dodgy proportions and angles of his [[character model]]. This is not the last time this error will crop up in the series.
*In the "Story so far" section of the UK issue #6 printing, Sparkplug's name is mistakenly given as "Sparks".
*Page 2: Rumble's name is not called out by the narrator when listing who is transforming in the panel.
*Page 3: An odd printing/coloring error on this page makes Megatron's face and pelvis in panel 1, and Rumble's face and Skywarp's cockpit in panel 5 all a pale pink-purple color.
*Page 5:
**Panel 1: Ironhide is colored like... uh... uh... well, he's got blue arms, blue and gray legs, and a white windshield frame.
**Panel 3: The silhouettes behind Optimus don't match anyone from the Autobot ranks.
**Panel 4: Windcharger is colored white and blue instead of red and gray.
*Page 8: Ratchet is colored with a red crest, shoulders, and legs. They should all be white. For the rest of Ratchet's appearances in this issue, he's colored with a blue windshield frame and red shoulders; it happens consistently enough to suggest that it was an earlier color scheme rather than a flat-out error.
*Page 9: [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] is shown hanging out with the Decepticons. Next issue will reveal that he's still buried in rock at this point.
[[File:PrisonerofWar skywarp trueface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
[[File:Ratchetgetstofixgears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Page 13: Skywarp's [[alternate mode|jet mode]] is colored as if his cockpit canopy extended all the way back to his tail fins. When he lands on the Air Force jet, his wings are missing.
*Page 16:
**Panel 2: Sunstreaker is colored red instead of yellow.
**Panel 3: Cliffjumper's head is colored yellow instead of red.
*Page 17: A blue-colored Gears is drawn behind Brawn, even though Gears is off somewhere else with Spider-Man. It should probably be Frenzy, who shows up in the next panel.
*Page 18: Gears's legs can't seem to decide what color they are.
*Page 19: In panel 1: Megatron is drawn instead of Soundwave. Amusingly, the thought bubbles ''almost'' work for Megatron.
*Page 20:
**Panel 3: Gears's face is the same orangey-yellow as the decal on his chest.
**Panel 8: Soundwave is drawn with a strange, enormous cannon attached to his arm, rather than his usual weapon.
*Page 22: In panel 4, Brawn and Cliffjumper are both white and blue instead of their normal color schemes. Sunstreaker is blue, white and red, and has the wrong head, AND is missing most of his left arm.
*Page 23:
**Panel 3: Optimus is drawn with strange huge conjoined goggles instead of his usual separate eyes.
**Panel 4: Cliffjumper is still white and blue (but with red legs), while Hound is colored red and white instead of green. Ratchet's [[onebox component|repair bay]] is colored red instead of white.
**Panel 5: Optimus's head is ''tiny''!
**Panel 6: Ratchet's repair bay appears to speak, as a speech bubble saying "I've managed to revive him to minimum operating level." Ratchet himself speaks immediately afterwards, indicating that this was merely a misattributed speech balloon.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #5:'''
*'''Published:''' [[November 17|17th November]], 1984
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Where Walks the Gods," Part 2) and ''Matt and the Cat''; the latter debuts this issue, and will run until [[Showdown!|issue #73]]
*'''[[Fact File]]:''' [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]
*'''Other features:''' An article on "Sieve-Head," robot mascot of the British children's programme ''{{w|Saturday Superstore}}''; "Robot Round-Up"; poster made from an animation still from the first ''Transformers'' [[commercial/Generation 1|commercial]]; mail-in contest to win the game "Four-In-Line"
*Though advertised last issue for release on [[November 15|15th November]] (a Thursday, as had been normal up to this point), this issue marks the point at which the series changed to be released on a Saturday, which would remain its regular release day for the remainder of the comic's eight-year run.

'''Issue #6:'''
*'''Published:''' [[December 1|1st December]], 1984
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Xanadu," Part 1) and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''Fact File:''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]
*'''Other features:''' "Robot Round-Up"; poster made from an animation still from the first ''Transformers'' [[commercial/Generation 1|commercial]]; "Robot Right Words" crossword; mail-in contest to win a Bontempi HT 313 keyboard

===Other trivia===
[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Well what do you expect ''me'' to do about it?]]
*Advertised as part 3 in a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|four-issue limited series]].
*Although he doesn't appear in the cover art proper despite his prominent role in the story, Gears does get the cover corner box, the only time in the US series that a character not designated as Autobot or Decepticon leader at the time of the comic gets in the cover box.
*Rumble calls Sparkplug a [[scraplet]], a generic insult which years later would be repurposed as the name of a robotic disease.
*The Decepticons are dropping cluster bombs on human soldiers, which are going off ''right next'' to soldiers. We can safely assume a whole bunch of them are now dead.
*Spider-Man completely ignores the Decepticon rampage and starts a fight with Gears instead, who is not near any humans at the time. Jameson's right, he's a menace!
*In 2007's [[Man and Machine, Part Four|''New Avengers/Tranformers #4]], Spider-Man web-swings around Megatron in a visual homage to the cover of this issue.
*When IDW Publishing released their ''[[Classic Transformers]]'' series of reprints in 2008, they were unable to secure the license to reprint Spider-Man's appearance, so this issue had to be omitted from [[Classic Transformers Volume 1|volume 1]]. In 2011, when they reprinted the series again as ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'', they sorted the rights and ''were'' able to include the issue (see below)—but only in the physical version of the book, ''not'' in the digital version that was released in 2012.

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #3:''' Spider-Man webbing Megatron, by [[Michael J. Zeck]].
*'''UK issue #5:''' Thundercracker and Sparkplug, by [[John Ridgway]].
*'''UK issue #6:''' reuse of US issue #3's cover.

<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-03.jpg|'''US issue #3''' - A moralistic tale for the ages.
File:MarvelUK-005.jpg|'''UK issue #5''' - I'm glad my pants are already brown!
File:MarvelUK-006.jpg|'''UK issue #6''' - The UK needs more RED.
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Tfcolcom02.jpg|'''''[[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]]'' (UK) #2''' (Marvel UK, 1985)
File:TFUSCollectedComics1StoryBegins.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Collected Comics 1 - The Story Begins...|''Collected Comics'' (US) #1: The Story Begins...]]''' (Marvel US, 1985)
File:FederalSuperSpecial.jpg|'''''The Transformers: A Federal Super Special''''' (Federal Publishing Company, 1985)
File:Dtf2.JPG|'''[[Die Transformer issue 2|''Die Transformer'' #2]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1986; reprints first half)
File:Dtf3.JPG|'''[[Die Transformer issue 3|''Die Transformer'' #3]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1986; reprints second half)
File:Transformers Digest 02-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 2|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #2]]''' (Marvel US, 1986)
File:Complete works 2 cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: The Complete Works Part 2|''The Complete Works'' Part 2]]''' (Marvel UK, 1987)
File:Titan-BeginningsSC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-BeginningsHC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v1.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 1: Power Play''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Soundwave is colored blue throughout this issue, erasing his standard purple Marvel color scheme.
*Page 2, panel 6: For this panel alone, Skywarp is partially recolored to add various purple details to his body in line with his finalized color scheme.
*Page 3: The miscolored portions of Megatron and Skywarp are corrected, but Rumble's face is not.
**Panel 1: For this panel alone, Starscream's colors are changed to match his finalized color scheme, with red chest vents and blue on his feet.
*Page 5: Ironhide and Windcharger's colors are corrected.
*Page 6, panel 2: For this panel alone, Hound's legs are changed from their standard Marvel solid-blue to green with white thighs.
*Page 8, panel 6: Ratchet's colors are changed to give him a white crest and thighs, but the incorrect red shoulders and boots remain.
*Page 15, panel 2: Ratchet's colors are changed again, this time making his legs, arms, and chest the correct all-over white, but failing to change his incorrect red crest.
*Page 16, panel 3: The color of Cliffjumper's head is corrected.
*Page 18: Gears's inconsistently colored legs are changed to their consistent, correct colors.
*Page 20, panel 3: The color of Gears's face is corrected, but the orange detail on his chest is incorrectly change to white along with it.
*Page 22, panel 4: Sunstreaker, Brawn and Cliffjumper's colors are corrected, but parts of Sunstreaker are colored a greyish-black, as opposed to the straight blue the comic's palette normally substitutes for this color.
*Page 23:
**Ratchet's colors are changed ''again'', this time to his finalized Marvel color scheme.
**Panel 4: Hound and Cliffjumper's colors are corrected; again, Hound uses the "incorrect" cartoon/toy colors with green boots and white thighs, instead of the comic's standard blue.

===Advertisements===
*Monogram plastic model kits (inside front cover)
*Fig Newtons and Apple Newtons (pg 5)
*Bonkers fruit candy (pg 7)
*Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars action figures and accessories (pg 10)
*Block of various Sketchy Things (pg 12)
*Block of various Sketchy Things (pg 21)
*NFL SuperPro Club (pg 23)
*Win a job at Marvel Comics (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
*Marvel Comic subscriptions (pg 32)
*Decathlon by Activision video game (rear inside cover)
*Montezuma's Revenge by Parker Brothers video game (rear cover)

===Advertisements (Second Printing)===
*Monogram [[GoBots]] motorized model kits (inside front cover)
*Fig Newtons and Apple Newtons (pg 5)
*Star Comics (pg 7)
*Mile High Comics (pg 10)
*Mile High Comics (pg 12)
*Power Pack and The Amazing [[Spider-Man]] with tips on ways to prevent sexual abuse (pg 21)
*Calender of upcoming events & Marvel Mart (pg 23)
*Block of various Sketchy Things (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
*Comic subscriptions (pg 32)
*Indiana Jones RPG by TSR (rear inside cover)
*Risk (rear cover)

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Power Play!

2019-06-02T12:31:15Z

Cashie: /* Reprints */ + Classic Comic Collection HC

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #2
|prev=The Transformers (issue)
|next=Prisoner of War!
|title="Power Play!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #3–4
|prev2=The Transformers (issue)
|next2=Prisoner of War!
|image=MarvelUS-02.jpg
|caption=Nuclear weapons are the right of all sentient beings, Prime!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[July 10]], [[1984]]
|coverdate=November 1984
|plot=[[Bill Mantlo]]
|script=[[Jim Salicrup]]
|pencils=[[Frank Springer]]
|inks=[[Kim DeMulder]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|lettering=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''The Decepticons attack a nuclear power plant in an attempt to secure fuel. Meanwhile, Bumblebee makes contact with some humans.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PowerPlay skywarp actionatlast.jpg|thumb|left]]
In an effort to secure fuel sources and raw materials, the [[Decepticon]]s attack a half-completed [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]]. They walk off with stripped machine parts, leaving stunned [[human]]s in their wake.

Meanwhile, an injured [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] has been taken to [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|the garage of Sparkplug Witwicky]] by his son, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]]. After much pleading, Buster convinces [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his dad]] to fix the car, even though it's the middle of the night. Once repaired, Bumblebee transforms in front of the startled humans and enlists Buster's help to find fuel for the [[Autobot]]s. As they drive back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Bumblebee explains the war between the [[Transformer]]s. Buster runs into his friends [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] and [["O"]], and explains that his car is from another planet (who knew?). They speculate with Bumblebee on the recent attack on the nuclear power plant, while [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], disguised as a cassette in "O"'s boom box, listens in on their conversation.

At the Ark, the Autobots are debating about whether they should just take the energy they need or offer humans [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology in exchange. A distress signal from Bumblebee inspires [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to lead an Autobot group to the Witwicky garage. Sparkplug agrees to help the Autobots convert human fuel sources into a form [[Transformer]]s can use. However, the introductions between Prime and the humans are barely finished when the Decepticons attack.

The Autobots appear to gain the upper hand as a battle rages in Sparkplug's scrapyard, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] arrives, makes short work of Bumblebee, and nabs Sparkplug. Optimus Prime forces the Decepticon leader to release the human. As he and Megatron throw car parts at each other, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] grabs Sparkplug and takes off. Their objective obtained, the rest of the Decepticons retreat. Buster begs the Autobots to follow and rescue his father, but the fuel-depleted bots fall to their knees, unable to even help themselves.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]]'' (11)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (19)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (20)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (22)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (23)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (24)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (27)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (28)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (31)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (3)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (4)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (6)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (7)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (8)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (9)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Jason Boyd]] (10)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (16)
*[[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] (17)
*[["O"]] (18)
*[[Doris Roland]] (29)
*[[Mitchell Roland]] (30)
}}

==Quotes==
''The humans employ far better design standards on their machines than on themselves! What a backward world!''
: — '''Skywarp'''

"Is he healed?" 
"Blast it, son! I'm a mechanic, not a doctor! All I did was fix a broken fuel line and tune up some parts! It wasn't easy! I've never seen a car quite like it, and I've—" 
''KLIK'' 
"Huh?" 
''KLIK'' 
"What the—? ...Oh, no! It's falling apart!"
:'''Buster''' and '''Sparkplug''' meet Bumblebee
{{-}}

"Who are you? Where do you come from? What do you want? And how'd you wind up in my garage?" 
"I am code-named '''Bumblebee''', I'm from the planet '''Cybertron''', I'm in desperate need of fuel, and your son drove me here! Do all small, pink things ask so many questions?"
: — '''Sparkplug''' and '''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*While introducing himself to the Witwickys, "Bumblebee" says that his name is a "[[Transformer naming|code-name]]." The idea that the names we know the Transformers by are not their "real" names is something that would very occasionally be revisited in future Transformers media, but in Marvel continuity specifically, it will be reiterated just a few issues from now in the UK story "[[Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron]]."
*"O" and Jessie catch a song by Marvel superhero-slash-singing-sensation [[Dazzler]] on the radio. This is the first in a series of references to mainstream Marvel continuity that the mini-series would make, which were quietly ignored once the series became an ongoing as the Transformers universe was retconned into being its own thing, separate from the Marvel universe.

===Real-life references===
*Sparkplug states that he's "a mechanic, not a doctor", an homage to ''[[Star Trek]]'''s [[Doctor McCoy]].
*"O" notes that the television show ''[[That's Incredible!]]'' has been cancelled. The show had indeed ended its original run in 1984.

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*Jesse is spelled "Jessie" in this issue.
*Megatron orders all five of his fliers into the air, while standing around and watching them go. So how does he get to the subsequent battle himself?

===Artwork and technical errors===
Continuing on from the precedent established last issue, finalized [[character model]]s for a lot of the cast continued to be unavailable to artist [[Frank Springer]] at the time of this issues production, leading many characters to be drawn using early designs, or based directly on their toys. The toy interpretations get even looser this issue, as characters like Bumblebee and Windcharger have very rough, inconsistent head designs. At the other extreme, throughout the issue, Sunstreaker is drawn using Sideswipe's character model, with his own head and color scheme.
*Page 1: Starscream's right wing has a yellow decal while his left has a red one.
*Page 3: The flashback to last issue preserves a coloring error from that story, as Soundwave is colored like Megatron.
*Page 5: The portion of Harrison Nuclear Plant which Laserbeak attacks looks a lot like a steel mill, but not at all like a nuke plant.
*Page 6:
**Panel 5: Starscream and Thundercracker are missing their wings as they transform in panel 5. This art is loosely copied later in the issue on page 18, and the error repeats there.
**Panel 6: Starscream is still missing his wings as he starts tearing the plant to pieces, and instead of his null rays, his jet mode missile-tanks are mounted on his arms.
*Page 13:
**Panel 1: Optimus Prime appears to have goggles instead of standard optics.
**Panel 2: Jazz is colored like Hound.
[[File:LamboTwinsSwitch.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sideswipe and Sunstreaker began sharing their body molds sooner than most believe.]]
*Page 14: As the Autobots transform in a three-panel sequence, Prowl and Sunstreaker switch places in the middle panel.
*Page 15: Ratchet is shown pulling up to Sparkplug's garage despite being left behind at the Ark.
*Page 16: In pangel 7, Thundercracker and Skywarp's cockpit cowlings are colored entirely orange.
*Page 17:
**Panel 5: Sideswipe and Sunstreaker's alternate modes are switched. That is to say, as you can see in the image at right, Sunstreaker's dialogue emanates from Sideswipe's vehicle mode, ''colored'' like Sunstreaker. And they're not even switched ''right''; yellow-Sideswipe's roof is blue.
**Panel 7: Once transformed, the brothers are the correct colors, but are both drawn with Sideswipe's body. Additionally, Sideswipe's [[jet pack]] is represented by the rear-mounted engine found on Sunstreaker. This ''might'' have something to the uncertainty as to which toy represented which character, which you can read more about [[Sideswipe (G1)#Notes|here]].
*Page 21: The lower half of Prime's right leg is missing as he throws the engine block at Megatron.
*Page 22: In panel 8, Jazz is colored like Hound again.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #3:'''
*'''Published:''' [[October 18|18th October]], 1984
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Byte of the Binary Bug," Part 3)
*'''[[Fact File]]:''' [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*'''Free gift:''' Transformers Iron-On transfer
*'''Other features:''' Mail-in contest to win a [[Mini Vehicle]] toy; two single-page posters of animation stills from early [[commercial/Generation 1|commercials]]; "Robot Round-Up"
'''Issue #4:'''
*'''Published:''' [[November 1|1st November]], 1984
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Where Walks the Gods," Part 1)
*'''Fact File:''' [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
*'''Other features:''' "Make Mandala Yours," a contest to win the "Mandala" board game; "Robot Round-Up"; two single-page posters of animation stills from early [[commercial/Generation 1|commercials]]; mail-in contest to win the ''A-Team'' soundtrack album

===Other trivia===
*Advertised as part 2 in a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|four-issue limited series]].
*Both the "next issue" box of the previous issue, and the September 1984 issue of ''The Comic Reader'' (#219) solicited this issue's story title as being "Hey Buddy, Can Ya Spare Some Fuel?"—something that evidently changed when Jim Salicrup took over as scripter from Ralph Macchio.
*Megatron appears in the cover corner box for both this issue and issue [[The Last Stand|#4]], the only times in the U.S. run that a Decepticon was featured (although issue [[End of the Road! (US)|#80]] featured a Decepticon [[Insignia|sigil]]). 'Cons would get a little more love from the UK corner boxes.
*During the entire battle at the Witwicky's house, Optimus Prime's trailer sits parked, frequently in view. This is in stark contrast to the more fantastical cartoon, where it would just roll off-screen and vanish.

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #2:''' Megatron blasts Prime, by [[Michael Golden]].
*'''UK issue #3:''' Bumblebee with the Witwickys, by [[Jerry Paris]].
*'''UK issue #4:''' reuse of art from US issue #2's cover.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-02.jpg|'''US issue #2''' - Megatron is angry that Prime stole his nose.
File:MarvelUK-003.jpg|'''UK issue #3''' - [[Furmanism]] inspiration?
File:MarvelUK-004.jpg|'''UK issue #4''' - Megatron is still angry!
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Tfcolcom01.jpg|'''''[[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]]'' (UK) #1''' (Marvel UK, 1985)
File:TFUSCollectedComics1StoryBegins.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Collected Comics 1 - The Story Begins...|''Collected Comics'' (US) #1: The Story Begins...]]''' (Marvel US, 1985)
File:FederalSuperSpecial.jpg|'''''The Transformers: A Federal Super Special''''' (Federal Publishing Company, 1985)
File:Complete works 1 cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: The Complete Works Part 1|''The Complete Works'' Part 1]]''' (Marvel UK, 1986)
File:Die tf 01.jpg|'''[[Die Transformer issue 1|''Die Transformer'' #1]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1986; reprints pages 1-7)
File:Dtf2.JPG|'''[[Die Transformer issue 2|''Die Transformer'' #2]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1986; reprints pages 8-23)
File:Transformers Digest 01-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 1|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #1]]''' (Marvel US, 1986)
File:Titan-BeginningsSC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-BeginningsHC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v1.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 1: Power Play''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Soundwave is colored blue throughout this issue, erasing his standard purple Marvel color scheme. Unlike in the previous issue, this does ''not'' extend to correcting the error that colors him like Megatron on page 3.
*Page 1: Starscream's yellow right wing is recolored red to match his left one
*Page 6:
**Panel 5: Skywarp's weapons and portions of his legs are colored red for some reason.
**Panel 6: Seemingly operating under the misconception that he is Soundwave, Starscream's boots have been recolored blue.
*Page 13:
**Panel 1: The yellow decals on Optimus's pelvis, uncolored in the original art (as they so often are) are filled in yellow. This is also done on page 19, panel 1, but not in other instances of their absence.
**Panel 2: Jazz's colors are corrected.
*Page 14, panel 1: For this panel alone, Hound's legs are recolored from their standard Marvel solid blue to green with white thighs.
*Page 17, panel 5: Yellow-Sideswipe's roof color is corrected to match the rest of his bdoy, but the vehicles remain the incorrect colors overall.
*Page 18, panel 3 and page 22, panel 4: For these two panels alone, Starscream's jet mode is recolored into its finalized mostly-white color scheme.
*Page 23:
**Panel 4: Careless text recreation turns the sentence "--they are gone!" into the nonsense "--they are go'''m'''e!"
**Panel 6: Jazz's colors are "corrected," but to blue-black, rather than the straight blue the comic normally uses for him.

===Advertisements===
*Inside cover: Mario Bros. for Atari
*Goofy Fig Newton maze
*''Dazzler the Movie'' (Marvel Graphic Novel #12)
*New York Comic Book Convention/Various comic shops
*Block of questionable mail-ins (Camouflage clothing, karate, "build huge muscles," etc.)
*Military Diamond Sales
*Stuntmen's Association T-shirt/Comic World
*Marvel Super Mart
*Subscriber's Club
*Inside rear cover: TSR Endless Quest books
*Rear cover: ''Star Wars'' arcade game for home consoles

====Second printing====
*Monogram [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]] motorized model kits (inside front cover)
*Fig Newtons and Apple Newtons (pg 5)
*Star Comics (pg 7)
*Mile High Comics (pg 10)
*Mile High Comics (pg 12)
*Power Pack and The Amazing [[Spider-Man]] with tips on ways to prevent sexual abuse (pg 21)
*Calender of upcoming events & Marvel Mart (pg 23)
*Block of various Sketchy Things (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
*Comic subscriptions (pg 32)
*Indiana Jones RPG by TSR (rear inside cover)
*Risk (rear cover)

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Transformers (issue)

2019-06-02T12:30:20Z

Cashie: /* Reprints */ added Classic Comic Collection HC (2015)

{{disambig2|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers|other uses of ''The Transformers''|Transformers (disambiguation)}}
{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #1
|next=Power Play!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #1–2
|next2=Power Play!
|image=MarvelUS-01.jpg
|caption=[[Smallest Transforming Transformers|Largest Transforming Transformers]] Optimus Prime! One of six blind-packed $500,000,000 toys!
|title="The Transformers"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[May 8]], [[1984]]
|coverdate=September 1984
|plot=[[Bill Mantlo]]
|script=[[Ralph Macchio]]
|pencils=[[Frank Springer]]
|inks=[[Kim DeMulder]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|lettering=[[Michael Higgins]], [[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
|packaged with=|packaged with=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]]
}}
'''A group of sentient warring robots crash-lands on Earth four million years ago. When they awake in the present day, their battle begins anew.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Generic autobots marvel 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the comic we go...]]
On the [[Saturn]]-sized mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], life has evolved not through carbon bonding, but via "[[Atechnogenesis|naturally-occurring gears, levers, and pulleys]]". The resultant sentient robots, the [[Autobot]]s, live in peace for many eons, until some of their number fall victim to a lust for power. Rallying behind the banner of the powerful [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], these "[[Decepticon]]s" rebuild their bodies, allowing them to [[Transformation|change]] at will between a humanoid form and the form of various war machines. The Decepticons unleash a furious war on the Autobots, intending to conquer the planet and rebuild it as a cosmic dreadnought.

Faced with annihilation, the Autobots turn to a noble leader from their own ranks: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Under his leadership, the Autobots, also now gifted with the ability to "transform", rally and counterattack. And thus, an [[Great War (G1)|all-consuming war]] rages across the planet for a thousand years, while the planet itself—dislodged from its orbit by the titanic battles—spins out of control through the cosmos.

Eventually Cybertron enters another [[Star system|solar system]] and is faced with destruction as it approaches an asteroid belt. Aboard a huge spacecraft dubbed the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Optimus Prime leads a team of Autobots on a mission to clear a path through the asteroids. After the mission is completed, the Decepticons attack the weakened Autobot warriors. Facing inevitable defeat, Optimus Prime sends the Ark on a suicide course into a supposedly [[Earth|lifeless planet]]. The crash renders all the combatants inert.

[[File:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|left|thumb|Combat Deck bought a junker lot from eBay.]]
Four million years later, a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcanic eruption]] reactivates the Ark's dormant computer, which finds the planet now teaming with mechanical "life". It reactivates the ship's passengers, rebuilding them to resemble the planet's natives. Damaged, the computer does not recognize friend from foe, and thus both factions are restored to life. After [[Introdump|checking themselves over]], the Decepticons flee for other parts, leaving the Autobots to make their home in the crashed Ark. Observing the planet, Optimus notes that they must work to save the planet from the Decepticons, whom they've accidentally unleashed upon it.

[[File:A Kiss for Us.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Optimus Prime sends a team of five, under the command of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], to scout out the new world and make contact with the natives. En route, they are sighted by Decepticon spy [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. The Autobots mistake a [[Community Drive-In|drive-in movie theater]] for some kind of religious ritual; Bumblebee over-enthusiastically nudges a "native", violently jostling its teenage occupants [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]], [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] and [["O"]]. As Buster and the others climb out to see what happened, the Decepticons attack, intent on keeping their foes from establishing an alliance with the planet's natives. The Autobots reluctantly transform and defend themselves, turning the drive-in into a battlefield. During the battle, Prowl realizes that the automobiles are not alive at all, but the [[Human|small, pink creatures]] fleeing from them are; the Autobots retreat to draw the Decepticons' fire away from the apparently defenseless fleshlings.

During the battle, Buster hears the damaged Bumblebee cry out in pain, and ends up "driving" him away from the battlefield. That night, his father "[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]" finds him tinkering with the yellow Volkswagen Beetle in his garage. He's delighted that his son is finally showing some interest in mechanics, but not so amused when the car cries out that it needs help, because it's dying...

{{note|Chronologically, the UK Annual stories "[[State Games]]" and "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" are set during the early events of this issue.}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (10)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (13)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (14)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (16)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (17)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (18)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (19)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (20)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (21)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (22)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (23)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (24)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (27)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (28)
}}
|c2=
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (3)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (5)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (6)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (7)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (8)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (11)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (29)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (30)
*[[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] (31)
*[["O"]] (32)}}

==Quotes==
"We have lived peacefully with the Autobots for eons, slowly, '''secretly''' gathering our strength and pursuing our technology. Now we shall strike at those who have brought the stagnation of peace and plenty to Cybertron. They shall learn the way of conflict... the way of war... the way of Megatron."
: — '''Megatron''', have you thought this through?

"'''Strike! Strike!''' With all the might at our command! Death to the Autobots and the decay they stand for!"
: — '''Megatron''' launches his war

"The Ark and its secrets must never fall into enemy hands, so I plotted an alternate course that would take us on a suicidal heading... directly into the third planet of this system. Farewell, my friend. Though we die, at least our enemies are taken with us."
: — '''Optimus Prime''' pushes the fatal button

"Let us never forget our primary purpose -- to spare this world from the scourge we have unwittingly unleashed upon it!"
: — '''Optimus Prime''''s "we" is more of an "I"

"Bumblebee, come back! We must reconnoiter first!" 
"You can't check the exuberance of youth, Prowl!"
: — '''Prowl''' and '''Hound'''

"I had hoped to Optimus we could avoid this, but... it seems our adversaries have left us little choice. Assume defensive configurations." 
"Now yer talkin' my lingo."
: — '''Prowl''' and '''Brawn'''

"So, '''Starscream''', you strike at me because you think isolation makes me vunerable? You have obviously never flown in the face of my glass-gas gun!" 
"Yarrgh! The gas coats me, making my metal brittle and breakable as glass!"
: — '''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' team up to tell the reader how CJ's special gun works

==Notes==
===Production notes===
[[File:Generic autobots marvel 1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Generic robots use the color schemes of Bumblebee, Trailbreaker, Sunstreaker, Hound, and Optimus Prime; the last of these, in the bottom right, bears a resemblance to Optimus and might be intended to represent a "pre-war" incarnation of him.]]
[[File:Generics marvel 1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Since he's called out in the caption box, it's probably fair to assume that the robot armed with the [[ion blaster]] represents Optimus Prime, albeit miscolored. On his right is a robot using Sideswipe's design, apparently armed with a [[fusion cannon]].]]
*''The Transformers'' was initially conceived as a [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|four-issue limited series]]. At the start of its production, [[character model]]s had not been finalized for the majority of the cast; as such, for the first two issues of the series, the appearances of the Autobots and Decepticons is quite variable, based either on early designs created for the first animated commercials (Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Prowl, Jazz, Megatron, the three Decepticon jets, Soundwave, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw) or on the toys themselves (most evident on characters like Ironhide and Ratchet). The finalized models were ready in time for [[Prisoner of War!|issue #3]], but the early color schemes used in these issues for certain characters—like Optimus Prime's lack of a silver stripe on his torso, Megatron's black helmet, Starscream's blue chest-vents, and the entirely-purple Soundwave—would persist throughout most if not all of the comic's run, in some cases becoming hallmarks of the characters' Marvel appearances.
*In addition to these teething troubles, artist [[Frank Springer]] and colorist [[Nelson Yomtov]] played fast and loose with what robot and technology designs they ''did'' have. Multiples of Optimus Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] are used to represent the "revival drones" that rebuilt the Ark's crew on pages 11-12, while a [[Onebox component]] like that used by Ironhide and Rachet appears mounted to the hull of the Ark, firing on the asteroids, on page 6. Further, a range broad of [[generic]] Transformers appear throughout the issue; some are wholly original (such as the one prominently displayed on the title page that fans would go on to dub "[[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]"), but others use and abuse existing characters' designs and/or color schemes (as seen in the images at right). As the brand was in its infancy at this stage, some of these might have been [[authorial intent|intended]] to represent actual characters, but whether they do so is probably best left [[Personal canon|up to you]].

===Continuity notes===
*As is only natural, some of this issue's early details would be retconned away or simply ignored as the series progressed and expanded its mythology, including the idea of Cybertron as "Saturn-sized," and the idea that the Transformers had "naturally evolved". In particular, this origin would be source of much mockery in the earlier days of online fandom, but modern media went on to dub the idea of spontaneously-evolving mechanical life "[[atechnogenesis]]" and offer it up as one of several possible-but-unverified origins for the Transformers, who ''themselves'' did not know if it was true or not.
* Megatron's plan to turn the planet into a "cosmic dreadnought" would be further explored in the Marvel UK story "[[Legion of the Lost!]]".
*Megatron's statement that "one of our mightiest is missing" plants the seed for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s debut in [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]. This brief mention parallels the character's cameo appearance in cartoon's [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|pilot episode]], which likewise set the stage for his full-fledged appearance in the [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|first regular episode]] of the series proper. Shockwave was among the first, if not ''the'' first, of the second-year toys to be released.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' 18 active
**''Decepticons:'' 10 active; Shockwave missing in action

===Real-life references===
*[[Mount St. Hilary]] is obviously inspired by the 1980 eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]].
*Unlike the contemporaneous cartoon, which was always shy about specifics, the comic immediately lets us know that the action is set in the state of [[Oregon]]. Issues #5 and #7 will later name [[Portland]] as the location of Sparkplug's garage, presumably making it the unnamed city we see here and elsewhere in the next few issues.
*A [[hitchhiker]] compares the sound of a team of Autobots driving down the highway to the [[Indy 500]].
*The Autobots visit a drive-in movie theater, which in the early 80s were still a thing.
*The cover for the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' #2 edition is an homage to the famous cover of EC's [http://www.comics.org/issue/10134/cover/4/ ''Weird Science'' #16]. The [[Martian]]s of ''[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Mars Attacks]]'' were inspired by the same cover.

===Continuity and plotting errors===
*It's said in this issue that the war between the Transformers ''knocked Cybertron out of its orbit'', which sounds...very improbable because of the sheer magnitude of force required for something like that to happen; Cybertron would have likely been completely obliterated before it would've been knocked out of its orbit.
*Numerous [[generic]]s show up aboard the Ark, when per story continuity, it should only have the 18 crew members shown here (plus, according to [[The Last Stand|issue #4]], the future Dinobots, whose characters presumably didn't exist yet in real-life terms). That said, the art on page 12 seems to provide a possible "out" for this by showing what looks to be a huge pile of unrepaired Transformers between behind Optimus and Megatron as they re-awaken.
*Page 10: "The drone swiftly plots its return to the Ark"—it's not clear from context if "it" is the jet scanned by the probe, or the probe itself. Neither makes a lot of sense.
*A solitary reference is made to "Aunty" as the name of the Ark's computer. This was an early name conceived by [[Jim Shooter]] when he wrote the original treatment for the Transformers backstory, at a time when the spaceship itself did not yet have a name. During hand-written re-writes of his treatment, Shooter replaced the name "Aunty" with "The Ark," which came to be treated as the name of the ship itself, with the apparent intent being to make the computer and ship synonymous with one another. Consequently, the inclusion of the outdated "Aunty" name in this issue appears to be in error; it would never be used in the US series again, but did reoccur in [[Raiders of the Last Ark|one early UK-original story]].

===Artwork and technical errors===
Hoo-boy.
[[File:Contentedfools.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*The iconic cover of this issue depicts Optimus Prime in a design that appears to have been based on a reference image in an early [[character model|model sheet]] that was offered on [[eBay]] in 2016<ref name="modelsheets">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/93711-more-unseen-tftm-designs-plus-some-early-colors-and-some-show-design/?p=3191211 Early model sheets] at The Allspark.</ref>, which in turn is based on an early [[prototype]] or mock-up for his original toy's ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor depicted in an early ''Diaclone'' catalog.<ref name="diaclonecatalogs">[http://1501bc.com/pretf/diaclone_catalogs.html Diaclone catalog scans] at 1501bc.com.</ref>
*Page 2: In his very first appearance, parts of Soundwave's backpack, arms and legs are colored red.
[[File:M01 tomaandi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jazz experimented with [[electrum]] before [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|it was cool]].]]
*Page 5: As he and Optimus Prime report to the Autobot Elders, Jazz is colored like Bumblebee. Additionally, he is drawn to be ''extremely'' toy-based, complete with Earthly car parts, right down to having the toy's conjoined uni-feet, and has two missile launchers instead of one.
[[File:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|...[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], is that you?]]
*Page 7:
**Panel 3: As the Decepticons first strike the Ark, Optimus Prime is colored almost entirely red.
**Panel 5: A blue-chested, red-legged Optimus Prime is among the invading Decepticons! In the same panel, Optimus himself is colored entirely red and is missing his chest windows. Prime's thought "Our firepower - no match" is missing its punctuation.
**None of the invading Decepticons resemble the ten Decepticons later shown to compose Megatron's crew.
*Page 8: Prowl is missing his door/wings, though one could retcon this as being his "Cybertronian" body.
*Page 12: The robots undergoing repair don't really correspond to any Transformer known to be present.
*Page 13: Soundwave converts to his tape player form and flies off with the jets! Or starts to, at least—he's not shown in the next panel as the Decepticons flee the volcano.
*In the giant two-page Autobot spread:
**Sideswipe seems to have a made-up or at least off-model head.
**Wheeljack's "ears" are kind of folded up against his head.
**Bluestreak is missing his door/wings and shoulder rockets.
**Gears is a strange alternate model bearing almost no resemblance to his toy or later design.
**Hound, Wheeljack, and Sideswipe are all missing their shoulder launchers.
**Trailbreaker is missing his force field projector.
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Follow your dreams, you can reach your goals; I'm living proof. Beefcake. Beefcake!"]]
*Page 16:
**Panel 1: Bluestreak is colored like Prowl.
**Panel 1: Sideswipe is colored like Sunstreaker.
**Panel 1: Gears seems to have an entirely new, entirely different model.
**Panel 2: Bumblebee suddenly has the toy-based "backing plate" behind his head, whereas before he didn't.
**Panel 3: Not all of the silhouettes correspond to actual characters.
**Panel 4: Sunstreaker's "ears" are misshapen.
*Page 17:
**Panel 5: Sparkplug's "okay" is missing a period at the end.
**Panel 6: Sparkplug is meant to say "learnin'," to parallel the way he drops the g from the end of "readin'" in the first half of his sentence, but the word is written with the g... ''and'' the apostrophe meant to signify its absence.
*Page 19: When an Autobot asks Prowl "why would machines worship moving pictures of strange objects?", Prowl identifies the speaker as Bumblebee, but the art shows the speech bubble emanating from Brawn. It's not clear which is in error.
*Page 22: Starscream's entire cockpit cowling is colored as though it were a canopy.
*Page 23:
**Panel 2: When Ravage confronts him, Hound has ''two'' shoulder launchers.
**Panels 5-6: Soundwave is colored like Megatron as he attacks Prowl and Cliffjumper. His gun is missing its narrow tip, looking more like Megatron's fusion cannon, which is likely what caused the coloring error.
*Page 24: Cliffjumper's arms are colored white as Prowl orders the retreat.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #1:'''
*'''Published:''' [[September 20|20th September]], 1984
*'''Backup strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Byte of the Binary Bug," Part 1)
*'''Other features:''' Spot-the-difference contest to win a Jazz figure; "Robot Round-Up," a two-page text feature looking at modern advancements in robotics
*The letters printed in issue #1 of the UK comic were provided by pupils from Greycourt School (in Ham, near Richmond in South West London) who were visiting the Marvel UK offices. Their visit was written up in a magazine published at the school. The teacher who arranged the visit was Stephen Payne, former president of the [[Doctor Who]] Appreciation Society and soon to be publisher of Visual Imagination Magazines (Starburst & TV Zone).<ref>Extract from Greycourt school 1984 sci fi mag detailing visit to the Marvel UK comics offices that resulted in comments appearing in the letters page of Marvel UK Transformers #1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/48819633@N05/5297859701/</ref>
'''Issue #2:'''
*'''Published:''' [[October 4|4th October]], 1984
*'''Backup strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("Byte of the Binary Bug," Part 2)
*'''Other features:''' "Design a Decepticon" contest to win a Decepticon jet figure, "Robot Round-Up"
*The two-page spread of the Autobots introducing themselves is omitted from the story, with new text captions added to the end of the preceding page and the start of the next to link them together. The spread ''is'' included in the issue, however, repurposed to become a pull-out poster, with the Transformers logo pasted over the two panels in the top-left corner (showing the Decepticons escapsing, and Prowl and Optimus watching them go). The spread would also be printed in this edited form in the [[Transformers Annual 1985|the 1985 annual]]. In a sense, this means the early UK continuity initially lacks an in-story list of the Autobots originally on Earth, making appearances by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] in "[[The Enemy Within!]]" and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] in "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]" a ''weeeee'' bit easier to reconcile.

===Other trivia===
*This mini-series was printed on high-quality [[Mando paper]].
*On [[May 22]], the [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/1cdaf7df610e0376?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about Transformers] is posted by Ted Nolan to net.comics, regarding this issue. Capsule review? "Worst comic of the year."
*The cover price is 75 cents, which would be about $1.80 when adjusted for inflation to 2017 dollars. Comics as an industry are rather notorious for their price increases over and above standard inflation; today, a standard [[IDW Publishing]] ''Transformers'' comic costs $3.99.
*The cover corner box, a staple of Marvel's covers from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, features a [[character model]] of Optimus Prime. A new, more dramatic pose would debut with the first ongoing issue ([[The New Order|issue #5]]).
*The cover banner that promotes this issue as "#1 IN A FOUR ISSUE LIMITED SERIES" would be spoofed for the [[End of the Road! (US)|final issue of the series]] ("#80 IN A FOUR ISSUE LIMITED SERIES"), and again for the [[The War to End All Wars, Part 5|final issue]] of the modern-day sequel ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' ("#100 IN A FOUR ISSUE LIMITED SERIES").
* Other latter-day references to this issue include:
** A loving homage in IDW's ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 Annual]]
** Various parodies and homages to its distinctly surreal cover art including [[:File:TDOOP cvrRIA.jpg|an incentive cover]] of "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", [[:File:RG1_100_cvrB.jpg|Cover B]] of the [[The War to End All Wars, Part 5|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', a convention exclusive cover for [[:File:TAAO1 cvrREB.jpg|''Till All Are One'' #1]], the "cover" for "[[The Inexorable March]]", and a retailer incentive cover [[:File:TFUnicron1 cvrRIC.jpg|to ''Unicron'' #1]].

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #1:''' gigantic Optimus Prime, tiny Starscream, Gears, Laserbeak and the Witwickys, by [[Bill Sienkiewicz]].
*'''UK issue #1:''' Soundwave and Buzzsaw kick Prime's ass, by [[Jerry Paris]].
*'''UK issue #2:''' the Autobots depart the Ark, by [[John Ridgway]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|'''US issue #1''' - First he will crush the planes, then he will crush the giant floating heads.
File:MarvelUK-001.jpg|'''UK issue #1''' - Is Soundwave on [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]]?
File:MarvelUK-002.jpg|'''UK issue #2''' - Is this girl '''that''' into her doll that she didn't see the [[Michael Bay|giant f*cking robots]]?
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Tfcolcom01.jpg|'''''[[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]]'' (UK) #1''' (Marvel UK, 1985)
File:TFUSCollectedComics1StoryBegins.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Collected Comics 1 - The Story Begins...|''Collected Comics'' (US) #1: The Story Begins...]]''' (Marvel US, 1985)
File:FederalSuperSpecial.jpg|'''''The Transformers: A Federal Super Special''''' (Federal Publishing Company, 1985)
File:Complete works 1 cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: The Complete Works Part 1|''The Transformers: The Complete Works'' Part 1]]''' (Marvel UK, 1986)
File:Die tf 01.jpg|'''[[Die Transformer issue 1|''Die Transformer'' #1]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1986)
File:Transformers Digest 01-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 1|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #1]]:''' (Marvel US, 1986)
File:Titan-BeginningsSC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-BeginningsHC.jpg|'''[[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']] hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:MarvelUS-01-25years.jpg|Pack-in with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1 Series|25th Anniversary Optimus Prime]] toy (Hasbro, 2009)
File:Classic Transformers Vol1.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:TF 30thAnniversaryColl.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers 30th Anniversary Collection]]''''' (IDW Publishing, 2013)
File:TF1_100PennyPress.jpg|'''One Hundred Penny Press Edition''' (IDW Publishing, 2014)
File:ClassicComicCollection1.jpg|'''''Transformers: Classic Comic Collection, Vol. 1''''' (Chrirpy Bird, 2015)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v1.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 1: Power Play''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)

</gallery>
====Reprint notes====
*The UK ''Collected Comics'' #1 omits the double-page Autobot roll-call scene, as the original UK printing of the issue did (see [[#UK printing|UK printing]], above).
*''The Complete Works'' reinstates the Autobot roll-call spread, but replaces the two panels in the corner with a single exterior shot of the Ark, re-used from [[Crisis of Command!|UK issue #42]], drawn by [[Geoff Senior]]. Presumably, this had to be done because Marvel UK either damaged or lost the original panels after removing them to edit the page into a poster for their original printing of the issue (again, see [[#UK printing|UK printing]]).

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Soundwave is recolored blue throughout the issue, erasing his standard Marvel purple color scheme, as well as correcting the coloring errors on pages 2 and 23.
*Page 1, panel 5: The blue thighs of the generic red robot (second from the left) are recolored to also be red.
*Page 5: Jazz's colors are corrected as best they can be, changing him from incorrect yellow to white and blue.
*Page 7: Optimus's colors in panels 3 and 5 are largely corrected, though his pelvis remains blue.
*Page 15: Wheeljack is recolored to add a patch of green to his chest.
*Page 22, panel 4 and page 23, panel 1: For these two panels alone, Starscream is recolored into his finalized, predominantly white color scheme, as opposed to the early blue scheme he has in the rest of the issue.
*Page 23-24: For these two pages, Hound's legs are recolored from their standard Marvel solid blue to green with white thighs.

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====US====
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*Marvel bonus certificate
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====UK====

==Footnotes==
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Cover for Transformers Classic Comic Collection: Volume 1
Australian hardback collection of Marvel comics The Transformers issues #1-8
by Chirpy Bird/Hardie Grant Egmont, 2015
https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/transformers-classic-comic-collection_-volume-1-by-transformers/9781760125929

Australia

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Cashie: Falcatron & Torqiue added. Geez, where do they fit in?

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[[File:Whatliesbeneath Australia.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Crikey. Fair dinkum. Too right. G'Don ya, mate. Bonzer. A Dingo ate my baby. Didgeridoo.]]
'''Australia''' is a nation-state on the planet [[Earth]]'s Southern Hemisphere. The world's largest island, the majority of it seems to consist of semi-arid or desert regions known as the [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. The majority of the fauna and flora is unique to the country, and all of it deadly to [[human]]s, most notably the infamous and murderous dropbears.

In [[Unicron Trilogy|some continuities]] at least, the [[Accent|Australian accent]] is supposedly very similar to that of the inhabitants of the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], or vice-versa.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
After the initial [[Decepticon]] threat was repulsed, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] wrote in his journal that "all of the world's governments" were assisting the [[Autobot]]s' attempts to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. This would presumably include Australia. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
{{note|The events of this ''Binaltech'' story take place in a parallel universe that diverges off from the cartoon timeline.}}

Circa [[2008]] in an unnamed Australian city, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] planned an experiment in which he would extract the minds of the city's inhabitants to help him build his own synthetic [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. However, before he could set this plan into motion, the Autobots surrounded him and he faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Nemesis Prime initially gained the upper hand against his Autobot counterpart, but the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]] united with Optimus Prime, who was then easily able to reflect Nemesis Prime's attacks, resulting in the dark clone's destruction. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Headmasters Canberra.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Decepticons built one of their 'Death Towers' under the capital city, [[Canberra]]. [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was left there to watch over it and thereby treated the locals to a show of him kicking [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s skidplate. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}
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=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
The Decepticons built an underwater base off the coast of Australia, their construction efforts causing increased volcanic activity and earthquakes that damaged the city of [[Sydney]], which then drew the attention of the Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]]. While the [[Headmaster Junior]]s performed rescue operations in Sydney, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] and Lightfoot fought against the threat of [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}

===''Energon'' comic===
The West Australian outback was the site of [[Alterenergy]]'s [[Energon|01 Source]] Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation, where both Dr. [[Brian Jones]] and his son [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] worked. The mining drew both a group of protesters including [[Alexis Thi Dang]], as well as a squad of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] searching for [[Energon]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath|What Lies Beneath}}

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===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' film====
Based on her accent, NSA analyst [[Maggie Madsen]] originates from Australia. Why she's working for a foreign government is unknown; maybe she just wants to buy cheaper toys. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====IDW movie comics====
When [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave's]] forces arrived to Earth, Australia was one of the nations targeted by the second wave of Decepticons. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] landed in Oobagooma, deep in the Western Australia outback, to mine the huge deposits of uranium there, which they hoped could be used as a power source to revive [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. However, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] led a [[Ironhide (Movie)|team of]] [[Salvage (Movie)|Autobots]] and [[NEST]] [[Kaminari Ishihara|operatives]] Down Under and destroyed the Decepticons before they could carry out this plan. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Titan movie comics====
When the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] made a landing in the Northern Territory, Optimus Prime and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] were sent to capture him. This took a while, Sideways turning out to be quite the road warrior! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' Annual====
[[NEST Satellite Orion]] detected [[energon]] signatures at [[Olympic Dam]], suggesting that the Decepticons were deploying [[Pillar]]s there. {{storylink|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012}}

====Transformers Are Dangerous====
[[File:Transformers are Dangerous Transformers Go Home.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We don't want their sort round 'ere!]]

After the sacking of [[Chicago]], the Australian parliament held a symbolic meeting in solidarity with America. The Speaker of the Lower House condemned the Transformers as a threat and legislation was already being drafted to criminalise anyone harbouring a dirty robot combatant. Naval yards were reported as ramping up construction. {{storylink|Transformers are Dangerous}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Australia}}
After flying out of [[Tokyo]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] clashed in the high atmosphere before landing in the Australian Outback. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In the 31st century, Australia became part of the global island-based United Kingdom, the only Earth nation to not be overrun by [[Inhumanoid]]/[[Darkling Lord]] conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/12/05}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Power Bots====
[[File:ROTF-toy PowerBots Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Crikey!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Power Bots, 2009)

: [[Power Bots]] Sideswipe has a North Americanised stereotypical Australian accent!

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==Notes==
*Everything costs considerably more in Australia than it does in America, including ''Transformers'' toys, which are usually twice or even thrice as expensive.
*In 1985 Milton Bradley released a set of G1 [[Action Cards]] in Australia. However the set was limited to 100 cards while the U.S. received the full set of 192.
*[[Scott McNeil]], [[Peter Kelamis]], [[Rachael Taylor]], [[Isabel Lucas]], and [[Shane McCarthy]] are all Australian natives who've been involved with the ''Transformers'' franchise. Only Shane still resides there. We'll trade him if we can get Scott McNeil back.
*Australia is also home to [[Madman Entertainment]], who release ''Transformers'' [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]], ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' DVDs to the Aussie and New Zealand markets. They give the Aussies more DVD features than we get, the ''bastards''.
*The first live action movie also premiered Down Under almost a month before it did in the United States.
*For some reason, the first and second waves of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]], ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toylines were available at mass retail in Australia several months before their scheduled release date elsewhere in the world.
*"Transformers are Dangerous" gets the title of Australia's Speaker of the House of Representatives wrong. That's a minor mistake but the bigger one is they're taking a public stance on security/foreign policy in the House: the Speaker in Australia is meant to be impartial and ''not'' do that.
*The characters [[Falcatron]] and [[Torque (FOC)|Torque]] were created in 2012 by Ford Australia and [[High Moon Studios]], as a promotion for the ''[[ Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Australia''' (オーストラリア ''Ōsutoraria'')

==External links==
*{{w|Australia}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Australia}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:Age of Extinction locations]]
[[Category:Continents]]
[[Category:Countries of Earth]]
[[Category:Cybertron locations]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations‎]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]
[[Category:Islands of Earth]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
[[Category:Movie locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]

Reflector (G1)

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Cashie: combined references to the same website

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

Reflector is generally composed of three separate robots—[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]]—who combine into the one single-lens-reflex camera [[alternate mode|altmode]] that is Reflector.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Ken Sansom]] (English; "[[Divide and Conquer]]"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Fire in the Sky")|[[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:MTME1 Reflector camera.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Scale]] in a camera-con? Don't be silly.]]
Reflector was among the warriors who accompanied [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] aboard the Decepticons' [[Nemesis (G1)|space cruiser]] during its assault on the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago. When the Ark crashed on Earth, Reflector was entombed in stasis with the other Transformers and awoke with the other Decepticons on Earth in 1984. Withdrawing from the Ark, the Decepticons immediately set about constructing a temporary base for themselves, and Reflector and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] were assigned to patrol the perimeter. As they surveyed the desert landscape, Reflector expressed his disbelief that the Autobots had also survived the crash. Thundercracker then spotted something off in the distance, and Reflector transformed to camera mode so that Thundercracker could use him to zoom in on the mystery object. Reflector dispensed a Polaroid photograph of the truck that had caught their attention, and Thundercracker reported the intruder to Megatron as a possible Autobot (which it wasn't). {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Anything you need reflected? I (we?) gotcha covered.]]
Reflector later battled the Autobot forces on an offshore oil rig, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} and joined in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. Soon after, numerous Reflector robots were seen pillaging energy all across the world and helping stack [[energon cube]]s in the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Reflector participated in the battle royale with the Autobots shortly before the Decepticons' failed attempt at returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard a new space cruiser. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

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

[[File:DivideandConquer SympatheticDecepticon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, Reflector, want this candy bar? *tosses it to the ground and stomps on it.*]]
Reflector later worked with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] on another attempt to transport energon cubes to Cybertron via the space bridge. In addition to the normal three Reflector robots, a fourth robot sharing their body type was present for this operation, and when Starscream required a pilot for the space bridge vessel, this unfortunate warrior was selected. He begged that he not be chosen, but his words fell on deaf ears as Starscream picked him up and dropped him into the transport craft. Fortunately for this robot, his piloting skills allowed him to traverse the space bridge, and he safely arrived on Cybertron with his energon payload.

{{note|This hapless little guy was scripted to just be a generic Decepticon, but the animators substituted in a Reflector. He was voiced by [[Ken Sansom]], rather than Reflector's normal voice actor, Chris Latta.}}

[[File:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I (we?) see EVERYTHING!]]
A group of Autobots soon arrived to investigate the Decepticon goings-on, but Reflector was quick to act and dazzled them with a blinding flash from his central lens. The Autobots soon got themselves together, though, and Reflector was dispatched when his duplicates were hurled into one another, causing them to recombine into one. Reflector's component selves later took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] and were fired upon by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], but the three robots were confident that the Earth germ couldn't hit all of them at once. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:FireintheSky Reflector formation.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Presenting... the Cirque du So-lame! ok I'll show myself out.]]
Reflector did most of the grunt work when the Decepticons sought to drain the energy of the [[Earth's core]] via a crystal shaft in the Arctic, operating machinery and gathering energon cubes. When their digging unearthed the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], Reflector tried attacking the towering robot by running at him in a sort of cheerleader-pyramid formation, only to be—unsurprisingly—knocked to the ground with a swipe of Skyfire's arm. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

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

When the Decepticons used their space bridge to pull Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit in order to reap the energy released by the natural disasters that would result, Reflector was at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader watched the construction of a hydroelectric energy collector. When an unexpectedly strong tidal wave demolished the structure, Megatron and Reflector escaped aboard a transport ship, though Reflector was given pause to wonder on the fate of the Decepticons' human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Cybertron was soon blasted out of Earth's proximity, but some robots of Reflector's body design were seen on the planet not long after, carrying the wounded Arkeville to a medical bay. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

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

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

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

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

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After a long day at work, the Autobot city sat down for a beer.]]

[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Reflector was amongst the Decepticons who attacked New York City early in their conflict with the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Whip]]. Reflector and Shockwave were charged with manning the device's control as other teams of the Decepticons would go out and attack power plants to retrieve the energy stored within them. The whole plot was foiled when [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], a captive of the Decepticons, managed to reprogram Starscream into blowing up the Omega Whip's controls. Reflector was sent tumbling away from his post. He then followed Megatron into battle, but was forced to flee along with the rest of the Decepticons when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements joined the fray. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The Reflector trio were "one" of fourteen [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlords]] that arose championing the Decepticon cause. His / their legion, the [[Photon]]s, were an endless series of identical Cybertronians apparently patterned after their leader. As the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] began picking off the Decepticon Warlords one at a time, Reflector attended the War Councils with the other Decepticon leaders to discuss strategy. It was Reflector who suggested they pool secrets and information for the greater good of the Decepticon cause. It was also Reflector who assimilated his / their Photons into the ranks of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons after the Warlords gave up their secrets to each other. This merger allowed him / them to avoid certain destruction when [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting suicide bomber to the next council meeting, wiping out all the remaining Warlords besides Megatron. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

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

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
Prior to the Decepticons' departure from Cybertron, at least one member of the Reflector trio attended a presentation from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], where the Decepticon strategist outlined how they would board the ''Ark'' and overpower its crew. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}

After failing in this strike, falling offline on [[Earth]] for eons and awakening once more, [[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]] worked with the [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] to repair their fellow Decepticons. Subsequently, an oddly colored Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. They didn't even get to introduce themselves in [[Introdump|painfully lengthy exposition]]. Alas, Reflector was taken away from us before his prime. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
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===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Reflector. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

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

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

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

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

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

[[File:BrothersBurden Reflector.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Who added Sky-Lynx to our Skype call?!"]]
''A duplicate of'' Reflector remained on Cybertron and worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure; using Soundwave's expertise, Starscream delayed footage of himself as he encroached on Shockwave's monitor womb, within which the Reflector trio were posted. They thus were unable to foresee Starscream sneaking up on them, and he blasted all three 'cons to death. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} ''The true Reflector, on Earth, dismissed this duplicate as an inferior copy.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

{{note|The presence of two Reflectors originally arose as a continuity error, when the ''Annihilation'' novel depicted Reflector on Earth while the concurrently published comics showed him to be on Cybertron. Like a couple of other errors in the novels, this was paved over in the third book, ''Fusion'', with the true, Earth-bound Reflector making the above "inferior copy" remark. Coincidentally, the situation echoes the body-duplication theme seen in the Generation 1 cartoon, discussed above, but regardless, what happened to the so-called true Reflector after ''The Transformers Trilogy'' remains a mystery.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|{{w|Kool-Aid Man|"Oh Yeah!"}}]]
The three Reflector components were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming, and the angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to teach the fleshlings a thing or two about messing with their heads. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Reflector was then ordered by Megatron to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

[[File:ArtofWar4 Reflector message.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|30th anniversary Viewfinder, Spyglass and Spectrum Gold Edition! Buy Now! (''while stocks last'')]]
In a dark alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, three black Reflectors guarded human slaves imprisoned near a factory, but were killed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Tomax and Xamot]]. As this future was also full of multiple [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon swarms]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage packs]], it is possible these Reflectors were some sort of [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, the Reflector trio were charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. Reflector came under attack by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] during the negotiation, but Viewfinder managed to continue the transmission despite being injured. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Spectro and Spyglass were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
All three Reflector units (speaking entirely in unison), eventually joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on [[Earth]], and helped defeat the Autobots there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Following this victory, the Reflector trio help destroy [[New York City]] along with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Spectro and Spyglass enjoyed "playing games" with the city's fleshy inhabitants, but were disappointed about how easily they came apart. Viewfinder preferred to brood by himself, while still echoing the other two's dialogue. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Reflector stayed with Megatron when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] rebelled against his leader {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}, and fought back against the Autobots when they returned to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticons were ultimately defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Viewfinder and Spectro left the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|All Hail Megatron #13}} Spyglass was left behind, however, and was still trying to get off the planet two years later. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

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

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

====''Timelines''====
[[File:BotCon2016 Reflector CardArt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0|Yeah! Punch that card user!]]
After the apparent death of Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass sought out [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to stabilize them for individualized life. However, when Viewfinder's body was recovered from LV-117, it was discovered that exposure to [[Ore-1]] would allow his spark to be reignited, and thus Reflector was reborn from this process. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Reflector profile card}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong Solar Cycle.]]
The Reflector trio were three of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. They helped overlook the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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

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

Reflector was dispatched to [[Primax 905.0 Beta|universal stream 905.0 Beta]] to search for the source of a new dimensional flux of previously unheard type. In their Pretender guises, the trio tracked the source of the disruption to the [[Otsuka Museum of Art]], and found that it was a strange tablet. Reflector was about to make off with the tablet when he was accosted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and his components promptly dropped their Pretender forms to battle the little Autobot. Unfortunately for Reflector, he was no match for the unearthly powers of an Alternity: Bumblebee snatched the tablet away, and with a snap of his fingers, reduced Reflector to a nearly two-dimensional state. From across the dimensions, Megatron saw his minions collapse like paper, and lashed out with his tesseractal swords, destroying the museum and the tablet, and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector was long gone. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]] heads to an extraction site where his Medi-bots will meet him, Brake-Neck is compromised by Smokescreen, and Reflector steals the Core and tries to take off with it. First Aid intervenes, and... unexpectedly, Spectro drops the Nova Core into... water, of all things. The Core enters critical mode, and First Aid convinces Reflector to help him shield the energy as the Nova Core melts down. The Nova Core fades, and Viewfinder only asks that the Autobot not tell Megatron about what just happened. Then Viewfinder gets hit by Brake-Neck's bullet. Reflector is tellingly pissed. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

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

While Swindle was having a sale with Luca, Reflector eavesdrops on the two, and learns Luca has a "plan" for Starscream involving a box. Naturally, Reflector goes to tattle on Starscream about the ploy. Starscream destroys the box, much to Swindle's chagrin. Apparently it wasn't a trap, but in fact a gift for Starscream's Inception Day! - Cybertron-21, a high-fidelity holographic battlefield simulator. Starscream was shocked he had just destroyed a game (in mint condition). Reflector thinks that it was a bad call to have done that, and they decide to go back to blackmailing people.

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

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:reflector Reflector at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===The Transformers===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|We three kings of orient are... Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
*'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, [[1986]]/[[1987]]; wide release in Japan, [[1985]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens.
:Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. However, [[Hasbro]] delayed selling him in the U.S. until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Oddly, this came just as the character was being fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

:Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera: Viewfinder as the central component with the lens, Spectro as the right-side component with the shutter button, and Spyglass as the left-side component with the flash. It includes a telephoto lens and old-style flashcube that doubles as a missile launcher, but of course, the Hasbro version has the spring-loaded mechanism neutered [[for safety reasons]]. Undocumented in the instructions is that the telephoto lens is supposed to fit onto Viewfinder's gun to reduce kibble.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on (part of) Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More info on yet another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-SkrapnelReflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Didn't there used to be two more of you, you?"]]
*'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" comes with Reflector, a smaller robot based on [[Viewfinder]]'s [[package art]]. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5 mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode. The only way Reflector's camera mode can be held right-side-up is loosely by the unfolded robot arms–the 5mm post is on top of the camera, and is sculpted to resemble a camera's flashcube.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenReflector/reflector.htm More information on ''Generations'' Reflector at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|BotCon2016}}

====Combiner Wars====
*'''Reflector''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The only camera here is a dash-cam.]]
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's existing alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple unofficial attempts. The links below are listed in order of increasing structural integrity.

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

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

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3204916 Robowang's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3209858 NightViper's instructions]
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Deluxe-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Have fun finding three of me!]]
*'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 23]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' blaster/tripod part, shield/lens part, 'chest module'
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' '''Refraktor''' (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a 'chest module' which presumably allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref name=seibertron>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft",<ref name=seibertron /> purchasing three and combining them will allow them to form the classic camera mode. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively.
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===Masterpiece===
{{anchor|MasterpieceGoldMegsReflector}}
[[File:MP-05G-Reflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Doesn't split into three figures, doesn't transform, doesn't take photos]]
*'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-05G'''
**''Accessories:'' None
: A non-transforming Reflector comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MasterpieceGoldMegs|MP-05G Megatron]], the Hasbro Asia gold-chrome redeco of the MP-5 mold Megatron.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel reflector.jpg|thumb|Sweet and observant, like a mother. Who takes pictures of your every action.]]
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
:A small soft-rubber figurine of Reflector (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based specifically on the Viewfinder toy, the figure was available in multiple colors and came packaged with a piece of chocolate-covered caramel.
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===Transformers Gum===
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, missile, telephoto lens
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Reflector toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[File:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|thumb|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Reflector was among the larger ''keshigomu'' developed by Takara, molded from soft purple rubber and initially sold in a multi-pack with twenty-one other Decepticon figurines. The figure, based on Reflector's animation model (unlike the earlier ''Caramel'' figure), features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Reflector's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, for use in the various simple games that could be played with the figures. Reflector was later available in a peach coloration as part of various other multi-packs.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Reflector/reflector.htm More information on Reflector at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:PreReflector.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Say "Cheese" and die.]]
*Reflector was originally the "Camera Robo" from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' sub-series of the ''[[Microman|New Microman]]'' line. The only noteworthy difference between the two releases, besides the whole missile-launcher-neuter-in-the-United-States thing, is that the ''Microman'' release has "MICROX" emblazoned on the center unit's decals instead of "REFLECTOR".
*Not so surprisingly, the Camera Robo was first designed as a single unit. Apparently, the primary designer of the final toy, and possibly this initial design, was mecha designer [[Shinji Aramaki]], who designed the robots for ''{{w|Megazone 23}}'' and ''{{w|Genesis Climber Mospeada}}''.
*Reflector's role early in the cartoon makes it seem likely his toy was originally planned for inclusion in the initial 1984 line, a theory supported by the inclusion of a Hasbro product code consistent with the other 1984 toys in [[Teletraan I]]'s files on the Decepticons in "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Why Hasbro decided not to release it until so late in the game is unknown, as is the reason they later reversed that decision to make it a viable mail-away. In accordance with Hasbro's decision not to release the figure, the [[Production bible|series story bible]] specifically discouraged writers from use of the character after season one ended.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#043 Reflector's page in the series bible]</ref> Indeed, following "City of Steel", Reflector is never called for by an episode script again, and appears only in group shots of the Decepticons at the animators' discretion.
*At the script stage, Reflector was intended to be a singular robot who possessed the ability to split into three duplicates, identical save for the lens aperture in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode, who all act with the same mind and talk in unison, with the same voice. This ability was never shown on-screen, having apparently been consciously erased from the series: it was displayed in deleted scenes from "[[Divide and Conquer]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and "[[War of the Dinobots]]". However, "Divide and Conquer" ''did'' show the three robots ''re-combining'', as the three components collide with one another and disappear until only one is left. Reflector was usually just seen in his triplicate state most of the time, but on rare occasions, he would appear as a single robot. His character model was also sometimes used for [[generic]] Decepticon troops.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, and in true anime fashion, Reflector announces the name of his special attack every time he uses it: "Flash Beam!"
*At [[BotCon 2010]], it was announced at the Hasbro design panel<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> that Reflector was being considered as the redeco for the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] toy, using a built-in [[retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate "pretool" head]] for the sculpt that was designed to look like Perceptor's toy head (which does bear a passing resemblance to Viewfinder). Hasbro [[unreleased toy|did not follow through with this plan]], whereas TakaraTomy later used it for the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Magnificus (G1)#Generations|Magnificus]] toy.

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

==References==
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[[Category:Alternity Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Six-Gun

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Cashie: Link to Metroplex in toy info; cleanup of other links

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:''Six-Gun is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Six-Gun.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Careful where you're pointing that, it might go off!]]
The name '''Six-Gun''' (also '''Sixgun''') isn't just metaphoric; this Autobot soldier is literally a walking, talking mass of weaponry. Six-Gun is one of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s autonomous troops, and is composed of six of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s guns. Along with [[Scamper]] and [[Slammer]], he helps patrol and defend Metroplex's interior and periphery. Like his partners, he is mentally linked to Metroplex, and shares a similar personality. Perhaps befitting a living artillery battery, Six-Gun tends to be a bit more blustery and belligerent than his teammates.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Maurice LaMarche]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Michael Rüth]] (German)}}

[[Image:SixGunCartoon1.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Darn tootin'!]]
Six-Gun was part of Metroplex's investigation into the disappearance of [[Fort Knox]] after "[[dinosaur transform static]]" was found at the scene of the crime. When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] objected to being grouped together with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Six-Gun pointed out that he had [[dinosaur transform static|dinosaur electron]]s inside of him. However, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] revealed that the [[energon cube]]s found at Fort Knox were made of a [[Decepticon]] formula, and Six-Gun realized that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] must have been the real culprit. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}
{{-}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
[[Image:TheTransformersManga3_SixGun.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You can't outgun a bot ''made'' of guns!]]
After an attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], things were looking pretty bad for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and ''especially'' bad for all the [[Autobot]]s and [[human]]s inside him. With [[Scamper]] having been dispatched and [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] prepared to deliver the finishing blow with the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt tank]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] at last ordered Six-Gun into action.

Despite being made ''entirely out of guns'', Six-Gun chose to resolve the issue by punching Full-Tilt in the face. He then proceeded to commandeer the Brunt tank and blast Trypticon with it. With Trypticon's controls being destroyed, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ordered the [[Decepticon]]s to retreat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

====Wars manga====
Six-Gun was stationed at [[Metrobase]] in [[Earth]] orbit at some point after [[2035]]. When [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] plowed through Metrobase to attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Six-Gun alerted his comrades at the city of what happened to Metrobase. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When Metroplex was rebuilt in a new body, Six-Gun took on a new form known as "Six-Guns", losing his robot mode in exchange for becoming two gigantic cannons that could fly and operate freely of Metroplex. Six-Guns helped Metroplex defeat Metrotitan for good, then came with him to the [[Legends World]] where he and Metroplex's other components assured him they'd always be together. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Six-Gun Kreon.JPG|thumb|left]]

Six-Gun was at the newly constructed Autobot base, Metroplex. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Six-Gun toy.jpg|upright=0.83|thumb|Why doesn't anyone wanna give me a high-five? I ain't gonna fire.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''

: Six-Gun only came with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], as he was composed of both of Metroplex's larger guns (forming the legs), both smaller guns (forming the arms), a tower (forming the body), and a tower top piece (forming the chestplate). An additional gun can be plugged in a peghole on his arm. This leaves Metroplex underarmed, and Six-Gun a bit overkill. Of course, the combination doesn't obstruct the rifles' pegs, meaning he can be used as a colossal super-gun.

:Six-Gun was later [[redeco]]ed into [[Metroshot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Six-Gun/six-gun.htm More information on Six-Gun at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Generations===
[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-SixGun.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a pair of hands!]]
*'''Autobot Sixgun''' (Deluxe Weaponizer, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S22'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SG-18'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "W-5 Gyro Blasters," "MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher," "MTX-50 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher," 2 "MTX-LR Ion-Pulse Blasters," and 2 "MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannons" (combine to form Sixgun)
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' "Autobot Sixgun" is a new mold that transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-transformers-siege-prowl-sixgun-and-pteraxadon/42332/</ref>. As a [[Weaponizer]], he can also be taken apart and converted into weapons and armor that can be attached to other figures that use the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. The toy's transformation consists mostly of taking it apart and attaching the pieces in a different configuration. Like [[Cog (G1)#Generations|Cog]] and [[Brunt (G1)#Generations|Brunt]], Sixgun's parts can connect to the various [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes on his partner, [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Metroplex]].

:Although officially described as transforming into a Cybertronian tank, Sixgun's alternate mode is more akin to an aircraft. Like Cog from the same line, his alternate mode can seperate into two seperate halves, although only the part formed from his upper body appears to be a functional vehicle, while the bottom half appears immobile.

:There have been reports that many Six-Guns come with toe parts attached on the wrong feet. If the toes are pushed out of position when collapsing them down, they can be popped off and reapplied to the correct feet, allowing them to collapse properly.

:The detacheable tips of Sixgun's back-mounted weapons were also used for ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' Sideswipe's [[Gyro gun|Gyro blaster]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Six-Gun presents some very big [[scale]] problems. Most portrayals of Metroplex show him as hundreds or even thousands of feet tall. Accordingly, Six-Gun—composed of weapons that are scaled for Metroplex's use—should be pretty gargantuan himself, but he's shown as a normal-sized Transformer. No fiction has ever attempted to reconcile this oddity.
*Like most comic-original Kreons, ''Kre-O'' Six-Gun is made up of existing Kreon parts. He wears [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]]'s helmet, [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]]'s twin cannon backpack, and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]'s clip-on arm guns.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Six-Gun''' (シックスガン ''Shikkusugan''), '''Six-Guns''' (シックスガンズ ''Shikkusuganzu'')
*''French:'' '''Sextuplo''' (Canada)
*''Russian:'' '''Shestizaryadnik''' (Шестизарядник, "Sixshot")

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Autobot Master Warrior

2019-01-27T21:52:26Z

Cashie: added twitter links for concept art

{{factions|autobot}}
:''The Autobot Master Warriors are a team of [[Autobot]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Headmasterteens.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Oh WAAAARRRRIORS, come out to PLAAAAY-AAAAAY!]]

The '''Autobot Master Warriors''' (サイバトロンマスター戦士 ''Cybertron Master Senshi''), also known as the '''Headmaster Teens''' (ヘッドマスターティーンズ ''Heddomasutā Tīnzu''), are a group of young [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronians]] living on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], training to become fully fledged [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. The team includes:

*[[Kirk]]
*[[Rodney]]
*[[Loafer]]
*[[Lione]]
*[[Toraizer]]
*[[Shuffler]]

''(From left to right, as seen in the picture.)''

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
Millions of years ago, during the Cybertronian civil wars, many groups of Autobots evacuated the planet to escape the conflict. One particular group of diminutive young robots who had yet to even master the art of transformation crash-landed on the planet Master, where the hazardous environment claimed the lives of many of their number. To cope with the planet’s dangers, the survivors built larger, lifeless bodies called [[Transtector]]s, and the most skilled and powerful among them underwent rigorous training in order to perfect transformation and connect to them as heads, becoming Headmasters. When six of their number turned against the rest and sided with the [[Decepticon]]s, the five remaining Autobot Headmasters left Master and pursued them back to Cybertron. With their departure, more of the remaining young Autobots began their own training in hopes of accomplishing transformation and becoming Headmasters – these were the Headmasters Warriors.

Some time later, when the Decepticon Headmasters returned to Master, the Master Warriors assembled a resistance force under the command of Kirk to combat them. They met with little success, though the side looked set to change with the return of the Autobot Headmasters to the planet. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] put a plan together with Kirk to lure the Decepticons into the cloudy confines of a nearby mountain range, but the scheme backfired when the location only served to give the Decepticons an advantage as they used the clouds for cover. During the fight, Kirk’s jet craft was shot down, but he survived to exchange apologies with Chromedome for their reckless leap into the battle. The Decepticon victory in the battle proved to the villains that they were now strong enough to return to Earth, however, leaving the Master Warriors to recover from the damage inflicted to the planet.

===''Super-God Masterforce Master File''===
When the Decepticons were later defeated on Earth and forced back into space, the nature of the war changed. The advanced technology of planet Master formed the backbone for this new conflict, and, having returned to Master, Chromedome and the other Autobot Headmasters took it upon themselves to train the Master Warriors in the use of their powers. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Lione, Toraizer, and Shuffler were deployed to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] alongside the [[Monsterbot]]s to help the [[Beastformer]]s in their war against the [[Laser Beast]]s. However, the Laser Beast leader [[Tigerburn]] used the power of the [[Three Wise Ones]] on them, forcibly merging them with himself, [[Scopecougar]], and [[Skullgrotes]]. {{storylink|LG51 Doublecross Prologue}} Tigerburn used Lione's power for himself until exposed to water from the [[Well of Transformation]], which allowed Lione's consciousness to overpower his and separate them. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}} Following this, the same water was used to free Toraizer and Shuffler as well. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

==Toys==
The six Master Warrior figures were available exclusively in Japan, packaged individually in teeny little boxes. Each of them transforms into a head, which can connect to any of the large Headmaster figures’ bodies. They command immense sums of money on the secondary market.

What go for even ''more'' ludicrous sums of money are the super-rare, entirely white versions of the figures. These were only available as part of the "[[Throttlebot]] Promotional Sales Campaign", where a bagged all-white Headmaster was given away with the purchase of any Throttlebot at select Japanese retailers (sadly, we do not know which retailers these were).

Almost 30 years later, the Headmaster-centric [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] toyline would redo a couple of these characters in the ''Titan Master'' class; similar in concept in that the class is simply a Headmaster figure bundled with an interactive transforming vehicle or beast.

==Notes==
*Among the Master Warrior concepts that didn't make it to final stages were a cobra, rhino, bull, and <s>mermaid</s> {{w|dugong}}. Not kidding!<ref>Concept art for these (and many other) designs appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Ark II]]''. It's pretty awesome!</ref><ref>Unused concept art for posted to Twitter by Mi Akatsuki in November 2018
* https://twitter.com/miiakira2017/status/1066539787111133184
* https://twitter.com/miiakira2017/status/1066540964284555265</ref>
**Almost 30 years later, the ''Titans Return'' line would revive the rhino-former's design as an inspiration for the ''Titans Return'' incarnation of [[Ramhorn (G1)#Titans Return|Ramhorn]] (and by extension, the ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' incarnation of [[Clouder#Legends|Clouder]]). [[Toxin]] is based on [[IP infringing item|a fanmade figure]] created for TFCon and based on the design of the cobra.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters subgroups]]

Volcanicus (POTP)

2018-12-23T00:09:40Z

Cashie: /* Generations */ Tianmao is usually written as T-Mall for English and URL purposes

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the character|the eponymous episode|Volcanicus (episode)}}
{{disambig2|the combiner made up of the Autobot Dinobots|the similarly-named combiner made up of Decepticon dinosaurs|Volcanicon}}
:''Volcanicus is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Earth Wars Volcanicus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|But whither [[Slash (Generations)|Slash]]?]]

'''Volcanicus''' is the fearsome combination of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] that was 65 million years in the making, and is now ready to deliver the [[Decepticon]]s a world of pain.

He comprises:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (torso)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (left arm)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (right arm)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (left leg)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (right leg)

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Volcanicus-punches-Windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Let's fossilize 'em!]]
The Dinobots attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his team in [[Primal Swamp]], believing the Decepticon leader to be behind the recent apocalyptic threat. When all five were forced to the ground, the Dinobots formed Volcanicus to turn the tide of the battle. {{storylink|The Swamp}} He tussled with the others for a while, being pretty much untouchable, until he was knocked off guard by a surprise attack from the arriving [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} He quickly recovered from this and began chasing Predaking, who himself was chasing the others. They both finally stopped their assault as they witnessed Megatron enter a mysterious dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}} As they waited for Megatron to re-emerge, he started another fight with Predaking, but was knocked to the ground and got stuck in an energon pool. Unable to get back up, Volcanicus split back into the Dinobots to free himself. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} A later attack on the Dinobots by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and the [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]-possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] led to the death of Sludge, consequently resulting in the loss of the ability to form Volcanicus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Volcanicus EarthWars SurvivaloftheFittest.jpg|thumb|300px|'Monster' is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.]]

After Snarl returned from Nebulos and retrieved the plans for the Quintesson Hive Matrix, he stated that the Dinobots would soon be one. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Mission Accomplished}}

Grimlock wanted to form his combined form almost immediately, so he got help from Jetfire to open the Enigma vault and got his hands on the Enigma. But Swoop noticed a cerebro-shell in the back of Jetfire's head! Trying to form Volcanicus, Grimock ordered the Dinobots to combine, but nothing happened. As it turned out, the Dinobots didn't know ''how'' to work the Enigma. Soon, Bruticus and Superion arrived on the scene, and the two duked it out while Grimlock desperately tried to figure out how to use the Enigma.

Learning of the Dinobots' actions, Optimus activated the Enigma, creating Volcanicus and Predaking in the process! Springer retreived the Enigma, but the Dinobots and Predacons had unfinished business, so they settled on finishing the score later, in their new combined forms.

*'''Lowest Star Rating''': Requires 3 star or higher bots to combine. You can sub in 5 star bots if you have them available.
*'''Class:''' Combiner
*'''Weapons''': Volcanicus is surprisingly versatile being the Dinobot Combiner. He attacks by jumping onto things and smashing them with his fists or his sword. He also can use Slug's natural flamethrower ability to set a large area on fire. Volcanicus can also use his sword to send up a beam that rains down as Meteors to heavily damage an area.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Energo-Sword''' - Jump and strike with the Energo-Sword! Deals massive damage to the target and anything directly behind it.
**'''Fire And Brimstone''' - Set a wide area on fire dealing an average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.
**'''Extinction''' - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:PotPtoy-Volcanicus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Beast (G1)|K ...I ...L ...L]]]]
*'''Dinobot Grimlock''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
*'''Dinobot Snarl''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
*'''Dinobot Sludge''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
*'''Dinobot Swoop''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
:Part of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', Volcanicus is formed from Voyager Class Dinobot Grimlock and the four Deluxe Class Dinobots. ([[Slash (Generations)#Toys|Slash]] isn't officially part of the combiner, but it can be done [[Fan mode|if you're particularly creative]].)

:As a ''[[Combiner#TermsForCombiners|Scramble City]]''-style combiner, Volcanicus can also utilize any ''Combiner Wars''-style Deluxe as a limb. His [[Enigma of Combination]] is dubbed the '''Dinobot Enigma''', and can be installed within Grimlock's dino-head's mouth on Volcanicus' chest, or it can also be stored in any of the fists or feet (and by extension, so can a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]], [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]). The two extraneous hands can be used to either bulk up the lower torso or peg into the backs of the feet for additional stability.

:Due to his very wide shoulders and top-heavy design, Volcanicus is very prone to leaning forward, though not enough to topple over thanks to his long feet. His hips are also formed from Grimlock's thighs with no means of securing them in place, which can lead to some crouching poses collapsing under the weight of his upper body.

:In China, Volcanicus was released in a box set as an exclusive for Hasbro China's T-Mall site. The box set also came with a Volcanicus-themed notepad.<ref>https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=559183834163&skuId=3853426938808</ref>
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Volcanicus's sword in ''Earth Wars'' is based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]. The ''Power of the Primes'' toy does not include this sword, but feel free to take it from the earlier toy...if you want Volcanicus to have a tiny dinner party knife for serving cheese!
*Oddly enough, the ''Earth Wars'' design, [[New York Comic Con|NYCC]] 2017 prototype, packaging art, and ''Power of the Primes'' cartoon depict Volcanicus with Sludge's head facing down, but the instructions show his head pointing upwards. Similarly, Slug's head points outwards in ''Earth Wars'' and the packaging art, but upwards in the cartoon and on the toy itself.
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the 1990 Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called a vision of things to come, the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddo Gaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Volcanicus''' (ボルカニカス ''Borukanikasu'')

==See also==
*[[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]

Angela Bassett

2018-12-16T08:33:03Z

Cashie:

[[File:AngelaBassett.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hey auntie.]]

'''Angela Bassett''' (born [[August 16]], [[1958]]) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tina Turner in the biopic ''What's Love Got to Do With It'', a role which nabbed her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 1993. Alongside Turner, Bassett has played numerous other biographical film roles such as Betty Shabazz, Katherine Jackson, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Voletta Wallace. In the realm of fictional characters, Bassett has played Queen Ramonda in ''Black Panther'', and several roles in ''American Horror Story''.
==Roles==
===''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''===
* [[Shatter]]<ref>[http://ew.com/movies/2018/07/13/bumblebee-decepticon-trackers-first-look/ First Look: Bumblebee unveils two new Decepticon muscle cars]</ref>

===External links===
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000291/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Angela Bassett] on ''IMDb''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT: Bassett, Angela}}
[[Category:DreamWorks]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Magdalene Visaggio

2018-12-02T23:29:53Z

Cashie: stub article adapted from IDW Hasbro wiki

'''Magdalene "Mags" Visaggio''' is an American comic book writer. Her debut mini series ''Kim & Kim'' earned her critical acclaim. Visaggio followed up her early success with a several more miniseries and one-shot stories written for publishers such as Marvel and DC. Among these projects was the ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' miniseries for [[IDW Publishing]], reviving the long dormant ''[[Visionaries]]'' franchise.

==Writer==
*''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]''
*"{{i|A World and a Future}}"

==External links==
*{{i|Magdalene Visaggio}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*[https://twitter.com/MagsVisaggs Visaggio's Twitter]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Visaggio, Magdalene}}
[[Category:Writers]]

File:MTMTE48 skids and rung.jpg

2018-11-17T07:35:48Z

Cashie: Clearly this is Sakamoto's art!

{{IDWG1interior
|description=[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] is amused by [[Rung (G1)|Rung's]] collection.
{{art|script=[[James Roberts]]|pencils=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]|colors=[[Joana Lafuente]]|letters=[[Tom B. Long]]}}
|series=mtmte
|issueno=48
|storytitle=Speak, Memory: Part 1
|year=15}}
[[Category:Images by Hayato Sakamoto]]
[[Category:Images by Joana Lafuente]]

Thomas Deer

2018-11-03T02:06:21Z

Cashie: /* External links */

{{disambig3|Thomas}}
'''Thomas Deer''' (born [[May 28]], [[1976]]) is a Canadian colorist for various projects by [[Fun Publications]] and [[IDW Publishing]]. He got into the comic industry when he won second prize in a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] contest to redesign a comic character. He underwent training at Dreamwave, but the company declared bankruptcy before he had any work published by them. Soon after he was offered work by Fun Publications and has been a freelance colorist ever since. He also works as a graphic artist and cultural liaison at the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center.

==Coloring work==
===Fun Publications===
[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Makes the things pretties.]]
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
*"[[The Razor's Edge]]"
*"[[I, Lowtech]]" preview
*"[[Cheap Shots]]" (Deer also penciled the cover)
*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (with [[Josh Perez]])
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]] (cover)
*"[[Generation 2: Redux]]" (cover)
*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 2|#2]]-[[The Coming Storm: Part 6|#6]]
*"[[The Stunti-Con Job]]" (with [[Jesse Wittenrich]])
*''[[A Flash Forward (story arc)|A Flash Forward]]''
*"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" (with Josh Perez and Jesse Wittenrich)
*''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''

===IDW Publishing===
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]''
*[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Beast Hunters issue 4|#4]] (additional colors)
*"[[Full of Fire!]]"
*''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'' (vol. 2) [[All That Remains|#3]] (with [[Yamaishi]]), [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|#4]], [[Race Against the Light|#5]], [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]], [[The Will of the Few|#7]] (with [[John-Paul Bove]])
*''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]:'' "[[Choose Me]]"
*"[[Ghost Stories]]" (with [[Josh Perez]] and [[John-Paul Bove]])
*''[[Unification Day: Dawn|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]''

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/teyowisonte Teiowí:sonte Thomas Deer's Twitter]
* [http://teyowisonte.deviantart.com/ Thomas Deer's deviantART page]
* [http://joeshusterawards.com/2009/01/28/creator-spotlight-thomas-deer-teyowisonte/ Interview with Thomas Deer]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deer, Thomas}}
[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

2018-10-12T11:00:47Z

Cashie: reference section

[[File:OP-4-UKPrimeMinister.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
The '''Prime Minister of the United Kingdom''' is the leader of the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
For Ian Noble's role in uncovering a plot by [[Doctor X]], the Prime Minister pressured [[Action Man Programme]] Director [[Pauline Bestley]] to make Noble the next [[Action Man]] over Bestley's choice of [[Terrence Salmons]]. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty|Action Man's profile in Revolution #2}}

{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} {{storylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}

===''The Last Knight'' film===
:''Actor:'' [[Mark Dexter]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}}}

==Notes==
*The Prime Minister featured in IDW continuity under [[John Barber]]'s pen may be modeled on '''{{w|David Cameron}}''' and the Prime Minister in ''The Last Knight'' has a passing resemblance to him as well. Cameron was the incumbent PM when ''Action Man'' was published but recently replaced before ''The Last Knight'' started filming.
*Speaking of Cameron, in 2009, then-PM {{w|Gordon Brown}} made a public appeal for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to come and solve the country's problems, to which Cameron's Conservative Party responded Brown had "more in common with the Decepticons".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/4208838/Browns-hero-is-Transformer-Optimus-Prime.html Daily Telegraph report]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
{{GBwiki|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom}}

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Rhinox (BW)

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:''Rhinox is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Rhinoxbw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I will usher in a new age of technological perfecti — er, I mean, yay, pretty flowers."]]
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was on the mark when he said that '''Rhinox''' was the best of them. He's a Renaissance Bot. Intelligent, massive, strong, and stalwart, there are few Maximals one could depend on more. Rhinox is of a rare breed — he's incredibly tech savvy, but mystically-inclined... without coming off as a burnt-out technohippie. He's quick and decisive in a crisis, with spectacular results, but is slow and steady. He loves to sniff the flowers. A behind-the-scenes charismatic and an on-his-feet strategist, he could lead the Maximals if he wanted to, but he doesn't.

If he sounds too good to be true, it's because he just might be. At times he can be borderline obsessive and single-minded, but his strong moral center keeps it from getting out of hand. The Maximals are glad for that, because if he ever lost his ethical restraint, woe be to them. No, woe be to the ''galaxy''.

Still, you can't help but love a bot who can fight Megatron to a standstill without breaking a sweat yet would rather take a nap in a patch of daisies. Rhinox considers [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to be his best friend, though he also has a close friendship with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He appears to have some "older sibling/parental" emotions toward [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] due to his role in bringing her online.

Rhinox's only weapons—besides his intimidating strength and brilliant mind—are his twin chainguns, affectionately named "[[Machine gun|Chainguns of Doom]]" by the fans.

Rhinox's core was an integral part of the evil [[Vehicon general]] [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]].

{{bigquote|Make a device to extract molecular structure from an alien probe... man, I gotta be a miracle worker!|Rhinox|"[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Rhinox was a territorial warrior who stampeded his way through the jungle whenever Predacons drew near, crushing everything in his path. Although he was known to be courageous and cunning, what mades him stand out from other warriors was that he had never been injured. EVER. Even though he had never backed down from a fight, his triple-thick, steel-plated skin protected him from all harm, even double-barreled laser cannons (which were presumably very powerful weapons). {{storylink|Rhinox (BW)#Toys|Rhinox bio}}

Following the [[quantum surge]], Rhinox found himself in a new Transmetal body, and couldn't be happier; thanks to his new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], his new body is a lot faster then his previous one. One of his new battle moves involves pulling off wheelies on the battlefield. Furthermore, the semi-organic nature of his [[robot mode]] granted him additional fluidity and skill in combat.{{storylink|Rhinox (BW)#TM1|Transmetal Rhinox Bio}}

While collecting the exploded spark of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], Rhinox became a [[Transmetal|Metals]] as well. His knowledge and inner serenity were still intact. {{storylink|#TM1|Metals Rhinox bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Guang]] (Chinese), [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian, 2nd dub), [[Felipe di Nardo]] (Portuguese), [[Hervé Joly]] (French), [[Maurizio Trombini]] (Italian), [[Gerhard Marcel]] (German), [[Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Vicente Gisbert]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Byeong-sig Lee]] (Korean)}}
[[File:BeastWarsPt1 Primal and Rattrap ride Rhinox.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Right, I've changed my mind: Optimus, become a damn truck."]]

Rhinox was a crewmember of the exploration ship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' when captain [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] got word that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and a [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] with [[transwarp]] capabilities. The ''Axalon'' was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so Rhinox's ship was sent to engage them. After following the Predacons through a transwarp portal and appearing above a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged in the ensuing space battle, and before both ships crashed into the planet's surface below, the [[stasis pod]]s carrying the rest of Rhinox's crew were ejected into orbit.

The planet was rich with [[energon]]—so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies, so the Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures. Rhinox took the form of a rhinoceros. He soon took part in a rescue mission to retrieve [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] after the young Maximal ran into the Predacons, and forced [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to give Primal cover. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

During Optimus's battle with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], Rhinox pulled the pair to safety after they almost plunged off a ledge. The Maximals subsequently were forced to tail the Predacons, and when Dinobot almost accidentally slagged Rhinox, it caused the ex-Predacon and Rattrap to come to blows. The two factions eventually reached the mountain topped with energon and fought over it while in their [[beast mode]]s, until Megatron ended up destroying it. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWeb Rhinox closeup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Bah, stuck in the base ''again''! To get more scenes, I need some sort of ''weapon''... a really ''impressive'' one...]]
Being the handyman of the crew, Rhinox quickly developed a new comlink to overcome the problems with energon interference. After Cheetor got into trouble while testing it, Rattrap gave the cat a hard time, causing him to race off, and Rhinox pointed out that Cheetor was about to do something stupid. He ordered Rattrap to go after Cheetor. {{storylink|The Web}} Rhinox's next developments were some energon monitoring devices, though Optimus initially scrubbed the mission to install them. After Cheetor went anyway, and a series of events almost destroyed the Maximal base, Rhinox and the other Maximals thanked Cheetor for preventing the explosion. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand Rhinox with chaingun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|"-OF DOOM."]]
Rhinox had to dive for safety during a battle at the [[Standing Stones]], after [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] blew up the energon cache at its center. After Primal went missing, Rhinox had to break up a fight between Dinobot and Rattrap over who would lead, insisting on a secret ballot. The ballot ended in a deadlock, but they were then contacted by Primal, who'd become trapped in an [[Vok probe|alien probe]] at the Standing Stones. Rattrap was placed in charge during the bossmonkey's absence, and his command to Rhinox was to build a device to extract Optimus from the probe. Whether or not this device would actually have worked is unknown, as shortly before he had a chance to use it, Rhinox was ambushed by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], but turned the tables by blasting the Predacon with his chaingun. Waspinator stumbled into a stone, and Rhinox realized the whole structure was a mechanism as it caused the probe to disgorge Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When Cheetor reported that [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] had found a [[flying mountain]], Rhinox theorized that the high concentration of energon on the top of it might be responsible for the strange gravity-warping effect. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} After Primal was taken out by a Predacon sneak attack, Rhinox, Cheetor and Rattrap headed for a crashed stasis pod. The trio were delayed further, and beaten to the pod, however the [[protoform]] had already been awakened as [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}} Like the other Maximals, Rhinox was shocked by Rattrap's apparent defection to the Predacons, but as it turned out, it was a ploy to discover how the Predacons had been spying on the Maximals, and they were soon rescuing their comrade. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Rhinox later developed [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], a hi-tech security system for the Axalon, which unfortunately went berserk when its control panel was damaged in a struggle between Dinobot and Rattrap, forcing the Maximals from their own base. Rattrap however, was able to infiltrate the now-heavily guarded ship and deactivate Sentinel, which was then repaired and made fully-functional by Rhinox. {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}} The Maximals were forced to restrain Optimus after he was infected by a rage virus in a [[cyberbee]] developed by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and Rhinox was unable to work out how to remove it. After Primal undertook a one-bot assault on the Predacon base, Rhinox took part in the mission to rescue their leader, laying down suppressing fire to allow Cheetor to slip inside the base. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Victory Rhinox sit down.jpg|thumb|260px|"I'm telling you, Optimus...this planet's core is made of creamy chocolate and I'm going to drill to the center of it whether you like it or not!"]]
He was unsuccessful in contacting a Maximal [[temporal probe]] which flew past the planet. Though he blamed himself, he and the other Maximals rallied themselves to build a communications array on Predacon soil. Unfortunately while they were doing so, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s latest invention the [[Transformation Lock Lens]], prevented them from sending the signal before Megatron destroyed the array. {{storylink|The Probe}} When a Predacon plan to fake a Maximal victory was exposed, Rhinox was dismayed when Optimus and Cheetor insisted on leaving the ''Axalon'' with liftoff imminent in order to rescue Dinobot. Tigatron attempted to go as well, leading Rhinox to order him to sit down. Liftoff eventually occurred without Primal, however Megatron got on board and damaged the controls. Rhinox attempted to control the ship and, with some assistance from Optimus, managed to get it down at least in one piece, though it would never fly again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:DarkDesigns Rhinox monologues.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Evil has silver detailing. Who knew?]]
Some time later, when the Maximals found themselves cornered by a Predacon ambush, Rhinox was able to take out their attackers with a carefully aimed spray of chaingun fire. Megatron was so impressed that he decided to make Rhinox a member of his merry band of thieves, by force. Rhinox was captured by Tarantulas and then reprogrammed into a Predacon by a device designed by Megatron called a "[[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]]". However, the newly malevolent Rhinox proved to be too much for Megatron to handle, as Optimus Primal had correctly predicted. He quickly dispatched most of the Predacons, working his way up to Megatron himself in an attempted coup. Rhinox very nearly succeeded, but fortunately, Megatron was able to revert him back into a Maximal using the Transmuter, and Rhinox escaped to rejoin his Maximal comrades and smell some flowers. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

The Maximals arrived back at base after being sent on wild goose chases by Megatron's [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]], only to find that the clone had already been dealt with by the real Dinobot. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}} Later, a stasis pod crash landed in a barren wasteland. Rhinox intercepted it and, with the help of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s [[locking chip]], managed to save the protoform Maximal's [[spark]]. The protoform then became [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], who repaid the favor by saving the weakened Rhinox from Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Spark}}

While Rhinox was communicating long distance with Tigatron, his fellow Maximal was attacked by Waspinator and Terrorsaur, leading the Maximals to discover the existence of a [[Brigadoon|flying island]]. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] took control of the island and piloted it towards the ''Axalon'', forcing Rhinox, Cheetor and Dinobot to evacuate the base. The only thing Rhinox took with him was a potted plant. When the island's destruction sent a beam into space, the Maximals wondered who received the signal and what they'd do next. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

At one point, a [[magna pulse]] triggered by Tarantulas knocked out the power in the Maximal base, and Optimus Primal left Rhinox struggling to get things working again. {{storylink|Spider's Game}} The loss of the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[rectifier coil]] forced the Maximals to stay in their beast forms at all times, which resulted in their beast instincts taking over and sending them off to wander the jungle. It was only with Tigatron's help that they deleted the programming blocks separating their core programming, and they were able to fight the Predacons who were hunting them. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

[[File:Dark Voyage Rhinox listening.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Rhinox's Yoga phase]]
When Scorponok detonated a pile of energon near a group of Maximals, rendering them blind, it was Rhinox who led the group on the dangerous trek back to the Axalon, teaching them how to use their other senses. They were able to overcome the obstacles both nature and the Predacons could throw at them, and succeeded in reaching safety. Afterwards, Rhinox again went off to smell some flowers. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} After the Maximals were ousted from their base by the Predacons assisted by a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-possessed Waspinator, they attempted a ruse to get the ''Axalon'' back, resulting in Rhinox and the others mounting an assault on the Predacon base. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:LowRoad fart.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Thunder Crack Blast]]
Later, Tarantulas infected Rhinox with an [[energon discharge virus]], which made him expel his energon reserves via his nasal passages in bursts powerful enough to tear through the hull of the Axalon, threatening both to destroy the Maximals' base and completely drain Rhinox of energy. Rattrap and Dinobot were dispatched to acquire a countervirus, while Rhinox ate some wild bean vines to keep his strength up. When the bickering duo nearly failed in their mission, the other Maximals, including Rhinox, showed up, and the rhinoceros blew away the Predacons with a massive energon... *ahem*"derriere-based"... discharge which was caused by his ingestion of wild beans; Megatron would remember this moment as the most humiliating defeat in his entire career. Rhinox was later cured by the countervirus via a Cybertronic beer hat. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

After Megatron called a truce, Rhinox assisted "non-violently" in helping Tigatron escape after infiltrating the Predacon base to find out more information. He non-violently held up a sheet of metal for Terrorsaur to crash into, and then non-violently sat on him. Tigatron reported that the aliens were coming. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Indeed, an alien construct appeared and, while the other Maximals were investigating it, Rhinox and Dinobot were bushwhacked in the Maximal base by Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The rest of the Maximals found their two comrades webbed to the ceiling, and placed them in [[CR chamber]]s. Rhinox stirred in his chamber as he sensed Primal's impending destruction. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:ComingFuzors2 Rhinox searches for Primal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|They warned us to not to take the brown acid!]]
Protected by the CR chamber, Rhinox avoided being upgraded into a [[Transmetal]] by the [[quantum surge]]. After recovering, he took leadership of the Maximals to forestall any bickering and sent Rattrap and Cheetor out to protect the base against Megatron. Unfortunately Inferno was already loose in the base, and managed to blast Rhinox before fighting Dinobot. Rhinox quickly recovered, throwing a badly-battered Inferno out and forcing Megatron to retreat. {{storylink|Aftermath}} Rhinox later initiated a dangerous plan to bring the recently deceased Optimus Primal back to life by using the hole in space-time caused by the destruction of the Planet Buster to astrally project his spark into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]]. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox followed the transition left by Primal's spark and led it back to the land of the living, where it was reborn as Transmetal Optimus Primal. Primal was able to come to the aid of the Maximals right when they were on the verge of defeat. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:OtherVisits2 Rhinox emerges from chamber.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ohhhhhh... What ''had'' I been taking in that last screencap?"]]
Rhinox conducted tests on Optimus Primal to attempt to determine what the new Transmetal forms were capable of, with limited results. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} His research into the alien sites predicted that there would be one located in an area Tigatron and Airazor were patrolling, however a Predacon jamming tower prevented the Maximals from warning the pair, who were shot into space by some sort of alien planet device. While the others were off the base, Rhinox was attacked by Megatron, Blackarachnia and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who made off with the [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Golden Disk]]. After repairs, Rhinox and the other Maximals went to the alien site, only to be blasted by the alien construct that appeared. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transmetaled Maximals recovered quickly, and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and Cheetor took Rhinox and Dinobot back to base for repairs. Rhinox was barely recovered when he was again pressed into action, attacking the [[Metal Hunter|alien construct]] which Megatron had taken over, to allow Rattrap and Tarantulas to slip inside. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]'s stasis pod was discovered, Rhinox worried that its contents had survived the crash. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Rhinox calculated that the [[transwarp wavefront]] from the Planet Buster explosion would soon be reaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], though the good news was tempered a short time later when Dinobot perished saving a group of [[protohuman]]s from the Predacons. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} Rhinox's tests on [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]] were not promising, and he suggested putting the creature in stasis. Silverbolt wasn't happy with the suggestion. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

[[File:Agenda3 Rhinox forcing door.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|"Hey Rhinox, we just found the garage door opener after all... never mind."]]
Continuing to track the transwarp wavefront, Rhinox and the other Maximals celebrated their impending rescue, however instead they got Predacon agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. After fighting off the Predacons, Ravage helped the Maximals storm the ''Darksyde'' and arrest Megatron. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} With Ravage's defection, Rhinox and Rattrap found themselves under heavy assault in the ''Axalon''. Some daring-do on Rattrap's part saved the day, but the Maximals had to chase Megatron. Rhinox was forced to ride on Primal's surfboard, much to his visible discomfort at the height. They tracked Megatron to [[Mount St. Hilary]], where the Predacon leader had located the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and attempted to reach the ship first. Though Rhinox physically forced the ship's doors open, they were too late — Megatron had blasted [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], causing a [[timestorm]] as history began to change. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

With Blackarachnia's help, the Maximals stabilized Prime ad Rhinox stayed to supervise the repairs while the others went to defend the ''Axalon''. His work was interrupted by Silverbolt's "situation" — Blackarachnia had been shot by Megatron during the conflict, but as Rhinox pointed out, she just needed repairs. The ''Axalon'', on the other hand, was lost, and the Maximals were forced to set up base in the cavern housing the Ark. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Rhinox had difficulties interfacing Maximal and [[Autobot]] technology, and expressed doubts that help was still on the way, though it did turn up in the form of [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], who'd come looking for [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. {{storylink|Deep Metal}} An attempt by Rhinox to rig up [[Teletraan I]]'s force field to protect the base failed, forcing the Maximals to attempt to salvage Sentinel. He later had to restrain Rattrap from trying to attack Depth Charge, who had caused the mission to fail. {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}}

[[File:CuttingEdge Rhinox chainguns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|You wouldn't like him when he's angry.]]
Analysing the [[cyber raptor]] which Primal had encountered, Rhinox reported that it was fused with Transmetal technology. Once the others had all left the base, he and Rattrap found themselves under siege from Megatron and a group of Predacons. Rhinox finally made a desperate attempt to see them off with a barrage of chaingun fire, only to be blasted backwards. Depth Charge fortunately came to the rescue and saved them both. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}}

When the Maximals thought that Cheetor had been killed, Rhinox told Primal not to give up hope, and went to get the long-range sensors online. As it turned out, his optimism was correct, as Cheetor later turned up outside the base. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} After Cheetor was apparently spirited away overnight by a strange creature, Silverbolt and Blackarachnia went out looking, but to Rhinox's surprise, didn't find anything. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[File:CrossingtheRubicon Rhinox operating.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|"Everyone, shut up! I'm finally gonna beat the first level of ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]!''"]]
Rhinox scanned Blackarachnia's internals, with a view to extracting her Predacon [[shell program]] and restoring her to a Maximal state. Some time later, he and Primal discovered that she had overheard their conversation about the concept, and fled in the belief they'd force her to go through with it. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}} A huge buildup of energy on a mountain top caused alarm for the Maximals, who braced for a possible attack, but all that happened was that the top of the mountain exploded. How odd. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

When Blackarachnia's attempts to become a Transmetal caused her shell program to deteriorate, threatening to erase her [[core consciousness]], Rhinox carried out a very delicate procedure to surgically remove the shell program directly. Unfortunately, certain failsafes installed by Tarantulas, combined with a Predacon attack, caused the operation to fail. Fortunately, Blackarachnia was mysteriously resurrected anyway by the [[Transmetal driver]]. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} Megatron's next gambit involved [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] remote controlling Optimus Primal. Once this was achieved, the subverted Primal's first order was for Rhinox to order everyone back to base, where Quickstrike was able to knock them out and stick them in a cage. Fortunately Blackarachnia was able to free Primal and the others and they fought off Megatron, who had upgraded himself using the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s spark. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

[[File:Nemesis2 Rhinox yelling in shuttle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|'''I AM NOT GETTING AGGRESSIVE!!!!''']]
Detecting an alien signature inbound to Earth, Rhinox realised that it meant that Tigatron and Airazor were coming back. Indeed, the Predacon base was soon destroyed by [[Tigerhawk]], the emissary the [[Vok]] had created using the two Maximal sparks, though Rhinox wasn't in the mood for celebrating. {{storylink|Other Victories}} Once the situation was sorted out, the Maximals began searching for Megatron and his scattered forces. Rhinox monitored the situation from base, as the others discovered that Megatron was attempting to raise the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. He and Rattrap were overjoyed when Primal reported that Depth Charge had taken out the warship, but it turned out the news was a little too premature. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Rhinox was ordered by Optimus Primal to execute [[Operation Eternity]], which apparently only Primal and he knew about. The purpose of the operation was to "move the Ark" by activating its engines and taking off; little is know beyond that, because the Maximals failed when the Ark's engines proved beyond repair. However, [[Dinobot II]] downloaded emergency data to the Ark about an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] hidden within the Ark. Rhinox piloted the shuttle and flew it directly into the bridge of the Nemesis, taking down Megatron and causing the warship to spiral out of control and crash somewhere beyond the horizon. Thus, the Beast Wars were won. Rhinox and the other Maximals left prehistoric Earth aboard the aforementioned Autobot shuttle and began the voyage home to Cybertron. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Guang]] (Chinese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German)}}

{{see|Tankor (BM)}}
[[File:Revelations3 Rhinox vision.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Rhinox suffers the horrors of symbolism.]]

Rhinox returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the surviving Maximals to discover the entire population had been replaced by mindless [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] created by Megatron. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

Rhinox, like the other Maximals, was exposed to Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]] at this point. Although the [[Transmetal]] Maximals merely reverted to their original shapes, the Maximals who were still ''in'' their original shapes were instantly paralyzed. As a result, Rhinox and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] were captured, stripped of their organic bodies and placed in the new bodies of [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} Much later on, Rhinox's mind was freed by Optimus' spark connection with him, and he watched and observed, eventually turning his back on his Maximals to go along with Megatron's cause of a purely technological, one-mind Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

Rhinox pretended to still be Tankor and sneaked around Megatron's ranks, reprogramming the [[Diagnostic Drone]] as his agent. He'd decided Megatron's ''cause'' was right, but it needed a different, more efficient person at the helm... someone like ''him''. He went off to fulfill this new mission, in a highly malevolent and sadistic manner. {{storylink|Survivor}}

[[File:BeastMachinesRhinoxFuneral.JPG|left|thumb|Optimus struggles with the "make-your-own Transformer" toy.]]

Rhinox went looking for the legendary [[Key to Vector Sigma]] that was supposed to turn organic life into technomatter. He found it, took control of it, and then faked his death. {{storylink|The Key}} Now on the underground and spying on both sides, he used the Diagnostic Drone to reveal the Key had been discovered, intending for Megatron to use it on himself (to eradicate his [[beast mode]]) and go insane in the process. When this didn't work, he set it up so Rattrap would find and use a catalyst program that would cause mutant plant life to erupt in [[Cybertropolis]], scaring Megatron into arming the [[Tank Drone]]s with copies of the Key... {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

[[File:TankorRhinox Spark.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]

...only to find he no longer had remote control of the drones, and would need to trick Megatron into using them instead. By this point, he'd already been tampering with the Oracle (an interface for Vector Sigma) and used it to trick Optimus into finding the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] that could destroy all technology. While he (wrongly) thought Primal would never use it, he knew Megatron would never take the chance! Unfortunately for him, he overplayed his hand: Megatron thought Optimus wouldn't use it either, grew suspicious with the Diagnostic Drone pushing him to strike first, and disabled it. Rhinox decided to launch an ambush assault and take out both enemy leaders while they were fighting... only to find, whoops, Megatron had programmed his generals to be ''incapable'' of shooting him. Rhinox was swiftly offlined, his plan stolen by Megatron, and then killed by plasma energy: a humiliating demise. {{storylink|End of the Line|End of the Line}}

Rhinox's spiritual form appeared once more with Optimus in the Matrix, bidding his friend farewell and to telling him to embrace his Spark. For his sins, he told Optimus, he himself would be remaining in the Matrix; he expressed regret for his actions. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
After Starscream's leave from the Beast Wars, a battle broke out between the Maximals and Predacons. {{Storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}} Rhinox found himself challenged by the mysterious new Predacon [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]]. {{storylink|Rhinox Chapter}} {{storylink|Wolfang Chapter}} Eventually, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from another dimension joined the battle, with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops joining the Maximals. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} The combined Maximal-Autobot and Predacon-Decepticon forces eventually faced off against one other, with the Maximals and Autobots unleashing their fused energies on their foes first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following his death as Tankor, the remorseful Rhinox's spark traveled to the [[Legends World]], sensing that there was an alternate Rhinox there who had similar regrets and could use some counseling. Thanks to this universe's unique wish-granting "spirit power", he manifested as a ghost identical to his form on Earth. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He proceeded to go find his counterpart, introducing himself as another Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The two talked about their regrets as their respective Tankors, and Rhinox explained that though he'd accepted death as his penance, his alternate self was still alive and had a future during which he could change for the better. They were interrupted by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] attacking the [[Axalon Trading Company]] using the body of Waspinator, prompting Rhinox to use his own ghostly form to exorcise and defeat the Decepticon in defense of Legends Rhinox's friends. He was then reunited with Rattrap, who had been sent to find him and bring him back to their own world, but said that he'd done what he came for and that his fate was to was move on to the afterlife. To his surprise, however, Legends Rhinox was a skilled roboticist and whipped up a new body for his spark to inhabit, granting him a future as well. Thus alive once more, Rhinox returned with Rattrap to post-[[Great Reformatting]] Cybertron, where he was reunited with his friends. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====3H comics====
[[File:Groundzero-rhinoxandfractyl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|left]]
Rhinox was trying to teach Cheetor the value of peace and quiet when a firefight broke out in the Badlands. Finding the normally skittish [[Packrat]] trading heavy firepower with Inferno, Rhinox realized something was up. Although cautious at first, he listened to the Predacon geologist [[Fractyl]]'s explanation that Packrat had stolen some experimental energon armor, which was slowly degenerating into the unstable anti-energon. Rhinox convinced Packrat that the respect he craved would not come from power, but from giving up power when it was necessary. After Fractyl neutralized the armor, Rhinox threw the geeky Predacon scientist a bone and pretened to run in terror from the "might of Fractyl" so that the arriving Megatron would give his underling some respect. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

[[File:Terminus-CheetorandRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Good thing he's wearing that cushy parka.]]
By the time the Maximals were operating out of the Ark, Rhinox had taken it upon himself to make regular planetary sweeps with the base's scanners. After one such scan, he detected a Transwarp disruption, and a trail of chronal particles left behind by a newly arrived time-traveler. He informed Optimus Primal of his find, hoping that it was finally a means to return to their place in space-time. Rhinox and the rest of the Maximals set out to investigate the temporal trail, encountering the Predacons en route. The two factions were locked in a firefight, though the advantage lay with the Predacons. Megatron then took off to reach the time-traveller, and Rhinox insisted that Optimus go after him, while he and the other Maximals held back Megatron's troops. Though hesitant to do so, Optimus followed Rhinox's advice, and the Maximals were left behind against overwhelming odds. The Predacons eventually began to push the Maximals back towards a cliffside. As they encroached, an explosion hit Rhinox, and he was knocked offline. {{storylink|Paradox}}

Rhinox recovered just in time to watch as the newly arrived Shokaract attempted to rip Optimus's spark from his body. He helped his fellow Maximals fight back against the tyrant, but was knocked back when Shokaract threw Cheetor at him. Once Shokaract was defeated, space-time rebooted itself with the disappearance of the Dark Essence from the past, and these events were erased from Rhinox's timeline. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

[[File:Tankorrhinoxrevelations.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!]]

When [[Primus]] gave [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the ability to choose any Transformer, living or dead, from the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] to assist him in the [[Universe War|multiversal war]] against [[Unicron]], Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and Rhinox. Depthcharge was bitter about being brought back from the dead, but Rhinox was thankful for the chance to atone for his actions as Tankor. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

During the Universe War, Rhinox built a device to counteract Unicron's attempts to abduct Transformers. Two such attempts at deflection were only partially successful, necessitating the deployment of a rescue team. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

In the final battle of the war, Rhinox defeated the Minion general [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], presumably redeeming his actions as his own universe's Tankor. He presumably escaped [[Unicron]] with Optimus Primal and the other Children. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
During the Beast Wars, Rhinox designed a crawler vehicle, and sent Rattrap out into the wilderness to test it. On the way back to Cybertron after the end of the Beast Wars, Rhinox dozed off to sleep while Rattrap recalled his test run of the vehicle in a dream. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
He awoke, affected by a Transwarp agitator planted on the shuttle by a new team of Predacons hiding on Earth. This device caused him and the other Maximals aboard to act aggressively towards one-another, and Rhinox tried to force Rattrap into the ship's C.R. Chamber due to its influence. Rattrap resisted, managed to get away, and deactivated the ship's Transwarp drive. Though this restored the Maximals to their senses, it also returned them to prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology (1)====
Not long after Megatron stole the spark of the original Megatron, he had Quickstrike plant a device in the Maximal base. The device magnified the Maximals' aggression, resulting in Rhinox trying to kill Blackarachnia while Silverbolt attempted to stop him. While Silverbolt failed, Optimus Primal arrived in time to pin Rhinox down, only to succumb to the device's effects himself. Primal was soon able to overcome the effect, and freed the rest of the Maximals who then fought off Megatron. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}

After Tankor's death, Rhinox's spark and consciousness were cleansed and rejoined the Matrix. When Megatron was defeated by Nightscream, Rhinox saw an opportunity to redeem the fallen tyrant, and attempted to act as a spirit guide. Rhinox led Megatron through the ascending layers of Transformer afterlife, urging him to leave behind his fixation on worldly power. Megatron was briefly tempted, but his repeated returns to Cybertron convinced him that godhood was still within his reach. Tapping into the power of the Oracle, Megatron erased Rhinox's spark, killing him utterly. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[File:BWGatherRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Realising that he is functionally invisible to those around him, Razorbeast takes a moment to moon Rhinox.]]
The 'bot that would one day call himself "Rhinox" was aboard the ''Axalon'', along with the rest of its original crew, tasked with performing orbital scans of Cybertron. The crew's survey yielded Transmatter energy signatures coming from the head of [[Unicron]], in orbit around the planet. Upon their approach, they detected a whole lot of activity within the satellite; several units evacuating a concealed base. The ship's crew activated their shield just in time for a Transmatter bomb to erupt out of the satellite, and the Axalon to accidentally come to meet its path. The ship avoided any damage, and the bomb was deflected away from the planet. Some Transmatter debris did reach Cybertron however, and all those touched by it were reduced to protoforms. A few of these unfortunates were later entrusted to the crew of the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As Magmatron surveyed the timeline, he witnessed Rhinox standing over a stasis pod, while Cheetor and Terrorsaur battled some distance away. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Rhinox stood outside the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' as [[Razorbeast]]'s [[Chronal phase|chronically-displaced]] Maximals passed by. Although Optimus Primal could vaguely sense their presence, Rhinox theorized that the sensation was just a side-effect of Primal's recent upgrades. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

After his (very) later death, Rhinox was reborn by the [[Vok]] and traveled the multiverse. He was supposedly fighting [[Unicron]]'s chaos, but knew the Vok really wanted him to manipulate Cybertronian history; however, out of guilt for his actions as Tankor, he still helped any Cybertronian he came across. He was probably [[Rhinox (Armada)|some other guy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}
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====''Timelines''====
During the prep for the ''Axalon'''s launch, the crew spent weeks on a space station getting everything ready. Rhinox assisted with the loading process as Protoform X's stasis pod was brought on board. As they launched, the bridge crew received word from Maximal High Command about the theft of the Golden Disk.

Mere moments after receiving their mission directive, the ''Axalon'' was attacked by a small assault craft piloted by [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Rhinox attempted some emergency repairs of their damaged systems, but they would have been destroyed if the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' had not appeared in time to draw fire. Tragically, their rescuers were heavily damaged before Rhinox got everything back on-line in time to help. With leave from Optimus, he brought the two-mech crew's damaged bodies inside and stowed their sparks in blank protoforms to preserve them for later.

In pursuit of the ''Darksyde'', the ''Axalon'' came under fire from the Predacon ship. Rhinox kept the ship together as they pursued the ''Darksyde'' through transwarp space and then... {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Rhinox fought the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Due to the temporal machinations of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the response by the [[Alternity]] in [[OG World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]], a quantum duplicate of Rhinox from just after the end of the Beast Wars in [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]] was spawned. The Alternity shepherded the "shipwrecked" Primal, Rhinox, Rattrap, and Silverbolt to [[Viron 102.0 Beta]] in order to fight the similarly-shipwrecked Megatron, who schemed to take over this reality's Cybertron by capturing the populace's sparks and converting their bodies into Vehicons. Guided by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], Primal's forces fought the long and arduous "Allspark Battles", eventually triumphing over Megatron's Vehicon hordes. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

====A Change to the Agenda====
After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and was thrown out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] activated the ship's defense systems, Rhinox and the other Maximals attempted to heal the wounded Autobot. However, Megatron was not thrown far enough and the Predacon managed to reenter the Ark and blast the Autobot leader, decisively erasing the Maximals from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} In [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|the wildly different timeline]] that followed, Rhinox's life would take [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|a very different track]].

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:RhinoxSuicideManga01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Fun fact: Suicide is legal in Japan.]]

Following the [[Quantum surge]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was dead and the [[Maximal]]s were left scattered all over [[Earth|Energoa]], with only [[Transmetal]] Rhinox and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] holed up in the Maximal base. The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were in much better condition, having also been mutated into Transmetals but with their numbers still intact. As the Maximal base came under attack from [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and his forces, Rhinox casually worked on a new machine while Rattrap freaked the hell out. Suddenly, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] appeared and was attacked by [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]]. Much to Rattrap's chagrin, Rhinox shut Sentinel down to allow Airazor to get inside the base, though it considerably weakened their defenses.

Seeing an opening, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] infiltrated the base and effortlessly took out Rattrap and Airazor. Rhinox proceeded to pull out a strange "gun," but instead of pointing it at ''her'', he pointed it at ''himself'' and proceeded to "blow his brains out." With the job well done, Blackarachnia left the base as it exploded.

As it turned out, the "gun" was part of Rhinox's machine, which was being kept safe from the explosion (along with Rattrap and Airazor) by a small force field. The "gun" allowed Rhinox to travel into [[Transwarp|Transwarp space]], where he found the [[spark]] of Optimus Primal, about to move on to his deathly reward. Reminding Primal of his duty to his Maximals, he helped Primal's spark escape Transwarp space and return to his body, turning it into a Transmetal. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

When Rampage became too much for Optimus Primal, he contacted Rhinox and asked for a map of undersea volcanic activity in their vicinity. Rhinox sent the data, which helped Primal set off a chain reaction that blasted Rampage into space. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Rhinox later received a transmission from Dinobot, who was recovering from injuries in a [[protohuman]] village. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

He next watched the battle between Airazor and the mind-controlled Tigatron on a monitor and sent Optimus to help them. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

His monitoring skills came in handy again when he hacked into the security cameras of the ''Ark'' and found that Megatron was plotting to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Rhinox and Rattrap followed Primal in their vehicle modes, but were too slow to keep up. They arrived after the final battle was finished and Rhinox pondered how they were going to fix history. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology (2)===
The Maximals crashed in [[Mexico]] around 1,000 B.C.E., near where the [[Natiltec]] tribe lived. Their war with the Predacons eventually involved the local humans, and after the situation had been resolved, Rhinox recorded and encoded a message onto a cave wall alongside a Natiltec warrior's writings. Some three thousand years later, it was discovered by an archaeology team, who were able to use [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to play back an audio recording of Rhinox. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
As one of the Maximals forced to continue the war which the Autobots were no longer able to fight, Rhinox was part of a small team under the command of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] that went up against the [[Darksyder]]s. He and Silverbolt were both killed early in the conflict, spurring the others to rebel against Primal and the status quo. The Maximals later made use of the [[impercepton shield]] he had built, using it to infiltrate the [[Ferromax Detention Center]] so they could rescue Dynobot. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The Crucible|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise #34]] (distant past); [[Unstopped and Unstoppable|Optimus Prime #22]] (present day)
[[File:TheCrucible RhinoxofMournsong.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]

One of many beast-type Cybertronians serving under [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]] ten million years ago, '''Rhinox of the Mournsong''' was guarding his master's citadel in [[Kalis]] when [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]], [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] appeared and demanded entry. Unwilling to fight, he let the three into the citadel where they confirmed that Onyx had already departed from Cybertron. As Rhinox wondered aloud what would happen to him next, Nova Major promised him he and the other beasts would [[Functionism|have a place]] in the new united Cybertronian society. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Millions of years later, Rhinox was still in the service of Onyx/Shockwave, and watched as his master was paraded through the streets in chains after his recent capture. Rhinox sought out [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] at Shockwave's request and extended an invitation to the former ruler of Cybertron for a private chat with his master. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

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===''Legends'' comic===
The middle-aged section manager of [[Axalon Trading Company]], Rhinox was present when the company hired Rattrap. After Rattrap began talking about ''Transformers'', Rhinox revealed he was a fan as well, and though the two hit it off well at first with their shared fan vocabulary, they hit a snag when it turned out Rhinox only liked [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling Airazor and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

Together with the other toy nerds of Axalon, Rhinox visited the [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] event, where he got cried tears of happiness and nostalgia over a Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age|clear Prime toy]] he got. When the truck left, however, he was forced to comment that its single windshield wasn't accurate to Prime's design. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Transformers Celebration 2014|Bonus Chapter: Transformers Celebration 2014}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that Silverbolt's [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode|Classic Optimus Prime]] and its vehicle mode's resemblance to G1 Prime, but got violently upset when Silverbolt transformed it into its movie-based robot mode and had it ride [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party}}

While visiting [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2014, Rhinox and the others were reminded of the unsightliness of their hobby when they ran into company president [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Optimus Minor|his son]]. As the oldest of the group and by proxy the most embarrassing, Rhinox took it upon himself to reassure the others there was nothing wrong with their liking toys by dancing to an ''Age of Extinction''-themed song for kids, which didn't help. Their discovery of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (Victory)#Masterpiece|Star Saber]], a toy aimed at adults like them, ended up cheering everyone up, after which Rhinox continued dancing. After witnessing Primal and his son bond over a Transformers toy, they softened up and admitted that Transformers was most certainly for kids. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report}} At work, Rhinox went on a tirade about why the '80s of his youth had been so great, almost scaring off Rattrap and Silverbolt until he caught their interest with the fact that Japan had no consumption tax back then. After looking it up, Silverbolt burst his bubble by telling him the tax was implemented in '89. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap|The Era Gap}}

One day, Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night|Cheetor at Night}} When Rattrap, Cheetor and Primal were transformed into [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|weird new forms]] overnight, Rhinox was jealous and wished that if the same thing happened to him, he'd become a cool robot. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} His dreams came true when [[Transformers sickness]] struck and turned Rhinox into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} After a series of failed attempts at forcing the world back to the way it was in the 80s, Tankor was defeated by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and reverted to Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

[[File:G1 Megatron Legends manga.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and Tigatron recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[T-AI|Ai]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}} The two were jealous of Rattrap's close relationship with Arcee as a child until they realized she hadn't been a giant robot back then. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends Universe, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

After [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|their janitor]] tell them about Metroplex's backstory. To Rhinox's surprise, the old man's knowledge of G1 stories was even greater than his own. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into their universe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}} After getting caught up in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s toy thefts, {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue#2|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue 2}} Rhinox was used as an example of those Legends natives whose desires served to power up the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], and he ''very much'' desired the rare [[Unicron of Light]] toy left behind by Armada Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], created by Rhinox during his time as Tankor, returned to him with a request that he work his magic again to build a new body for their leader [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], which he did. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} When the visiting [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was sent back to his native [[Cloud World]], Rhinox and several others were accidentally dragged along with him and had to be returned home by [[SARA]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an [[#Beast Wars cartoon continuity|alternate version of himself]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} who had sensed his regrets over how he'd fought his friends during his time as Tankor. Explaining that he'd experienced something similar but died in the process, the other Rhinox tried cheering Legends Rhinox up with the fact that he was still alive and able to make up for his mistakes in the future. Grateful for his counsel, Rhinox repaid his counterpart by building him a new body to inhabit, thus giving him a future as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]] from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

Rhinox put his robot building skills to work once more when Axalon Co. partnered with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], lending a hand in creating a new [[transtector]] and [[Tankette|partner drone]] for [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} Before sending the former Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]]s to the Legends Universe, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] showed them what to expect in the form of an image of Rhinox and his friends. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}} He was alter among those tormented by the volume of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s music, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}} and had a hand in mass-producing [[Master-Brace]]s after [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] provided the company with blueprints. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}} The Autobot Axalon partnership went on to build a new HQ in the form of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transtectors, though Rhinox and Primal regretted that they had to sell Metroplex to make up for the costs. He treated Fortress after he suddenly collapsed from the side effects of controlling Maximus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Rhinox went on to build a transtector for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} as well as [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} He was seen taking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} While assisting in the construction of a new [[Godbomber]], Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], disguised as [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]], allowing her to copy the data. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} He later watched as the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Having learned nothing from earlier, he was so taken with Nightbeat's '80s anime aesthetic that he joined her in helping the Decepticons build [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}

Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} He was granted [[Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

====The Beast Wars Road Map====
At some point before the [[Shroud|Shrouding]] cut off the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s completely from the rest of the [[multiverse]], TransTech [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] contacted his counterpart in the "Legendsverse" to share information about the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and its impact on the multiverse. "Legends" Rhinox wondered aloud why the TransTechs couldn't simply ask their [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to open up some inter-dimensional gates for them, and asked if the source of their troubles didn't stem from Quantum Operative [[Skids (G1)#Japanese cartoon continuity|Skids]] isolating their universe with his "[[Quantum Dial|Quantum Keep-Out Seal]]." {{storylink|The Beast Wars Road Map}}
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Rhinox's own base was a sprawling Metropolis. Rhinox joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Rhinox eventually expanded his "Urban Zone" base to within reach of [[Tarantulas's lair]]. Rhinox's base was judged a threat by the Predacons, who successfully took control of it. Tarantulas then personally took over operations of the annexed territory, until his demise.

Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Rhinox was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
Rhinox's "Urban Zone" base encroached too closely onto Tarantulas's territory, and had to be dealt with. Upon infiltrating the base however, the Predacons had to contend with Rhinox's giant Mech unit, styled after the Maximal scientist. Once Rhinox's defences were conquered by the Predacons, Rhinox himself met an untimely death by Predacon hands. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Rhinox can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Rhinox fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
[[File:TMRhinox-Render.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Ayyyyyyy!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Alec Willows]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

[[Transmetal]] Rhinox stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' as his fellow Maximals went to battle the Predacons. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
During a tectonic upshift, a huge amount of [[Energon]] was exposed. Rhinox and the other Maximals found themselves the victims of a Predacon ambush as they tried to secure the Energon themselves, and the cache ultimately fell into Predacon hands. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rhinox-Transmetal.jpg|thumb|left|400px| In this game, Transmetal Rhinox comes first.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rhinox-(BW).jpg|thumb|left|400px|Which is probably why this Rhinox has more health.]]
Rhinox participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Rhinox Transmetal'' — This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Transmetals: Beast Wars - Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Rhinox (BW)'' — This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Rhinox-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|Techno-organic gone scarier combat-rhino techno-organic.]]
Rhinox was one of the Maximals pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around!
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

Optimus Prime encountered Rhinox, and he tried to reason that he was just on a mission to gather resources. But Rhinox explained that resources are scarce and everyone wants them. He then introduced him to his "friends", the Chainguns of Doom! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|A Beast to Start}}

*'''Class:''' Tech
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''Shielding Passive''
***Start the fight with 6 Shield Buffs, each capping damage from one attack to 80% of the opponent's Attack Rating.
***Shield Buffs recharge in 12-8 seconds.
***+35% Heat and Shock Resistance while Shielded.
**''Basic Melee Attacks:'' +20% damage against Bleeding targets.
**''Chaingun Ranged Attacks:'' 30% chance to inflict Bleed, dealing 35-55% Attack over 5 seconds.
**''Rhino Ram Heavy Attack''
***90% chance to drain 12% of the target's max Power and inflict '''Power Lock''' for 4 seconds.
***When this ability is triggered, its chance to trigger again is reduced by 70%. This returns to normal after 16 seconds.
*'''Signature Ability: Overclock''' - Shield Buffs are more effective, but also more volatile.
*'''Special Attacks'''
**'''Special 1: Tactical Gore''' - ''A sensible, well-thought-out impaling is an effective way to settle an argument.'' - 90% chance to gore the target's weapons systems, Nullifying up to 1 Melee, Ranged, or Special Damage Buffs. If further upgraded, 100% chance to inflict Bleed for each Buff removed in this way, dealing 100-115% Attack over 13 seconds.
**'''Special 2: Chainguns of Doom''' - ''Sometimes you need to become war in order to survive.'' - 30% chance to inflict Bleed, dealing 35-55% Attack over 5 seconds.
**'''Special 3: A Beast Unleashed''' - ''A keen intellect won't solve problems with the small-minded.'' - 30% chance to inflict Bleed, dealing 45% Attack over 5 seconds. +55,25,10% Damage if Health is above 90,75,50%
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Enemies''' with Waspinator - Angered by their partnership, Rhinox and Waspinator gains +1-8% Attack Rating.
**'''Weapon Specialists''' with Mixmaster - Mixmaster's damaging Debuffs lasts +2-9% longer. Additionally, Attack Rating is increased by +6% in Alliance Missions.
**'''Braindrain''' for Shockwave - Shockwave generates 2~4 Energy Charges at the start of the fight and every 25 seconds.
*'''Strong Match-ups:'''
* Ramjet - Rhinox’s Shielding will be highly effective against Ramjet’s powerful Special Attacks. Additionally the Rhino-bot is resistant to Burn damage.
* Waspinator - Rhinox’s Shield offers the perfect counter to Waspinator’s punishing Special Attacks. The Shield’s ability to withstand Waspinator’s Ranged Attacks ensure it is available when the Wasp unleashes his highest damage.
*Mixmaster - Rhinox’s Shield caps the maxmium damage that can be done to him in a single hit, making it a powerful counter to Mixmaster’s punishing Special Attacks.
*'''Weak Match-ups:'''
* Bumblebee (GS) - Bumblebee will tear through Rhinox’s shielding, leaving him prime for Bee’s critical hits.

==Toys==
{{main|Rhinox (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Rhinox (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Rhinox is the only member of the ''Beast Wars'' Maximal lineup who was there from the beginning and remains alive and unchanged for the entire course of the show.
*Rhinox spends all of season 3 in [[robot mode]] without transforming into his [[beast mode]] at any point. He is the only ''Beast Wars'' character to do this for an entire season.
*Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and that after a quiet chat, he and Optimus would part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences. The big storm in the background certainly didn't help either.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"] (archive copy)</ref>
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Rhinox received the vocal tic of ending his sentences with the phrase ''-dana'', or chanting it to himself incessantly while firing his chainguns or running or doing just about ''anything''. He was also prone to using the phrase ''dosukoi'', a nonsense word generally associated with sumo wrestlers and typically applied to large, dumb, bruiser characters in shows ([[Bulkhead (Animated)|''Animated'' Bulkhead]] would also use the phrase). The verbal tic of chanting ''-dana'' would be passed onto Tankor and the Tank drones in ''Beast Wars Returns'', where it was played-up to manic excess.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rhinox''' (ライノックス ''Rainokkusu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Rinox''', '''Metal Rinox''' (Transmetal)
*''Korean:'' '''Rhinox''' (라이녹스 ''Rainogseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīniú''' (犀牛, "Rhinoceros")
*''Polish:'' '''Nosoron''' ("Rhinon")
*''Russian:'' '''Rogonos''' (first dub, Рогонос, "Horned"), '''Rinox''' (second dub, Ринокс ''Rinoks'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Rinox'''

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud characters]]
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[[Category:Engineers]]
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[[Category:Legends Maximals]]
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Geoff Senior

2018-08-04T07:37:14Z

Cashie: moved Regeneration One covers to cover art section, added Lost Light #21

[[Image:GeoffSenior.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Geoff Senior self-portrait]]
'''Geoff Senior''' is an artist who worked on both the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK and US Transformers comic books]] and was made secondary artist for Marvel Comics' ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' comics, starting with issue #10, after [[Derek Yaniger]] failed to meet deadlines. His first strip work was in UK [[Crisis of Command!|issue #42]]. At one point, he lived in Carlisle, England.

He is like unto a ''living god''.

Sadly, he has largely departed comics, and now works in the advertising field producing storyboards.

In July of 2007 he returned to Transformers UK with #1 of a new series, providing the art for a Transformers Movie prelude. He's expressed bemusement that because the CGI model sheets he was given only show the front, he had ''no idea'' what the back of the characters looked like and couldn't make out their faces.<ref>[http://panelborders.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/podcast-transformers-and-now/ Panel Borders (click "Download This Episode Now" link as others go to the wrong podcast)]</ref>

==Illustrator==
===Comic art===
====Marvel UK====
{{collist|3|
* "[[Crisis of Command!]]" (parts 1 & 2)
* "[[Victory!]]"
* "[[Target: 2006]]'' (parts 5, 6 & 8)
* "[[...The Harder They Die!]]"
* "[[Fallen Angel]]" (part 1)
* "[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!]]" (part 1)
* "[[Burning Sky!]]" (part 2)
* "[[Fire on High!]]" (part 2)
* "[[Ancient Relics!]]"
* "[[Headhunt]]" (part 2)
* "[[Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night]]" (part 2)
* "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]" (parts 1 & 2, ink assists part 6)
* "[[A Small War!]]"
* "[[Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer]]" (part 1)
* "[[A Savage Place!]]"
* "[[Two Megatrons!]]"
* "[[Dawn of Darkness]]"
}}

====Marvel USA====
{{collist|3|
* "[[The Primal Scream]]"
* "[[Bird of Prey!]]"
* "[[Dark Creation]]"
* "[[All Fall Down]]"
* "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
* "[[Ghosts]]"
* "[[Total War!|Tales of Earth Part Seven]]"
* "[[Dark Shadows!|Tales of Earth Part Eight]]"
* "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]" (Book Two and Book Four)
}}

====Titan Magazines====
{{collist|3|
* [[Transformers Comic issue 1]]
}}

====IDW Publishing====
* ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]''
**"[[The War to End All Wars, Part 5]]" (pg 11-20)

*''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers]]'' (pg 4-5, 17-18, 30-31)

===Cover art pencils===
====Marvel UK====
{{collist|3|
* "[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party]]"
* "[[Prime's Rib!]]"
* "[[Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer]]" (#235)
* "[[A Savage Place!]]"
* "[[Rage!]]"
}}

====Marvel USA====
{{collist|3|
* "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
* "[[Ghosts]]"
}}

====IDW Publishing====
* ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]''
**"[[Loose Ends, Part 1]]"
**"[[Loose Ends, Part 2]]"

* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]''
**"[[Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness]]"

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>Image:Deathshead147shockdeath.jpg|Traumatising future [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[James Roberts|staff]], yes?
Image:MarvelUK-113.jpg|[[113 (disambiguation)|Inspiring]] future IDW staff
Image:RG1 84 cvrRI.jpg|[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Being future IDW staff]]
Image:Megatrong1marveltwomegatrons.jpg|[[Two Megatrons!|I.D. Wierdness]]! </gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Geoff Senior|Extended Geoff Senior gallery]]''</center>

{{creatorstub}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.geoffsenior.com/ Geoff Senior's homepage]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3094391 BBC story on Death's Head, mentions advertising work]
*[http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_white.php Geoff Senior comes out of retirement to tour, draw things]
*[http://www.smudgepencil.com/portfolio/geoff/ Geoff Senior online portfolio]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Senior, Geoff}}
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[[Category:Titan]]

Stranger Eons

2018-07-26T10:48:09Z

Cashie: /* Featured characters */ Hopefully I've fixed the order

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' #2
|prev=Unicron issue 1
|next=Unicron issue 3
|image=TFUnicron2_cvrA.jpg
|caption=
|title="Stranger Eons"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 25]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=Late July, 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Sebastian Cheng]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}

'''Starscream orchestrates a Decepticon retaliation against Unicron, while Bumblebee goes to Omega Supreme for answers about the planet-eater's origins.'''

==Synopsis==
Disparaging all those leaders who have come before him, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] explains to the assembled populace of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the survivors of the destroyed colonies his plan to eliminate [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Starscream has sent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] out into the universe to round up the many scattered cells of surviving [[Decepticon]]s who never returned to Cybertron after the war ended. Between them, these Decepticons form a vast communications network that allows them to track down Unicron's location and intercept it. Now, this united "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]" surrounds the monster planet with a [[stasis web]] that prevents it from teleporting away...

Still dealing with the loss of [[Caminus]], [[Aileron]] finds no comfort in [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]]'s stoic assurance that they will be able to get through the threat of Unicron. Before the pair can argue their feelings out, [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] apologetically interrupts to question Arcee; the sight of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]] they found inside Unicron clearly unnerved her, and he wants to know why. Aileron is ready to defend Arcee's honor, but Arcee confesses the secret reason: long ago, she fought alongside the Sentinels during the first disastrous attempts at Cybertronian expansion to other worlds. She assumes one of the Sentinels must have found Unicron, long ago, and suspects it could have been sent by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Since they obviously can't trust anything Shockwave would tell them, Bumblebee heads off to see the only other 'bot who might have the answer, but when Aileron tries to tag along, 'Bee is reluctant to let her. Aileron explains that she needs something to ''do'' in this time of crisis, an urge Bumblebee himself is very familiar with, and agrees to let her join him as he visits the hangar containing the comatose [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Of course, since the giant [[Autobot]] has been offline for years, there's no way 'Bee can actually ''talk'' with Omega; he is just here to scope out the situation, hoping perhaps [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] can be called upon to read Omega's mind. That becomes unnecessary, however, when 'Bee rests his hand upon Omega's forehead, and a crackle of dark energy overcomes the little 'bot, darkening his eyes...

The [[Torchbearer]]s watch from afar as [[Pyra Magna]] silently looks out over the horizon, still clutching the deceased [[Mistress of Flame]]'s forgehammer. Pyra thinks the gift of the hammer was one last parting jab from the Mistress, to remind her of what the Mistress believed she should be; bitterly, Pyra stabs the hammer's shaft into the ground, and leaves it standing here as she walks away, angrily certain that she could never forget the Mistress, even if she wanted to.

Starscream joins [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the rest of the [[Council of Worlds]] in their war room, though he is far from welcomed by his old political partners. Starscream assures them he's not who he used to be, revealing Shockwave's plan to build a new Decepticon empire after letting Unicron eat Cybertron, and how he has no desire to go along with it. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] proposes adding the rest of the Cybertronian fleet to the Decepticon armada for the attack on Unicron, but Starscream insists they can do it alone, while Optimus remains confident in his belief that Starscream intends to betray them all. The argument is interrupted by a transmission from [[G Nebula 89]], which turns out to be from the starship ''[[Sabre]]'' captained by the long-absent [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], who was sent to search for [[Liege Maximo]] months ago. Maximo's reappearance on Cybertron had led all to assume the ''Sabre'' was lost, but it turns out they had a run-in with the [[Maximal]]s and sustained damage to their comms which has only just now been repaired. And none too soon, because the ''Sabre'' has just run across the Decepticon fleet as it begins its attack on Unicron!

Somehow merging minds with Omega Supreme, Bumblebee is granted a glimpse into the distant past, where Unicron's origins are hinted at. Long ago, on a distant, unknown world consumed by war, an alien scientist created a doomsday device that would end the conflict by ending all life. The energies released by this device tore across the cosmos, causing mutations in other races, sweeping across the world of [[Prysmos]], giving birth to the [[Dire Wraith]]s... and obliterating the war-torn world's star system, leaving only a black star, orbited by the now-dead world.

Chromia and her crew watch in awe as the Decepticon fleet unleashes an unspeakable amount of firepower against Unicron, to no apparent avail. Bursting through the conflagration, the Maximal army comes flying up from Unicron's surface, the sight of which is enough for Chromia to call retreat. But the crew of the ''Sabre'' are not the only ones departing the scene; Unicron too warps away, the stars once again winking out in its wake. As the Maximals close on the fleet, the Decepticons think they're in for a fight, but all is not as it seems; Bludgeon reveals that Unicron is his true master, and welcomes the Maximals aboard his ship! There, the [[Eukaris|Eukarian]]-looking Transformers shed their beast-skins to reveal their true forms—spiked devil-robots cast in the image of their progenitor Liege Maximo—as Bludgeon declares that they shall be the final evolution of the Decepticons!

His knowledge imparted, Omega Supreme dies, leaving Aileron to rouse Bumblebee from his trance. The pair race outside in respond to the sounds of chaos, and stare into the sky to see that Unicron has arrived, and has transformed into a titantic robot form that now looms over Cybertron. But Bumblebee has learned what Unicron ''is''... and knows that the only way to stop it is for all the Transformers to ''die!''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Aileron]] (13)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (14)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (15)
*[[Stormclash]] (16)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (17)
*[[Rust Dust]] (18)
*[[Dust Up]] (19)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (28)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (4)
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]] (7)
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]] (8)
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] (9)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (10)

|h3=[[Maximal]]s
|c3=
*"[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" (33)
*"[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]" (34)
*"[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]" (35)

|h4=Other Cybertronians|c4=
*[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] (20)
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] (21)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (22)
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (23)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (24)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (25)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (26)
*[[Greenlight]] (29)
*[[Lancer]] (30)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Rom]] (5)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (11)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (27)
*''[[Dire Wraith]]s'' (31)
*''[[Prysmosian]]s'' (32)
}}

==Quotes==
"Starscream was '''right''' about me. I pretty much '''never''' know what I'm doing."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"You didn't know when to stop talking about me, Mistress. You claimed I abandoned the '''Way of Flame'''... but I '''never''' relinquished my duty to Caminus '''or''' her people. I simply refused to serve the Primes' '''hypocrisy'''—or '''yours.''' Did you give me the '''forgehammer''' to remind me of what you thought I should be? To hammer my '''spark''' down a bit? Well, you didn't '''need''' to, Mistress. I will '''never''' forget you... not matter '''how''' hard I try."
:—'''Pyra Magna''' eulogizes the Mistress of Flame

''"The '''star system''' gone... the heart of the storm '''remained'''... the ghosts '''fled'''... no... not ghosts... '''Wraiths'''... spread '''far away'''... power '''coalesced'''... a '''lone planet'''... orbiting a '''black star'''... lifeless... alone... Unicron."''
:—'''Bumblebee''' has a vision

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Windblade still believes Bludgeon is dead following the events of ''[[The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation]]'', but we learned he was still alive back in [[The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|issue #13]]. Starscream must have sent him off into space somewhere between [[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|issue #14]] and his subsequent loss of power in the [[The Chosen One|2017 ''Till All Are One'' annual]].
*Wideload sarcastically derides Bludgeon's battle talk as from "[[First Cybertronian Civil War|the first civil war]]".
*Arcee's history with the Omega Sentinels as part of Cybertron's attempted expansion was detailed in [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|''Optimus Prime'' #18]].
*As we noted last issue, Omega Supreme has been offline since sustaining severe injuries in [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]].
*This is the first time that the Mistress of Flame's hammer-shaped badge of office has been given a name: the [[Forgehammer]].
*Chromia left Cybertron to pursuit Liege Maximo in [[Heavy|''Till All Are One'' #9]]. Her fate, and that of her team, has been a hanging question until now, what with Liege's reappearance in ''Optimus Prime'' #15, and Windblade's own inquiry about what happened to them in #16 going unanswered. Turns out they were okay, folks.
*It's not entirely clear from the visuals, but it ''appears'' that the energies released by the alien doomsday weapon were responsible for the destruction of Prysmos, an event which, per [[Schismatic|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #1]], the former inhabitants of the planet believe was caused by the de-alignment of its three suns. This makes the narration a little confusing, however, as it implies that the magicks of Prysmos were ''created'' by Unicron's birth.
*The [[Dire Wraith]]s were established to hail from the [[Dark Nebula]] in [[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|''More than Meets the Eye: Revolution'']]. Though the presence of a "black star," left by the activation of the alien device, might make it seem that this region of space ''is'' the Nebula, [[Shining Armor issue 1|''Rom vs. Transformers'' #1]] established that the [[Space Knight]]s destroyed what was considered to be the {{i|Dire Wraith homeworld}} centuries ago. The Wraiths don't contest this ({{i|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4|''ROM'' #14}} revealed they infiltrated Earth specifically to transform it into a new home), indicating that the world the Knights destroyed was merely the planet to which the Wraiths migrated following their creation.
*The visual of a "dead world" orbiting a "black star" has been a component of the Onyx Prime/Unicron mytharc since 2015's [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''Transformers'' #47]]. We still don't have the full picture, but Unicron was shown orbiting a black hole in his debut in [[First Strike issue 6|''First Strike'' #6]], and the [[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Transformers'' annual]] would show that the planet [[Antilla]], home of Shockwave/Onyx Prime following the end of the first Cybertronian Civil War, did the same...
*Bludgeon spoke of the approach of a "master" back in issue #14; the most logical choice at the time was that he was referring to the impending arrival of Onyx Prime (especially since Onyx later turned out to be Shockwave, who actually used to ''be'' Bludgeon's master), but it turns out that, like we speculated, he was indeed referring to Unicron!

===Transformers references===
*The three Decepticons we see Bludgeon recruit are the [[Demolition Team]], a squad of [[Mini-Con]]s released as part of the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics]]'' toyline. Unsurprisingly, they're not Mini-Cons here!
*In addition to the [[Worldsweeper]]s, which should be familiar to any longtime IDW readers, other types of ship seen in the Decepticon Vengeance Division fleet include [[Warworld]]s (originally from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic]], but which have also shown up in IDW continuity), and multiple ships cast in the image of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], and the [[Revenge (G1)|''Revenge'']] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Bumblebee and Aileron walk past ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] on page 6.
*Chromia's ship is named the ''[[Sabre]]'', after the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] spacecraft from the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' comics.
*G Nebula 89 is a region of space featured in the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Super-God Masterforce'']] and [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'']] cartoons.
*The panels illustrating Unicron's transformation are "shot"-for-shot matches to elements of his transformation sequence from the 1986 movie.

===Other franchise references===
*The airships seen above Prysmos are scaled-up and redesigned versions of the ''Visionaries'' [http://www.thevisionaries.net/characters/sky-claw/sky-claw/18 Sky Claw] chariot.

===Real-world references===
*The title of this issue, "Stranger Eons," is a reference to a quote from the {{w|H. P. Lovecraft}} horror story ''{{w|The Nameless City}}'': "That is not dead which can eternal lie/And with strange aeons, even death may die." The concept of "death dying" goes hand-in-hand with Bludgeon's line that, in killing Unicron, the Decepticons "will kill death."

===Errors===
*Should Firestar be on the cover of this issue? The theme of the scene is Starscream and the council; has Firestar been drawn in place of actual council member Moonracer? Firestar isn't in the issue itself!
*On page 2, Sledge calls Wideload "Sledge".

===Deathlist===
*Omega Supreme; finally succumbs to his injuries after mind-melding with Bumblebee

===Other trivia===
*This issue also includes a four-page ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' back-up strip, "[[Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand]]," a short coda for the unfinished ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]'' that seems to be set a little further into the future than the events of the main story this issue, as it shows the Maximals attacking [[Earth]]. Since we covered that series on this wiki, it's got its own article here.
*Other backmatter includes the first installment in a series of interviews with creators from IDW's past. This issue, it's the IDW's second-ever writer ''Transformers'' [[Nick Roche]] and ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' scribe [[Shane McCarthy]].

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Starscream and the council by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Sebastian Cheng]]
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee, Starscream, Bludgeon, Chromia, Elita One, [[Virulina]], and [[Matt Trakker]], by [[James Raiz]] and [[David Garcia Cruz]]; connects to Raiz's other covers for the series to form a larger image
*'''Retailer incentive Cover A:''' Optimus, Bumblebee, and Windblade, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
*'''Retailer incentive Cover B:''' Bumblebee by [[Francesco Francavilla]]; connects to Francavilla's other covers for the series to form a larger image

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===Advertisements===
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==External links==
*[https://graphicpolicy.com/2018/07/24/preview-transformers-unicron-2-of-6/ Preview]

[[Category:Unicron issues]]

Kei Zama

2018-07-18T10:21:33Z

Cashie: /* External links */ updated Twitter handle

[[File:KeiZama.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bebop Cowgirl]]
{{disambig3|Kei}}

'''Kei Zama''' (座間慧 ''Zama Kei'') is a Japanese comic artist and [[Knights of Unicron (band)|metalhead]]. After discovering ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', she fell hard for ''Transformers'' and started hunting down every Western comic she could, with [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Derek Yaniger]] being faves and influences for their "powerful and aggressive" styles.<ref>Judge Dredd Megazine #383 interview</ref>

Starting as a regular cover artist for [[IDW Publishing]], she became the regular artist on ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' in late 2016.

As well as ''Transformers'', she's drawn for her fan-fave ''2000 AD'': starting with those ''other'' war robots, ''ABC Warriors'', for a 2017 [[Free Comic Book Day]] special. She was unsure about doing it at the same time as starting her ongoing ''Optimus Prime'' gig but [[John Barber]], her co-creator, talked her into it. <ref>Megazine 383</ref>

==Published work==
* [[The Will of the Few|''The Transformers: Windblade'' vol.2 #7]] Retail incentive cover
* [[The Nothing Man|''The Transformers'' vol.2 #45]], [[White Light|#56]] Retail incentive covers
* [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'' #45]] Retail incentive cover
* [[Optimus Prime (comic)|''Optimus Prime'']] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|#1]]–[[New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|3]], [[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|#5]]–[[New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|6]], [[The Life of Sideswipe|#9]], [[Origin Myths|#10]] (pg. 1-3, 19-20), [[Primeless, Part 1|#11]]

==Gallery==
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''[[:Category:Images by Kei Zama|Extended Kei Zama gallery]]''</center>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*Kei Zama: ''[http://steelandstarlight.com Steel and Starlight]''
*[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/ Kei Zama] on Twitter

[[Category:IDW Publishing]]
[[Category:Illustrators]]

Last Light (issue)

2018-07-18T09:51:04Z

Cashie: Priscilla is credited with "art" rather than "pencils"; ampersand instead of "and"

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Ten to Midnight
|next=Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!
|prev2=Ten to Midnight
|seriesissue2=''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]''
|next2=Ping
|image=MTMTE57_regcvr.jpg
|title="Last Light"
|caption="Law and order."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 28]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=September 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[John Barber]] & [[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
}}

'''While Red Alert struggles to overcome Sentinel Prime's brainwashing, Fortress Maximus finds a new way to live up to his name in order to stop Sentinel's fleet of reanimated Titans.'''

==Synopsis==
''On ''[[Lost Light]]'' launch day, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] personally reviews every applicant who wants aboard the vessel. After begrudgingly letting [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] on despite his being exempt from a bag check, Red is approached by Swerve, who instructs him to look at the datapad in his hand. On the screen, Red reads the words: "THIS NEVER HAPPENED"...''

In the present day, within a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Red Alert—suddenly in the thrall of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]—grapples with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] while Sentinel gloats over the reanimation of the many other Titans in the moon's graveyard, thanks to the efforts of a reluctant [[Sovereign]]. Realizing nobody is listening to his ranting, Sentinel turns and notes with some distaste the way [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] is cradling [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s body. Cerebros keeps Sentinel talking; first, the Prime explains how he survived his seeming death by detaching his true [[Titan Master]] form from his larger body, then details how he has been slipping in and out of hibernation beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] for millennia as he has slowly attuned himself to the Titans, granting him the control that—through Sovereign—he now has over them. Using the [[quantum foam]] of Luna 1's [[Planetary engine|engine]]s, Sentinel plans to supercharge the Titan's [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], opening it wide enough so that the rest of the giants can travel through and raze [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in accordance with his wishes. His monologue complete, Sentinel prepares to do away with Cerebros and Fort Max, but is suddenly laid low when the silent Prowl, back on his feet, smashes a [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]] across his back. Prowl, Cerebros, and Max escape on the remaining M.A.R.B.s, but Sentinel is content to let them go, certain they cannot interfere with his scheme.

''Years earlier, Red Alert searches [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] and [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]'s quarters aboard the ''Lost Light'', over Rewind's protestations. In a hidden compartment, Red finds a set of data disks Rewind had secreted away. Rewind takes the disks, and, urging Red to not "give in," lays them out in a familiar five-point pattern...''

[[File:LastLight-TitanFight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Big M! ''SHOWTIME!!'']]

Prowl awakes back in Fort Max's facility, and reacts with some degree of anger upon learning that Cerebros had used his new brain implant—slipped into Prowl's head as he was cradling him—to take control of Prowl's body and strike Sentinel. While Prowl has been out, Fortress Maximus has conceived a plan: transform the base, constructed by [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] from the parts of many different Titans, into robot mode. Unfortunately, the manual release switch for the base's [[transformation cog]] is stuck... but Prowl's sharply-honed table-flipping skills soon prove exactly what are needed to force it free. The base transforms, and, using Cerebros's implant, Fort Max is able to take direct control of it, flying it into the sky to block the other Titans' path to the giant spacebridge. While Max and his Titan fight to keep Sentinel's Titans from going through, Prowl and Cerebros board their M.A.R.B.s to strafe Sentinel as he stands by the moon's thrusters. Sentinel quickly shoots them out of the sky, whereupon Red Alert appears behind the fallen Prowl, and presses his gun barrel into the back of his former ally's neck...

''Years before, back on the ''Lost Light'', Red Alert talks with [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] about his fear that he may have been brainwashed into being a sleeper agent by the establishment. Though reluctant to indulge what he believes to be a paranoid fantasy, Rung suggests that they exploit Red's fear of and resistance to the very concept by seeding his subconscious mind with triggers that, should he ever be "activated," will alert him to the fact he is not himself. These triggers take the form of "continuity errors" in Red's memory... things that never happened, conversations that never took place. Looking around the room, Red realizes that Rung's shelves are filled with model Titans instead of model ships... and that the room's portholes have moved to take on the form of the five-point pattern—a [[mnemosurgery]] scar—that he has been seeing everywhere...''

At the sight of the mnemosurgery scar on the back of Prowl's own neck, Red breaks free of his conditioning and turns his gun on Sentinel, blasting his [[Titan Master]] self clean off his host body's shoulders. Unfazed, the tiny Sentinel stalks towards Red, explaining Red was just one of a group of brainwashed sleeper agents from before the war, chosen from the ranks of Sentinel's informants to serve as his personal militia if the time ever came. But just as Sentinel begins to reassert control over Red, forcing him to aim his gun at his own head, [[Beak]] comes swooping onto the scene, and knocks Sentinel over the edge of the nearest thruster, sending him on a mile-and-a-half-deep plummet into oblivion. Given that Red's mind is freed, and the spacebridge portal automatically shuts, everyone is left to assume Sentinel has perished. Unfortunately, Fortress Maximus was unable to prevent most of the Titans from getting through—but Sovereign reveals that he has been able to grant Cybertron a reprieve, redirecting the bridge so that it deposited the Titans into deep space. The giants are still heading for the Transformers' homeworld—now, it will just take them longer to get there.

Prowl takes Sovereign back to Earth, then returns to Luna 1 for a sabbatical, joining Cerebros and Red Alert—his mind calmer now that Sentinel's presence on the moon is no longer causing his nightmares—in scrubbing their Titan-base's T-cog. Fortress Maximus is grateful for the company now that all the [[Roboid]]s and [[Outrigger]] have left, and apologizes to Cerebros for doubting him and his implant. Red and Max lament the loss of their friends on the ''Lost Light''; Prowl sympathizes as best he can, equating the loss with fear of change, and of endings. Just then, a buzzer goes off, alerting Red to the fact that a scanner he has searching for the ''Lost Light'' has found something. Alas, that something turns out to just be some gibberish background data. Fort Max wonders if there could be a hidden message within it, but Red refuses to indulge his own worst instincts. "Sometimes," he tells Max, "you just have to stop."

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only as part of Red Alert's (unreliable) memories. 
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*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (2)
*''[[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]]'' (3)
*''[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'' (4)
*''[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]'' (5)
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*''[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'' (6)
*''[[Ambulon]]'' (7)
*''[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'' (8)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'' (9)
*''[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'' (10)
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*''[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'' (11)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime/Infinitus]] (13)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (14)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (15)
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (16)
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*[[Sovereign]] (17)
*[[Outrigger]] (19)
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==Quotes==
"[Prowl] was an '''obstacle.''' I could have crushed the Decepticons '''long''' before Kaon, but he seemed to think it his job to '''rein me in.''' Caution, caution, caution. 'Consider '''this''', consider '''that'''...' Every conversation, a lecture on '''collateral damage.''' He '''blunted''' me—and it's taken me four million years to '''recover my edge.'''"
:—'''Sentinel Prime'''

"Er—don't you need a '''permit?'''" 
"A permit?" 
"A '''search permit'''. Y'know—something you have to '''show me''' before you go through all my stuff?" 
"You're welcome to complain to '''Ultra Magnus'''. You'll have to give it four weeks, mind." 
"Four week to process the complaint?" 
"Four weeks to fill out the form."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Red Alert'''

"I think we need a '''Plan P'''." 
"You mean a '''Plan B'''." 
"I know what I mean."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Cerebros'''

"Go on, Red Alert... pull the trigger. You'll make a mess, but don't worry. I don't mind getting dirty."
:—'''Sentinel Prime'''

"I miss all of them. All the crew. Well, most of them. At least half of them. A good ten, fifteen percent."
:—'''Red Alert'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Red Alert's first flashback is to the events of [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]]. Panels 2-4 recreate panels 3-5 from page 11 of that issue. As an early clue that things are not what they appear, multiple characters are seen in the queue waiting to board the ''Lost Light'' who were not (and/or ''could'' not) have been there, including [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (at that time, out in space running missions with [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]), [[Ambulon]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (both stationed on the planet [[Messatine]]), [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] (''deeeead''), and even [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (leader of the 'stay on Cybertron' argument).
*The disappearance of Sentinel's head from his corpse was noted in the [[The Last Autobot|''Titans Return'' one-shot]] that began this storyline. It's made clear that in this issue that this happened because Sentinel, in his true form of Infinitus, simply disconnected when nobody was looking.
*Red's second flashback is to a previously-unseen scene that we nonetheless knew about: him finding Rewind's "snuff film" discs, set between [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]] and [[Interiors|#6]], which we saw the direct aftermath of in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''.
*Red refers to being a warden in [[Translucentica Heights]], and notes that [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and Prowl can verify this; they met him while he was working this job in flashbacks shown in [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|issue #10]].
*Prowl recalls being "brainwashed" and "shadowplayed"; the latter was perpetrated by Chromedome (as seen in [[Remembrance Day|issue #14]], in a scene set during #1), which opened the door for the former, carried out by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in [[Devisive|''Robots in Disguise'' #4]].
*Previously, in [[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|issue #20]], it was implied that it was just the spacebridge portal which Tyrest built that had been pieced together from bits of other Titans' bridges. Turns out this issue that the ''base itself'' was a patchwork Titan, made of bits of others.
*Prowl's ability to flip the switch is, of course, a gag based on his history of table-flipping, going back to issue #1. His pose here mirrors the panel from that issue of him tossing his desk.

===Transformers references===
*Transformation cogs are referred to with the abbreviation "T-Cog" in this issue, taken from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon]].
*Though the mechanics of the process are, by necessity of the story, quite different, Fortress Maximus controlling a giant Titan body via a link provided by Cerebros is an adaptation of his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Generations|action figure]], and of the classic depiction of the character in Generation 1 media, where Cerebros actually forms the head of the giant Fortress Maximus robot.
*Buried amongst the alphanumeric gibberish code is a dedication to mark the end of the series: "MTMTE 2012-2016".

===Errors===
*Sentinel plans to use Luna 1's engines to supercharge the Titan's spacebridge with quantum foam, but [[quantum generator]]s were only 'invented' 5 million years ago, long after Luna 1 was 'lost'. Another error or an indication of future time travel madness?
*Red's second flashback doesn't fit with what we knew of the scene: Red's words in issue #5 ("I can hear Rewind begging Chromedome to help him look for some missing data disks—he won't find them.") clearly implied he found and took the discs without Rewind's knowledge. Of course, the scene is supposed to be marked with "continuity errors" for Red to spot, but this one feels more like a genuine goof than a hint that the scene is playing out "wrongly."
*As Prowl awakes and he, Cerebros, and Fortress Maximus come up with a plan, he has both eyes intact, when his left eye has been damaged since fighting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] in [[Mistakes and Mayhem|issue #2]] of ''Windblade'' vol. 2. A few pages later, when fighting Sentinel, his eye is missing again. It finally shows as intact again a few days after, when he would have had time to get it repaired. This was retconned in the TPB release of the issue, with black being colored over the repaired eye, indicating that it has not been fixed at all. This is in line with Prowl's later appearances in the Optimus Prime ongoing
*Prowl has been a wanted fugitive since before the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' series. Yet he's somehow able to return Sovereign to Earth, then return himself back to Luna 1 for a 'sabbatical' and not only does no one remark on the situation, Prowl isn't re-arrested.

===Other trivia===
*This is the final issue of ''More than Meets the Eye''. Following a [[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|one-shot tie-in]] to the ''[[Revolution]]'' crossover, the series relaunches as ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' in December 2016 and continues from where it left off.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm_rSoL8o18 Who Said This Was The End]" by {{w|Gene (band)|Gene}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvO6TB5rmC8 Bobby Malone Moves Home]" by {{w|Casiotone for the Painfully Alone}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxW2moT1ic Something Like You]" by {{w|Mick Head|Michael Head and the Strands}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifY4v3maKZY The Copper Top]" by {{w|Bill Wells}} and {{w|Aidan Moffat}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2EpmBbo8w The Dogs and the Horses]" by {{w|The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Prowl stands at the head of a shadowy army of Titans, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Our heroes bid farewell, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
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File:MTMTE57 regcvr.jpg|"Someone's behind me, isn't there?"
File:MTMTE57 subcvr.jpg|Hey, Pipes and Trailbreaker are there!
File:MTMTE57 cvrRI.jpg|Why are Chromedome and Tailgate floating?
</gallery>

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*''Revolution'' checklist
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*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 30th Anniversary reissue (back page)

==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/31185-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-57-marks-the-end-of-an-era-with-final-issue.html Preview]

[[Category:Titans Return issues]]

Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!

2018-07-11T02:17:57Z

Cashie: My blistering wit

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]: [[Revolution]]'' one-shot
|prev=Last Light
|next=Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron
|image=MTMTERev regcvr.jpg
|caption=
|title=The Scavengers in: "Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 7]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=November 2016
|written by=[[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''The Scavengers visit Earth so Crankcase can meet his online crush, who turns out to look quite different from his profile pic.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:NothingWillEverBeTheSameAgain-MP3.jpg|thumb|left]]
The [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] have come to [[Earth]] so that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] can meet "[[CONS4EVA]]," a fellow poster on [[The Big Conversation]] messageboard with whom he has grown close. The group sets [[Weak Anthropic Principle|their ship]] down in the [[New Mexico]] desert, but while [[Fulcrum]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] are busy helping Crankcase get ready for his date, [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] breaks out and starts charging across the country into [[Texas]]. Keen to hide another of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]'s episodes from their shipmates, [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] secretly take off after him, following the trail of destruction to the town of [[Amarillo]]. There, using [[holomatter]] avatars to disguise themselves as "Alex Higgins" and "Dennis Taylor," agents of [[M.A.S.K.]], they cross paths with over-keen local [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] representative and complete no-hoper [[MP3]], right after he fails to impress a [[Brandon|disaffected young bystander]] with an official G.I. Joe-branded souvenir ink pen. MP3 joins the pair in tracking Grimlock, but as they follow the Dinobot's trail to [[Arlington]], the Joe's "[[Action Van]]" breaks down. Considering himself no longer able to help on the mission, MP3 takes his helmet off, prompting the Decepticons to have their avatars do the same... whereupon the sight of the misshapen, poorly-composited, one-eyed face Misfire has made for his avatar causes MP3 to faint! Not realizing the human has merely passed out, the two think he is dead and bury him, then head on to Arlington, where they survey the damage Grimlock has caused. Watching as an EMT resuscitates an injured woman, the pair realize their mistake with MP3, and Spinister heads back to dig him up while Misfire continues after Grimlock.

Meanwhile, back at the ''Weak Anthropic Principle,'' Crankcase, Krok, and Fulcrum step outside to look for "CONS4EVA," but no sooner have they done so than the mystery of Crankcase's penpal's identity is seemingly solved, as the massive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] looms over them! Having encountered the apocalyptic [[Decepticon]] before, Crankcase is paralyzed with fear, forcing Krok to hit him a smack in order to activate his weapons, blasting Thunderwing and buying them all a moment to get back inside the ship. Thunderwing pursues... then holds his hands up, revealing that he is ''not'' Thunderwing, but, in fact, one of the shape-shifting [[Dire Wraith]]s! Familiar with the alien race's evil ways, Krok is immediately untrusting, but the Wraith—who is indeed "CONS4EVA," and who unknowingly took Thunderwing's form because Crankcase talks about him a lot—explains that he does not share his species' taste for conquest and consumption, and hopes that Crankcase can help him perform "The Crossover"—a ceremony from [[Temptoria]]n religion expressing ultimate loyalty to the Temptorian deity known as "The Brand," which opens a portal that leads the way to a new life. Crankcase laments his poor romantic luck, but otherwise has no desire to leave his life behind; still, he agrees to help his new friend perform the ceremony. The Wraith goes on to detail how The Crossover requires the involvement of a third species, at which point Spinister arrives with the unconscious MP3.

[[File:GrimlockPresent.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Me Grimlock can has sord-burger?]]
Misfire finally catches up to Grimlock in [[Dallas]], where he is digging through a construction site. Grimlock hurls a boulder at Misfire's avatar, prompting the Decepticon to transform and sternly tell him that he can't continue to act so carelessly, especially where there's no obvious objective to his actions. From the dirt, Grimlock suddenly pulls a huge sword, and charges at Misfire... only, rather than attack, he sadly presents him with the weapon, which bears the names of Grimlock's Dinobot comrades, all carved in the hilt. Realizing that the sword is Grimlock's, left on Earth before the Dinobot leader was taken to [[Garrus-9]], Misfire is thrilled that Grimlock has displayed a real memory, having feared that he was lost for good when he ran off. "Never so happy to lose a bet with myself," Misfire grins... to which Grimlock smirks and replies, "Loser..."

Back at the Scavengers' ship, Spinister apologizes to MP3 for burying him alive. Fortunately, the G.I. Joe has survived the experienced by using the casing of his souvenir pen as a breathing tube! The glum MP3 explains that he is the last member of the G.I. Joe "[[Admin Force]]", the paper-pushers of the group who have all gone their own way. Tired of the job himself, he has even written a letter of resignation that he always keeps on his person, but has never had the courage to post. Intrigued by the prospect of getting to live a new life, MP3 agrees to take part in The Crossover... but when the Wraith, Crankcase, and he enact the "Brand loyalty" ceremony, the portal that it opens is so tiny, none of them are able to fit through it!

A little later, after Misfire and Grimlock have returned, Crankcase asks the Wraith and MP3 if they want to join the Scavengers. The Wraith politely declines, interested in finding his own way in life, having decided after meeting the Scavengers that maybe being "different" isn't so bad. MP3, on the other hand, is raring to go, and runs off to send his resignation letter to Joe command through the little portal. Fulcrum has other ideas; the big-chinned 'Con ''hates'' humans, and quickly blasts off, leaving MP3 desperately trying to reach through the portal to get his letter back!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (1)
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*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (4)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (5)
*[[Fulcrum]] (6)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (7)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (8)
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*[[MP3]] (2)
*[[Brandon]] (3)
*"[[CONS4EVA]]" (9)
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==Quotes==
"When I '''want''' your opinion, '''Fulcrum,''' I'll '''kill''' myself."
:—'''Krok'''

"It's '''humans''' I hate. I mean have you '''seen''' them? Absolutely '''covered''' in pores. And when they '''exert themselves''' they secrete this— this—" ''(gags)'' "I can't even describe it."
:—'''Fulcrum'''

"Be who you are. Within reason, obviously. Be a '''less abrasive''' version of who you are."
:—'''Krok''' gives Crankcase dating advice

"Typical! It's typical of my '''luck'''! Every time I take the '''tiniest''' step towards some '''loose approximation''' of happiness, '''fate''' comes along to '''shoot me in the face!'''"
:—'''Crankcase'''

"'''The Brand''' is a '''deity'''—one that's normally worshipped by the '''Temptorians'''. Dire Wraiths steal everything—including gods."
:—'''Krok'''

"At least '''three''' distinct species are required to make it a proper crossover. With just two, it's... we have a word for it: '''t'mup.'''"
:—'''CONS4EVA'''

"Again, about the '''premature burial'''... I'm sorry you weren't dead. Also: I'm glad you weren't dead." 
"I was '''conscious''' when you did it, '''Spinister'''! I '''resisted'''...!" 
"I thought it was '''human post-death reflex syndrome'''...!"
:—'''Spinister''' and '''MP3'''

"I hope you're proud of yourselves, 'cos that wasn't bad for your first crossover. Sure, we didn't get what we asked, but I think it might be The Brand's way of telling us to make the most of '''this''' life. Or, as they call it, the 'one shot'."
:—'''CONS4EVA'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*We first heard about The Big Conversation website back in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue #45]].
*Misfire explains to Spinister that G.I. Joe is led by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]; however, Misfire's data is outdated, Duke having departed G.I. Joe in between {{i|G.I. Joe vol. 3|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3}} and {{i|G.I. Joe vol. 4|G.I. Joe'' vol. 4}} (over two years prior in-universe).
*Crankcase does not wish to disclose his alt-mode beforehand due to the risk of trolling by neo-[[Functionism|Functionists]]; the Decepticon movement and the Great War broke out largely as a result of Functionist oppression.
*Been a good few years since we saw Thunderwing; he last appeared under the control of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in ''[[Spotlight: Sideswipe]]'', just over eight years before the publication of this issue. As explained in footnotes, he attacked [[Nebulos]] in [[Stormbringer issue 3|''Stormbringer'' #3]], in which Crankcase—making his first IDW continuity appearance—was indeed shown to be part of the infiltration unit on the planet.
*The planet Temptoria previously appeared in [[Before & After|issue #12]].
*Though not mentioned by name, the third and final city Grimlock ends up in must be Dallas, as that was—per the footnote in this issue—where he fought [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] in the [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|final issue of ''Maximum Dinobots'']]. Grimlock's sword was last seen in that issue when he stabbed it into the ground so he could free his hands to attend to a wounded [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and it has evidently remained there ever since. We'd be remiss if we didn't point out that the sword designs don't match between issues, but we'll chalk that up to artist variance.
**The sword is scored with the names of the other Dinobots, and uses Slug's original name, having been left behind before he was informed of the "offensiveness" of his name.
*Grimlock displayed the ability to suddenly and inexplicably speak despite appearing incapable of the feat in [[Animals|issue #46]].

===Transformers references===
*Other posters on The Big Conversation include "Starscream's Ghost", referring to the [[Starscream's Ghost|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] of the same name and the legacy of supernatural shenanigans surrounding Starscream it birthed, and "Cassette Man", named after the original ''[[Microman|Micro Change]]'' toy that became [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Soundwave]].

===Other franchise references===
*[[John Barber]] asked Roche and Roberts to "do an Ennis" and emulate DC's ''Hitman'', a DC Comics series by Garth Ennis that did very barbed and sneaky contributions to crossovers. Roberts cited the ''Hitman'' stories for ''DC 1,000,000'' (which gleefully skewers the very concept) and ''Final Night'' (a bar conversation as people wait for the apocalypse to end) as examples.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/808430903303274496 Roberts' Twitter, 12th December 2016]: "True story: @NickRoche and I were specifically asked by outgoing TF editor @TheJohnBarber to "do an Ennis" à la Final Night and DC 1,000,000"</ref> ''Unlike'' some of the Ennis stories, they didn't mean to diss ''Revolution''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/808431311413243904 "Not mocking Revolution, you understand - just having fun with the idea of crossovers and getting to be the playful standalone title."]</ref>
*Brandon compares Grimlock to the robotic animals of the ''{{w|Zoids}}'' franchise, an 80s toyline produced by [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]. Though today better known for its 1999 relaunch in Japan and the various anime series that were produced as a result over the following years (that's how Brandon knows about it, we imagine!), Roberts and Roche are assuredly more familiar with the brand from the European version of the 80s toyline and the highly memorable {{w|Spider-Man and Zoids|''Zoids'' comic}} published by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] to go along with it.
*MP3 gets cut off trying to deliver the famous ''G.I. Joe'' [[Public service announcement|PSA]] catchphrase, "Knowing is half the battle." PSAs were recorded and animated for the Generation 1 cartoon that saw the Autobots use this catchphrase too, but they never aired.
*Misfire and Spinister quote the ''M.A.S.K.'' theme song in a substantially more on-the-nose way than the main ''Revolution'' series did.
*Action Van... [[Action Man]]. Admin Force... [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Get it? 'Course you get it. Now go do something with your life.
*The portal opened by The Crossover ceremony, which grants anyone who passes through it a new life, depositing them somewhere else, seems to owe something to the [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Siege_Perilous Siege Perilous] from Marvel's ''[[X-Men]]'' comics, which accomplishes the same effect.
*Crankcase refers to the Dire Wraiths as "the reason Megatron steered clear of the [[Dark Nebula]]", home of the Dire Wraiths in the Marvel ''{{w|Rom: Spaceknight}}'' comics; but see "Errors", below.
**Both the ''Rom'' and ''Transformers'' franchises independently utilized a "Dark Nebula" back in the 80s, and appropriately enough they have been worked together for the newly-unveiled Hasbro Universe.

===Real-life references===
*With its talk of "brand loyalty" and "t'mup"s, this whole issue is about poking fun at big comic crossovers in general, and its title is a reference to the hyperbolic promotion such events often receive. The phrase was genuinely used to promote Marvel's "{{w|House of M}}" event in 2005 (the first major modern crossover event after a dry period of many years which reintroduced the concept and made it a regular, recurring fixture of the comic book industry landscape again) and has become a bit of a parodic buzz-phrase in the years since.
*Real-world landmarks visible in Grimlock's rampage through {{w|Amarillo, Texas}} include the Amarillo National Bank, the Courtyard hotel, and the Petroleum Building. Later, in {{w|Arlington, Texas|Arlington}}, the damaged {{w|AT&T Stadium}} can be seen, before MP3's radio reports that he has also hit {{w|Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth}}, no big loss (sorry, Fort Worth!)
*Misfire and Spinister's human aliases are taken from rival snooker players {{w|Alex Higgins}} and {{w|Dennis Taylor}} (hence the subtle gag in MP3's line about them "bringing tricks to the table"). Clearly not grasping stereotypical norms regarding human sexual dimorphism, Spinister's female holoform is "Dennis" (and ''towers'' over Misfire's "Alex")!
*One of the other members of G.I. Joe's "Admin Force" is named "Blue Tick," after the famous Twitter verification icon.

===Errors===
*Maybe we're overthinking the comedy here, but Misfire's got two eyes, a nose, and a mouth in proper human proportion on his ''own'' face, so why wouldn't he know to replicate that on his holo-avatar's face...?
*CONS4EVA's ability to shapeshift into a form of his choosing, whilst something [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[Dire Wraith]] were capable of, is not consistent with how they have been depicted in this continuity; in the current {{i|ROM (comic)|''ROM'' comic}}, it has been established that IDW's Wraiths essentially function like parasites, having to merge themselves with a victim's body in order to take on their appearance. Similarly, given how the Marvel ''Rom'' license is known to have worked, it's unlikely that the IDW Dire Wraiths hail from the Dark Nebula (although it's possible the Dark Nebula in this continuity is merely a Wraith-controlled area, rather than their point of origin).

===Other trivia===
*This issue was originally intended to be released in November, prior to the [[Valley Forge|final issue]] of ''Revolution''. Delays pushed it into December, after the crossover had concluded, but that's not a problem since it's a humorous issue not directly connected to anything going on in the event.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Misfire and Crankcase grab some takeout with [[Rom]], [[Matt Trakker]], [[Brad Turner]], [[Gloria Baker]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], and [[Lady Jaye]], by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]. M.A.S.K. vehicle "[http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/hurricane.html Hurricane]" is sitting off to the side by Trakker's [[Thunderhawk]]; neither this vehicle nor its classic driver Hondo MacLean have appeared in IDW continuity yet.
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Grimlock versus Rom and lesser-known M.A.S.K. operative Ace Riker, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. Riker is based on his 1987 action figure, wearing a black, silver, and gold flight-suit and his "Cruise Control" mask, but the mask has been colored red like the "Ricochet" mask worn by his 1986 action figure.
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Grimlock, Misfire, and Spinister, by [[Ken Christiansen]]

<gallery>
File:MTMTERev regcvr.jpg|The food sucks here. Let's go to [[Burger Bot]].
File:MTMTERev subcvrA.jpg|Where's Riker's trombone?
File:MTMTERev subcvrB.jpg|Blank cover for sketches.
File:MTMTERev cvrRI.jpg|Didn't these guys see ''Jurassic World''?
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
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*End of ''Revolution'' and the start of ''[[Reconstruction]]'', including [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]] and {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #1}}.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/32218-the-worst-of-the-worst-decepticons-invade-in-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-revolution-1.html Preview]

[[Category: IDW More than Meets the Eye issues]]
[[Category: Revolution issues]]

Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying

2018-07-09T02:33:45Z

Cashie: tweaked Scorponok links to go directly to IDW continuity

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #19
|prev=The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here
|next=Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre
|image=LL19_cvrA.jpg
|title="Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 4]], 2018
|coverdate=Early June, 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
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'''Team Rodimus and the Scavengers reunite with former friends just in time to deal with a sparkeater attack orchestrated by Getaway.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Team Rodimus]] and the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] watch as the mutinous crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''—now somehow converted into [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]—land on the surface of [[Mederi]] and start lumbering towards them. The group is unsure of the extent of the threat they pose, but quickly find out when [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] approaches the sparkeater-[[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] and attempts to talk to him, only to be scorched by a stream of acid vomit from his former lab partner. [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] tackles the wounded Brainstorm to safety, and the whole group transforms and beats retreat. As the sparkeaters give chase, a small ship appears in the distance, heading right for the group; something drops from its underside, which [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] initially thinks is a bomb... only for it to turn out to be [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], who lands in the midst of the sparkeaters, stomping several of them flat. The former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader hacks the sparkeater-[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to bits with his sword, prompting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to grab [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and zap Grimlock with the Decepticon's guns, just enough to get his attention and stop him from killing any more of their afflicted fellow Autobots. A blast from the ship overhead scatters the remaining sparkeaters, and the craft sets down, revealing who else is on board: [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], and [[Wipe-Out]]. Explanations come thick and fast: after being separated from the Scavengers, Grimlock fought his way out of [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] and ended up adrift in space, where his distress signal was picked up by First Aid, Riptide, and the injured Thunderclash after they escaped the ''Lost Light''. The group proceeded to travel to [[Troja Major]], where they repaired Thunderclash, left the [[Firstborn]] in the care of [[Agonizer|the Curator]], chartered a small quantum-jump-capable ship from Wipe-Out, and set out in search of the ''Lost Light'' by following a homing beacon they hid on it. As [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] bond over a love of puns, First Aid relates the atrocities [[Getaway]] has wrought in [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s absence. Suddenly, just as Rodimus is making plans to search for the ''Lost Light'', a [[proton missile]] impacts nearby. Looking up to the source of the missile, the group sees that the ''Lost Light'' has arrived, now decorated with a huge symbol on its underside: the gear-like coat of arms of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]!

Aboard the ''Lost Light'', Getaway orders [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to fire on the 'bots below again, but it turns out they've run out of missiles, having used up the rest recently battling the [[Phantom Fleet]]. As indicated by the symbol that's been added to the ship, Getaway has joined forces with the mysterious [[Grand Architect]], and worse yet, he's not the only familiar face on the Architect's side: so is Getaway's former captor, [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]]! Communicating via hologram, Tyrest accuses Getaway of playing with the Autobots and urges him to finish things quickly so the final stage of the Architect's plan can begin. Getaway denies it, but as he surveys the oil reservoir full of [[scraplet]]s, it's obvious that he has plans of his own...

Down below, the group watches as the ''Lost Light'' pulls back, disappearing into clouds that are rapidly darkening the sky. But there is no respite for our heroes, as a second wave of sparkeaters suddenly appears; [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] saves the surprised Rodimus by blasting the sparkeater-[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] to pieces, which angers [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], but Krok won't apologize for saving Rodimus. Magnus instructs everyone to shoot to wound rather than kill, but sparkeater physiology makes it a tricky prospect—[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] and Thunderclash wind up doing some heavy damage to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] despite their best efforts, but Grimlock has no angst to spare for mutineers and traitors. Realizing that Getaway ''wants'' him to get angry and lash out, Rodimus—inspired by [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s recent attempt to goad him into action, and much to his own chagrin—decides to calm down and think like [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], assembling a rational plan of action. He instructs most of the group to barricade themselves inside Ward Zero, luring the sparkeaters after them, while he, Magnus, Thunderclash, Roller, Grimlock, Whirl, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Anode]], and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] wedge into Wipe-Out's ship, with Crankcase at the helm, and take off after the ''Lost Light''. Cyclonus, in particular, relishes a reunion with Getaway, intending to kill him ''slowly''.

Weaving through bolts of lighting, Crankcase pilots Wipe-Out's ship after the ''Lost Light'', and the group is able to enter the larger vessel via shuttle bay four, finding that there are no guards or shields up. It is, of course, all part of Getaway's plan; no sooner have they landed and disembarked than all the shields and blast doors in the bay start descending. Rodimus and Cyclonus are able to dart under one before it shuts, but the rest of the group is sealed in. Strategically-placed charges in the ceiling detonate, bringing the contents of the room above—the oil reservoir—flooding down into the bay. Anode, in particular, is gripped with terror as the team find themselves facing the menace of the metal-munching scraplets, who have combined into a massive, tentacled monstrosity!

Rodimus and Cyclonus, meanwhile, make for the bridge of the ship, certain that Getaway is waiting for them. And he is... but what Rodimus has ''not'' expected is for Getaway to be flanked by Star Saber... and Scorponok!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (6)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (7)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (9)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (10)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (11)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (12)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (13)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (16)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (17)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (20)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (23)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (24)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (25)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (26)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (27)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (28)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (29)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (30)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (31)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (32)
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*[[Getaway]] (34)
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (35)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (36)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (37)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (38)
*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] (39)
*[[Xaaron]] (40)
*[[Powerflash]] (42)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (2)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (3)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (8)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (14)
*[[Fulcrum]] (15)
*[[Nickel]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] (45)

|c4=
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (1)
*[[Anode]] (18)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (21)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (22)
*[[Wipe-Out]] (33)
*[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] (41)
*Alien telepaths (43)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (44)

}}

==Quotes==
"Perceptor? Percy? It's Brainstorm—remember me? Your lab partner? Your one-time lab partner? 'Watch out you fool, the ceiling can't support your weight!' That guy."
:—'''Brainstorm''' tries to reach the sparkeater'd Perceptor

"'''Run,''' people! Threat level five! Emergency protocol five! Escape procedure fi—" 
"Five?" 
"'''Six''', actually!" 
"Pretty sure you were gonna say—" 
"'''Don't pretend you know the system!'''"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Misfire'''

"That's how I like my explanations. Hard, fast, and confusing." 
"Yeah, I used to be in the recap business, and that precis did '''not''' take any prisoners." 
"It was like being beaten to death with a '''Story So Far.'''" 
"A 'summary execution.'" 
"How come we've never met?" 
"The universe hates winners."
:—'''Misfire''' and '''Swerve''' bond

"What was it you said yesterday?" 
"You expect me to remember back that far? I can't even remember how this sentence started."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

"I don't care about Getaway. I care about '''you.'''"
:—'''Tailgate''', to Cyclonus

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The "story so far" segment on the inside front cover is presented as a conversation between Swerve and Misfire, hearkening back to the old "Swerve recap" pages used in ''More than Meets the Eye'' between [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]] and [[The One Where They Go to Earth|#43]].
*Brainstorm's line (quoted above) about the ceiling not being able to hold his weight alludes to an unseen follow-up to a scene from way back in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]], in which Brainstorm did science while suspending himself from the ceiling in an attempt to impress Perceptor.
*Brainstorm attempts to tell Perceptor that they are "simpatico," which he did before in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].
*Grimlock and Scorponok were both last seen in [[Kill All 'Cons|issue #15]].
*Grimlock is less than happy to see Ultra Magnus; unsurprising, since Magnus was the one who arrested him way back in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]].
*First Aid, Riptide, and Thunderclash were last seen escaping the ''Lost Light'' in [[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|issue #12]].
*Wipe-Out previously appeared in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|issues #8]]-[[Chasing the Infinite|9]].
*Star Saber references an off-panel encounter the ''Lost Light'' has had between issue #12 and this one with the "[[Phantom Fleet]]." This fleet was first mentioned in [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|issue #2]], explained to be a group of [[Worldsweeper]]-class ships that were lost in the [[Dark Nebula]] millions of years ago. The Grand Architect's use of Worldsweepers has been flagged up as anachronistic several times, always suggesting there was a connection...
*When the crew observes the change in weather, as the sky darkens and clouds roll in, First Aid notes that conditions were the same on Troja Major. We saw this weather in action there in issue #14, where it was said to be due to the "warping" of the "spiritual ley line" the planet sits on; it was noted last issue that Mederi sits on the same ley line.
*Whirl needled Rodimus into action by asking him "What Would Megatron Do?" back in [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|issue #16]].
*Tyrest was last seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]], when his attempt to reach Cyberutopia by killing every [[reproduction|cold-constructed]] Transformer in the universe was stopped by the crew. The [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|prose story]] published as a back-up in that issue revealed he went on to escape captivity via a teleporter.
*Tyrest notes that "Benzene has been cleared" as part of the Grand Architect's plans. The [[Benzene Cluster]] has been mentioned several times between [[The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|issues #10]]-[[Sardines|13]]; in particular, issue #12 mentioned a mysterious party operating out of the cluster.
*Tyrest also says "the pathway has been sterilized," something [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] noted preparations were being made for back in issue #9.
*As we observed back in our notes for [[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|issue #11]], the red scraplets have been on the ''Lost Light'' from the start, as alluded to by [[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]]. This issue finally reveals why; Drift explains that Brainstorm brought them on board, hoping he could train them to "eat temporal energy" to prevent his time-travel experiments being discovered.

===Errors===
*Well, doesn't look like anyone provided E. J. Su with reference material for the crew's vehicle mode looks from past issues of the comic, because Chromedome turns into his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toy, Ratchet turns into his ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' toy, and... ''sigh''... Rodimus and Drift turn into the vehicle modes of [[IP infringing item|unofficial "third party" toys]] based on their comic book designs.
*There are two typos on page 9: "mobilze" instead of "mobilize" in the first panel and "make is" instead of "make it" in the third panel.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in early June 2018, as the first of ''two'' issues of ''Lost Light'' that were supposed to be released that month, this issue arrived late, in the first week of July.

===Soundtrack===
TBC

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Whirl, Magnus, Rodimus, Brainstorm, Anode, and Lug aim their weapons, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Cover B:''' Inferno, Blaster, Bluestreak, Hound, Brawn, and Huffer aim their weapons, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]; a companion piece to Cover A
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Roche's black and white lineart from Cover A
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Megatron (BW)

2018-06-18T23:56:15Z

Cashie: changed Korean transliteration "l" to "r" as the sound ㄹ is usually written on its own

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{{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Joe (disambiguation)|Noble (BM)|Gnashteeth}}{{suite}}
:''Megatron is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]], yesss.''
[[File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's the problem with heroes, really. Their only purpose in life is to thwart others. They make no plans, develop no strategies. They react instead of act. Without villains, heroes would stagnate. Without heroes, villains would be running the world. Heroes have morals. Villains have work ethics.]]
'''Megatron''' (aka '''[[Noble (BM)|Savage, Noble]],''' '''Gnashteeth''' and, um, '''Joe''') began with one goal: restoring glory and power to the Predacon race with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal is his chutzpah. This is a guy who [[Renaming|named himself after]] [[Megatron (myth)|his faith's equivalent ''of the Antichrist'']]. He is willing to risk ''everything''—time, space, himself—if need be. He's willing to commit omnicide if it will further his goals. And there were times he would have won were it not for the likes of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]].

Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him—an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies, and these include [[Tarantulas (BW)|some]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|minions]] both inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns, or occasionally [[Inferno (BW)|pawns too reliable to risk losing]]. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them. In fact, he prefers [[Vehicon (BM)|mindless drones]].

Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an overdeveloped sense of drama which rule everything he conceives both long- and short-term. When (and if) he destroys you he wants you to know it was he who did so and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a James Bond-style villain he'll gladly boast to the hero(es) at length about how smart and clever he is giving his victim(s) time to formulate a counterattack ([[Dark Designs|he once admitted the Predacons sometimes gloat too much]]). He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner and more complex.

He has a [[Rubber Ducky]].

{{quote|The universe cowered once at the name of Megatron and it shall do so again!|Megatron on his true ideals|"[[Optimal Situation]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
[[File:PrimavsMegs toycomic.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Look out Batman, it's Killer Croc!]]

Megatron believed that the Predacon way of life was to prosper or perish, and that the Maximals must be wiped out if the Predacons were to prosper. As for Optimus Primal, he planned to ''eat'' him! {{storylink|Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron bio (basic alligator mold)}}

The Maximals' "[[bio-genetic morphing process]]" allowed them to fuse organic musculature and Transformers technology... so Megatron and his Predacons did the same thing, with the DNA of Earth's most vicious predators! When the Maximals tried to destroy the Predacons' lab, Megatron was waiting in his ferocious alligator form. Mistaken for a harmless Earth creature, he was able to get to the drop on Optimus Primal and summoned in his soldiers [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].

[[File:Optimusprimalvsmegatronmegandlab.jpg|thumb|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZwhNFOn4ik I drive a Chevrolet movie theatre.]]]
The battle was still lost, leading to Megatron destroying the lab so his enemies couldn't get its secrets. He then fled, vowing to return with new forms and new plans when the Maximals least expected it. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}}

Megatron eventually succeeded in obtaining ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' DNA, stolen from human research labs, and subsequently used it to re-engineer his body into a powerful new form. Amongst his artillery, he boasted "poisonous paralyzer fluids blasts" that emanated from his [[beast mode]]'s mouth, while his tail was configured into a "powerful pincher claw" capable of slicing an enemy in half. {{storylink|Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron bio (ultra ''T. rex'' mold)}}

{{note|This comic, along with the on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys, predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
{{main|Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity}}
[[File:Dinobot Clone.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|A picture can tell a lot without words.]]

Megatron was a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal who stole the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], realizing that [[Megatron (G1)|his namesake]] left a message on it pointing to the location of [[Earth]] where, with [[transwarp|time travel technology]], one could attempt to change history so that the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended in favor for the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite the interference of the [[Maximal]] ship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', commanded by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], the Predacons in the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' managed to make it to Earth, although it was not apparent at first. Megatron put his original plans on hold to gather the massive amounts of [[energon]] on the planet that he could use to conquer the universe. His band of Predacons fought Optimus Primal's Maximals in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Despite much plotting and machination, such as the attempted murder of [[human]]ity and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Megatron was defeated and brought back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars}}

However, Megatron was able to free himself from his bonds and arrive on Cybertron before the Maximals did. Using an immobilizing virus and the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] on an unsuspecting populace, Megatron conquered the planet, beginning an era of technological superiority in deadly opposition to the organic. However, the Maximals soon returned and were tasked by the mystical [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to end Megatron's reign and bring about a widespread evolution into the [[technorganic]]. Optimus Primal succeeded at this task, sacrificing both himself and Megatron in the organic core of Cybertron. {{storylink|Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines}}

When [[Unicron]] began his abduction of Transformers across the [[multiverse]], starting the [[Universe War]], [[Primus]] called Optimus Primal out of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] to lead his troops against Unicron. This action also freed Megatron's spark, and he returned to his typical plotting nature. {{storylink|Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe}}

In a divergent timeline, Megatron joined forces with the original Megatron in 21st century Earth and with a [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from another [[Universal stream|universal cluster]]. He was also considered as a recipient of the powers of the ancient Transformer, [[Logos Prime]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Reborn}}

===''Beast Wars II'' catalog===
[[File:MegatronGalvatronBW1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pwned.]]
On planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron once disagreed with [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] over opinions on galactic conquest, and engaged him in battle over it. At the time, Megatron momentarily let his guard down, and was defeated. Galvatron declared "Your era is over, Megatron!"

Later, Megatron noted that while Galvatron was ambitious, he cared for his underlings—and although he was loathe to admit it, he acknowledged that Galvatron probably had all the regal bearing of a new [[Emperor of Destruction]]. {{storylink|Catalog#Beast Wars II|The next stage of battle advances to the Second War... ...Beast Wars, Transform!}}
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===''TransTech''===
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English)}}

Somehow ending up at the multiversal hub of [[Axiom Nexus]], Megatron hid out under the alias "Joe". When he ran into [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and learned of the [[AllSpark Key]], he pretended to be a heroic character and helped rescue Bumblebee's friends, only to steal the Key. Using his experience with MacGuffins, he swiftly learned how to power himself and create an army. Unfortunately, his army turned on him after learning of bureaucracy and the amount of forms they'd have to fill in now that they were alive. However, before being carried away by his former minions, Megatron promised that he would be back, and that he would get his extremely overwrought and melodramatic revenge. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Bee in the City 2: Electric Boogaloo}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:MegatronMangaDominatrix01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Megs!'' Kids could be reading this comic!!]]

After killing Optimus Primal in a Transwarp explosion, Megatron was mutated by the resulting Quantum Surge into a Transmetal, as was almost every other Transformer on [[Earth|Energoa]]. With their leader dead and their forces scattered, Megatron wasted no time in plotting an immediate counter-attack on the Maximals. Quickstrike and his drone forces were sent to attack the Maximal base while, with Tarantulas's help, Megatron recovered and resurrected Primal's body as a mindless killing machine.

Through a strange voodoo ritual, Megatron attempted to use his mutated blood to put Primal's body under his everlasting control. However, with the intervention of Rhinox, Primal's spark was retrieved from Transwarp Space and returned to his body. Primal swiftly defeated Megatron in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Recovering from his injuries in a hot spring, Megatron was not pleased when Waspinator buzzed in with news of a new stasis pod landing. Megatron, unable to go after it, swatted the bug away. More than that, he was being haunted by visions of [[Megatron (G1)|his ancestor]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Megatron later confronted [[Jaguar]], but the rogue Predacon promptly defeated him, severing his head in battle. Waspinator recovered Megatron's noggin and flew away with it. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

Megatron directed Waspinator to the ''Ark'' where he intended to kill the slumbering [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Blackarachnia didn't want to see the timestream mangled, so she kicked his head into a lava pit. There, Megatron floated down to the body of the original Megatron and merged with his spark, taking on a humongous dragon form. He then waited for Optimus Primal to show up and blasted Optimus Prime to pieces in front of his eyes. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Optimus Primal quickly ate Optimus Prime's spark in order to save him and became Optimal Optimus in the process. The two enemies then had a showdown and Optimus prevailed, plucking Megatron's spark out of his body and crushing it like a beer can, killing his arch foe. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
The Predacons crash landed in [[Mexico]] around 1,000 BC. A time into their war with the Maximals, Megatron found the village in which the [[Natiltec]] tribe dwelt. After the Predacons had asserted their dominance, Megatron ordered Tarantulas and Waspinator to enslave the male villagers and use them to mine energon. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]], Megatron's Predacons fought Optimus Primal's Maximals in the war for the [[Mini-Con]]s, which the Maximals emerged victorious . {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Megatron claimed that he spent so much time in his jacuzzi because a true leader had to be squeaky clean. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends 13 Megatron.jpg|thumb|]]
The president of [[Tera-Kura Co.]], Megatron once watched [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] party it up after work. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Head of Partying, Cheetor|Head of Partying, Cheetor}} He thought of his company as the rivals of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Axalon Trading Company]], but had all kinds of trouble dealing with his eccentric employees. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!|Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!}} Among them was [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], who Megatron had to punish more than once for talking about or playing with ''Transformers'' instead of doing his job. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Buzz Buzz Buzz, Wasps Flyyy|Buzz Buzz Buzz, Wasps Flyyy}} This changed when he learned that [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], his favorite hostess at a host club, was also a ''Transformers'' fan, at which point he sheepishly asked Waspinator to teach him more about the franchise so he could impress her. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 14#President Mega's Requests|President Mega's Requests}} Through songs and glossary cards, Megatron learned to recite the names of several ''Transformers'' characters, much to Blackarachnia's excitement. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 14#President Mega's Studies|President Mega's Studies}}

[[File:Xmas Megatron.jpg|thumb|left]]
During a lesson on the subject of [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], Megatron latched onto the fact that they'd [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|first appeared in the UK]] and imagined them as English stereotypes, ignoring Waspinator's protests that they were nothing like that. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} Megatron spent that [[Christmas]] lovingly exchanging presents with Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} After watching the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|third Transformers movie]] as part of his studies, he acted strange while interviewing [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], giving the potential new employee a time limit to "appeal to him". {{storylink|Legends Vol. 16#The Results of Mega-chan's Studies|The Results of Mega-chan's Studies}} Megatron was annoyed when Blackarachnia remained at the office to work longer than everyone else, wanting to leave himself so that he could visit his usual club. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 16#Widow-chan at Work|Widow-chan at Work}}

[[File:Deckss SD Beasties.jpg|thumb|]]
Megatron listened to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] explain that the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]] he and the others lived in was created by the telepathic powers of the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], but didn't understand a word of it. To his annoyance, Waspinator took the story at face value and told him that he'd understand too if he'd properly studied ''Transformers'' like he was supposed to. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} As part of a partnership between Tera-Kura Co. and Axalon Trading Company, Megatron invited Optimus Primal and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to a ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' event, which he mostly just went to buy gifts for Blackarachnia. During their visit, the three tried different food and drink to collect stamps to exchange for prizes, but Megatron messed up the stamping process and made his all blurry. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}}

[[File:LG13 Megses.jpg|thumb|left]]
While holding more job interviews, Megatron was interrupted by a tank driving through the wall, transforming into a robot and announcing that it was another [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]! Knowing nothing of the newcomer's identity, Megatron had Waspinator explain who the other Megatron was, and was actually pretty impressed by his resume. Unfortunately, the new Megatron had no intent of ''working'' for Tera-Kura Co. as the old Megatron had assumed, but sought to ''control'' the company by making himself president. Beast-Megatron protested that ''he'' was the president, but this only led to tank-Megatron declaring himself the chairman above the president instead, nevertheless causing the original to lose control of his company. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}} To add to this insult, he was forced to have a suit made for Chairman Megatron. {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron|Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron}} He was confused by Blackarachnia's cold treatment of their new boss, unaware that she was just trying really hard not to fangirl about working for the "real" Megatron. {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Widow-chan's Usual Day|Widow-chan's Usual Day}}

[[File:Legends 28 three Megatrons.jpg|thumb|]]
After a hard day's work, Megatron invited his co-workers for a night on the town, but to his disappointment no one showed up other than the chairman. They then ran into a ''third'' Megatron, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]], at the place they went to eat, and President Megatron listened on in fear as the other two bonded over subjects like Chairman Megatron having killed his [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|old second-in-command]]. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival|The Autumn Megatron Festival}} When the two larger Megatrons drunkenly agreed to conquer the world together, the small beast Megatron was left weakly pleading to his boss that they cut it out and continue their after-work fun instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

[[File:LG17 Megatrons.jpg|thumb|left|]]
Megatron was initially pleased that Tera-Kura was able to sell a ton of clones based on [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], a robot brought to the Legends world by the other Megatron, but got very concerned when they started going on a rampage. His chairman explained that their innate evil couldn't be suppressed, causing Megatron to snap at him, asking why they'd gone ahead and sold them then. He tried ordering a recall of the products only to find customers ''liked'' their evil robots, though he doubted Chairman Megatron's claims that this was part of the plan. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} Megatron would later gain another employee when Tera-Kura hired [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} The Megatrons went trick-or-treating for [[Halloween]], and Legends Megatron had to remind his counterpart that the tradition didn't involve threatening people with a fusion cannon. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

[[File:LG20 Headmaster Megatron.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Megatron was at his usual club when his waiter, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]], was assaulted by Slipstream. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}} After Armada Megatron's greed powered up the Zamojin and almost destroyed the Legends World, Legends Megatron warned his chairman to be careful with his own ambitions. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} Megatron found himself overthrown when the [[Waspinator (BW)#Cartoon continuity|Waspinator]] of another world took over Tera-Kura Co. and declared himself president, though the intruder quickly left again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was distressed when G1 Megatron was seemingly killed in [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s attempts to return him to his own universe, and pleasantly surprised when the chairman turned out to be okay. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

Jealous that Axalon Trading Company had joined forces with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], Megatron struck a deal with their Decepticon counterparts to form the "Decepticon Tera-Kura Co." partnership. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} Unfortunately their new allies conspired against G1 Megatron and turned him into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who went on a rampage before returning to his normal self. Noting that the destruction had led to increased sales for his company, Legends Megatron sheepishly asked the chairman if he could do a repeat performance. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} He was later hypnotized into serving [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] for a while. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 34|Bonus Edition Vol. 34}} Megatron was hired by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] to star in his film ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]'' as [[Megalligator]], but upset the director by ad-libbing his lines. During filming, he helped pacify the transtector used for [[Convobat]] by combining with Optimus Primal and blasting it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Convobat)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Megatron was present when his company was further taken over by [[Devil Z]], who'd bought all their stocks, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} and suffered Devil Z's rage when he was betrayed by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}} He was then levitated by [[Apeface]] after he'd mastered [[telekinesis]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 38|Bonus Edition Vol. 38}} When [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] attacked the Legends World, Megatron was both impressed and annoyed that Waspinator could identify him. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}} He was around when the Decepticon Headmasters constructed [[Godbomber]] at the Tera-Kura, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} as well as when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] showed up and caused trouble for everyone. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

When the Headmasters betrayed the company and came to steal the [[transformation cog]] from their new office building, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Megatron was ordered to hide the device but was caught by [[Full-Tilt]] who stole it. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} The Headmasters used the cog to complete [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and attack the city, and Megatron could do nothing about it but stay at Metroplex and fidget uselessly. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} After Trypticon devastated [[Akihabara]] and it was rebuilt as Neo Akihabara City, Megatron was seen wandering the town. He may have gotten his company back when G1 Megatron moved on to be mayor of the city. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated that the [[Dark Spark]] could have been the essence of Megatron from a timeline where the Maximals failed to stop his plot to absorb all sparks, among other explanations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "[[Dinobot (BW)|brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic]]" bot who went off with a "purple lunatic". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Predacon originally known as Gnashteeth was an apprentice and even a friend to the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] [[Double Punch]]. An amenable, open sort, even towards Maximals, though still egotistical, Gnashteeth was assigned as deputy administrator of the [[Dynamic Energon Distillery]] Plant, a rare position for a Predacon in the Maximal-friendly [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], much less the Builder-dominated Cybertron. Within eight cycles of his posting, having gradually absorbed more and more power from the uninterested Double Punch, he was promoted to administrator. From there, secretly advising Double Punch all the way, Gnashteeth managed to increase all of DED's energy output. Some twenty cycles after gaining the position, he made an appointment with Scorponok, a programmer with several decades of experience at the plant, to talk with him about an incident where the older Predacon had accidentally prevented a severe case of theft. The two talked about Scorponok's algorithms for a whole three megacycles, developing a rapport.

Then everything changed. Double Punch summoned Gnash to his luxurious estate to inform his friend that due to his promotion to the [[Builder Assembly]], he had make someone chairman in his place. And it wouldn't be Gnashteeth. Outraged, the two began arguing, only stopping when Punch snapped that the Predacon should have shown gratitude for being allowed to get as far as he had.

This changed the mechanoid, bringing out his darker side. Some cycles after his first meeting with Scorponok, he summoned him back to his office, to discuss a proposal the analyst had made, one that promised a 10% increase in efficiency, but the time to properly see whether it would work would have taken years, by which time Gnashteeth would be long gone from his job. Furthermore, rushing the process would just get Gnashteeth shot down, and doing it in secret would raise questions as to where the extra energon came from. And then Scorponok idly suggested selling it. Within three solar cycles, the two had no less than fifty-four energon cubes of their own, ready to sell on the border of Iacon. Not satisfied with the meager rate of their first transaction, Gnashteeth decided the two would sell their produce directly to the consumers, using their newly-acquired payment to do it. Despite an initial shaky start, their scheme soon began to grow.

[[File:IdentityPolitics beatdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
As the deca-cycles passed, the day came when Gnashteeth was removed from his position at the plant, down to co-deputy administrator with his former deputy [[Budora (BW)|Budora]], their new boss [[Datamine]] expecting the two to jockey for favor, something Gnashteeth had no intention of doing. To make matters worse, one of Gnash's best dealers had been murdered the night before by the [[Kospego (group)|Kopsego]]s. Determined not to be forced out, Gnashteeth had the word spread out that he wished to talk with the gang's leadership. The meeting did not go well. First, the gang leader [[Thunderhoof (BW)|Thunderhoof]] made them wait before making his presence known, then took issue when Gnashteeth tried to smooth things over. Then, after Thunderhoof gave Gnashteeth's hired help the "generous offer" to go for a stroll, he offered to sell the Predacon's wares for much less than their actual worth. Gnashteeth refused, vehemently, earning himself a vicious beating from the Maximal crime boss, though he was spared thanks to Thunderhoof admiring the quality of the administrator's energon (and secretly wanting Gnashteeth under his employ). Gnashteeth's colorful vow to get even with Thunderhoof earned him the mocking title of "Megatron", and a leg removed at the knee.

After thirteen hours in the plant's CR Chamber, the bad news kept on coming: Budora was threatening to oust Gnashteeth, endangering their supply lines. This was the last straw for Gnashteeth, who decided to stop playing by the rules altogether. Rather than take a small sample of the plant's energon, Gnashteeth decided it was best to take all of it. That night, Gnashteeth burgled his former mentor's estate, and killed Double Punch with his own former weapons, framing the Kopsegos for it. After that, the two returned to the plant, where Gnashteeth repayed Budora for his lack of loyalty, and began a meltdown, allowing Gnash and Scorponok to abscond with the energon.

A decacycle later, they met with Thunderhoof again. Only this time, Gnashteeth had come prepared. Before arriving, he'd thought to buy out the gang leader's muscle, and the two turned on their employer, allowing Gnash to fulfill his former promise. As the newly minted "[[Darksyder]]s" celebrated, Gnashteeth informed Scorponok that his former name was no more. From that moment on, he really would be Megatron. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

[[File:NotAllMegatrons-newbodies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Alright. I can see that I will have to teach you how to be...''villains''!"]]

The Darksyders continued to bully their way through Cybertron's underworld, eventually edging out the reigning [[Minion of Unicron (BW)|Minions of Unicron]]. [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] and his goon squad paid a visit to Megatron after capturing and interrogating a low-ranking nobody named [[Doom-Lock (BW)|Doom-Lock]]. Megatron managed to see off the intruders by outwitting them... and siccing a horde of [[Dropkick (G1)|Dropkick]] drones on the interlopers when they refused to join his growing movement. Cryotek, the sole survivor, grudgingly swore allegiance to the 'bot who had bested him - Megatron returned the favor by sending [[Psychobat (BW)|Psychobat]] to [[mnemosurgery|ensure]] that his newest recruit wouldn't get any ideas.

Urged onward by a mental computer simulation of the original Megatron, the Predacon leader mused on the best way to take advantage of the [[Grand Uprising]] when Scorponok's hubris spurred a moment of self-reflection. The Builders had designed the Maximals and Predacons to run off of conventional energon, forever shackling them to the dwindling supplies controlled by their elders. Reflecting on the native [[mechanimal]] life, Megatron began to wonder if Transformers could process their own energon - and in the process free themselves from the thumbs of the Builders by becoming beasts themselves.

The Predacon leader began experimenting on willing and unwilling volunteers, scrounging materials for his experiments from various illicit sources. The very first test subject, a nebbish sort named [[Overbite (BW)|Overbite]], wound up mutating into a horrific [[oxide shark]]-submarine hybrid, forcing Megatron to put the monster out of its misery. Volunteers two through five didn't end up much better; [[Paralon (BW)|the fifth victim]] of his experiments revealed that the [[Predacon Secret Police|PSP]] had gotten wind of his activities and were currently shadowing the organization. From this mole, however, Megatron learned of the disgraced ex-Autobot [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]], who had conducted similar experiments on himself decades ago, and sent Terrorsaur to bring the Builder into the fold.

Meanwhile, Megtron met with an addled [[Bisk (BW)|Predacon nobody]], whom he used as a catspaw to gain access to the Builder's supply of new protoforms in the ruins of the [[Grand Mal]]. From the purloined protoform, he created [[Inferno (BW)|Formikon]], an energy-independent Predacon with an [[Antroid|ant-droid]] alternate mode. That wasn't enough for Megatron; within a few cycles, he and all of the Cybertronians under his command had successfully upgraded to beast modes. Now that the technology was out in the open, Megatron took the opportunity to delete the original Megatron from his processor, then proclaimed that soon all Maximals and Predacons would adopt this technology–the Beast Wars had begun. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Sure enough, the Beast Upgrade as it was called spread through the Maximals and Predacons like wildfire, and Megatron became very, ''very'' rich indeed. He used that wealth to securely reinforce the center of his "legitimate" enterprises, which came in handy at the end of the war, during the nightmare of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], as he and his inner circle managed to hold off the Vehicon hordes, until Leatherhide and Packrat revealed their new invention: The [[esau]], which saved them all by turning the hapless Wasp into half a Vehicon himself, and allowing him a measure of control over the hordes. Megatron was pleased, declaring that the Darksyders would be able to take advantage of the aftermath.

And take advantage they did. With the addition of a creepy new recruit called Tarantulas, Megatron was a leading figure in the post-war Cybertron, with the Darksyders about the only pan-geographic faction left. When the prospective delegates of the remaining states and factions met, Megatron chose to represent himself, looking for all the world to Lio Convoy like he was going to swallow the room. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:ASurfeitOfPrimes-OptimusPrimalMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
Over ten million years ago, "Megatron" was part of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s menagerie of [[Maximal]]s, travelling with his master to meet with the [[Crystal City]] alliance of [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When Onyx left Cybertron following the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], "Megatron" travelled with him to [[Antilla]] being present when the [[Mistress of Flame|Matriarch of Incaendium]], [[Praesidia Magna]], and [[Magrada]] arrived to investigate a Cybertronian signal. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Later still, "Megatron" was present with Onyx's forces on [[Caminus]] when they clashed with the [[Torchbearer]]s. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

In early 2018, Onyx led the Maximals back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As part of his master's plan, "Megatron" guarded [[Liege Maximo]] alongside [[Ramulus]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

==Commercial appearances==
Megatron hid in his beast mode amid a bask of alligators in a tropical river. When Optimus Primal fluttered over him in his bat mode, Megatron nearly managed to snap him out of the air. When his adversary transformed, Megatron did so as well, and the two Transformers began exchanging blows. Though Megatron managed to land a laser blast, Optimus relieved him of his gun with a swing of his sword. {{storylink|Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|Beast Wars Wave 1 Deluxe toys commercial}}

==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Predacons and their Maximal adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Megatron opted to stay within the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon ship]] as the central hub of Predacon activity. Megatron joined his fellow Predacons in battling not only the persistent Maximal resistance, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Retaliating after the Maximals eliminated Inferno and halted the experiments on the Skriix the Predacon was performing, Megatron sent his own troops to attack the ''Axalon.'' his aggressions were rebuffed, however, and the Maximals launched a counter-strike. After having secured access to the Predacon ship, the Maximals destroyed Megatron, winning the Beast Wars in the process.

=====Predacon campaign=====
When the Maximals had been eliminated, Megatron was able to fulfill his objective of using the planet's vast Energon resources to destroy Cybertron, and conquer the Galaxy! {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Megatron can accomplish throughout gameplay in Predacon Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Megatron fills the role of the nameless Predacon.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64Megatrons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Tyrannosaurus Jhiax]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], apparently.]]
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), ? (Japanese)}}

Megatron was captured by the Maximals. Unknown to his captors, however, Megatron sent a message back in time through transwarp in a last-ditch effort to change the outcome of the Beast Wars; back in the past, Megatron participated in a one-on-one beatdown involving nearly all of the other active beast warriors. At the end, he confronted his mysterious doppelganger, [[Megatron X]].

[[File:N64 Megatron.jpg|frame|left|"Dear me: Forget the grand scheme, just walk over and punch Optimus in his ****ing FACE. Yours sincerely, me."]]

Knowing fully that the planet where their war was taking place was in actuality prehistoric Earth, Megatron decided to make the ultimate gamble after gaining the upper hand in a grueling battle against the Maximals. Breaking into the Ark, Megatron murders Optimus Prime while he slumbers, securing victory for both Decepticons and Predacons. However, in the year 2005, the Decepticons, having conquered both Earth and Cybertron, face Unicron. As the Matrix died eons ago, along with Optimus Prime, how can the Decepticons defeat the [[Unicron|devourer of worlds]]? {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the Nintendo 64 version of the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Megatron's fate in those outcomes.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), ? (Japanese)}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
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===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
[[File:DuelFightMegatronGameGuideArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ah am alpha an' omega, da beginnin' an' da end. Ah am dat which is, which wuz, and is yet ta come... an' ya will know mah name is Megatwon when I way my veng-e-ance upon ya!"]]
Megatron battled several other Maximals and Predacons in an attempt to obtain a super-powerful [[energon crystal]] recently discovered on [[Earth]]. He was capable of summoning his lackeys, Waspinator, Terrorsaur, Tarantulas, Inferno and Scorponok in order to aid him in this task.

Megatron could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to run across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

The series of one-on-one battles that ensued ended in a strange duel, when Megatron had to battle his double as a final opponent. Once he defeated himself, he gained possession of the crystal, setting out to defeat his eternal nemesis, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Megatron's fate in those outcomes.}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Megatron, in his original ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' body, leads a ragtag group of Decepticon warriors from various backgrounds (and/or universes) against Optimus Primal and his Autobot allies. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Battle Universe''===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After a huge earthquake exposed a large amount of [[Energon]], Megatron led his Predacons in an ambush of the Maximals, successfully gaining control of the new Energon supply. As the Predacons harvested this new resource, Megatron set his sights on the Maximal base and the destruction of Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

Much later, when a badly wounded [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] stood near death, Megatron offered a piece of his own spark. Accepting this transfusion of sorts, Rampage's life would most likely be saved. It would also ensure that the new Predacon recruit would forever be bound to Megatron's will from that moment forth. {{storylink|When Sparks Fly}}

Megatron eventually managed to conquer Cybertron with the aid of his Vehicon armies, and set his three generals on the Maximals after they returned to the planet. {{storylink|Beast Machines (Legends)|Beast Machines}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Megatron'' — This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Beast Wars: Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Megatron Alligator'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Beast Wars: Episode 3" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, 100 event cores, and 50 cores of this character.
*'' Megatron Transmetal'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the "Transmetals: Beast Wars - Episode 1" event.
*''Megatron Transmetal II'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Transmetals 2: Episode 1" mini events, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Beast-Wars-Megatron-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|400px| Ah, Yesss!]]
In an unknown time and place, the Beast Wars came to a conclusion. [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]] planned on going home, with Megatron's future in an iso-containment cell. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Primal Instinct}} As the [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|shuttle]] traveled through chronospace, Megatron, unanchored in time, reverted to his original beast mode, as did Optimus Primal. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|A Stitch in Time}}

They were pulled to 21st century Earth due to [[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Shockwave]]'s meddling with the signals the Autobots were using to bring Optimus Primal to their Headquarters. Optimus ordered the transit be aborted, but he faded out before his comrades could hear him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Mixed Signals}} The two arrived on Earth, where they were forced to party ways when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] closed on to them. Megatron ran into [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who assumed the fellow ''Tyrannosaurus'' was himself from the future; the Predacon clarified who he was and fought the Autobot to test his beast mode's strength. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Blast from the Past}} {{storylink|Quantum Beast Leap}}

Elsewhere, Shockwave explained to the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] his completed plan and their new "recruit", but the Decepticon leader was enraged that "a prehistoric throwback" would dare call himself "Megatron".

Despite his reluctance at the presence of another Megatron, Starscream decided to assist the Predacon in his plan to make the original Megatron extinct. They left the battlefield and Grimlock behind.

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': Megatron in his beast mode first uses his fire breath on a target far away. (15 second cooldown) He thens leaps into the air and lands on a defense dealing Area of Effect damage. (10 second cooldown) He then proceeds to bite and smash the target.
*'''Ability: Battle Orders''' - Target their defenses! Friendly bots are given a health shield and prioritize all defenses for a time.
{{note|This ability was fan-voted as a community favorite on the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND page. It has been redesigned from restoring health to bonus health.}}
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:beast-wars-megatron| Beast Wars Megatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
{{Main|Megatron (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Megatron (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:BWRConcept35.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Transmetal 2 Megatron's control art. Look! Spark figure! Painful amounts of detail!]]

*Hasbro originally intended [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to be the new body for Megatron. According to [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b334d45514e26ab4/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&lnk=st&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron&rnum=1#bc8e54e9165e0823 a 1997 interview conducted by fan HooksX], [[Bob Forward]] stated: "For a while there Hasbro was planning to make the Inferno toy the new Megatron. We were going to kill Megatron and bring him back as Inferno."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron''), '''Megaligator''' (alligator, メガリゲーター ''Megarigētā''),<ref>This particular [[romanization]] was used on a Japanese ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_1/img/024.jpg trading card]. As the card otherwise spelled "alligator" correctly in English, it is assumed the single "L" in "Megaligator" was intentional.</ref> '''Beast Megatron''' (''Robotmasters'', ビーストメガトロン ''Bīsuto Megatoron'')
*''European:'' '''Metal T-Rex''' (Transmetal), '''Dragone''' (Transmetal 2)
*''Korean:'' '''Megatron''' (메가트론 ''Megateuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǔng-lúng Wáng''' (Taiwan, 恐龍王, "King Dinosaur"), '''Bàwánglóng''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 霸王龙, "Tyrannosaur"), '''Wúdí Lóng''' (China ''Beast Machines'', 无敌龙, "Invincible Dragon"), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan Èrshì''' (comics, 威震天二世, "Extremely Prestigious II", literally "Heaven-shaking Might II")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Machines Vehicons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
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[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
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