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Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes

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[[File:Bumblebeeclassicstoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When on [[Earth]], a [[Transformer]] typically finds a wide variety of [[human]] vehicles matching their general body plan and size available to adopt as a disguise mode. Although there are many thousands of options available, certain specific models of vehicle, however, are very popular disguises, seeing repeated use across multiple individuals and [[Continuity|continuities]].

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for a vehicle model to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the model. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''. Certain models are "lumped" together, such as the case for the Mazda RX car series, which includes the RX-7 and RX-8 types. This also, of course, takes into account the various fudging of the designs that are done in order to get a [[robot mode]] out of the toy, as well as avoid having to pay a licensing fee to the actual manufacturers (in most instances).

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[retool]]s on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

This policy is in place mainly due to the rampant use of redecoes as new characters, and is a little out of line with the phenomenon being explored... after all, isn't it kinda weird that out of all the myriad types of fighter jet there are in the world, that the Dassault Rafale in particular seems to pop up so often across soooooo many jet-form toy-characters?

:''See also'': [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes]], [[Popular beast alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[Licensed vehicle alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Cars==
===Audi R8===
[[File:ROTF-toy WrecklooseRPM.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Pushing the boundaries of what TFWiki.net considers a "toy" ''and'' an "[[alternate mode]]".]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)#Toys|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways]] (Legends class mold) / [[Override (TF 2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Override]] / [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[Dino#Cyberverse|''Dark of the Moon'' Mirage]] / [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|''Age of Extinction'' Stinger (Legion two-pack)]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways (Deluxe class mold) / [[Dead End (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Dead End]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways (Speed Stars mold) / [[Wreckloose (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Wreckloose]]
*"[[Audi R8 Decepticon]]" (non-toy character)
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===Chevrolet Camaro===
[[File:Movie Deluxe 1974 Bumblebee JPtoy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Why couldn't I be an '85 Camaro?"]]
*[[Windbreaker#Toys|Windbreaker]] / [[Carzap (BT)#Block Town|Carzap]] - Z28 (third generation)
*[[Runabout (G1)|G1 Runabout]] / [[Runamuck (G1)|G1 Runamuck]] - fourth generation (2005 IDW continuity -Ations series, non-toy appearances)
*[[Side Swipe (RID)|''RID''01 Side Swipe]] / [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|G1 Bluestreak (''Universe'')]] - fourth generation
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Movie Bumblebee]] / [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Toys|Movie Cliffjumper]] - 1976 (second generation)
*Movie Bumblebee / Movie Cliffjumper - 2009 (fifth generation)
*Movie Bumblebee (''Age of Extinction'') / [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|''Age of Extinction'' Stinger (Deluxe)]] - 2014 (fifth generation)
*Movie Bumblebee (''Age of Extinction'') - 1967 (first generation)
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===Chevrolet Corvette===
[[File:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not-So-Little Red Corvette]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Toys|G1 Tracks]] / [[Road Rage (G1)|G1 Road Rage]] / [[Vivisector]] / [[Loudpedal]] - C3
*[[Freeway (G1)#Toys|G1 Freeway]] - C4
*[[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] - C4
*[[Skram (G2)|G1 Skram]] - C3 hot rod
*[[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|G1 Tracks (''Alternators'')]] / [[Ravage (G1)/toys|G1 Ravage (first ''Alternators'' body)]] / [[Swerve (G1)|G1 Swerve (''Alternators'')]] - C5 Z06
*Movie [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] / Movie [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] / [[Darksteel (DOTM)|Darksteel]] - 50th Anniversary Stingray Concept
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|''Age of Extinction'' Crosshairs]] / [[Hot Shot (AOE)|''Age of Extinction'' Hot Shot]] / [[Evac (Ride)|Evac (''Movie Edition'')]] / [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|G1 Tracks (''Q-Transformers'')]] - C7

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===Chevrolet Impala===
*[[Impala]] - ninth generation
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|DOTM Leadfoot]] - NASCAR Sprint Cup
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|DOTM Roadbuster]] - NASCAR Sprint Cup
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|DOTM Topspin]] - NASCAR Sprint Cup

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===Corvette Indy===
[[File:G1-toy Detour.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Not a bad run of toys for a car that never actually got produced.]]
*[[Detour (G1)|G1 Detour]] / [[Deadhour]]
*[[Speeder]]
*[[Drench (G1)|G1 Drench]]

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===Desert racing buggy===
[[File:G1-toy RollerForce.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]
{{note|"Desert racing buggy" is an admittedly vague grouping, as vehicles of this type are made by a variety of manufacturers and further modified by their owners in various idiosyncratic ways, but these examples all follow a relatively uniform shape.}}
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Ranger]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
*[[Fizzle]] / [[Wildspark]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Blacker]] / [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]
*[[Jallguar]] / [[Rescue Force 2]]
*[[Roller Force]] / [[Runner]]
*[[Aquafend]] / [[Jetstorm (G2)|''G2'' Jetstorm]]

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===Dodge Viper (Chrysler)===
[[File:Alternators DeadEnd toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Dead End (ROTF)|This seems familiar.]]]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|''RID'' Side Burn]] / [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] / [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|''Universe'' Shadow Striker]]
*''RID'' Side Burn ([[Spychanger]]) / [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Universe .282003.29|G1 Jazz (''Universe'')]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Alternators.2FBinaltech|G1 Sideswipe (''Alternators'')]] / [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators.2FBinaltech|G1 Dead End (''Alternators'')]] / [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Binaltech Asterisk|G1 Sunstreaker (''Alternators'')]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] ([[2005 IDW continuity]] -Ations series, non-toy appearance)

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===Ford Mustang===
[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Me Grimlock no horsey, me Grimlock king!"]]
*[[Natron]]/[[Freezon]] - third generation
*[[Trip-Up]] - First Generation (1960s hot rod)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|G1 Grimlock (''Alternators'')]] / [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|G1 Wheeljack (''Alternators'')]] - fifth generation (2005)
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Movie Barricade]] - fifth generation (Saleen S281)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee (''Generations'')]] / [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldfire|Goldfire (''Generations'')]] / [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat (''Generations'')]] / [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter (''Generations'')]] / [[Carzap (BT)#Timelines|Carzap (''Timelines'')]] - fifth generation

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===Funny Car===
[[File:G1-toy Sizzle.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAAAAAAAY!]]
{{note|The term is used here specifically to represent various {{w|Funny Car|NHRA-style}} funny cars, distinguishable by their elongated noses, forward-mounted engines, and large rear wheels. Minor details may vary from toy to toy, but all represent a functionally identical style of vehicle.}}
*[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] / [[Hotspark]]
*[[Ground Hog]]
*[[Meanstreak]]
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===Lamborghini Countach===
[[File:G1-toy Clampdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Clampdown loves messing with Red Alert's head.]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|G1 Sideswipe]] / [[Red Alert (G1)|G1 Red Alert]] / [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]] / [[Deep Cover]] / [[Tigertrack]] - LP500S
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|G1 Sunstreaker]] / [[Cordon (G1)|G1 Cordon]] / [[Spin-Out (G1)|G1 Spin-Out]] - LP500S
*[[Breakdown (G1)|G1 Breakdown]] - LP500S
*[[Free Wheeler]] / [[Deadwheeler]] - LP500 Quattrovalvole
*[[Laster]] / [[Flame (Motorvator)|Motorvator Flame]] - 25th Anniversary

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===Lamborghini Diablo===
[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|One of Optimus Prime's lesser-known forms.]]
*[[Neo-Wheel]] / [[Hot Spot (Universe)|''Universe'' Hot Spot]]
*[[Firecracker]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|G1 Optimus Prime (Go-Bot)]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|G1 Sideswipe (Go-Bot)]] / [[R.E.V.]]
*[[Flash (G1)|Flash]] / [[Spin Road]]
*[[Prowl (RID)|''RID'' Prowl]] / [[Inferno (BW)|''Universe'' Inferno]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|G1 Sideswipe (''Universe'')]] / [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker (''Universe'')]]
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|''Armada'' Sparkplug]] / [[Drop-Test]] / [[Atlas (Armada)|Atlas]]

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===Mazda RX-series===
[[File:AlternatorsShockblast toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Eliminating the RX-8 was illogical."]]
*[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] - RX-7SA22C
*[[Getaway]] / [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] - RX-7FC3S
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] / [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]] - RX-7FC3S
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|G1 Jazz (''Alternators'')]] / [[Zoom-Zoom]] / [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|G1 Shockwave (''Alternators'')]] / [[Autorooper]] - RX-8
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|G1 Sunstreaker (''Q-Transformers'')]] / [[Drift (G1)#Q-Transformers|G1 Drift (''Q-Transformers'')]] - RX-7FD3S

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===Nissan Fairlady Z===
[[File:alternitytoy blue megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"DO NOT CALL ME [[Drift (G1)|DRIFT]]. DO AS I COMMAND!"]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|G1 Bluestreak]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys|G1 Prowl]] / [[Smokescreen (G1)|G1 Smokescreen]]- 280ZX Turbo
*[[Esporte]] - 300ZX
*[[Turbo (G1)|Turbo]] - 300ZX
*[[Streetwise (G1)|G1 Streetwise]] / [[Streetstar]] - Z31 300ZX Turbo
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak (''Universe'')]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl (''Universe'')]] / [[Rapido|Rapido (''Timelines'')]] / [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen (''Universe'')]] / [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise (''Timelines'')]] - 350Z
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|G1 Megatron (''Alternity'')]] - 370Z

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===Open-wheel Race Car===
[[File:G2-toy Speedstream.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|G1 Mirage]]
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Road King]]
*[[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster Barricade]]
*[[Circuit (OC)|''OC'' Circuit]] / [[Streetwise (Universe)|''Universe'' Streetwise]]
*[[Speedstream]] / [[Deluge (G2)|''G2'' Deluge]]
*[[Double Clutch (G2)|''G2'' Double Clutch]] / [[Mirage (G1)#Generation 2|''G2'' Go-Bots Mirage]] / [[Mirage (RID)|''RID'' Mirage]]
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|''G2'' Leadfoot]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Machine Wars|''MW'' Mirage]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|''MW'' Prowl]] / [[Skid-Z (RID)|''RID'' Skid-Z]] / [[Mirage (G1)#Robotmasters|''Robotmasters'' Mirage]]
*[[Swindle (Armada)|''Armada'' Swindle]] / [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]]
*[[Mirage (Armada)|''Armada'' Mirage]] / [[Top Gear]]
*[[Prowl (Energon)|''Energon'' Prowl]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Classics|''Classics'' Mirage]] / [[Drag Strip (G1)#Universe (2003)|''Universe'' Drag Strip]] / [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]
*[[Leadfoot (PCC)|''PCC'' Leadfoot]] / [[Over-Run (PCC)|''PCC'' Over-Run]]
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|''DOTM'' Drag Strip]]
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===Pontiac Firebird===
[[File:G1-toy Windcharger.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Now all he needs are some underbody neon lights and spinning rims.]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]] / [[Camaro]] / [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|G1 Tailgate]] / [[Rook (Universe)#Toys|''Universe'' Rook]] - third generation
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]] - third generation
*[[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]] / [[Gunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Gunrunner]] - third generation

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===Porsche 928S===
[[File:Zone-toy Sonic.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Sonic]]
*[[Mini-spy]] Porsche
*[[Dead End (G1)|G1 Dead End]]
*[[Sonic (G1)|Sonic]]

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===Porsche 959===
[[File:Zone-toy Rabbicrater.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Trivia time: [http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/sdlist040109.pdf The Porsche 959 wasn't street legal in the United States until 1999].]]
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|G1 Nightbeat]] / [[Minerva (human)|''Masterforce'' Minerva]]
*[[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] / [[Rabbicrater]] / [[Metrobomb]]
*[[Blowout]] / [[Megatron (G1)/toys|G1 Megatron (Go-Bot)]] / [[Frenzy (G1)|G1 Frenzy (Go-Bot)]] / [[Hot Shot (RID)|''RID'' Hot Shot]]

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===Sports Prototype racer===
[[File:RID-toy Daytonus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Daytonus]]
{{note|This term refers to a type of purpose-built closed-wheel racing car commonly referred to as "LeMans racers". The Porsche 962 is a particularly well-known example.}}
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]
*[[Tailspin]]
*[[Hurricane]] / [[Checker Road]]
*[[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] / [[Drench (G2)|Drench]]
*[[Daytonus]] / [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|''Universe'' Wheeljack]]
*[[Downshift (Armada)|''Armada'' Downshift]] / [[Tailslide]]
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] / [[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]] / [[Socket]] / [[Guardian Speed]] / [[Brake-Neck (TF 2010)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Rallybot|Race Car Drone]] / [[Schnell Drone]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Jazz (''Power of the Primes'')]] / [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet (''Selects'')]]

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===Volkswagen Beetle===
[[File:G1-toy BugBite-ehobby.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Bumblebee was supposed to be in this picture, but I stuffed him in a locker."]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|G1 Bumblebee]] / [[Volks (G1)|G1 Volks]] / [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] / [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] / [[Black Bumble]]
*[[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]]
*[[Donald Duck]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'')
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==Military vehicles==
===M1 Abrams===
[[File:TFU08-toy Treadshot.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|A single blue line - the new camouflage.]]
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Movie Brawl/Devastator]] / [[Tankor (ROTF)|ROTF Tankor]] - heavily modified "stealth tank"
*[[Giga]]tank ([[Overlord (G1)|component of ''Masterforce'' Overlord]])
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|G2 Megatron]] / [[Megastorm]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|G1 Megatron]] (Hero) / [[Archforce]] / [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|''RID'' Bludgeon]] / [[Reverse Convoy]] (modified)
*[[Broadside (Classics)|''Classics'' Broadside]] / [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]] / [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|''Universe'' Treadshot]] / [[Ironside]]
*[[Guzzle (DOTM)|''Dark of the Moon'' Guzzle]]
*"[[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]" (non-toy character)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Armada Megatron]]
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===A-10 Thunderbolt II===
[[File:CW-toy Viper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]

*[[Powerglide (G1)/toys|G1 Powerglide]] (like, literally ''every'' toy of him ''ever'') / [[Bad Boy]]
*[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] / [[Windrim]] / [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]]
*[[Sky Shadow (Energon)|''Energon'' Sky Shadow]] / [[Terradive (Energon)|''Energon'' Terradive]] / [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Skyfall]] / [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|''Universe'' Skydive]] / [[Fireflight (G1)|''Universe'' Fireflight]]
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber (''Cybertron'')]] / [[Wingblade]]
*[[Steel Wind]] / [[Skyglide]] / [[Skyhammer (Universe)|''Universe'' Skyhammer]] / [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|''Universe'' Sky Shadow]]
*[[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] (''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'')
*[[Thor]]
*[[Powerglide (DOTM)|''Dark of the Moon'' Powerglide]]
*[[Viper (CW)|''Combiner Wars'' Viper]] / [[Powerglide (RID)|''Adventure'' Powerglide]] / [[Dogfight (RID)|''Adventure'' Dogfight]]

{{note|In the [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]] comic series, [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]], and an unidentified "[[conehead]]" transform into [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]]s, which are heavily-modified versions of the A-10.}}
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===AH-64 Apache copter===
[[File:TFU08-toy Cloudraker.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The copter from the cover of {{w|Nuclear Strike}}.]]
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] (upper half)
*[[Spinister (G1)|G1 Spinister]]
*[[Tracer (Micromaster)|G1 Micromaster Tracer]]
*[[Chain Gun]] / [[Ro-Tor (Universe)|''Universe'' Ro-Tor]]
*[[Powerdive]]
*[[Blackout (combiner)|''Energon'' Blackout]] / [[Stormcloud (Energon)|''Energon'' Stormcloud]]
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|''Classics'' Divebomb]] / [[Torque Gain]] / [[Cloudraker (Universe)|''Universe'' Cloudraker]] / [[Vortex (G1)|''Henkei!'' Vortex]] / [[Crosshairs (Universe)|''Universe'' Crosshairs]] - AH-64D version
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|"Movie Game" Shockwave]]
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===B-1B Lancer===
[[File:TFU03-toy AirRaidMicro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Blackout (G1)|G1 Blackout]] & [[Spaceshot]] (the two robots combine to form a single vehicle)
*[[Missile Run]] / [[Air Raid (Universe 2003)|''Universe'' Air Raid]]
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===Dassault Rafale===
[[File:Victory-toy Hellbat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] / [[Skyhopper]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)|''Victory'' Hellbat]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|G1 Skywarp (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|G1 Thundercracker (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Dirge (BW)|''BWII'' Dirge]] / [[Skyfire (RID)|''RID'' Skyfire]] / [[Wingstun]] / [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator (''Timelines'')]]
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|''Armada'' Ramjet]]
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]
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===F-4 Phantom===
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] / [[Skywave]]
*[[Flywheels]] (Half of him anyway.)
*[[Powerflash]] ([[Mold]] [[Kibble|details]] suggest that this was his [[Alternate mode|altmode]] before becoming an [[Action Master]].)
*[[Blitzwing (BB)]]
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===F-14 Tomcat===
[[File:TFU08-toy_Boltflash.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Talk to me, Goose."]]
*[[Leozack]] / [[Rescue Force (individual)|Rescue Force]]
*[[Nightflight (G1)]] / [[Airwave (Micromaster)]] / [[Nightflight (Zone)]] / [[Overair (Micromaster)]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|''Classics'' Thunderwing]] / [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Nightscream]] / [[Noise Effect]] / [[Boltflash]] / [[Slingshot (G1)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Slingshot]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|''Classics'' Jetfire]] / [[Dreadwind (G1)|BotCon 2007 Dreadwind]] / [[Tread Bolt|Universe 2.0 Tread Bolt]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)|''Combiner Wars'' Air Raid]] / [[Guyhawk#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Guyhawk]] / [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Wrecker Fractyl]] / [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Curse Armada Thrust]]
*[[Maverick (Collaborative)|''Collaborative'' Maverick]]
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===F-15 Eagle===
[[File:SGtoy-Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Thundercracker routinely bathes in highlighter ink to maintain his natural, eye-searing look.]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|G1 Starscream]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|G1 Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|G1 Thundercracker]] / [[Sunstorm (G1)|G1 Sunstorm]] / [[Ramjet (G1)|G1 Ramjet]] (heavily modified with design elements from an F-16XL) / [[Dirge (G1)|G1 Dirge]] (modified) / [[Thrust (G1)|G1 Thrust]] (modified with VTOL fans in wings) / [[Sandstorm (G2)|G2 Sandstorm]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)|G1 Air Raid]]
*[[Talon (G1)|Talon]] / [[Moon Jet]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] / [[Thundercracker (SG)|Shattered Glass Thundercracker]] / [[Hotlink (G1)|G1 Hotlink]] / [[Bitstream (G1)|G1 Bitstream]] / [[Nacelle (G1)|G1 Nacelle]]
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===F-16 Fighting Falcon===
[[File:MF-toy Buster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|G1 Skydive]]
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|G1 Dreadwind]] / [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] - F-16XL
*[[Falcon (OC)|Micromaster Falcon]] / [[Silverbolt (Universe)|Micromaster Silverbolt]]
*[[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]]
*[[Aerialbot Scout 1|ROTF Aerialbot Scout 1]] / [[Aerialbot Scout 2|ROTF Aerialbot Scout 2]] ([[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|video game]] only)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|''Prime'' Starscream]] / [[Skywarp (WFC)|''Prime'' Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (WFC)|''Prime'' Thundercracker]] / [[Slipstream (WFC)|''Timelines'' Slipstream]]
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===F/A-18 Hornet===
[[File:G1-toy_EagleEye.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Eagle Eye (G1)|G1 Eagle Eye]]
*[[Seeker Scout|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Seeker Scout]] / [[Seeker Sniper|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Seeker Sniper]] / [[Seeker Warrior|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Seeker Warrior]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games, non-toy appearances)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|G1 Skydive (Combiner Wars)]] / [[Hellbat (G1)|G1 Hellbat (Combiner Wars)]] / [[Cicadacon|G1 Cicadacon (Combiner Wars)]] / [[Windsweeper|G1 Windsweeper (Combiner Wars)]] / [[Starscream (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Starscream]] / [[Starscream (G1)|G1 Starscream ("Ghost" and "Golden Lagoon" versions)]]
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===F-22 Raptor===
[[File:KMartROTFNebularStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Starscream flies under a giant blacklight.]]
*[[Fearswoop (G1)|G1 Fearswoop]] - YF-22 prototype
*[[Hooligan (G2)|G2 Hooligan]] / [[Jetfire (G1)|G1 Jetfire (Cyberjet)]] / [[R-Blade]] / [[Wind Sheer (Universe)|''Universe'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Ricochet (Timelines)|''Timelines'' Ricochet]] - Navalized ATF
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|G1 Megatron (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Megaplex|MW Megaplex]] / [[Thrust (BW)|''BWII'' Thrust]] / [[Wind Sheer (RID)|''RID'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Air Hunter]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|G1 Skywarp]] / [[Starscream (G1)/toys|G1 Starscream]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|G1 Thundercracker]] (2005 IDW continuity -Ations series, non-toy appearances)
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Movie Starscream]] / [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Movie Thundercracker]] / [[Skydive (Movie)|Movie Skydive]] (non-toy appearance) / [[Ramjet (Movie)|Movie Ramjet]] / [[Skywarp (Movie)|Movie Skywarp]]
{{-}}

===F-35 Lightning II===
[[File:ROTF-toy Thrust.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)]] / [[Sunstorm (Universe)|''Universe'' Sunstorm]] / [[Dirge (Armada)]]
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Breakaway]] / [[Thrust (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Thrust]] / [[Air Raid (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Air Raid]].
*[[Skyquake (Prime)]] / [[Dreadwing (Prime)]] / [[Megaplex|''Timelines'' Megaplex]]
{{-}}

===F-117A Nighthawk===
[[File:DeltaSeeker-toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Invisible to colorblind radar.]]
*[[Falcon (G1)|Predator Falcon]] / [[Shadow Jet]]
*[[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] / [[Air Raid (G1)|Generation 1 Air Raid (Cyberjet/''Universe'')]] / [[Aero Raid]] / [[Delta Seeker]]
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|''Armada'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Whisper (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Whisper]]
*[[Mindwipe (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Mindwipe]] / [[Dreadwing (G2)|''Generation 2'' Dreadwing]] / [[Strafe (TF 2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Strafe]]
{{-}}

===Flakpanzer Gepard===
[[File:RescueTank-toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Squeezers? Squeezers?! They're clamps, you ''[bleep]''!!!!"]]
*[[Killbison]]/[[Rescue Force 1]] (modified)
*[[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]]
*[[Dualor (Armada)|''Armada'' Dualor]]/[[Duster]]/[[Ascentor]]/[[Repeater (Cybertron)|''Galaxy Force'' Repeater]]
*[[Blight (Energon)|''Energon'' Blight]]/[[Kickback (Energon)|''Energon'' Kickback]]/[[Landquake (Timelines)|''Timelines'' Landquake]]/[[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Movie Gunbarrel]] (unreleased)/[[Blast Off (G1)#Universe .282008.29|''Universe'' Blast Off]]/[[Blast Off (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blast Off]]
*[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers .282010.29|''Reveal The Shield'' Demolition Rumble]] (unreleased)/[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Frenzy]]/[[Rumble (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Rumble]]/[[Eject (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Eject]]/[[Rewind (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Rewind]]/[[Rumble (WFC)#Frenzy|''Adventure'' Frenzy]]/[[Rumble (WFC)#Adventure|''Adventure'' Rumble]]
{{-}}

===Harrier Jump Jet===
[[File:SS-toy Shatter Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Yer a wizard, Harrier."]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)|''Generation 1'' Slingshot]] (Sea Harrier version)
*[[Deftwing]]
*[[Dirge (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Dirge]]/[[Jetblade]]/[[Skywarp (MW)|''Machine Wars'' Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (MW)|''Machine Wars'' Thundercracker]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|''Combiner Wars'' Firefly]]/[[Blast Off (G1)|''Combiner Wars'' Blast Off]]/[[Needlenose (G1)|''Combiner Wars'' Needlenose]]
*[[Shatter]]
{{-}}

===SR-71 Blackbird===
[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-16-Jetfire.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Can scratch the rust in his ass higher and faster than any other jet.]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)|G1 Snapdragon]]
*[[Fireshot]] & [[Vanquish]] (they combine into a single jet mode)
*[[Megajet]] (component of ''Masterforce'' Overlord)
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Jetfire]]
{{-}}

===V-22 Osprey===
[[File:ROTF-toy SpringerLegend.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Each Osprey costs about 65 million dollars, which is about 2 million dollars for each Marine that died during flight testing...]]
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|''Armada'' Makeshift]] / [[Bulge (Cybertron)|Bulge]] / [[Impulsor]] / [[Rotor]] / [[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]]
*[[Incinerator (Movie)|Movie Incinerator]]
*[[Ruination (ROTF)|''ROTF'' Ruination]] (non-toy character)
*[[Springer (ROTF)|''ROTF'' Springer]] / [[Blades (ROTF)|''ROTF'' Blades]] / [[Duststorm (TF 2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Duststorm]]
{{-}}

==Miscellaneous==
===Concorde===
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|G1 Silverbolt]]
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)|Micromaster Sky High]]
*[[Supersonic]] / [[Skydive (Universe)|''Universe'' Skydive]]
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|''Armada'' Jetstorm]] / [[Skull Buster]]

===Eurocopter Dauphin===
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Evac]] / [[Springer (G1)|"War Within" Springer]] / [[Blades (G1)#Universe .282008.29|''Universe'' Blades]] / [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Galvatron]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Classics|''Classics'' Whirl]] / [[Blades (G1)#Universe .282008.29|''Universe'' (Legends Class) Blades]]
*[[Blazemaster|''Revenge of The Fallen'' Blazemaster]] / [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] / [[Tailwhip]] / [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]
*[[Alpha Bravo|''Combiner Wars'' Alpha Bravo]] / [[Blades (G1)#Generations|Blades]] / [[Vortex (G1)#Generations|Vortex]] / [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] / [[Stormclash]] / [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] / [[Lunaclub]] / [[Moonheart]] / [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Hepter]]

===Space Shuttle Orbiter===
[[File:G1 GalaxyShuttle toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Tonight on ''Trick My Space Shuttle'', we'll switch out the boring wings for some sweet F-16 ones."]]

*[[Astrotrain (G1)|G1 Astrotrain]] / [[Star Dasher]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] / [[Shuttle Gunner]] / [[Movor]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|G1 Sky Lynx]]
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]]
*[[Mach (G1)|Mach]]
*[[Blast Master]] & [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]] (the two robots combine to form a single vehicle)
*[[Raker]] / [[Storm Jet (Universe)|''Universe'' Storm Jet]]
*[[Cosmo]]
*[[Shouki#Generations|''Generations'' Shouki]]
*[[Astrotrain (DOTM)#Movie Advanced Series|''Movie Advanced Series'' Astrotrain]] / [[Boltax (G1)#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Cybaxx]] / [[Spacewarp#Generations|''Generations'' Spacewarp]]
*[[Deathsaurus#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Dezarus]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (SG)|Shattered Glass Sky Lynx]]

[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Fool's Energon

2023-04-21T04:51:13Z

Cattleprod: Adding link to Velocity

[[File:Trailcutter fools energon words hang in the air.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|That [[Burger King|new]] Surge tastes great!]]
Invented by [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], '''Fool's Energon''' supposedly saps the strength of a [[Transformer]], leaving them physically weaker than normal. In actuality, it's a placebo, being nothing more than standard [[energon]] with an altered color and a foul taste.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
As a condition of his continued freedom of movement following his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was forced to refuel using only Fool's Energon {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} which he found less than palatable. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

After [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] got blind drunk in [[Swerve's]] he decided to break into the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s medibay to steal Megatron's personal stash of energon, not knowing that it was tainted. As a punishment, Megatron permanently reactivated his [[fuel intake moderation chip]] so that he would never be able to get drunk again and promoted him to head of security aboard the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

Following a sudden violent episode from Megatron, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] expressed concerns that the Fool's Energon was the cause, as chemo-sedatives were known to cause mood shifts, stress, and in extreme cases, total personality alteration. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

When a handful of the ''Lost Light'' crew, including Megatron, were marooned on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|home planet]] and faced with certain death against an alliance of [[Decepticon]]s lead by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] was forced to admit to Megatron that there was in fact no such thing as Fool's Energon. Megatron's innards had been so severely mangled by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s machinations that a genuine sedative chemical would have proved fatal, thus Fool's Energon was concocted as a means of judging whether or not the former Decepticon would stick by his newly found ideals should he stop taking it. This revealed Megatron's weakened state was in fact psychosomatic, merely ''believing'' he had lost his previous strength. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

==Notes==
*Its name derives from {{w|Pyrite|Fool's Gold}}, a common type of iron sulfide that looks like gold but isn't.

[[Category:Drink]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) substances]]
[[Category:Intoxicants]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Sterling

2022-04-02T18:31:56Z

Cattleprod: Replacing super generic caption with a James Stephanie Sterling reference

:''Sterling is a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ExRID 44 swift sterling and aileron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Sterling is the guy on the right.]]

As with the rest of his people, '''Sterling''' has strong faith in the lineage of [[Primus]] and the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], but he only has so much patience for the faithless. He is [[Amica Endura]] with [[Aileron]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Sterling hailed from the same village on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] as [[Aileron]] with the two eventually become Amica Endurae. Aileron eventually dragged Sterling to the big city, something that he was largely unhappy about but he nonetheless enjoyed attending ceremonies presided over by the [[Mistress of Flame]] herself. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}
[[File:ExRID 50 sterling dies.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Walk it off, Sterling.]]

Shortly after Caminus had joined the [[Council of Worlds]], [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], Aileron, and Sterling were on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], handing out religious pamphlets about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the Decepticon ghetto. This prompted a mixed reaction from passerby Decepticons: [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] looked at their materials out of curiosity, [[Sparkstalker]] defended the rights of the Camiens to do what they wanted as the Camiens treated Decepticons fairly, but [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] decried anyone who followed a Prime. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Sterling and Aileron faced further troubles when the Dinobot [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] got in their faces for preaching about a Prime. Aileron stood up to Slug on Sterling's behalf, but he was downtrodden about the whole exercise, and left for the day. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

When next he saw his ''Amicus'', Aileron was in the presence of the Prime himself. Sterling and Aileron stood by the side of Optimus Prime as he took the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to Earth, annexing that world in order to prevent Decepticon conquest. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

As he looked on in awe at Optimus's leading the charge against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons, things got worse for Sterling when the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] began attacking the Decepticons. Unlike Aileron, Sterling could not muster one iota of sympathy for them, but he suffered their fate all the same when the [[China|Chinese]] government used satellites to bombard the gathered Cybertronians with heat rays. Sterling barely had time to comprehend what was happening before being blown apart. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Aileron would be left filled with rage by his death, viewing humanity as monstrous for causing it. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] would later use footage of Sterling's remains, claiming he represented the fates of those naive colonists who got caught up in Prime's "expansionist" plans. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

Growing increasingly disillusioned with Optimus Prime, the [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisien]] [[Slide]] referenced Sterling's demise noting how his death had been ignored in favour of making peace with his killers. She later brought him up to highlight the hypocrisy of humanity, noting that while the human race was determined to kill [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] for killing [[John Powell]], whoever pulled the trigger that killed Sterling had likely faced no consequences. Aileron told the Devisien to stop bringing him up. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Sterling concept art.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Thank Primus for me.]]
*[[Josh Perez]] colored Sterling after his favorite character from ''[[Commandron]]s'', Solardyn.<ref>[https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/627602979118575616 Tweet by @dyemooch, 1 August 2015]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Caminus]]
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]

Heart of Darkness issue 4

2020-09-02T01:37:38Z

Cattleprod: Quote relating to retroactive siblings

{{Comicstory|
|series=hod|issueno=4
|prev=Heart of Darkness issue 3
|next=
|title=
|image=HeartofDarkness 4a.jpg
|caption=This cover has [[Origin Myths|aged poorly]].
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=June 2011
|written by=[[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]]
|art by=[[Ulises Farinas]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Crossley]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|2010]], incorporating the events of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' and "[[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Space Opera]]".
}}
'''All the pieces are put in place in preparation for D-Void's next move.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HoD4 NemesisPrimeVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On the planet [[Dykayra]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] attacks [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], explaining that [[D-Void]] revived him so he could get his revenge of Galvatron for betraying and killing him. When Galvatron's minions try to protect him, Nemesis destroys two of them and absorbs their energy, then transforms into a gigantic horrible beast under the direct control of D-Void itself. It kills several [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], but Galvatron will not be underestimated, and confronts D-Void's avatar on his own while ordering [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] to summon his main army. While he is unable to defeat "Nemesis", he manages to distract him long enough for the army to arrive and force him through the [[Dead Universe]] portal, which Galvatron then destroys.

But Galvatron knows that what they defeated was just an emissary of D-Void, and the real threat is still coming. He travels to [[Earth]] to recruit [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his troops for his cause, [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|but his offer is rejected]]. Despite this letdown, he continues with his plan by sending his army to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], D-Void's first target and thus their first line of defense. As scout units are sent out to search for life signs on the abandoned planet, one Sweep locates [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and breaks orders to attack them. He is shot down, but is quickly repaired and scolded by Galvatron. The Autobots, who know Galvatron as an evil maniac, are horrified to see him in control of an army, and blasts off in a spaceship despite Galvatron's attempts to stop them and teach them of his intentions. He ultimately lets them go, as he's got what he came for: Cybertron. He will defend this planet from D-Void for the sake of the Transformers... and fate of the universe.

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (8)
*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (11)
*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (on-screen display only) (13)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (15)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (4)
*''[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'' (7)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (5)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (9)
|c4=
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]/[[D-Void]] (2)
*Galvatron's army (10)
*[[Zombie]]s (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"This... unlife that was threatening Earth. A zombie virus. It intrigues me. It manifested in robot life forms too." 
"It was irrelevant and inefficient."
:—'''Jhiaxus''' and '''Galvatron''' disagree on the merits of ''Infestation''

==Notes==
*This issue both retells part of [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|issue 2 of ''The Transformers: Infestation'']] and [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|issue #20 of the 2009-2011 ongoing series]], showing events from those comics from Galvatron's point of view.

===Transformers references===
*One of the members of Galvatron's army looks rather like [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]].

===Errors===
*One of the panels that recalls ''Infestation'' retains the original comic's error of calling Jhiaxus "Jihaxus".
*Since when does Galvatron know Rodimus? And even if he does, he really shouldn't be aware of his recent name change from Hot Rod.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Galvatron and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], art by Ulises Farinas with colors by Andrew Crossley.
*'''Cover B:''' Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge versus a giant hand, art by [[Casey Coller]] with [[Joana Lafuente]].
*'''Cover C:''' Galvatron in darkness, art by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Pencil sketch version of cover A.

<gallery>
File:HeartofDarkness 4a.jpg|"The Force is strong in my family, my father had it, I have it, my sister has it."
File:HeartofDarkness 4b.jpg|"Cobra! Attaaaaaaack!"
File:HeartofDarkness 4c.jpg|"Me, Galvatron badass!"
File:HeartofDarkness 4ri.jpg|Cover RI
</gallery>

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File:Unicron6 Spirits of the Dead.jpg

2018-11-16T06:25:14Z

Cattleprod: Wrong Mainframe

[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] convenes with the spirits of the dead, including [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], the [[Solstar Order|Solstar Knight]]s, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], the [[Mistress of Flame]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Fastlane]], [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], [[Mainframe (G.I._Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Gimlet]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Ambulon]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], using the [[Enigma of Combination]].

From ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' #6: [[Ceremony]].

Verity Carlo

2018-10-07T02:27:30Z

Cattleprod: Middle name, we already knew her last name

{{factions|wreckers}}
:''Verity Carlo is a [[human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Veritycarlo.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Rare moment of not doing wild takes.]]
Make no mistake; '''Verity Simone Carlo''' is intelligent, nimble, resourceful, self-reliant, and cunning. Problem is, she likes to think she's tougher, smarter, and has more guts than pretty much everyone else. It's a good part of what allows her to maintain her rootless teen-aged existence hitch-hiking across the [[United States of America|United States]], living on theft and what little kindness she receives from strangers (although two mace sprays nestled in her backpack attest to how little she's willing to trust said strangers).

Something happened to Verity when she was a child, though, something that hurt her so badly that she refuses to form a serious bond with anyone or show any sign of fear. It's been with her so long that she abandoned several foster homes and (presumably) welcoming families when she was in her mid-teens. Because of that hurt Verity sees most people as marks, dupes or threats. Fear of getting hurt again keeps her moving when she maybe ought to settle down, and makes her abrasive and superior.

Whether it'll get her killed one day is anyone's guess, but joining the [[Wrecker]]s sure doesn't help.

{{quote|''Fh''. I've not been wanted anywhere, by anyone, since I started crawling. Why should it be any ''different'' this time around?|Verity reacts to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] being a prick|[[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]]}}
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:VerityCarlo thievery MINE.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|The inside of her mouth turns white when she lies.]]
Verity's life as a drifter changed forever when in [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] when she spotted what she assumed was a long-distance salesman in possession of a [[SM-40|palmtop computer]]. Pickpocketing a ticket from a nearby family, Verity followed [[Stoker|the man]] onto a bus bound for [[Los Angeles]] and quickly stole the computer from his bag, then proceeded to fake an upset stomach to get the bus to pull over. Free and clear, she hitched a lift with passing motorist [[Hunter O'Nion]]... but what Verity had no way of knowing was that the victim of her theft was an agent of the [[Machination]], and the computer held photographs of secret [[Decepticon]] bases on [[Earth]]. Possession of the device immediately made her and Hunter targets, and it was only a short time later they were attacked by [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]. Fortunately, the Autobot [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] appeared to offer them aid. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0| Infiltration #0}} Though the alien conspiracy theorist Hunter understood the true nature of the alien robots they had found themselves caught between, Verity was less that convinced. Using the palmtop to make contact with her old friend [[Jimmy Pink]], she had Ratchet take them to Jimmy's garage. There, Hunter stole a look through the palmtop and realized its significance—a breach of trust that caused Verity to storm out in anger... only to come running back a moment later, pursued by the Decepticons [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]! {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Verity endured an outright panic attack as she, Jimmy, and Hunter were forced to flee along with Ratchet, but they were soon saved from the pursuing Decepticons by several Autobots from Ratchet's unit. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:Infiltration3 VeritySURPRISE.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|That's right, Bobby, I believe you will find that I have no testicles.]]

Taken back to the Autobots' spaceship, the ''[[Ark-19]]'', at the bottom of [[Lake Michigan]], Verity and her friends were placed in a cell while the Autobots debated their next action. Verity tried to blackmail the 'bots into releasing them and giving them answers by threatening to delete all the data on the palmtop, but none of them took any notice. When unit leader [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] refused to act on Ratchet's intel, the medic took matters into his own hands, releasing the three humans and studying the palmtop's data. Learning that the Decepticons had recently broken their normal [[infiltration protocol]] by relocating from a base in [[Nebraska]] to one in [[Oregon]], Verity and her friends insisted that they be allowed to help by investigating the abandoned Nebraska facility. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[File:Infiltration5 VerityMegatron.jpg|left|upright=1.25|thumb|Ask to be his pet. You just might live.]]

In short order, the subterranean based was located and Verity, Hunter, and Jimmy spelunked their way inside to investigate. Verity thought finding the corpses of people the Decepticons had turned into [[facsimile construct|facsimiles]] was traumatic enough, but was paralyzed with fear upon rounding a corner and laying eyes upon Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} Fortunately, Megatron had less than no interest in a mere human and ignored here. Still, Verity barely made it out of the base, nearly being buried alive when [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] bombed it in order to cover their tracks. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} Rescued from the wreckage by her friends, Verity tried to act unbothered and objected when Ratchet tried to take them back to the ''Ark-19'' rather than follow Megatron. Hunter and Jimmy admitted that they were overwhelmed and afraid, and that it was okay for Verity to feel that way too... whereupon she finally released her bottled-up emotions and burst into tears. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Escalation2 hunters death.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]

Verity was bitterly unsurprised when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived and ordered the Autobots to return her and her friends to their normal lives, well acquainted with the feeling that she was unwanted. On the trip back home, however, they were attacked by agents of the Machination, who apparently killed Hunter and their escort [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Verity was visibly distraught, but hope soon materialized when the Autobots examined Sunstreaker's remains and discovered they were phoney. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Believing that the Machination had Hunter and Sunstreaker captive, Verity combined her hacking skills with Jimmy's engineering know-how to track down likely Machination facilities, and they, Ratchet, and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] disobeyed orders again to investigate one in [[Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Verity and Jimmy managed to break into the compound, hidden under an auto parts store, where Verity located a strange business card emblazoned only with an "M" before a security failsafe dosed the pair with knock-out gas. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide and Ratchet penetrated the facility {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and safely extracted the pair, but the facility's self-destruct them went off, severely damaging Ironhide. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

Returning to the ''Ark-19'', {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Verity handed the "M" card off to Autobot detective [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], whose studies of both it and the stolen palmtop prompted him to recommend the relocation of ''[[Ark-19]]''. Verity and Jimmy found themselves shut out of the discussion, blown off and given vague answers when they tried to get some answers about the search for Hunter from [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, the vessel was shot down in mid-transit by [[Sixshot]]; Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy ejected in an escape pod before the crash. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Verity was injured by Sixshot's attack, but Ratchet's [[holomatter|avatar]] was able to treat her wounds. Sixshot located the Autobot and his human guests and gave chase, forcing Ratchet to separate from the humans for their own protection. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} [[File:Hunter reunion.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|After all you've been through Hunter, couldn't they fix your hair?]] As the other Autobots arrived and battled Sixshot, Verity and Jimmy tried to explain the situation of local law enforcement, who understandably didn't believe her. The officers' chatter revealed plans for an all-out airstrike on the warring parties, so the two humans stole a motorboat and police megaphone and used them to warn Ratchet of the incoming strike. With seconds to spare, Ratchet took the two humans along with him as the Autobots escaped via [[Orbital jump|orbital bounce]] to the orbiting ''[[Ark-32]]'', but the process was too traumatic for them to endure, causing their vital signs to cease. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Ratchet managed to restart their hearts after a dangerously long flatline, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} and the pair remained aboard the ''Ark-32'' to recuperate as it left orbit for [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} A short time later, the hale and hearty Verity and Jimmy were reunited with Hunter after he was rescued from the Machination. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

The happy reunion, sadly, was not to last. Always running from others, Verity stowed herself away aboard [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s spaceship as he left to take the captive [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] to Garrus-9, leaving a note for Hunter and Jimmy to explain her departure. {{storylink|In Word and Deed}} Once her presence on the ship was revealed to Magnus, she worked hard to prove her value to him, performing many important bridge duties and even acquiring a suit of powered armor for herself. She felt close to her "Uncle Magnus," though the only outward sign of affection he showed her was ''not'' immediately taking her right back to Earth.{{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers-Verity.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Transformers meets Dresden Codak.]]

About three years after Verity left Earth, she and Magnus were called in to transport the Autobot commando unit known as the [[Wrecker]]s on a mission to the prison planet of [[Garrus-9]], control of which had been seized by the Decepticon sadist [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. The new batch of rookie team members were taken aback by her presence; [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] assumed Magnus kept her around because she was a "good cleaner," leading Verity to mock his "cyber-sexism." {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} As the ship neared Garrus-9, Verity overheard Magnus informing Springer that, once the Wreckers had been dropped off, he would be heading to Earth in response to a summons from [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. Refusing to return to the world she had willingly left behind, Verity stowed away in one of the drop-pods with the Wreckers, preferring to join them on their deadly mission. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Verity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Verity and the Wreckers' pods crash-landed directly in front of Overlord, who immediately killed Rotorstorm. At [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]]'s instruction, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] bundled Verity into his chest cavity to keep her safe, but quickly forgot she was in there as the Wreckers fought to escape. Twisted up and unable to get his attention, Verity could do little but be carried along for the ride until the team arrived at their objective: the chamber containing the adjudication computer, [[Aequitas]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} While Perceptor worked to bring the computer online, Verity asked Wreckers historian and fanboy [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] to tell her a story to keep her mind occupied; he told her of the Wreckers' victory over their enemies [[Squadron X]] on [[Pova]]. Soon, it was revealed that Aequitas could only be unlocked by the willing donation of a [[spark]]—a dilemma that earned Pyro Verity's scorn when he voiced his belief that Ironfist should be the one to sacrifice himself, since Pyro had done too many "great things" to die that way. However, the issue was decided when [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] stepped up and sacrificed himself to give him and his branched-spark brother [[Twin Twist]] a dignified death. As Verity mourned Topspin's death, Ironfist downloaded the contents of Aequitas into his brain. Soon after he completed the task, a new problem presented itself: The Decepticons were burning down the door to the chamber, and the only way to stop them was to use Aequitas to detonate the [[deterrence chip]] inside the head of every prisoner at G-9, which included Impactor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|Perceptor's liposuction skills left much to be desired.]]

Though the others voted in favour of the move, Verity vigorously argued against it was able to convince Perceptor not to go through with it. Instead, Pyro volunteered to sacrifice himself, buying precious time for the others to run free. They made it outside and joined Springer against Overlord, causing the Phase Sixer tremendous damage...but he still kept coming. In the end, it was Verity who delivered the most crushing blow of all against Overlord when she told him that Megatron—who Overlord had rebelled against, and had spent his life obsessing over—was already dead, having never even spared Overlord a second thought. The beating Impactor subsequently gave Overlord was hardly necessary; Verity's revelation had defeated him in spirit.

The surviving Wreckers were collected by Ultra Magnus, who took them to Earth to deliver the Aqueitas data to Prowl. Alas, on the way there, Ironfist perished, the borrowed time he had been living on since one of his own [[Cerebro-sensitive bullet|cerebro-centric bullets]], which had been making its way through his head since before the mission even began, finally running out. Emotionally devastated, Verity returned to "normal" life on Earth as best she could, penning a final volume of ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' for Ironfist, number 332 in a 4-issue limited series. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} [[File:LSotW-InWordAndDeed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] She still had one last thing to remember Ironfist by: a second backup he took of the Aequitas trials, secretly given to her for safe-keeping. {{storylink|In Word and Deed}} Stakeout, one of Magnus' allies in the Tyrest Accord, guarded her and the two became friends. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Admit it, you "aww"ed a little here.]]
Verity left an impression on the memories of many. Though he had never been outwardly warm to her, Ultra Magnus had genuinely considered her a friend, and used her likeness for his [[holomatter]] avatar. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Overlord remembered her well, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] saw when he used his [[mnemosurgery]] to view and edit the Decepticon's memories of his defeat. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} And during his time spent opposing [[Onyx]] alongside [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Jimmy Pink kept a picture of himself with Verity, Hunter, and Prowl to remind him of their adventures. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

[[File:SOTW1 verity illness.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Several years passed, and Verity found herself growing sick. Tests conducted by Stakeout revealed that she was dying, due to "overexposure to intense energy of Cybertronian origin." {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Proximity to Tranformers only made the pain worse, so Stakeout abandoned Verity for her own safety. On her own once again, Verity headed north to [[Nome]], [[Alaska]], hoping to fulfill a lifelong dream to see the Aurora Borealis before she died. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} Scared and alone, Verity desperately felt the need to regain some measure of control in her life, and saw a chance to do so in the Aequitas data back-up. She and Ironfist had intended to expose Prowl with it, but instead, she used the data for blackmail, sending Prowl a threatening message in the hope that he would cut a deal with her, exchanging the information for life-saving treatment. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Prowl teleported to Earth to meet with her, but upon arrival was abducted by the mad scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], creator of Aequitas, and an old ally of Prowl's who sought revenge for a past betrayal. Tarantulas's [[Chimeracon]] muscle, disguised as normal animals, hunted Verity across the frozen landscape in order to obtain the Aequitas data from her; she was nearly caught by [[Polar Claw]] until a repentant Stakeout arrived to save her. The pair were soon confronted by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and the Wreckers, who had come to solve the mystery of Prowl's disappearance. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:SOTW3 verity noisemaze.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
As the big 'bots talked, Verity and Stakeout reconciled, which resulted in Verity letting her guard down just enough for [[Stampy (BWN)|a Chimeracon rabbit]] to snatch the Aequitas data slug. Stakeout gave chase, running into the larger Chimeracon forces, and the Wreckers soon headed out to back him up. En route, Verity attempted to tell Springer about her condition, but they were attacked by Chimeracon leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] before she could finish. As battle broke out, Verity, Arcee, Springer, [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] made their way inside the body of the largest Chimeracon, [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]], {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} and used the portal built inside him to transport themselves to Tarantulas's secret base, the pocket dimension known as the [[Noisemaze]]. Though unaffected by the deleterious effects of the maze on Cybertronian senses, Verity was captured along with her disoriented comrades by the traitor Hubcap and handed over to Tarantulas for study. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Tarantulas discovered that it was not merely day-to-day contact with Transformers that had caused Verity to become sick; it was, in fact, the burst of energy released by Aequitas during Ironfist's download of its data. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} [[File:SOTW5 northern lights.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]] Purely to score imaginary points by proving himself Prowl's superior, Tarantulas healed Verity's illness, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}} then held her prisoner as he subjected the others to his new guilt-extracting computer, [[Impetus]]. As Tarantulas grew more manic in his plan to ruin Prowl by releasing the Aequitas data, Hubcap finally had second thoughts and release Verity and the others, who quickly made their way to the heart of Tarantulas's base, the [[Tor]], in order to destroy it. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} While Arcee and Springer kept Tarantulas busy, Verity and Prowl recovered the Tor's crystalline power source, [[Obtenteum]], and saw that it was forcibly fed to Tidal Wave, triggering an energy overload that caused the entire Noisemaze to implode.

In the wake of Tarantulas's defeat, now with her whole life ahead of her once again, Verity returned to Earth with Springer and finally got the chance to see the Northern Lights. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

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==Notes==
[[File:I am Optimus Prime-Verity Lookalike.jpg|thumb]]
*[[:File:Infiltration3-VerityMeetsBumblebee.jpg|Verity likes Volkswagen Beetles]].
*In ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|#1]], Verity sports a small green alien head tattoo on the back of her right shoulder, in memory of her late friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], who wore an "Alien Death Ray" shirt with a similar head on it throughout ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]''.
*In ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|#2]], Verity is seen having a photo of herself, [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] in their ''Infiltration''-era clothes, acting goofy. One could say they never really had time to have such a picture taken, but the Autobots ''did'' have a camera trained on them while they had the three in custody.
*Verity's middle name, as established in ''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers]]'' is "Simone" because [[Simon Furman|of course]].
*The children's storybook "[[I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime]]" features a human ally to the Autobots based on Verity. Likewise, the two male human allies in the story are based on Hunter O'Nion and Jimmy Pink.

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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2018 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2018-06-27T20:50:16Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Hasbro Toy of the Year" votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2018 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Toy|go here!]]'''
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Dinobot, Galvatron, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

Transformers Wiki's entry period ends at 3pm on June 28th, 2017.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Airrazor (BW), Laserbeak, Sentinel Prime (Animated)--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

==Poll entries==


*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 22:12, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:22, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Ginrai --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:33, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Lockdown, Ratbat, Unicron --[[User:Notirishman|notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 23:37, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Elita-One, Rattrap, Swindle --[[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 03:01, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Dreadwing, Onslaught --[[User:Jirr'kel|Shockblaster's Hideout]] ([[User talk:Jirr'kel|talk]]) 03:47, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Devastator, Impactor, Lockdown --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 04:25, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Rampage (BW), Tarantulas --[[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 06:11, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Computron, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx (G1) --[[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 06:54, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 07:15, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Unicron --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:56, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Lockdown --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 08:17, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Devastator, Springer, Unicron -- [[User:Darkwingduck|Darkwingduck]] ([[User talk:Darkwingduck|talk]]) 11:38, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways -- [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 12:36, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Bisk, Blackarachnia, Tarantulas -- [[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 13:23, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Chromedome, First Aid, Perceptor--[[User:Red|Red]] ([[User talk:Red|talk]]) 21:17, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Devastator, Hot Shot, Ravage--[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] ([[User talk:Bluestreak7|talk]]) 17:39, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Delta Magnus, Deszaras, Cheetor -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 0:49, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
*Astrotrain, Hot Shot, Skids -- [[User:TripleTurbo|TripleTurbo]] 18:32, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Evac (Cybertron), Jetfire, Nautica -- [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 18:57, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scourge (RID '01), Sky-Byte -- [[User:Otaku|Otaku]] ([[User talk:Otaku|talk]]) 20:03, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Devastator, Metroplex, Springer -- [[User:Warpath1251|Warpath1251]] 21:04, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus (G1), Sky-Byte --[[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 01:07, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Jetfire -- [[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 06:35, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Hot Shot, Killbison, Mixmaster --[[User:Wing-Thing|Wing-Thing]] ([[User_talk:Wing-Thing|talk]]) 24:58, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackjack, Hot Rod, Skids -- [[User:BlackJack2531|BlackJack2531]] ([[User talk:BlackJack2531|talk]]) 12:31, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Cyclonus (G1), Scourge (RID), Sky-Byte --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:22, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blades (RB), Knock Out (Prime), Quillfire (RID) --[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:04, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Cyclonus (G1), Overlord, Scorponok (G1) -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 04:21, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
*Inferno (BW), Lio Convoy, Movor (RID) -- [[User:NITR0B1AST|NITR0B1AST]] ([[User talk:NITR0B1AST|talk]]) 09:00, 16 June 2018 (EDT)
*Chromedome, Rewind, Thundercracker -- [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 09:31, 17 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Unicron, Windblade --[[User:Roguesorceress|Roguesorceress]] ([[User talk:Roguesorceress|talk]]) 06:10, 19 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sideways --[[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 23:08, 20 June 2018 (EDT)
*Ironfist, Overlord, Straxus --[[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 11:13, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Kup, Windblade --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 11:21, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus (G1), Sky-Byte [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 13:55, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
*Chromedome, Misfire, Vector Prime--[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 17:57, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Blitzwing, Chromia --[[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:39, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Hot Shot, Movor (RID 2001), Rollbar (RID 2001) -- [[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 17:46, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Knock Out (Prime), Rattrap (BW), Tarantulas (BW) -- [[User:Matrixbeast|Matrixbeast]] ([[User talk:Matrixbeast|talk]]) 18:58, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Knock Out (Prime), Nautica, Whirl -- [[User:Pika|Pika]] ([[User talk:Pika|talk]]) 19:02, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Drift, Lockdown -- [[User:Cydra|Cydra]] ([[User talk:Cydra|talk]]) 20:06, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Cyclonus (G1), Knock Out (Prime), Strongarm (RID) --[[User:TinyBirdFriend|TinyBirdFriend]] ([[User talk:TinyBirdFriend|talk]]) 20:38, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Thundercracker-[[User:Chels]] 00:53, 26, June 2018
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus (G1), Kup (G1) -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 16:50, 27 June 2018 (EDT)

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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2018 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Toy

2018-06-27T20:46:13Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame 2018 Hasbro Toy of the Year''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top three '''official''' ''Transformers'' toys released '''or''' scheduled to be released by Hasbro in the 2018 calendar year. See also [[2018#Hasbro|here]].
##"Hasbro Favorite Transformers Character" votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2018 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
#Pick only toys that have been '''officially announced'''. No leaks!
#If a character appeared in more than one scale or toyline, please '''specify the series and size-class''' (eg ''Studio Series'' Leader Class Grimlock vs ''Power of the Primes'' Voyager Class Grimlock).
#No toys '''only''' released by TakaraTomy. It's the Hasbro toy of the year award!
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#Only one entry per user.

Transformers Wiki's entry period ends at 3pm on June 28th, 2017.

Please put your toys of choice and user name below in the following manner:

* Blackout, Starscream (Studio Series), Slash --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

==Poll entries==


*Elita One, Grimlock (Studio Series), Slash --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 22:19, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackout, Grimlock (Studio Series), Slash --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:34, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Grimlock (Studio Series), Shockwave (Cyber Series), Stinger --[[User:Notirishman|notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 23:40, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackout, Overlord (Legends), Shockwave (Cyber Series) --[[User:Jirr'kel|Shockblaster's Hideout]] ([[User talk:Jirr'kel|talk]]) 03:53, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Battletrap, Megatron (Studio Series), Optimus Prime (Studio Series) [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 04:24, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Optimal Optimus, Predaking, Rodimus Unicronus --[[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 06:17, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Battleslash, Roadtrap, Windcharger --[[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 06:56, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Optimus Prime (POTP), Jazz (Studio Series), Megatron (Studio Series)–[[User:Nickster563|Nickster563]] ([[User talk:Nickster563|talk]]) 11:05, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
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*Elita One, Slash, Stinger -- [[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 13:30, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Optimus Prime (POTP) -- [[User:S-NFS|SNFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 0:53, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
*Blackout, Grimlock (Studio Series), Optimal Optimus --[[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 01:03, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackout, Elita One, Nemesis Prime -- [[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 06:24, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Slash, Starscream (Studio Series), Swoop -- [[User:Wing-Thing|Wing-Thing]] ([[User_talk:Wing-Thing|talk]]) 24:53, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackout, Grimlock (Studio Series), War Hammer Bumblebee -- [[User:BlackJack2531|BlackJack2531]] ([[User talk:BlackJack2531|talk]]) 12:30, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Elita One, Optimus Prime (POTP), Rodimus Prime --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:23, 14 June 2018 (EDT)
*Battleslash, Roadtrap, Rodimus Unicronus -- [[User:Otaku|Otaku]] ([[User talk:Otaku|talk]]) 15:14, 16 June 2018 (EDT)
*Perceptor (TR Deluxe), Elita One, Rodimus Unicronus --[[User:Roguesorceress|Roguesorceress]] ([[User talk:Roguesorceress|talk]]) 06:27, 19 June 2018 (EDT)
*Slash, Snarl, Swoop --[[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 23:10, 20 June 2018 (EDT)
*Crowbar, Grimlock (Studio Series), Outback [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:36, 20 June 2018 (EDT)
*Battletrap, Outback, Tailgate, --[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 18:00, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackout (''Studio Series'' Leader), Optimus Prime (''Power of The Primes'' Leader), Starscream (''Studio Series'' Voyager) -- [[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 17:49, 25 June 2018 (EDT)
*Dreadwind, Elita-1, Rodimus Prime -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 16:46, 27 June 2018 (EDT)

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Toy

2017-07-11T18:30:55Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame 2017 Hasbro Toy of the Year''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top three '''official''' ''Transformers'' toys released '''or''' scheduled to be released in the 2017 calendar year. See also [[2017#Hasbro|here]].
##We'll make an exception for toys that technically first showed up in the 4th quarter of 2016 but didn't propagate until 2017. (For ''[[Titans_Return_(toyline)#General_retail|Titans Return]]'', anything at or after wave 3. For ''[[Transformers:_Robots_in_Disguise_(2015_toyline)#.22Standard.22_line|Robots in Disguise]]'', at least Warrior Class at or after wave 8.)
#Pick only toys that have been '''officially announced'''. No leaks!
#If a character appeared in more than one scale or toyline, please '''specify the series and size-class''' (eg ''Titans Return'' Voyager Megatron vs ''The Last Knight'' Legion Megatron).
#No toys '''only''' released by TakaraTomy. It's the Hasbro toy of the year award!
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your toys of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blurr (RID Legion), Scorn (TLK Voyager), Topspin (TR Deluxe) --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Krok, Ptero, Triggerhappy [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:54, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bisk (Warrior Class), Nautica, Overlord --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:09, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*''Titans Return'' Broadside, ''The Last Knight'' Premier Edition Voyager Class Optimus Prime, ''Titans Return'' Quake -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:13, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Nautica, Shuffler, Topspin --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:25, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*''MPM'' Bumblebee, Leader ''TLK'' Megatron, ''TR'' Sky Shadow -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:52, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*RID Bisk (Warrior), Masterpiece movie Bumblebee, TLK Sqweeks [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:07, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Nautica, Perceptor, Shreddicus Maximus - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:42, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
* TR Deluxe Hot Rod, TR deluxe Perceptor, TR Legends Seaspray --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:58, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
* Bisk, Cogman, Nautica. - [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:59, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Kup (TR Deluxe), Megatron (TLK Voyager), Soundwave (RID Warrior) -[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:00, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*TR Metalhawk, TR Nautica, TLK Voyager Optimus Prime--[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:55, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
* Megatron (TLK Leader), Scorn (TLK Voyager), Topspin (TR Deluxe) --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
* Overload (TR Leader), Trypticon (TR Titan), Windblade (TR Deluxe){{unsigned|DalekSupreme13}}
* RID Warrior Bisk, TLK Voyager Decepticon Nitro, TR Topspin --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:15, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
* TLK Voyager Scorn, TR Deluxe Twinferno, TR Deluxe Triggerhappy --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:43, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*RID Warrior Bisk, TR Legends Seaspray, TR Leader Sixshot--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:46, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Krok, Kup, Sawback (TR Titan Master) -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:30, 11 July 2017 (EDT)



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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie

2017-07-11T18:24:52Z

Cattleprod:

[[File:Transformers2007teaserposter.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Movie Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' favorite LIVE-ACTION FILM SERIES ''Transformers'' characters.
##You '''can''' vote for any film character who was previously inducted! This includes '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hot Rod, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, and Wheeljack.'''
#Per the the informational email, they must characters that '''appeared on film'''. They must also actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#Only one entry per user. Do not vote for the same characters in both character categories.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Cogman, Frenzy, Hound --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Dragonstorm, Drift, Grimlock [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Nitro Zeus, Sqweeks -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:03, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Ratchet, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Devastator, Sentinel Prime -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Frenzy, Nitro Zeus - [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:04, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Dickbot the blender guy, Dispensor, Ejector - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Ironhide, Optimus Prime - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] ([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus [[User:Grum|Grum]] - ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:40, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hot Rod, Ratchet - --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:44, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Jetfire, Lockdown --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hound, Lockdown [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Crosshairs, Jetfire - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:56, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bumblebee, Frenzy --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:40, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Jazz, Laserbeak --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:15, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Lockdown, Optimus Prime --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Drift, Jetfire -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:18, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Hound --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:39, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Blackout, Cogman--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:05, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus--[[User:IKY|IKY]] ([[User talk:IKY|talk]]) 16:46, July 11, 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 13:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bonecrusher, Ratchet--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:45, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Laserbeak, Ratchet -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:24, 11 July 2017 (EDT)





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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2017-07-11T18:23:15Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Live-Action Film Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Sentinel Prime (Animated)--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Jetfire, Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Preditron [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:50, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:10, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Scrounge, BW Silverbolt --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:20, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scorponok, Sideways -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Perceptor, Rung -[[user: cyberdoctor42|cyberdoctor42]] ([[user talk:cyberdoctor42|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Thundercracker [[User:Kyojikasshu|Kyojikasshu]] ([[User talk:Kyojikasshu|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Tarantulas, Ravage -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:46, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Cyclonus, Ravage - [[User:Tiel|Tiel]] ([[User talk:Tiel|talk]]) 21:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Spacewarp, Trans-Mutate, Vector Prime [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hooligan, Slog - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:05, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Perceptor, Wreck-Gar - [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:21, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Galvatron, Sky-Byte - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] (([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:30, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Springer, Whirl --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Swindle, Windblade --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Chase, Rhinox -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Chromedome, Cyclonus, Rewind [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 23:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Swindle, Thundercracker, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Maroyasha|Maroyasha]] ([[User talk:Maroyasha|talk]]) 23:57, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarchania, Rattrap, Swindle -- [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Ginrai, Lockdown, Nautica--[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Cheetor (BW), Ginrai --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:12, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Overlord, Rung --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:16, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Galvatron, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:11, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Jetfire --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok (G1), Scourge (RiD) --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 09:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Doublecross, Sky-Byte, Thundercracker --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:38, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Devastator--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Lio Convoy, Vector Prime--[[User:IKY|IKY]] ([[User talk:IKY|talk]]) 12:41, 11 July 2017‎ (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Cheetor, Sky-Byte--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:44, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Heatwave, Perceptor--[[User:DJ-the-Autobot|DJ-the-Autobot]] ([[User talk:DJ-the-Autobot|talk]]) 13:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hot Shot, Sideways, Windblade --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Heatwave, Nautica
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:23, 11 July 2017 (EDT)





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Talk:The Last Autobot

2016-07-28T05:04:47Z

Cattleprod:

I wanted to discuss before the edit was made, but is there any reason that Brainstorm's line of "(Sentinel) was a Decepticon before you thought up the name" is not an error? According to MTMTE #9-11, the name Decepticon was used as the name of their political party during the era of Nominus and even Proteus had the Decepticon Registration Act, so that line should be an error, yes?
:I think that's taking the line too literally. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
==Cover and binding==
My copy of the regular cover isn't cardstock and isn't perfect-bound, it has staples. Is that note accurate to the convention version? [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 01:04, 28 July 2016 (EDT)

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Musician

2016-03-03T18:27:05Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Best Musical Act Used In Transformers Branded Production''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#Pick your top three musicians whose work has appeared in an official ''Transformers'' production, from any era.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#You '''cannot''' vote for '''Stan Bush''' or '''Vince DiCola'''. They've already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Anne Bryant & Ford Kinder, Linkin Park, Weird Al Yankovic--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 12:58, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==

*Anne Bryant/Ford Kinder, JAM Project, Sebastian Evans II --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:37, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lion, NRG, "Weird" Al Yankovic - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 14:15, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant and Ford Kinder, Robert Buckley, Steve Jablonsky --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:26, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Johnny Douglas & Robert J. Walsh, NRG, Weird Al -- [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:37, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*JAM Project, Spectre General, Weird Al --[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:49, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Leftfield, Linkin Park, Weird Al --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 14:51, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant and Ford Kinder, Steve Jablonsky, Weird Al [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:03, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Jam Project, Steve Jablonski, Weird Al Yankovic--[[User:NanoxVox|My Sarcasm Is Undeniable]] ([[User talk:NanoxVox|talk]]) 15:42, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant and Ford Kinder, Steve Jablonsky, "Weird Al" Yankovic -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 15:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*JAM Project, Satoko Shimonari, "Weird Al" Yankovic --[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 15:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*JAM Project, Linkin Park, Steve Jablonsky --[[User:Misfire 78|Misfire 78]] ([[User talk:Misfire 78|talk]]) 16:20, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lion, Steve Jablonsky, "Weird Al" Yankovic --[[User:Wtrz|Wtrz]] ([[User talk:Wtrz|talk]]) 16:27, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*"Weird Al" Yankovic, no other vote, no other vote [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] ([[User talk:Awa64|talk]]) 16:30, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant & Ford Kinder, NRG, "Weird" Al Yankovic -- [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:51, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*JAM Project, "Weird Al" Yankovic, no other vote [[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:01, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Garry Chalk ("There He Is (My Little Guy)") --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:54, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lion, Steve Jablonsky, "Weird Al" Yankovic --[[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 18:32, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant/Ford Kinder, Megumi Ohashi, Steve Jablonsky - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 20:57, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant, Ford Kinder, "Weird Al" Yankovic [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 21:24, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Anne Bryant/Ford Kinder, Linkin Park, Steve Jablonsky [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:37, 2 March 2016 (EST)
* Linkin Park, Starr Parodi, "Weird Al" Yankovic [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 22:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
* Anne Bryant & Ford Kinder, Robert Buckley, Hironobu Kagayama --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 22:26, 2 March 2016 (EST)
* Anne Bryant and Ford Kinder, JAM Project, Lion [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 22:59, 2 March 2016 (EST)
* Brian Tyler, Steve Jablonsky, Weird Al --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 03:03, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Linkin Park, Lion, "Weird Al" Yankovic --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 06:28, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Imagine Dragons, Linkin Park, "Weird Al" Yankovic --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 08:05, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Hironobu Kageyama, JAM Project, "Weird Al" Yankovic -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 10:07, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Robert Buckley, Paul Oakenfield, "Weird Al" Yankovic -- [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]). 15:15, 3 March 2016 (GMT)
*NRG, Spectre General, "Weird Al" Yankovic -- [[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 12:55, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Robert Buckley, Spectre General, Steve Jablonsky - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 13:27, 3 March 2016 (EST)


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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Underrated

2016-03-03T18:24:58Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Underrated Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' UNDERRATED ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Emirate Xaaron, Strika, Thunderblast--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 13:01, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==







*Botanica, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]], [[Slammer]] --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 13:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Broadside, Elita One --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:36, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade-Bayverse,Hound, Mirage -regdog
*Override (Cybertron), Scrounge, Under-3 -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cy-Kill, Nickel, Spacewarp. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:50, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Hot Spot (G1), Scrapper (G1), Skids (G1) - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 14:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Brainstorm, Rampage (BW), Sixshot --[[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:07, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Elita One, Nautica, Sideways - [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:13, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cryotek, Shokaract, Under-3 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Computron, Steeljaw (RID), Thunderhoof -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Heinlad, Nightbeat, Skids -- [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:38, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Dion, Shokaract, Star Dust --[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:42, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Scrounge, Spacewarp, Under-3 [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Heinlad, [[Nightstrike]], Tigatron --[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 15:08, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade (Tyran), [[Devcon (G1) |Devcon]], Scourge --[[User:Stranded With Autobots|Stranded With Autobots]] ([[User talk:Stranded With Autobots|talk]]) 15:16, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Scrounge, Signal Lancer--[[User:NanoxVox|My Sarcasm Is Undeniable]] ([[User talk:NanoxVox|talk]]) 15:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Hoist, Tow-Line (RID), Whirl--[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 15:46, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blades, Brushguard, Hot Shot --[[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 15:50, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lugnut, Misfire, Sideways --[[User:Misfire78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:12, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Elita-One, Swerve, Trailbreaker --[[User:Wtrz|Wtrz]] ([[User talk:Wtrz|talk]]) 16:26, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lord Imperious Delirious, Sari Sumdac, Signal Lancer [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] ([[User talk:Awa64|talk]]) 16:27, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Scrounge, Skids, Transquito [[User:Carprillo|Carprillo]] ([[User talk:Carprillo|talk]]) 16:37, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blitzwing, Sari Sumdac, Wreck-Gar --[[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:12, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Crosswise, Override, Signal Lancer--[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 18:10, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*High Wire, Longrack, Signal Lancer--[[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 18:31, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Misfire, Scrounge, Signal Lancer ----[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 18:40, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Nautica, Rung, Tarn - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 21:00, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Air Hammer, Evac (Cybertron), Spacewarp, [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:36, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Nautica, Override (Cybertron) [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 21:58, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Ginrai, Thunderwing (G1), Vector Prime --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 22:17, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Leobreaker, Override (Cybertron), Signal Lancer [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 22:55, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Broadside, Signal Lancer, Tow-Line (RID) --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:28, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Nightbeat, Trailbreaker, Vector Prime --[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]])) 02:22 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade, Depth Charge, Roadbuster --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 02:52, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Flywheels, Guzzle, Trailbreaker --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 06:26, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Hound, Scrounge, Seaspray --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 08:04, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Alpha Trion, Tigatron, Vector Prime -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 09:59, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Nautica, Rampage (Beast Wars), Stockade (Movie/Titan Magazines) -- [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]). 15:17, 3 March 2016 (GMT)
*Doubledealer, Quickswitch, Scrounge -- [[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 12:53, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Impactor, Nautica, Rung - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 13:24, 3 March 2016 (EST)





[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2016-03-03T18:23:53Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Underrated Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Underrated|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Hot Shot--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 13:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==


*Bulkhead (Animated and on), Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 13:18, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Kup, Nightbeat, Scorponok -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:41, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade-Bayverse, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker-regdog
*Fortress Maximus, Metroplex, Scorponok - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 13:53, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lockdown, Nightbeat, Swindle - [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:00, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Tarantulas --[[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:02, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:20, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blaster, Scorponok, Tarantulas --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 14:25, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Optimus Primal --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:27, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Springer [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:31, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*The Beast, Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal--[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Optimus Primal --[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 15:03, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Swindle [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus (IDW), Galvatron, Lockdown (Animated) --[[User:Stranded With Autobots|Stranded With Autobots]] ([[User talk:Stranded With Autobots|talk]]) 15:14, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Star Saber--[[User:NanoxVox|My Sarcasm Is Undeniable]] ([[User talk:NanoxVox|talk]]) 15:32, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Galvatron, Hot Shot, Thundercracker --[[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 15:43, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Mirage, Scourge, Swindle --[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 15:47, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Skywarp, Thundercracker --[[User:Misfire 78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk: Misfire 78|talk]] 16:16, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Swindle [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] ([[User talk:Awa64|talk]]) 16:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Whirl [[User:Carprillo|Carprillo]] ([[User talk:Carprillo|talk]]) 16:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Swindle --[[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Computron, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx--[[User:Omegatron|omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:08, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways--[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 18:06, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lockdown, Perceptor, Tarantulas--[[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 18:30, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blaster, Swindle, Thundercracker - [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 18:49, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Scourge (RID 2001) - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 21:02, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Superion, Thundercracker [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*First Aid, Perceptor, Swindle - [[User:Nebay|Nebay]] ([[User talk:Nebay|talk]]) 21:43, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 21:54, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cheetor (BW), Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 22:15, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Swindle [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 22:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Breakdown,Knock Out (TFP),Windblade {{user Knock Out}}
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:21, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Optimus Primal, Sideways --[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 02:20, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Devastator, Impactor, Jetfire -[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 02:49, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Blaster, Ravage --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 06:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Lockdown, Optimus Primal --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 08:04, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 08:10, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 09:54, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead (Animated), Sky-Byte, Windblade -- [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]). 15:15, 3 March 2016 (GMT)
*Brainstorm, Sideswipe, Thundercracker -- [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 10:50, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Ironfist, Knock Out (Prime), Straxus -- [[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 12:51, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Optimus Primal, Rampage (BW) [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 13:14, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 13:23, 3 March 2016 (EST)




[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

Alcazar

2015-12-05T23:33:45Z

Cattleprod: How has this page existed for nearly 9 years without a quote from this episode?

:''Alcazar is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:RollForIt DrAlcazar.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|By the way, your pal Fry fell into the dungeon. Take him a taco so he doesn't die and stink up the place.]]
Doctor '''Alcazar''' is the head of the anti-matter formula research project at an isolated high-tech laboratory.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Peter Musäus]] (German), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'')}}
Doctor Alcazar worked closely with young computer whiz [[Chip Chase]] to develop a process in which anti-matter could be created in macroscopic quantities and controlled conditions. The Decepticons wanted the formula for anti-matter because it unleashed incredible amounts of energy when annihilating equal amounts of matter. Megatron and his warriors raided the laboratory, but Alcazar used [[Betsy Brainiac]] to upload the formula over a modem connection to Chip Chase's home computer. The good doctor bravely stood up to Megatron when he demanded the formula, stating that he had destroyed it. Realizing that the human had transferred the formula to an outside source, Megatron let Alcazar go. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alcazar-hakase''' (アルカザール博士 ''Arukazāru-hakase'', "Doctor Alcazar")

[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon humans]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Talk:The Sensuous Frame

2015-11-16T00:02:15Z

Cattleprod:

==Camien Autobots?==
So... are the new Camien crew Autobots? They're listed here as such, but say, Aileron over in TCFKARID is filed under "Others". TBH I'm a bit hazy on how and why Nautica, Chromia and Windblade became Autobots in the first place... is it just that all the Camiens who met Thunderclash decided to join up to the cause? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 17:57, 15 November 2015 (EST)
:That's pretty much exactly it, when they showed up in Dark Cybertron they talked about how they joined the Autobots. I can't recall if they specifically discussed the Autobot status of the Camiens in this issue, but Firestar does have an Autobot symbol on the cover. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 19:02, 15 November 2015 (EST)

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Combiner

2015-04-14T21:21:31Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Combiner Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#Pick your top three favorite ''Transformers'' COMBINERS, from any era. They must be the '''combined forms,''' not individual robots from combiner teams. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##Individual character votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Monstructor, Tripredacus, Rail Racer--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 8am on '''[[April 20]]th, 2015'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 18:22, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

==Poll entries==

*Liokaiser, Magnaboss, Nexus Prime--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:24, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Computron, Predaking, Rail Racer --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:40, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:50, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Superion--[[User:Zakor1138|Zakor1138]] ([[User talk:Zakor1138|talk]]) 19:00, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Computron, Liokaiser, Battle Gaia -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 2:07, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
*Magnaboss, Nexus Prime, Tripredacus --[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:12, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:ComeonandSLAM|ComeonandSLAM]] ([[User talk:ComeonandSLAM|talk]]) 19:29, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Big Rescue Force, Defensor, Mighty Robot --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:39, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Defensor, Menasor -- [[User:Kazenokasa|Kazenokasa]] ([[User talk:Kazenokasa|talk]]) 20:07, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Devastator, Menasor, Raiden -- [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:33, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Menasor, Tripredacus -- [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 21:37, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 21:48, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Landcross, Liokaiser, Piranacon -- [[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 23:06, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Rail Racer, Superion -- [[User:Raininshadows|Raininshadows]] ([[User talk:Raininshadows|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Magnaboss, Predaking -- [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Landfill (RID), Liokaiser, Ruination (RID) --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:55, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Piranacon, Rail Racer -- [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:03, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Menasor, Ruination -- [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 01:36, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Rail Racer -- [[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Dinoking, Predaking --[[User:Acidforblood|Acidforblood]] ([[User talk:Acidforblood|talk]]) 01:56, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Predaking, Superion -- [[User:StarWars_Jedi|StarWars_Jedi]] ([[User talk:StarWars_Jedi|talk]]) 08:57, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Bruticus, Computron, Superion--[[User:Karanseraph|Karanseraph]] ([[User talk:Karanseraph|talk]]) 02:47, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Devastator, Liokaiser, Predaking --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:07, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Monstructor, Safeguard (Animated) -- [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 04:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Rail Racer, Ruination --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] ([[User talk:Apoc|talk]]) 05:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 05:30, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Rail Racer, Ruination -- [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] ([[User talk:Combaticons4ever|talk]]) 08:14, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Computron, Defensor-- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 08:52, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Liokaiser, Sixliner, Tripredacus [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 09:16, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Devastator, Omega Prime, Rail Racer --[[User:Djinniman|Djinniman]] ([[User talk:Djinniman|talk]]) 10:04, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Piranacon, Raiden, Ruination --[[User:Tfus183crosscut|Tfus183crosscut]] ([[User talk:Tfus183crosscut|talk]]) 11:19, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 11:22, 14 April 2015 (EDIT)
*Defensor, Devastator, Reflector [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] ([[User talk:Riddlerj|talk]]) 12:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Monstructor -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 13:55, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion -- [[User:Misfire 78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:40, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Defensor, Devastaror, Rail Racer -- [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 17:00, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Defensor, Predaking -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 17:21, 14 April 2015 (EDT)


[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2015-04-14T21:13:40Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top three NON-COMBINED ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##Combined form votes '''[[TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Combiner|go here!]]'''
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Hot Shot--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 8am on '''[[April 20]]th, 2015'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 18:13, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

==Poll entries==

* Impactor, Scrounge, Thunderclash--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:23, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blaster, Optimus Primal, Prowl --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:52, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Elita One, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar--[[User:Zakor1138|Zakor1138]] ([[User talk:Zakor1138|talk]]) 18:58, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Deszaras, Star Saber, Victory Leo -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 2:10, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Blackarachnia, Flareup, Windblade --[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:11, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Cheetor, Prowl, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 19:15, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Prowl, Unicron -- [[User:ComeonandSLAM|ComeonandSLAM]] ([[User talk:ComeonandSLAM|talk]]) 19:24, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Heatwave, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:27, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:35, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bluestreak, Mirage, Prowl -- [[User:Kazenokasa|Kazenokasa]] ([[User talk:Kazenokasa|talk]]) 20:03, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Prowl, Rhinox -- [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 21:36, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Optimus Primal, Prowl -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 21:45, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Drift G1, Inferno BW, Nightbeat G1 -- [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 22:17, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Ginrai, Heatwave, Star Saber -- [[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 22:55, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways -- [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 23:27, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Prowl, Windblade -- [[User:Raininshadows|Raininshadows]] ([[User talk:Raininshadows|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte -- [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:43, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Cheetor (BW), Ginrai, Optimus Primal --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:52, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bludgeon, Tarn, Whirl -- [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:01, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Sideswipe, Sky-Byte, Thundercracker -- [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 01:35, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte--[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:44, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte -- [[User:Acidforblood|Acidforblood]] ([[User talk:Acidforblood|talk]]) 01:54, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Ginrai, Roadbuster, Siren -- [[User:StarWars_Jedi|StarWars_Jedi]] ([[User talk:StarWars_Jedi|talk]]) 08:55, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Thundercracker--[[User:Karanseraph|Karanseraph]] ([[User talk:Karanseraph|talk]]) 02:45, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Ravage, Whirl --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:05, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Jetfire, Lockdown -- [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 05:12, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Brawl, Rotorstorm, Sixshot --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] ([[User talk:Apoc|talk]]) 05:27, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bulkhead, Optimus Primal, Primus --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 05:37, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Chase, Gears, Optimus Primal [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 09:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:DjinniMan|Djinniman]]
* Blackarachnia, Prowl, Tyrest -[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 10:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Crosscut (Decepticon), Sky-Byte --[[User:Tfus183crosscut|Tfus183crosscut]] ([[User talk:Tfus183crosscut|talk]]) 11:22, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Optimus Primal, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 11:19, 14 April 2015 (EDIT)
* Overlord, Scorponok (G1), Thunderwing --[[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 13:54, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Unicron [[User:John3637881|John3637881]] ([[User talk:John3637881|talk]]) 14:12, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Nautica, Prowl,Sideswipe [[User:Hyruk|Hyruk]] ([[User talk:Hyruk|talk]]) 14:22, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Omega Supreme, Perceptor, Sky Lynx --[[User:Omegatron|omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 15:12, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Unicron -- [[User: Kylusprime]]
*Jetfire, Prowl, Thundercracker -- [[User: Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:38, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Demolishor (AEC), Hot Spot (G1), Quickmix (G1) -- [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 16:59, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 17:13, 14 April 2015 (EDT)



[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Musician

2015-04-14T21:10:54Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Best Musical Act Used In Transformers Branded Production''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#Pick your top three musicians whose work has appeared in an official ''Transformers'' production, from any era.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#You '''cannot''' vote for '''Stan Bush.''' He's already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Linkin Park, Vince DiCola, Weird Al Yankovic--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 8am on '''[[April 20]]th, 2015'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 18:32, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

==Poll entries==

*Cheap Trick, Lion, Weird Al Yankovic--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:51, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Vince DiCola, N.R.G., "Weird Al" Yankovic--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:56, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Cheap Trick, Steve Jablonsky, Weird Al Yankovic - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] ([[User talk:RolonBolon|talk]]) 18:56, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Lion, Steve Jablonsky, "Weird Al" Yankovic--[[User:Zakor1138|Zakor1138]] ([[User talk:Zakor1138|talk]]) 19:08, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*JAM Project, Steve Jablonsky, Weird Al Yankovic--[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:09, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Vince DiCola, N.R.G., Kōji Kaya feat Morinoki Children's Chorus--[[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 2:18, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
*Cavo, Green Day, Linkin Park--[[User:ComeonandSLAM|ComeonandSLAM]] ([[User talk:ComeonandSLAM|talk]]) 19:33, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Saban Music --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:37, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Linkin Park, Steve Jablonsky, "Weird Al" Yankovic -- [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 21:38, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Green Day, Linkin Park, Steve Jablonsky -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 21:47, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Hironobu Kageyama, Psychic Lover, Kōji Wada --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 01:03, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Hideaki Takatori, Koji Wada, Weird Al -- [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:05, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Disturbed, Linkin Park, Styles of Beyond -- [[User:StarWars_Jedi|StarWars_Jedi]] ([[User talk:StarWars_Jedi|talk]]) 08:51, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Cheap Trick, Vince DiCola, Weird Al Yankovic -- [[User:Acidforblood|Acidforblood]] ([[User talk:Acidforblood|talk]]) 01:58, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Linkin Park, Steve Jablonsky, Weird Al Yankovic--[[User:Karanseraph|Karanseraph]] ([[User talk:Karanseraph|talk]]) 02:50, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Vince DiCola, Lion, Weird Al Yankovic --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:08, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Brown Hornet, Lion, Weird Al Yankovic [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 09:22, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Linkin Park, Black Lab, Weird Al Yankovic--[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 10:45, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Hironobu Kageyama, Vince DiCola, Weird Al Yankovic --[[User:Tfus183crosscut|Tfus183crosscut]] ([[User talk:Tfus183crosscut|talk]]) 11:32, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Brian Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Steve Jablonsky --[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 11:30, 14 April 2015 (EDIT)
* Brian Tyler, Linkin Park, Steve Jablonsky -- [[User: Misfire78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:44, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Cheap Trick, Vince DiCola, Weird Al Yankovic -- [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 17:01, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Robert Buckley, Steve Jablonsky, Weird Al Yankovic -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 17:10, 14 April 2015 (EDT)



[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

Talk:Offroad (CW)

2014-10-07T16:05:51Z

Cattleprod:

How is this guy ''not'' a renamed Wildrider? He's got no fiction, he's in Wildrider's colour scheme, and I'll wager that he's only a pickup for the sake of variety. [[User:Pirateblue|Pirateblue]] ([[User talk:Pirateblue|talk]]) 11:33, 7 October 2014 (EDT)
:Because the new guy who was ''obviously'' Slingshot turned up as a separate character in a comic last month. We absolutely know this will be confirmed one way or the other in the comics, wait and see. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 12:05, 7 October 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Slaughterhouse

2014-08-29T20:09:26Z

Cattleprod: /* page 14 */

Is the lack of capitalization in the title purposeful? [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] ([[User talk:Combaticons4ever|talk]]) 11:30, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
:It's intentional. Both the issue itself and Twitter posts by Roberts give the title in all lower-case. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 11:37, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
::I'd have considered it stylization if Roberts's Twitter posts hadn't adhered to it. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 11:40, 27 August 2014 (EDT)

== page 14 ==

So, what's up with the panel order on page 14? Am I to assume it is intentional? - [[User:Silver|Silvery]] ([[User talk:Silver|talk]]) 12:41, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
:Brainstorm's of think effect opening I it's Nightbeat briefcase. the --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 12:59, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
::Haha, okay. I had a moment of doubt whether it was another of Brainstorm's ideas or just a misprint. -- [[User:Silver|Silvery]] ([[User talk:Silver|talk]]) 12:44, 29 August 2014 (EDT)
:::I don't think it's possible to print the panels on a single page out of order. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 12:52, 29 August 2014 (EDT)
::::The floor numbers providing a very easy method of figuring out the right order make it pretty obvious it's intentional. It's like when people complained about the 'error' in Infiltration where the dialogue was washed out that just coincidentally happened to be right after Thundercracker used a sonic boom attack. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 16:09, 29 August 2014 (EDT)

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2014 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2014-05-29T04:53:44Z

Cattleprod:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top five ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top five list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' vote for a specific version of '''Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Hot Shot, Terrorsaur (BW), X-Brawn --(four tildes)

Poll entry period ends at 4pm on '''[[June 2]]nd, 2014'''. [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 17:10, 28 May 2014 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Lockdown, Sky-Byte. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:12, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Sky-Byte --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 17:15, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Barricade, Devastator, Lockdown, Ravage, Sideways -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 17:16, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Overlord, Scorponok (G1), Thunderwing, Unicron -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 17:18, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Impactor, Mindwipe, Ratbat, Scrounge. --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:19, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Devastator, Hot Shot, Ratbat, Rattrap - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] ([[User talk:RolonBolon|talk]]) 17:22, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Nightbeat, Shokaract, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:28, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Devastator, Hot Shot, Ravage, Sky-Byte -- [[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] ([[User talk:Shellspark|talk]]) 17:30, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Lockdown, Prowl, Rodimus -- [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:33, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Rodimus, Scorponok, Scrounge, Sky-Byte, Swerve --[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 17:36, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Lockdown, Sky-Byte, Windblade --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:36, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Cheetor, Ginrai, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Springer --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:38, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Bruticus, Gimlet, Predaking, Sky-Byte --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 17:39, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Hot Shot, Laserbeak, Ravage -- [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 17:47, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Hot Rod, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Smokescreen -- [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] ([[User talk:Antimatter|talk]]) 17:51, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Barricade(Bayverse), Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Thundercracker--regdog
*Arcee, Bulkhead, Hot Shot, Optimus Primal, Sunstreaker -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 17:59, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Lockdown, Prowl, Scourge-- [[User:Quadropl|Quadropl]] ([[User talk:Quadropl|talk]]) 18:02, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Cosmos, Sky-Byte, Sky Lynx, Thundercracker, Warpath --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 18:05, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee (Prime), Blackarachnia (BW), Bulkhead (Animated or Prime), Optimus Primal, Rhinox. -- [[User:MetalShadowX|MetalShadowX]] ([[User talk:MetalShadowX|talk]]) 18:11, 28 May 2014 (EST)
*Arcee, Omega Supreme, Ratbat, Rumble, Sky-Byte - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 18:16, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Elita-One, Perceptor, Wingblade --[[User:WhirlyBird|WhirlyBird]] ([[User talk:WhirlyBird|talk]]) 18:29, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Devastator, Optimus Primal, Rodimus, Unicron - [[User:Protoman|Protoman]] ([[User talk:Protoman|talk]]) 18:45, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Optimus Primal, Rodimus Prime --[[User:Garrulous9|Garrulous9]] ([[User talk:Garrulous9|talk]]) 19:05, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
* Arcee, Blackarachnia, Drift, Optimus Primal, Rattrap --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 19:32, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
* Arcee, Drift, Lockdown, Rodimus (Hot Rod or Rodimus Prime or Rodimus Major or whatever Hasbro wants to call him), Sideways (Armada). -- [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]])
*Arcee, Blitzwing, Devastator, Ravage, Rodimus--[[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] ([[User talk:Riddlerj|talk]]) 20:06, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Prowl (Animated), Rodimus (Animated), Thundercracker, Windblade--[[User:Crowork|Crowork]] ([[User talk:Crowork|talk]]) 20:35, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Rodimus, Slipstream, Thundercracker --[[User:Karanseraph|Karanseraph]] ([[User talk:Karanseraph|talk]]) 20:58, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Knock Out, Sky-Byte, Swerve, Whirl--[[User:ScreamerFan|ScreamerFan]] ([[User talk:ScreamerFan|talk]]) 20:22, 28 May 2014 (CST)
*Ratbat, Rattrap, Straxus, Swindle, Terrorsaur -- [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] ([[User talk:Stevo|talk]]) 21:35, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Rattrap, Ravage, Sky-Byte. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 21:43, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Galvatron, Prowl, Rhinox, Rodimus -- [[User:Kyojikasshu|Kyojikasshu]] ([[User talk:Kyojikasshu|talk]]) 22:10, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Perceptor, Prowl, Rodimus, Sideswipe -- [[User:Trixter|Trixter]] ([[User talk:Trixter|talk]]) 22:26, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Knock Out, Sky-Byte, Slipstream --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] ([[User talk:Professor Icepick|talk]]) 22:31, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Ironfist, Repugnus, Rung, Sky Lynx --[[User:JediFlaherty|JediFlaherty]] ([[User talk:JediFlaherty|talk]]) 23:21, 28 May 2014 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Prowl, Scorponok, Sunstreaker, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 00:53, 29 May 2014 (EDT)



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World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air

2014-05-15T21:06:43Z

Cattleprod: /* Continuity notes */ Correct link, wrong issue number.

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'''In the past, Megatron's trial takes a surprising turn, while in the here and now, a drunken prank exposes the alarming contents of the coffin.'''

==Synopsis==

Freshly awoken from his recuperation from [[cybercrosis]], his [[transformation cog]] fully functional, and an [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] newly emblazoned on his chest, a cheery [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] speeds through the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and greets [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] by leaping onto his back and poking him in the head—his new "signature move", he gleefully explains. A lot has gone on while he was offline, but the biggest surprise soon comes walking down the hallway: captain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], wearing an Autobot symbol of his own, directing the transport of the mysterious coffin through the ship's corridors. Tailgate only has a moment to be amazed, though, before a drunken [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]—supported by [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]—staggers up to him, welcoming him back and lauding his brave actions against [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]. All together, Tailgate, beams, he's having pretty much the best day ever... until he finds his way barred by a battle-scarred [[Legislator]]!

''Six months ago, on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], Megatron's trial continues with [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] giving testimony regarding the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Watching from a balcony, a glum [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] is approached by [[Atomizer]], who has brought something of interest: a list of everyone who voted against Rodimus when he recently evoked the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], acquired through dubious means, which he hopes Rodimus will use to shape the crew of the ''Lost Light'' in to one that is entirely behind him before they depart. A hesitant Rodimus instructs him to destroy it, and Atomizer agrees... ''if'' Rodimus asks him one more time. The young captain pauses...''

As it turns out that the Legislator is the bouncer at [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s [[Swerve's|bar]]; the chatty proprietor explains that he reprogrammed him and named him "Ten" because it's the only word he can say. Elsewhere in the bar, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Nautica]] and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] read about Megatron and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s dispute over what to do with the coffin in the newest edition of the ''[[Lost Light Insider]]''. Riptide decides to have a little fun with the severely inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], and alleges that Megatron keeps some kind of "superfuel" in the medibay, prompting the reluctant specialist to try stealing it.

''When [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starcream]] gets his turn on the witness stand, it is to speak in Megatron's defense—in a sense. Although he starts off with some unrepentant grandstanding, for which Magnus and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] reprimand him, he eventually delivers a speech that paints Megatron as a painfully inept leader who merely lit a fuse, and was unable to control of the explosion of war that resulted, but insisted on perpetuating it rather than admit failure. It is not death Megatron deserves, Starscream opines, but pity. Subsequently, the trial is put on hold for thirty minutes as Megatron requests a private conference with Magnus; during the downtime, Starscream gets news on his rising stock in the opinion polls from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and gloats at his moral besting of Megatron, while Optimus gets similarly positive news from [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] on how the trial is being received by the population.''

[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] is deep in thought over a curious holographic projection in his quarters when [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] comes knocking, requesting his expert help in investigating the sudden change to [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s last message. The recording has since reverted to normal, and Nightbeat is a little incredulous, keen to blame Chromedome's grief for the supposed "message from beyond the grave"... until he turns around to see Rewind himself, standing in the doorway!

Mounted with a headcam to give Riptide and the others a live feed of his drunken dare, Trailcutter sneaks to the medibay, only to find it locked. Nautica, thinking the better of the prank, leaves the bar, at which point Tailgate introduces Skids to his new "finger in the head" move, accidentally knocking over the computer they are using to communicate with Trailcutter and breaking it. As such, they do not hear Trailcutter's surprising report that the medibay door has simply ''vanished'', allowing him access. As he begins to chug the supposed "superfuel" from a canister with Megatron's serial number on it, the captain himself arrives with a security team in response to silent alarms and instructs him to put the fuel down. Trailcutter seems ready for a fight but suddenly keels over, believing himself to be poisoned by the fuel, and triggers his "panic bubble"—a forcefield disconnected from his mental functions that fills the room and won't shut down for thirty minutes.

Chromedome and Nightbeat race back to Nightbeat's quarters; the vision of Rewind went unseen by Chromedome before it vanished, and Nightbeat believes it was a "[[data ghost]]", an impression left on the physical world by the metaphysical weight of the data that Rewind carried. Chromedome is apprehensive, reasoning that if Rewind has come back as a "ghost", then he is being haunted, but the pair are momentarily given another concern when Nightbeat opens the door to his hab-suite and discovers that the wall to the room has disappeared, exposing open space beyond!

After thirty minutes, Trailcutter's forcefield shuts down, and Megatron punishes him with a precision strike to the back of the head that permanently activates his [[fuel intake moderation chip]], leaving him forever unable to get drunk again, or take any pleasure in the act. Trailcutter is outraged, but Megatron ignores his anger and instead decides to offer him some focus by promoting him to director of security for the ship. That done, the pair turn their attention to the coffin... which has been broken open by Trailcutter's forcefield, and is leaking [[energon]]. Prising the lid off, the pair peer inside, and are greeted by the sight of Rodimus's corpse, with half its head missing!

''As court resumes, Ultra Magnus gives Optimus Prime some shocking news: Megatron now wishes to plead "not guilty"! And he's not the only 'bot who's had a change of heart, as somewhere else, in a darkened room, Rodimus looks over Atomizer's list...''

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in the flashback portion of the issue.) 
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*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (3)
*[[Grotusque]] (4)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (5)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (6)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (8)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (15)
*''[[Atomizer]]'' (16)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (17)
*[[Doublecross]] (18)
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*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (22)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (23)
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (24)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (25)
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (26)
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (27)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] (28)
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*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (32)
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*''[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'' (34)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (35)
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==Quotes==

"If he's called Ten, why's he got '9' on his back?" 
"Because it's funny." 
"Is it?" 
"It is if you've got a sense of humor. You must've lost yours to '''cybercrosis'''."
:—'''Tailgate''' and '''Swerve'''

"It's a '''scandal sheet''', Riptide. It uses gossip, mockery, and slander to titillate its readers, and whoever writes it should be ashamed of themselves. And 'Mags v. Megs' would've made a '''much''' better headline."
:—'''Nautica''' on the ''Lost Light Insider''

"I'm at the medibay door—they've done something to it. They've made it all '''lock-y.'''" 
"'Lock-y'? How many have you '''had'''?" 
"I think I want to '''punch''' it."
:—'''Trailcutter''' and '''Skids'''

"Trust me—every fiber of my being is telling me to put a stop to this. It's only through sheer '''force of will''' that I'm able to keep watching."
:—'''Skids'''

"Now, what am I actually '''looking for?''' A vat? A flask? A vial? My money's on a vial. Vials are '''sinister.'''"
:—'''Trailcutter'''

"Information carries weight. It's not corporeal, but it has '''presence'''. It can be '''felt'''. It hangs in the air like—like words. Like the morning after an argument! Actually, not like that. That's a bad analogy. I'm distracted. Shut up. Stop '''expecting things''' of me." 
"But why '''Rewind?'''" 
"Think about it! He was a walking archive—literally. A body of information. All that dense data squeezed into such a small space. Pressing down like a—like a—" 
"Like a gun to your head."
:—'''Nightbeat''' and '''Chromedome'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Tailgate recovers from the cybercrosis he succumbed to back in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]]. It was in that same issue that he overcame Tyrest with his "finger in the head" move, when he jammed his finger into the hole in [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s head.
*Tailgate describes Optimus Prime as a "roof-jumping, name-taking" hero, still basing his view of Prime on the story he was told in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|the "Shadowplay" trilogy]].
*Tailgate finally becomes a full-fledged Autobot, having been studying toward this end since [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]].
*Jackpot sings a line from the drinking song everyone performed in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|issue #27]].
*Though he appeared to die in [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|issue #24]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], Grotusque put in a brief appearance in [[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|''Robots in Disguise'' #27]]. His appearance in this issue confirms that wasn't an error and he's definitely alive, as he and his fellow [[Monsterbot]]s—not seen together since ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]''—have joined the ''Lost Light''.
*From the description Rodimus and Atomizer give of Vos ("hooks for hands and feet!") it's evident that the Vos seen in the video they watched is a previous holder of the code-name, and not the [[Vos (DJD)|current, hookless Vos]] seen in [[Rules of Disengagement|issues #7]] and [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|#8]].
*Ratchet wants to ask Megatron a question "about <nowiki>[his]</nowiki> eyes"—he's referring to Megatron's rumored [[antimatter]] powers, which he and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] talked about back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|issue #22]] of the ongoing, which manifest through his eyes per their previous usage in "[[Resurrection!]]", a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] story.
*[[Ambulon (G1)|Ambulon]]'s belongings remain in the medibay, labelled as "untouched" following his death in [[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|issue #20]].
*Whatever is in Megatron's canister of green "superfuel", it's probably got something to do with his enigmatic comment last issue that he was going to recharge—"if you can call it that." Something's up with Megatron's fuel intake!
*The depth of the relationship between Rewind and [[Dominus Ambus]] has only been implied in the past; this issue confirms that the pair were [[Conjunx Endura]]e.
*Nightbeat referred to the "Big Three" mysteries waaaaaaay back in his ''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Spotlight]]'' issue; this issue establishes that two of the three were the disappearances of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], which have since been found (though there's clearly still a lot more to Luna 1's story yet to be told).

===Transformers references===
*The ''Lost Light Insider'' uses Megatron's rarely-referenced nickname from his old [[The Transformers Universe|''Universe'' profile]], "The Slag Maker".

===Real-life references===
*The idea of Ten being programmed to obey Swerve's "three laws" ("no guns, no [[sword]]s, no [[briefcase]]s") is a humorous take on [[Wikipedia:Three Laws of Robotics|Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"]].
*Nightbeat's quarters are in hab-suite 221, a reference to 221b Baker Street, home of famous detective [[Sherlock Holmes]].
*The concept of a "data ghost" as a lingering impression of a deceased person was also found in the 2008 Doctor Who episode [[Wikipedia:Silence in the Library|"Silence in the Library"]].
*The serial number on the can of "superfuel" reads "MEGS-071-980", an apparent reference to July 1980, the month in which Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' #18 was published, in which the name "Megatron" was first used by the company.

===Errors===
* Gripper is colored light yellow & black, where his toy is orange and black.
* In the second panel on page 6 there is "Trial Megatron (Day 3)." instead of "Trial of Megatron (Day 3).".

===Crew manifest===
*Trailcutter is now the ''Lost Light'' security chief, a position vacant since [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s boxing in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|#11]].
*Building upon last issue's adjustments to the crew:
**Confirmed previous crew: Tailgate, Cyclonus, Jackpot, Hoist, Trailcutter, Ratchet, Aquafend
**Confirmed(?) departures: Rodimus
***At least 18/79 original crew still on board, 3(?) departed
**Confirmed new arrivals: Hot Spot, Broadside, Grotusque, Doublecross, Streetwise, Repugnus
***At least 16 new crew members since second launch

===Other trivia===
*This issue features a new style of recap page, which sees Swerve address the readers directly to get them up to speed.
*The series roll call page is reintroduced, though lacking the short bios that characterized season one's "Meet the Crew" page.

===Soundtrack===

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Megatron and Tailgate, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Megatron on trial atop a field of skulls, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Incentive cover:''' Optimus, Rodimus, Cyclonus and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] under fire, by [[Marcelo Matere]] and Priscilla Tramontano. Noticeably unrelated to the content of the comic, this cover hearkens back to these characters' time together in the [[Dead Universe]] during "[[Dark Cybertron]]".
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==External links==
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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2013 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2013-05-24T18:32:04Z

Cattleprod:

ÒThis is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top five ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top five list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' vote for a specific version of '''Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Dinobot, Ironhide, Ratchet, Soundwave, Waspinator, Grimlock, Jazz, Shockwave or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for '''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] or [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers them separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Side Swipe, Terrorsaur (BW), X-Brawn --(four tildes)

Poll entry period ends at 4pm on '''[[May 31]]st, 2012'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Chromedome, Fortress Maximus, Omega Supreme, Rewind --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 12:35, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Barricade, Devastator, Ravage, Sideways, Ultra Magnus -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:47, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Galvatron, Megatron (BW), Overlord, Sky-Byte, Unicron [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 12:50, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bulkhead, Ratbat, Ravage, Rhinox, Wreck-Gar [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] 12:56, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Blurr, BW Megatron, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Whirl [[User:Fireshot|Fireshot]] 12:59, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bruticus, Devastator, Primus, Rattrap, Unicron [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 13:17, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hot Shot, Menasor, Springer, Tarantulas, Tracks [[User:Phantom_Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] 13:29, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Botanica, Fortress Maximus, Swindle, Swoop, Ultra Magnus - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee (Prime)]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron (Beast Wars)]], [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage (Beast Wars)]], [[Rattrap]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle (Animated/G1)]] --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 13:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hound, Ratbat, Sideswipe, Springer, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 13:50, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Impactor, Scrounge, Straxus, Ultra Magnus, Venom --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Megatron (BW), Rodimus Prime --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] 14:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Tarantulas -- [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 14:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swerve, Tarantulas -- [[User:General Tekno|General Tekno]] 14:26, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Buzzsaw, Nightbeat, Prowl, Tarantulas, Thunderwing -- --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 14:30, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cyclonus, Prowl, Scorponok, Sunstreaker, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)



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Talk:Mars Attacks: The Transformers

2013-01-27T19:51:53Z

Cattleprod:

==Full stop error==
I was going by the image on [[The General]]. Maybe we need a better image on that page, if an image without the mistake is available? --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 05:39, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:The error isn't in the printed copy, there's a clearly visible period after the word 'any', the error was only in the preview. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:51, 27 January 2013 (EST)

Talk:Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations

2012-12-04T06:12:53Z

Cattleprod: /* Reprint info. */

When that image of Magnus smiling is posted on this page the tagline should read: "The face that launched a thousand quips." :)

== Reprint info. ==

At [[November 28]], Annuals of [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|MTMTE]] and [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|RID]] were reprinted with new cover (from flashback part of interior art, drawn by [[Guido Guidi]]). Is it OK to add that information? – [[User:Thunderweb|Thunderweb]] 00:54, 4 December 2012 (EST)
:Off the top of my head, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1]] also had a second print with a new cover, that should be the format to follow. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 01:12, 4 December 2012 (EST)

Talk:Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading

2012-11-30T20:31:24Z

Cattleprod: /* Blitzwing */

Here there's a note regarding how Ironfist looks different from the next time he's seen, but didn't Ironfist look more or less like what he's shown here in the flashback during that [[:Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4-CONverttoday.jpg|one-panel flashback]] in LSOTW? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:35, 23 November 2012 (EST)

On the subject of notes, do we count "another guy sharing Blitzwing's body, coloured like his ''Diaclone'' toy" as an appearance by [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]]? Or, going by the established bio, ''an'' Overcharge? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 07:53, 26 November 2012 (EST)

I wonder whether the scene of the first and second session is considered as flashback or not. – [[User:Thunderweb|Thunderweb]] 08:23, 26 November 2012 (EST)
:I'd say yes - the film reels and borders indicate that it's Rewind's memory (he is a projector/projectionist, after all) --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 09:58, 26 November 2012 (EST)

== Blitzwing ==
What's the reasoning behind some of the character placements in the cast list? I was about to move Blitzwing over to the other category because he's not yet a Decepticon in this story, just like Shockwave and Macabre, but then I thought maybe they need to be moved to the Decepticon category. What makes Glitch an Autobot but not Lobe? - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 15:31, 30 November 2012 (EST)

Nyon

2012-07-26T04:40:21Z

Cattleprod: Expired spoiler tag

[[Image:Autocracy5_Nyon_burns.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
'''Nyon''' is a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[Polities of Cybertron|Torus-City]]. Though once a great, shining example of a city, neglect from the corrupted [[Autobot]] government caused it to devolve into a rusty slum town and a hotbed for anti-government insurgent activity.

Named locations in Nyon include the [[Rust Narrows]] and the [[Acropolex]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Ready to do anything to rid Cybertron of those opposed his rule, [[Zeta Prime]] made the rebellious population of Nyon his first target. He began secretly draining civilians of their [[energon]] to power his [[Omega Destructor]]s and their [[vamparc ribbon]] weapons, planning to do the same to other cities. {{storylink|Parasites}} Next, Zeta sent [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]'s Autobot unit to Nyon with the mission to capture the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who was supplying the city's terrorists with explosives. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} The plan was for them to be killed during the mission, giving Zeta an excuse to assault Nyon directly with his Omega Destructors, but instead they succeeded. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

Zeta Prime went on with his plan to attack the city anyway, but first got Orion out of the way by ordering him to arrest [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], one of the insurgents. Orion tracked him to the Acropolex, where he found tanks full of energon stolen from the city's population and realized Zeta was wrong. {{storylink|Ruins}} Meanwhile, Zeta Prime and the Omega Destructors ruthlessly attacked Nyon, draining its citizens and burning its buildings. Hot Rod attempted to evacuate the city while Orion Pax's team distracted the Destructors, but realized it was futile and fell back on the insurgents' contingency plan: destroying Nyon themselves with [[phase-charge]]s planted throughout the city. As another insurgent said it was better their comrades die at ''their'' hands than Zeta's, Hot Rod regretfully detonated the explosives, and most of Nyon went up in flames. {{storylink|Purge}}

Soon after Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] guided him back to the abandoned ruins of Nyon and allowed him to feel the life force of the Acropolex, in truth an ancient dormant Transformer. When the other Autobots arrived and rallied around him, he introduced them to a revived Acropolex, now known as [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Rise}}

[[Metroplex (G1)| Metroplex]] went to look for survivors of the attack. {{storylink|Broadcast}} The survivors became chroniclers, who recorded things in the past. {{storylink|Endgame}}

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Hot Rod (G1)

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:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He has also been known as '''Rodimus Prime''', '''Rodimus''', and '''Rodimus Major'''.''

[[Image:DVDbox3d1.jpg|right|301px|thumb|And yet he still gets carded.]]

'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown, whether they be friendly, [[Transformer romance|romantic]], or otherwise.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his former commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself. His [[Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]]. As Rodimus Prime, his vehicle sometimes splits between his robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]].

{{bigquote|I ''knew'' you had potential, lad.|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

At some point before 2005, Hot Rod became stationed at [[Autobot City]] and so was present during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. This was a turning point in the life of the turbo-revving young punk, because the [[Matrix of Leadership]] chose him as its next bearer following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. As Rodimus Prime, his first accomplishments were the defeat of [[Unicron]] and the return of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the Autobots.

During his time as [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Rodimus not only had to deal with the Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)|their new leader]], but also the political complexities of the planetary alliance Cybertron joined, the return of the Transformers' cruel masters from long ago, the [[Quintesson]]s, the possible revival of Unicron and the arrival of Unicron's "little brother" [[Tornedron]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in 2006, Optimus Prime was brought back to life and Rodimus gave up his rank of Prime, becoming Hot Rod once more. He would live to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Tyroxian hot rod blurr marvel uk 132.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]
''Several hundred years ago, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] dispatched Hot Rod and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to search for habitable worlds. During this mission, the pair ran afoul of the [[Tyroxian]]s—unpleasant [[alien]]s who captured Blurr and pursued Hot Rod through space. While fleeing, Hot Rod crossed paths with the Autobot war veteran, Kup, living a nomadic existence wandering through space at the time, and the youth's bravado in attacking [[Tyroxia]] single-handed re-ignited Kup's fighting spirit. After saving Hot Rod and helping him to rescue Blurr, Kup joined the pair in returning to Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

[[Image:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|right|thumb|350px|I'm important! Just not right now.]]

Hot Rod was among the contingent of Transformers who ultimately accompanied Fortress Maximus in abandoning the war on Cybertron for a new world, [[Nebulos]]. The Autobots' arrival on the planet immediately stirred civil unrest, however, which led to the Decepticons being brought to the planet, and the war continuing on a smaller scale. Technological advancements developed during the conflict saw Nebulans being bio-engineered into [[Binary bonding|partnerships]] with the Transformers. Hot Rod became a Targetmaster, and was bonded to the Nebulan sharpshooter, Firebolt (aka Sparks), who transformed into his gun. Eventually, the Autobots determined to move their war away from Nebulos, and followed a signal sent by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], received by Hot Rod, to the planet [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Hot Rod and the other Autobots of Nebulos were soon incorporated into the larger Autobot force on Earth, under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. On one occasion, Hot Rod and several Autobots accompanied Prime on what appeared to be a simple mission to stop some Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s from attacking MacDill Air Force Base. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} In fact, the attack was part of a much larger scheme by the deposed Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], luring Prime and his forces away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and setting them against his rival for Decepticon leadership, the mighty [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Once Prime realized the greater threat at issue, he ordered his troops to immediately take the [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] back to the Ark, but Hot Rod recklessly chose to stay behind at Optimus's side to face the Decepticons. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} He was therefore on-hand when the newly resurrected [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrived, and began tearing through all Transformers present, in the name of Megatron. He managed to take a shot at Starscream's new [[Pretender]] shell, causing enough neural feedback to temporarily weaken the Decepticon, and give Scorponok time to strike and end the threat. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[Image:YesterdaysHeroes-HotRod.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I, Hot Rod, have entered the main US cast so that I may hatch hilariously hairbrained sitcom schemes!]]

The cost was still high, though, as Optimus Prime returned to the Ark and learned that his good friend, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], had sacrificed himself to help stop Megatron's schemes. This sent the Autobot leader into a depression, and Hot Rod took it upon himself to snap Optimus out of it. He had the crazy scheme of creating a mock threat with a [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian Mark V battle droid]], with predictable results. The robot proceeded to ''actually'' malfunction and endanger the Autobots, but Hot Rod's plan worked when Prime eventually snapped out of his funk and defeated the droid to save the day. Hot Rod needed to find a replacement hand after the Guardian snapped it off, but hey, all's well that ends well. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

[[Image:Hoverscooter.jpg|right|thumb|250px|whoopeee]]

Hot Rod continued to operate with Earth's Autobot forces aboard the Ark, and was present during [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage through the shuttle bay. He took some damage, but remained functional enough to continue on, and was later seen speeding into the battle with Unicron himself on a [[Sky-sled]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} He was also one of many Autobots destroyed by the Decepticons on [[Klo]], only to be revived by the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

In an alternate future of 2005, Hot Rod was one of the many Autobots based in the completed Autobot City. He was close friends with the young human [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Realizing that the Decepticons were invading in a stolen shuttle, Hot Rod and Daniel tried to outpace them before they reached the city. Optimus Prime fell in battle against Megatron, and Hot Rod stood with a handful of others as Optimus died and passed the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Leadership Matrix]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

[[Image:FinalBattle-Rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Galvatron can shoot at Rodimus until he's blue in the face, but he'll never surrender his coconut.]]

After Prime's death, Autobot City got word from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] that a "monster planet" was devouring Cybertron's moons. En route, Hot Rod and Kup (and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]) were separated from the rest of the Autobots during a Decepticon attack and crashed on the planet [[Quintessa]]. After escaping the sadistic trial of the [[Quintesson]]s and attempted execution (as well as meeting [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]), {{storylink| Judgment Day!}} Hot Rod went on to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where he was just in time to stop [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] from fighting another group of stranded Autobots with a timely use of the [[Universal greeting]]. Together, they all traveled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to stop [[Unicron]] before he could eat more than just its moons.

Hot Rod plunged his ship through Unicron's eye and was separated from the rest of his team. Alone, he found himself facing Galvatron in a battle to the death over the Autobot Leadership Matrix. Claiming the Matrix, Hot Rod [[Renaming|evolved into]] "Rodimus Prime", an older, larger, and more powerful version of himself. After overpowering Galvatron and hurling him through Unicron's hide into the void of space, he opened the Matrix and destroyed Unicron from within. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

In 2006, Rodimus Prime's Autobots had taken control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] reported suspicious activity on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], so Rodimus sent the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s to investigate. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was defeated in battle but was able to send back an SOS before going offline. Sky Lynx was dispatched to retrieve him, and Rodimus decided to investigate himself. He took [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]].

Once there, the Autobots discovered a chaotic scene where aliens from many worlds, including the Decepticons, had arrived and were all engaged in a deadly battle with one another. Rodimus was immediately attacked by a hypnotized [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and the two battled to a standstill. The other Autobots were able to disrupt a hypnotic signal that was causing everyone to fight one another. The [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] then added their strength against the Decepticons, causing the latter to retreat. Rodimus didn't care where the hypnosis signal had been coming from, as long as it was off for good. He never discovered that it was the work of the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

{{note|In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].}}

[[Image:GalvatrondeadrodimusUS67.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr Prime, I expect you to die!"]]
In an another alternate future timeline, Hot Rod arose to become Rodimus Prime. However, the planet-eater known as Unicron managed to destroy Cybertron, leaving Rodimus to lead a failed Autobot/human defense of Earth when [[Galvatron II|that timeline's Galvatron]] attacked and eventually conquered it. Rodimus perished during the conflict, and his body was strung up between the ruined towers of the World Trade Center. In the year 2009, Galvatron returned to Manhattan to survey its devastated landscape, and fired upon Rodimus's corpse, demanding to know how many times he would have to kill him to erase his legacy. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Hot rod ark duty.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Really, by assigning ''me'' to Ark duty, they're practically demanding me to go be irresponsible!"]]
''Hot Rod rose to greater prominence in the alternate future timeline of [[Earth-120185]]. In 1990, he, Kup and Blurr were captured by Megatron; although rescued by a double-agent named [[Warmonger]], Hot Rod was recaptured and bore witness first hand to Megatron's mercilessness when he executed Warmonger. Then, in 1991, he was part of a unit that escorted the captive [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], only to lose the Decepticon leader when forced to defend a human settlement against an attack by the [[Air Strike Patrol]].'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} ''On another occasion in 1995, Hot Rod was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] first unveiled the [[Female Transformer|female Autobot]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], to [[Feminist mob|a dubious crowd of human feminists]]. Hot Rod was more than a little flustered by Arcee's presence on the battlefield.'' {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}} ''In 2003, he and Blurr were given "Ark duty," assigned to stand guard over the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' spaceship]] while construction on [[Autobot City]] began. Kup was apparently instructed to deliver the plans of the city to the American government, and when Hot Rod saw him being jumped by the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], he disobeyed orders and sped out to the rescue. The Stunticons brutally beat on Hot Rod and took the plans, but Hot Rod learned a hard lesson when Kup informed him that it was meant to happen that way because the plans were a fake.'' {{storylink|Ark Duty}} ''When the city was completed in 2004, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked it on its opening day, and Hot Rod repelled him by attacking in a wildly illogical manner, tackling him down a mountain repeatedly.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} ''Also, at some unknown point in the past, Hot Rod's Targetmaster partner Firebolt was killed in action.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}}

[[Image:FallenAngel-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Since this is a comic book, Rodimus has to hum "[[The Touch]]" to himself.]]

''In the year 2006, when the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] travelled back in time to 1986 as part of a plan to free himself from the control of Unicron, the chaos-bringer used his mental powers to plant knowledge of Galvatron's plan into the minds of Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr and transported them to Cybertron, where they used Galvatron's equipment to follow him into the past. There, with help from the present-day incarnation of Ultra Magnus, they were able to convince Galvatron that he had, in fact, traveled back in time to a parallel universe, where his actions would have no effect on the future. Believing this, Galvatron returned to his own time, and after setting any remaining wrongs to rights, the trio of Autobots also returned to 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''Back in his native timeline, Hot Rod was subsequently involved in a battle with Galvatron inside Unicron's body, during which he opened the sacred Autobot talisman, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], and was transformed into Rodimus Prime. With this new strength, he hurled Galvatron through Unicron's hide and opened the Matrix, destroying the planet-eater.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

''It's believed that [[Primus]] ''deliberately'' caused Hot Rod's Prime form to resemble him. What an ego!'' {{storylink|Salvage!|#160's Grim Grams}}

[[Image:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rodimus learned the wrong lesson from Optimus's death.]]

''As the new Autobot leader, Rodimus became paranoid about Galvatron's eventual return, since no body was ever recovered from space. He led the Autobot forces high and low searching the universe for the Decepticon leader, neglecting Cybertron in the process. As a result, Shockwave arose as the new Decepticon leader, and total war broke out on Cybertron once again. Unable to take the time to find Galvatron himself anymore, Rodimus rashly placed a bounty on the Decepticon's head. What Rodimus did not realize, however, was that Galvatron had time-jumped again, traveling back to 1987.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''In 2007, when the freelance peace-keeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] pursued Galvatron back to the '80s, Rodimus was informed of this fact by an Autobot double-agent named [[Nautilus]], and, dismayed at the danger he had unleashed on the past, promptly headed back in time himself to stop the dual threats.'' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} ''Once again teaming up with the present-day Ultra Magnus, Rodimus and his team of Kup, Blurr and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] tracked Galvatron down to [[Mount Verona]], where he was attempting to harness the volcano's molten energy. While arguing with Death's Head, Rodimus and the bounty hunter were both attacked, but when Ultra Magnus opened fire on his [[power siphon]], Galvatron was distracted long enough for Rodimus to escape.'' {{storylink|Hunters}} ''Rodimus then arranged a plan that saw the Autobots capture Galvatron's time-jump mechanism, in order to have Wreck-Gar re-engineer it to return all the time-travelers to their point of origin. Rodimus engaged Galvatron in a protracted battle to buy Wreck-Gar time, but when the device was activated, Rodimus, Death's Head and the other Autobots were returned to 2007. Galvatron was left behind.'' {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

[[Image:Headhunt-Rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Rodimus discovers a depressing third option to "fight and die" or "live with the knowledge that I ran."]]

''Some time later, a disgruntled Death's Head accepted a contract from the Decepticons on Rodimus Prime's head, and ambushed him while he was inspecting Autobot lines. Their battle subsequently went underground, where [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] intervened, downing Death's Head in hopes of being the ones to defeat Rodimus, in order to reclaim their lost standing in the Decepticons' ranks. Rodimus was able to lead Death's Head through the underground tunnels, right into the heart of the Autobot camp, where he offered him advance payment for a different contract—on Cyclonus and Scourge.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''Death's Head proceeded to track the two Decepticons for the remainder of the year, until the three of them fell under the mental control of Unicron when they discovered his disembodied head on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] in the early days of 2008. Under his control, they assassinated Decepticon leader Shockwave and reignited the stalemated Cybertronian civil war in order to keep the Autobots busy while Unicron worked on rebuilding his body. Rodimus, however, learned of the situation thanks to [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and led a small Autobot force to Junk, where Death's Head fought against Unicron's control long enough to project Rodimus's mind into a battle with the demi-god on the astral plane. During the battle, explosives planted by Wreck-Gar destroyed Unicron's head, and his mind was sealed within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[Image:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hasbro slips Rodimus a few [[Shanix]] under the table to "lose" the Matrix ever so often. They's got Hot Rod toys to sell.]]

''Later in 2008, the alien Quintessons targeted Cybertron for colonization, and attacked the Autobots with a two-pronged assault on both Cybertron and Earth. When [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] shirked her guard duty at Autobot City, the Quintessons were given an opening that allowed them to take over the city, and when she returned, they gunned her down as bait for a trap for Rodimus Prime. Arriving at the city, Rodimus discovered the injured Arcee and opened his chest compartment to heal her with the Matrix, only to have it yanked from his grasp by the Quintesson general, [[Ghyrik]], causing him to revert to Hot Rod. Liberating [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s cassettes for back-up, Hot Rod and Arcee proceeded to fight their way through the Quintessons to Autobot City's control room, where Hot Rod activated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to smash the alien threat. In battle with Ghyrik, Hot Rod duped the Quintessons with a bit of amateur ventriloquism and reclaimed the Matrix; transformed back into Rodimus Prime again, he routed the Quintessons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

[[Image:TimeWars-OptimusPrimeentersthefray.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Rodimus traveled 20 years into the past just to be upstaged by That Guy again.]]

''Unbeknownst to Rodimus, the Quintessons had sought to colonize Cybertron because their own homeworld was being destroyed by a rift in space and time caused by the Transformers' repeated time-travel. The rift continued to grow in size until it threatened both Earth and Cybertron at the beginning of both 2009 and 1989. To put an end to the threat, Rodimus and a squad of Autobots traveled back to 1989, only to wind up mass-displacing Optimus Prime (since the Matrix could not exist in two time periods at once) and a group of other Autobots to [[limbo]], leading to a brief but violent misunderstanding with the present-day Autobots. Optimus Prime was able to stabilize the situation by communicating with all involved through the power of the Matrix. Subsequently, Autobots and Decepticons from both the present and future teamed up to battle Galvatron and [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]], but one by one they fell, until Optimus Prime used the Matrix to return himself to reality for a final showdown. After absorbing Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge, however, the rift was sealed by Shockwave, and Rodimus and the other future Autobots returned to 2009, vowing to destroy their time machines to prevent this from ever happening again.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''As it transpired, however, things would not be that easy. In the wake of the massive chronal damage caused by the rift, time had attempted to heal its wounds, but reality was no longer as it had been. The future that Rodimus and the other Autobots came from no longer existed—in its place was a world where Galvatron had never traveled back in time, and had conquered Cybertron after Unicron's destruction. Rodimus quickly established a rebellion, but when Galvatron tracked down their headquarters, he killed Blurr and all others present, goading Rodimus into a ferocious battle in hopes of corrupting the Matrix within him. Rodimus realized what he was doing, however, and ended the fight before more damage could be done.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[Image:EdgeofImpact-EvilRodimus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Tonight the part of Rodimus Prime will be played by the Green Goblin.]]

''Rodimus and the Autobots escaped to Earth via hyperspace, only to find that [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|their craft]]'s guidance systems had been damaged. During the flight, Rodimus Prime vanished,'' {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} ''and Kup discovered that he was the saboteur,'' {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} ''deducing that he had been corrupted by an evil force from within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} ''Inside the Matrix, Rodimus battled with the essence of Unicron, trapped there since the events of 2008, until Kup wrenched the Matrix from his chest, freeing him from the chaos-bringer's influence. But now, Rodimus knew that the evil of Unicron would be waiting for him within it...'' {{storylink|White Fire}} ''...and in 2010, Unicron's essence succeeded in taking over Rodimus's body, transforming it into a duplicate of his own and attacking Cybertron once more, until Rodimus was able to defeat him from within and re-seal him within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''Centuries later, in the year 2356, Rodimus, his body withered and weakened from the continuous harmful influence of Unicron from within the Matrix, lectured a young Autobot [[student]] on the nature of evil, unwittingly setting the youth on the path towards villainy himself.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''In an unidentified timeline in the year 2510, a healthy Rodimus Prime was overjoyed to announce that the Cybertronian war was finally over, and planned to step down as leader to allow [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to take over. The sole remaining Decepticon, a double-agent named [[Triton]], spoke out against the decision to cause dissension, and succeeded—as Rodimus could only watch in dismay, arguments escalated into conflict, and the war was born again as [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] fought [[Wrecker]], and the Autobot Civil War began.'' {{storylink|Peace}}

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====Generation 2====
[[Image:HotrodG2Marvelcomic.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Try purple! It's the new maroon!]]
After the defeat of the Decepticons on [[Klo]], the Autobots' forces scattered throughout the galaxy as virtually independent splinter cells. A small group under Optimus Prime's command encountered Bludgeon and his soldiers on a desolate world, both sides looking for new weapons or technology, and were in danger of being overrun. Prime sent Hot Rod into a nearby mausoleum building in the hopes that he could conjure up some form of "graven image" to distract the superstitious Decepticon leader. Hot Rod emerged empty-handed from the ruins, only to find that just [[Guardian (G2)|such a graven image]] had conjured ''itself'', chased off the trespassing Decepticons, and was now prepared to do the same to the Autobots. They managed a dignified, if rushed, scramble to safety. {{storylink|All or Nothing!|Ghosts}}

[[Image:G2kupwonderspowerandglory.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No?]]

When Grimlock sent out a message summoning Optimus Prime, Hot Rod and Kup accompanied him. Hot Rod was quick to remark the sorry state of the planet they were on, and pondered exactly why they were here. As Prime continued his lengthy internal monolog, they were ambushed by a second-generation Cybertronian patrol. Hot Rod pretended to flee, but quickly came back as he and Prime caught the squad in a crossfire, annihilating the lot of them. Grimlock made his presence known afterwards and took them to his ship, where Hot Rod casually fiddled with a panel while Grimlock exposited. [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] attacked soon after, crippling the Autobots's ship and capturing them. They later managed to escape Jhiaxus's flagship. {{storylink|War Without End!}} When Grimlock and a team of Autobots were captured once again by the Liege Centuro, Hot Rod was part of Optimus's rescue team. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} While Optimus Prime went on a vision quest back on Cybertron, some Autobots set up camp on a deserted asteroid, where Kup set up some war games for training. Hot Rod managed to lure the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] into a false sense of confidence and into a trap consisting of Dinobots. When the exercise was over, Hot Rod expressed frustration at the fact that they were stuck playing games while Jhiaxus and his Cybertronians were still out there. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} Megatron's resurfacing on Earth made Optimus Prime decide to confront him alone. Fortunately, Grimlock had different ideas and mounted up a rescue, which Hot Rod participated in. He tried to engage [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in vehicle mode, but the small Decepticon used his piledrivers to send Hot Rod tumbling away. Hot Rod crashed just behind Megatron, prompting the Decepticon leader to order a full retreat. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

[[Image:Arageinheaven-electro.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Hot Rod is the honorary fifth [[Laser Rod]] member.]]

Hot Rod was amongst the Autobots deployed to the planet [[Ethos]] where they fought hard to counter a Cybertronian offensive, but quickly found themselves overwhelmed and had to be saved by their newfound Decepticon allies. {{storylink|Escalation!}} After Starscream sold out the location of the Autobots' [[Autobase]] on Earth, Jhiaxus organized a full-scale assault. Hot Rod was part of the counter-offensive, and as the Cybertronians were being eradicated by the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, he was quick to report Prime his new finding: Jhiaxus had a ''second wave'' waiting in the wings. {{storylink|Total War!}} When the Cybertronian threat was overshadowed by the oncoming [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], Hot Rod and [[Electro]] went scouting out for its position. Thanks to Murphy's law, he had the misfortune of reporting its arrival just as Grimlock pondered just how things could get worse. Unlike many of his fellow Autobots, Hot Rod was saved from being devoured by the Swarm thanks to Megatron's timely arrival, carrying canisters of [[Rheanimum]]. Soon afterwards, Hot Rod and company witnessed Optimus Prime's return to life in a shiny new body, and cheered at his speech for unity and a higher purpose than war. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{note|The Classics comic takes place after the end of the original Marvel Comic, but in a [[splinter timeline]] that does not include the events of the Marvel UK-exclusive stories or Generation 2.}}

[[Image:CrossingOver5-RodimusMirage.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We got to buy... more time!]]

Once peace was restored on [[Klo]], Hot Rod followed Optimus Prime back to Cybertron, where the young Autobot fell back into the racing scene. After countless years of fighting for his life, this quickly bored Hot Rod, who went to Optimus to ask advice. Hot Rod was put in charge of the rehabilitation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the integration of the millions of Transformers who had fled the planet during the war. To keep the returning Transformers entertained, Hot Rod devised the [[Cybertron Grand Challenge]], a cross-factional racing event of an epic scale. Following his cultural triumph, Hot Rod changed his name to Rodimus, both to reflect his growing maturity and in homage to Optimus Prime, the leader he still adored. Rodimus became one of Optimus Prime's closest officers, and when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] reared his head again on [[Earth]], Rodimus was one of the first recruited to accompany Optimus to hunt him down. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|''Classics'' Rodimus profile}}

After the Autobots discovered the mysterious Autobot, [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], they flew to [[South America]] to investigate a mysterious power source. Rodimus led them there with a tracking device, muttering that he wished [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] were around to help him use it. Clearly they arrived at the correct location, however, because the Decepticons were there looking for it as well! {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle raged, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and Rodimus cornered Soundwave, but the two worried that they were being overwhelmed by numbers. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} Rodimus tried contacting [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], but the Autobot scout wasn't responding, and so Rodimus grew even more frustrated when Mirage went invisible and left him. Mirage's gambit helped win the battle, and the Decepticons withdrew. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

Rodimus was damaged severely, and so after the battle in South America, Optimus Prime carried him all the way home. Bumblebee was asked to put him in a [[CR chamber]]. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[Image:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Just like he remembers Woodstock.]]

Unicron just might consume the universe, and the Autobots need to determine who the Chosen One is so that he may rise from their ranks, unlock the Matrix of Power, and save all from Unicron! Unfortunately, not even the Chosen One himself knows his identity, and his discovery may come too late. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

There was a legendary conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons when Optimus Prime led Rodimus Prime and a large team of Autobots in a search for the future site of [[Autobot City]]. They were ambushed by Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and this became known as the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Rodimus Prime dubbed it "[[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.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Some of the Autobots were forced to retreat due to Thundercracker's "force shield," and Optimus Prime told Rodimus and the others that their only hope was to call in for additional troops. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Later, Rodimus Prime remembered the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
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===Big Looker Storybook continuity===
[[Image:CarShowBlowup-AutobotCity.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Hot Rod clearly does not pass emissions standards.]]

Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble!

[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is the genocide referred to [[:Image:EdgeofImpact-EvilRodimus.jpg|above]].]]

When Hot Rod returned with the Autobots, Kup had been captured and held prisoner, so the others entered the coliseum in vehicle mode. Meanwhile, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

Later, Kup led Hot Rod, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Hot Rod reassured Arcee that everything would be okay, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet which Kup recognized. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[Image:DecepticonsatthePole-HotRodSparks.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Say I'm badly drawn to my face, pal!]]
Hot Rod was one of several troops stationed on Earth when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge and the Transformers' war was still a secret one. He got along well with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], the two spending their downtime looking at car magazines together, and was quite pleased to receive some snazzy gold wheel-trims from the boy. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

In the time following this campaign, Hot Rod would mature into a more sensible warrior and even a team leader. During the early stages of the war on [[Nebulos]], Hot Rod was Autobot commander against [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticons before the return of Optimus Prime. At one point, he prevented the Decepticons causing Nebulos' destruction via cosmic radiation. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===Sticker Adventures===
Out searching for a missing shuttle, Hot Rod and Kup spied it crashed on the Junk planet. They landed to find their friends engaged in battle with the natives, but Kup cautioned Hot Rod not to rashly jump in and join them. Kup's use of the Universal Autobot Greeting resulted in the Junkions abandoning the fight and making friends with the newcomers, and causing Hot Rod to exclaim "Holy cow!" The Junkions helped repair the damaged shuttle before the Autobots left. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

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===Young Corgi Adventure books===
[[Image:Wolf at the door desert of danger.jpg|thumb|right|200px|When you're weary, feelin' small...]]
Hot Rod had himself delivered by freight to the planet of Nebulos, where he and his Targetmaster partner Professor Sparks suspected the Decepticons were attempting reinforce their position in spite of a treaty in place to limit their numbers. With [[You|your]] help they traced the Decepticons to the [[Wolf at the Door]] nightclub, an [[oil]] bar for Nebulan miners run by [[Monzo]], and discovered that [[Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were importing [[Attack Squad robot]]s from Cybertron and awakening them from cryogenic suspension with a catalytic stimulant disguised as [[Sirian brandy]].

After a confrontation with the Decepticons that left Skullcruncher and Mindwipe out of action, Hot Rod faced off against Weirdwolf and Monzo. Weirdwolf was defiant, but Monzo wasn't feeling lucky and surrendered to the Autobot. Though the Headmasters had to be released under the terms of the treaty, the Attack Squad robots were destroyed. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}

{{note|"Desert of Danger" is a [[multipath adventure]] and the above only applies to the optimum path through the book. If you make the wrong decision, the Decepticons may well triumph instead.}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
[[Image:Pdtype_rodimus_manga.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]

Clutching a [[Blackball]], Rodimus Prime found himself being attacked by Galvatron. As the Decepticon leader attempted to throttle him, a light shone from Rodimus's chest, making Galvatron think it was the power of the Blackball. After Galvatron had fled, Rodimus revealed it was just a torch, and reflected on what an idiot his foe was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

As Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak clashed violently, Rodimus reminded Optimus that he had said never to let those two fight. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##15 "No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

Together with Ultra Magnus, Rodimus engaged in battle against [[Sixshot]], but was terrified when the Decepticon ninja unleashed the fury of his "Six Shadow Selves"! Luckily for Rodimus, Sixshot's doppelgangers were actually other Decepticons whom he'd painted black (and weren't very happy about it). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##18|The Ninja of Space, Sixshot!!}}

In a later altercation with Sixshot, Rodimus attempted to use his Photon Eliminator gun to strike down the fleeing ninja. Though he managed to shoot ''every other'' Decepticon on the battlefield, he failed to hit his intended target. Rodimus sat pouting in the corner as the other Autobots convened to register their disappointment that Rodimus let Sixshot get away. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##21|Photon Eliminator}}

Joining [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] and Ultra Magnus in an assault on Mega Zarak, Rodimus was terrified when the mammoth Decepticon unleashed his titanic Anti-Gravity Rifle. Fortunately for the Autobots, the gun jammed and Mega Zarak was left fiddling with it while they opened fire. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##24|Anti-Gravity Rifle}}

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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[Image:WarAgainstDestructions-HotRodApeface.jpg|right|thumb|300px|GRONK yourself!]]
As Ultra Magnus left for a mission to find an Energon source, Hot Rod assured him that everything would be fine on Cybertron, and if there was any hint of trouble "Rodimus" would pop up and save the day. When Magnus later checked in, Hot Rod reported that they'd made some process on Headmaster technology. Though Magnus was more concerned about the threat of war, Hot Rod told him not to worry, unaware that [[Sixshot]] was planning to throw him a surprise. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Hot Rod was pleased to have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back. Then [[Monitorus]] arrived with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by Decepticons, and Hot Rod got to point out that the Tau-Ursans had refused the Autobots permission to build a defense base there. He shortly took part in an attempt to repel a Decepticon attack on Cybertron, finding himself fighting against Sixshot, who seemed more interested in goading him than fighting. This turned out to be a diversion, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] on the planet's Energon supplies.

Hot Rod and Blurr next visited Tau-Ursa to check for Decepticons, and encountered [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. The two Autobots wrestled it from him and returned to Cybertron, where the beacon was found to hold the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a major Energon storehouse. Prime placed Hot Rod in charge of one of two teams to search for the planet, though the operation was hampered slightly by the discovery of the two Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s spying on them. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

{{Note|At this point [[Blackthorne Publishing]] went bankrupt and the storyline was never completed}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Hotroddreamwave.jpg|left|thumb|]]Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], whom Hot Rod became attached to. From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After being <strike>bitch slapped</strike> admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot]]s on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
[[Image:Skidswreckers2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's funny because Rodimus sucked at everything.]]

A few months after the destruction of [[Unicron]] in 2005, Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again, Rodimus felt like a schmuck. Guy can't catch a break. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]]". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] effectively ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping emo depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], Wrecker leader [[Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where an even more gothy-emo Arcee—in a new Maximal body—lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

[[Image:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Except you're the size of my arm now.]]

Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they'd really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[Image:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If Optimus can die, so can I!]]

...Cybertron. As Primal Prime took some Wreckers after their true foe, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], Rodimus tried to get their injured to a safe place. Unfortunately, the planet was under a full scale Quintesson invasion, and some anti-aircraft fire inevitably clipped the ship and sent them plummeting downwards. After they made it to safe ground, Rodimus and the crew hooked up with his fellow [[Matrix Templar]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and followed his insight to the battle. They confronted Cryotek's underling, Cyclonus, and his purloined squad of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. With casualties mounting on both sides, Cyclonus beat a safe retreat, collapsing the tunnel behind him to prevent pursuit. Rodimus was quick enough to dive through the falling debris, however, leaving the two old enemies alone to do battle. Centuries of bad blood carried them through the conflict, until both drew their weapons at point blank range, and fired.

Horribly damaged by this last attack, Rodimus struggled to keep up with the other Wreckers and the running conflict between [[Sentinel Maximus]] and Cryotek. The fighting came to an end at a Quintesson banishing chamber, where the treacherous Al-Badur had attempted to toss Sentinel and Cryotek into a formless void. The two warriors were trapped behind an energy dome, barely able to fight off the portal's pull using their flight systems. Once [[Fractyl]] pointed out that Cryotek was empowered by the Divine Light, a fraction of Primus's own power, Rodimus realized that as Matrix Templars he and Cheetor could drain that power away from the Predacon. They managed to extract most of it before Cryotek cut off their siphoning effect. In the end, Sentinel Maximus sacrificed himself to pull Cryotek into the void with him. Rodimus finally expired from his wounds from fighting Cyclonus, quietly passing on into the Matrix. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"That bumperchest really doesn't feel right. How do Prowl and Jazz live with it?"]]
Hot Rod was one of [[Teletran 3]]'s unfortunate victims when the computer malfunctioned and transported a random number of Transformers to random points in Earth's timeline. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Hot Rod ended up in mid-1970's [[San Francisco]], where he was locked into the form of a Ford Mustang muscle car. The dormant Autobot was soon stolen by a car thief, but was chased down by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to retrieve the Transformers. Discovering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the process, the humans equipped both vehicles with [[disruption unit]] that awakened the Transformers and sent them back to present-day Cybertron seconds after Hot Rod commented about feeling "really weird." {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on Cybertron, they were stuck waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected to prevent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from capturing Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time after his time travel adventure, Hot Rod reported to Optimus Prime that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s team on Earth had been sidetracked by a Cobra attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} When said team ended up disappearing in Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], Hot Rod convinced Optimus to stay behind and take care of an Autobot peace ceremony instead of going out and searching for them. Hot Rod then assembled his own search party, but they failed to find the missing Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Unfortunately, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked the peace ceremony and captured Optimus Prime, leading to Hot Rod assembling a new team intent on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} They fought Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army together with reinforcements from G.I. Joe, and during the battle, Hot Rod paused in horror as he saw the light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] being opened inside the Decepticon base. The Decepticon army eventually defeated, and by the time Hot Rod reached inside their base, Serpent O.R. had been killed as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Hot Rod questioned Optimus Prime's choice to go to Earth again, accusing his leader of feeling guilty about [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death at Serpent O.R.'s hands and doing everything by himself just to prevent more people from dying. Prime just looked at him sadly before leaving, causing Ultra Magnus to tell Hot Rod that he really needed to learn when to stop talking. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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Just before the war, Hot Rod was an unaffiliated Cybertronian from [[Nyon]] who stood up against [[Zeta Prime]] and the corrupt [[Senate]], though he refused to join the growing [[Decepticon]] terrorist movement. He and the other insurgents knew that Autobot captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] was also unhappy with the Senate and wanted him on their side, but first they had to show him Zeta Prime's evils firsthand. {{storylink|Ruins}} To attract Orion's attention, Hot Rod attacked his team with a [[plasma-charge]] during one of their missions. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} Before long, Zeta Prime ordered the same team to find and arrest him. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} When Orion Pax and his Autobots found Hot Rod at the [[Acropolex]], he took pot shots at them to get them to follow him to the heart of the building, where they discovered tanks full of [[energon]] that Zeta Prime had drained from Nyon's citizens. Hot Rod then approached them, explaining that this kind of thing was happening all across Cybertron, and asked Orion to join the insurgents. {{storylink|Ruins}} Hot Rod was revealed to have been tricked by Zeta Prime and destroying Nyon in the process. Orion reassured Hot Rod that making difficult decisions and carrying the burden afterwards was all part of being a leader.{{storylink|Choices}} After Zeta Prime had been assassinated and Orion Pax had been majorly injured and discarded into the [[Undergrid]], Megatron took over Cybertron and the Autobots went into hiding along with Hot Rod. However, the Decepticons discovered them and raided their base and Hot Rod was suggested by Starscream to join the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)| Transformation}}

Hot Rod seemed to have taken the offer, not knowing what side he was on. He then decides to not follow Megatron after the Decepticon leader ordered the execution of Bumblebee. He then decided to free all the prisoners and joined the Autobots, now knowing the Decepticons' evil ways. All the liberated Autobots and Hot Rod went to Orion Pax's ID signal and learned of his transformation into
Optimus Prime and the awakening of Metroplex, who had been the Acropolex all along. {{storylink|Rise}}

Hot Rod aided the Autobots against the Decepticons at the Citadel where they would fight for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

During a [[The Transformers: The Movie| familiar fight in the battle]], Optimus put Megatron at gun point but Hot Rod discovered Megatron tried to secretly reach for a gun elsewhere and shoot Prime but Hot Rod interverned long enough for Optimus to wound Megatron again. However, the Decepticon leader retreated. After the battle, Hot Rod was thanked by Optimus for saving him but Hot Rod stated that he didn't deserve gratitude after Nyon's destruction but Optimus told him to hold his head up and that someday, he might be holding the Matrix. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Hot Rod was recruited by the Autobots just before [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] disappeared in space. {{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination}}

[[Image:SpotlightHotRod rush.jpg|right|180px|thumb|WHEEEEEEE! AWESOME! TUBULAR! COWABUNGA! REAGANOMICS!]]
Years ago, Hot Rod was put in charge of a mission to the planet [[Ki-Aleta]] to obtain a powerful artifact named the [[Magnificence]] so as to keep it out of the hands of the Decepticons. The mission started off smoothly enough, with [[Gizmo]] using a [[holomatter]] generator to distract the defense systems while the rest of the team went after the Magnificence. Unfortunately, after that everything that could go wrong did go wrong. First, the generator malfunctioned, then [[Download]] tripped the security lasers around the Magnificence itself. Gizmo, Download, and [[Backbeat]] were destroyed by the security systems while Hot Rod and [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] fled. Hot Rod, nearing the exit tunnels they had previously drilled, got a call from Dealer—he had been ambushed by a Decepticon attack squad and needed help. Unfortunately, Hot Rod had been given his own, top secret orders: the Magnificence was to be the top priority of the mission, and placed before all else. With a heavy heart, Hot Rod abandoned Dealer to his fate as he left Ki-Aleta with the Magnificence.

Years later, Hot Rod learned that Dealer had not died that day; he was being held prisoner at the Decepticon penal colony known as [[Styx]]. Hot Rod stealthily infiltrated the prison complex, using a holomatter generator to disguise himself as a guard and then short-circuiting the power grid to cause all the cell doors to unlock. During the chaos he snuck in, extracted Dealer, and took off while the Decepticons were busy getting the prisoners under control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

[[Image:Escalation6 HotRod Koska.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Mine!]]
Recently, Hot Rod was called to [[Earth]] to aid the crew of the ''[[Ark-19]]'' in procuring a Decepticon [[facsimile construct]] from [[Brasnya]], a former Soviet state in eastern Europe. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} He and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] went down to Earth from the ''[[Ark-32]]'' against [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s wishes, and proceeded to join the battle unannounced. As Hardhead went to support the main battle, Hot Rod went after the facsimile... which led to him colliding with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as they both tried to stop the [[Georgi Koska]] facsimile from letting himself get gunned down by Soviet soldiers. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Prowl and Hot Rod managed to defuse the situation and secure the facsimile in the end {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}, but before he could return to his ship he was attacked by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], unable to defend himself because he had to keep the facsimile alive. After returning to the ''Ark-32'', he had to be put in a [[CR chamber]] to recover. His injuries were for nothing, as the facsimile melted during the bounce. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Image:Devastation6 HotRod Hardhead.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Hardhead, I'm with Arcee now. Let it go.]]
After Hot Rod was repaired and reformatted into a Dodge Viper, his "friend" Dealer tried to convince him to pull some strings to get him to Earth, but Hot Rod and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] had the more important task of rescuing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} They ran into a bit of trouble with the [[Machination]]'s [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} They managed to escape temporarily, but were found and Wheeljack was incapacitated. Hot Rod easily held his own with the Headmasters {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}}, and noted that for [[Sunstreaker (G1)|some]] [[Hunter O'Nion|reason]] they had lost their "edge". He received a little help from Hardhead, who was mainly there to take Hot Rod and the others back to the ''Ark-32'' for evacuation to [[Garrus-9]]. Hot Rod refused to go, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery through to the end. Hardhead reluctantly let him go. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:SPDHotRodM.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, Magic 8-Ball, will I ever be Prime in this continuity?]]
Hot Rod's search was interrupted by Dealer's arrival on Earth, with orders for Hot Rod: find the Magnificence and use it to learn what they could about the Expansion. Hot Rod took Dealer to his hiding spot, which turned out to be the planet where they first found the device. As Dealer and Hot Rod closed on the Magnificence, he went over his first visit to the planet in his mind, and how things could have gone so wrong. Eventually he began to have suspicions, and upon locating the Magnificence, asked it the question that haunted him: had Dealer betrayed him? Sadly, it revealed the truth, and Hot Rod was forced to kill Dealer as the traitor attacked. Looking down on his remains, Hot Rod realized the truth had been staring him in the face, he just hadn't wanted to accept it. He then used the Magnificence to find out all he could about the Expansion, and relayed the information to the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[Image:HotRodMaxDino02.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You're not fooling anyone, [[Judd Nelson| Bender]]. The next screw that falls out will be YOU.]]

Returning to Earth to continue his search, Hot Rod arrived at the gates of the Machination's complex, and Scorponok prepared himself to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} Unfortunately, Hot Rod found himself fighting well out of his weight class as he was man handled by Scorponok, who cheerfully bashed his face in, put out one of his optics and snapped his leg. The Headmasters dragged him into Scorponok's control room where, with absolutely no prompting, the big man explained his entire plan for the Dynobots, Skywatch and the Machination. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

Hot Rod seemed less than impressed with this rather mundane approach, which ticked Scorponok off enough for him to point out that it was obviously just the first stage in his master plan. He was also warned to remained awed or he'd be of no further interest. When the Dynobots and newly-arrived [[Monsterbot]]s seemed to turn Scorponok's plan on its head, Hot Rod burst out laughing, at which point, Scorponok ordered him taken out and shot. In the lift to the surface, Hot Rod suddenly erupted in flames, killing his captors, but draining his power supply. Weakened and with a crippled leg, he collapsed on the floor. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

He made it out of the building and ran into the real Sunstreaker, who blasted the 2 clones following Hot Rod. Sunstreaker ignored Hot Rod's warning about Scorponok's army and stormed into the building so Hot Rod painfully wired himself to send a distress signal. When Sunstreaker's real head was later disabled by Hunter, the Headmaster clones shut down, which Hot Rod explained to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. The group was surprised by the arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had heard Hot Rod's distress call and was on his way to Earth. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

After Scorponok knocked out [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and Grimlock tended to him, the remaining Dynobots offered Hot Rod a lift aboard the Monsterbots' ship. He refused though, and made it back into Machination HQ to take care of something "personal". He eventually found Scorponok's real head (and remarked how ugly it was). Hunter also showed up and let Hot Rod know how to disable it, but before he could do so, Scorponok grabbed him. Before Scorponok could crush Hot Rod's head, the Dynobots showed up and began to battle Scorponok. Hot Rod told [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] which wires to sever, and he did just that, reducing Scorponok to a catatonic state. Ultra Magnus arrived took everyone back aboard his ship, which later docked with the ''Ark-32''. Within 3 days, Hot Rod was fully repaired, with a new body form design. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

Some time later, while traveling through space by himself, Hot Rod found himself under attack by the ''[[Torment]]'', a Decepticon warship crewed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster]]s. He was shot down, but managed to transmit a distress call to the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'', which came to his rescue. After the Decepticons were chased off, Hot Rod joined the crew of the ''Trion''. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

[[Image:Ironhide punches Hot Rod.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ironhide has waited twenty-two years to pay Hot Rod back for [[The Transformers: The Movie|shooting down his shuttle]].]]
When the Decepticons' galaxy-wide assault hit, the ''Trion'' was shot down over Cybertron. Hot Rod sent out a distress signal and was ecstatic when he ran into some other Autobots. They must've come specifically to save his team and... wait, why do you all look surprised about my signal and appear beaten up and resourceless and... ''oh arsebiscuits''! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

Hot Rod was taken back to base and relayed the story of how he and his other crew-mates from the ''Trion'' arrived on Cybertron, having been diverted there by Decepticon ships and forced to crash land. Once on the surface, Hot Rod sent out his distress signal and was ''so'' sure someone heard it. Kup arrived with the rest of the ''Trion'''s crew at that point, just in time to tell Hot Rod ''of course'' no one heard his message. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

After the Autobots narrowly avoided the [[Insecticon swarm]] and Sunstreaker sacrificed himself, Hot Rod jumped to [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s defense when he was being insulted by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were later rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Hot Rod was glad that he sent out the distress call. He was then ferried to Earth with the other Autobots aboard Omega. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

[[Image:Ongoing issue 1-Hot Rod has had enough.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"Don't talk to me about stuck, Hot Rod, you're the one with that horrible sneer stuck on your face!"]]
For the next two years, the Autobots would remain on Earth as Prime feared the return of the Decepticons. Unfortunately, this led to the capture of a number of Autobots by Skywatch, including [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and Prowl. Hot Rod, already frustrated, lashed out at Optimus, accusing him of keeping the Autobots on the planet because he needed someone to protect and demanding he be allowed to lead a team to rescue Prowl. An admonished Prime agreed to a covert operation, but with Ironhide along to watch over things. While Prowl was freed, it turned out the humans had used him as bait to draw the other Autobots in. However Wheeljack's new shielding protected Hot Rod's team from Skywatch's inhibitors and in a panic the soldiers switched to lethal measures. Hot Rod was targeted and Ironhide was killed protecting him. An enraged Hot Rod turned on the humans, damaging their equipment and machinery.

After returning with Ironhide's body, Hot Rod was shocked as Optimus Prime resigned his position as leader. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Disgusted with Prime's decision and unimpressed with the indecisiveness of the others, Hot Rod decided to make his own way. He announced his intention to leave planet Earth behind, and invited any of his fellow Autobots to follow him in pursuit of that goal. After leaving the Autobot caves with a half-dozen recruits, Hot Rod went looking for Omega Supreme, in the hopes of convincing the massive Autobot to use his interstellar rocket mode to get them all off-planet. Omega remained resolutely loyal to Optimus Prime, however, and refused to abandon the Earth. At that moment, a small squad of Decepticon stragglers led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] staged an attack on Omega Supreme. After some fast and smooth-talking, Swindle convinced Hot Rod that they all wanted the same thing...to go home. The Autobots put it to a vote, and the majority decided to work with the Decepticons to get off of Earth. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

The first thing Swindle asked of Hot Rod was help in reviving their incapacitated "brothers"...several Decepticons mode-locked by the humans. Hot Rod convinced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to work on the problem, as there "were no sides anymore", and these other Decepticons were brought back on-line to help with the construction of a new space cruiser. {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

[[Image:SeasonsInFlight-RodimusMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No, don't shoot Swindle! He had some cheap electronics equipment in his van he wanted to sell me!]]

Hot Rod wasn't completely foolish — when Swindle started suggesting they find and revive all the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, he remembered how deadly [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] could be, and rejected the idea. Ever the smooth-talker, though, Swindle convinced Hot Rod to let the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] go after [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the last missing member of their unit. He did so by lavishing a ridiculous amount of praise on Hot Rod, calling him Rodimus Prime, the herald of a new age.

The alliance was soon tested when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived on the scene, attempting to investigate the death of Ironhide for Autobot Command. When he saw Hot...saw ''Rodimus'' working with Decepticons, and Swindle of all mechs, he freaked out and tried to take the Decepticon ringleader into custody. Rodimus and the other Autobots stood up for Swindle, though, and told Magnus he had to be prepared to fight ''all'' of them if he wanted to take ''one'' of them. Stunned that they did not respect his authoritay, Magnus retreated and work continued on the star cruiser. {{storylink|Seasons in Flight}}

What everyone failed to realize, even Ultra Magnus, was that Swindle was not only trading in combiner technology, he knew how to make it work. By the time Magnus came back for Swindle with a posse of Autobots, the Decepticon was prepared to end his alliance with Rodimus. He had forged the Stunticons into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and turned the giant loose on the assembled Autobots. {{storylink|Enemies of the System}}

Rodimus fought alongside Ultra Magnus, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and the others against the renewed Decepticon threat. They finally managed to bring down the titan, but the alliance was finished and Rodimus's own comrades turned against him for his poor judgment. Looking to escape his own bad decisions, Rodimus hijacked Ultra Magnus's ship and fled out into space. {{storylink|Earthworks}}

[[Image:Ongoing 13 Rodimus drifting.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Why must you hurt the one you love, [[Nick Roche|Nick]]??]]
Since trying to talk and reason with people had only led to betrayal Rodimus decided that it was best to simply act on his own. He had a plan to regain the respect he had lost by taking back the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]], stolen by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] years earlier. Using the ship's advanced tracking equipment, Rodimus found the Decepticons' asteroid base and hid in one of Ultra Magnus's thickly armored weapons lockers. When the ship was shot down, he emerged from the wreckage unscathed, took out several Decepticon guards and even put [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] under his control by improvising with one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s. Rodimus first sent Razorclaw to attack Starscream, but after that failed, he confronted the self-appointed Decepticon leader himself.

Starscream himself was nigh-impervious to damage, but Rodimus improvised again and fired at the Matrix around his neck, having no idea what would happen. The blast caused some sort of energy discharge from the Matrix that knocked Starscream unconscious. Triumphant, Rodimus took the artifact and went looking for an escape craft... only to run straight into [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] himself. He panicked and waved the Matrix threateningly at the massive Decepticon while warning him to "stay back!", but Megatron was unphased and shot him at point blank range, blowing a huge hole in Rodimus's torso and sending him flying into space. With the Matrix still around his neck, Rodimus's lifeless body could only drift through the void... {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

Eventually, Rodimus crash-landed on the desolate [[LV-118]]. Fortunately for him, the Matrix had somehow bonded/interfaced with his body and kept him alive. However, he wasn't alone. An [[Ilxian]] warship had also crashed there a long time ago, leaving only three survivors: a lab technician calling himself "The [[Admiral]]" and two custodians. "The Admiral", desperate for a way off the planet, attempted to use the Matrix as a power source for his ship, which he had fully repaired but was lacking sufficient fuel. But when he informed Rodimus that his plan to use the Matrix to power the ship might put him offline permanently, Rodimus broke free from his bonds and surprised the Ilxians by transforming and driving off.

Having escaped from the "The Admiral", Rodimus found a cave to hide in and figure out what to do next, only to be attacked by a hostile native creature, the [[Chaosteros]]. Suddenly, strange music began to play, causing the Chaosteros to run off, and Rodimus was surprised to find himself face-to-face with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who had been missing for centuries. Wheelie and Rodimus devised a plan to seize the Ilxian warship. This plan succeeded and the two Autobots, along with one of the Ilxian custodians, [[Garnak]], who had agreed to help them, took off in the warship using the Matrix as a power source. {{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination}}

Rodimus planned to return to Earth and rejoin the other Autobots, however, Wheelie misunderstood his instructions to navigate the warship "home" and took them to Cybertron instead while Rodimus was unconscious from the takeoff (It was implied that the Matrix could not accommodate both the ship and keeping Rodimus' spark alive at the same time; hence the risk when "The Admiral" wanted to use it to power the ship. Fortunately for Rodimus, Wheelie managed to fix him up enough that he could survive without it). Rodimus and Wheelie were reunited with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] on Cybertron. Sunstreaker informed Rodimus that Cybertron's atmosphere had been processed and the Swarm eliminated, rendering the planet habitable once again. The group was then attacked by one of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep]]s, but Rodimus and Wheelie followed the Sweep and spotted Galvatron preparing his army. Having realized that Galvatron had seen them, Rodimus and Wheelie rushed back to the others and took off in the stolen Ilxian warship before the Sweeps could attack. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet}}

Rodimus, Sunstreaker, Wheelie, Ironhide and Garnak returned to Earth and joined the other Autobots. However, after hearing of Galvatron's recent activity on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] elected to return to his home planet on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and take any of the other Autobots along who volunteered to accompany him, including Rodimus. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix}}

During the journey back to Cybertron, Rodimus was disturbed when it appeared that Optimus was getting a little too "cozy" with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and voiced his concern during a discussion about the imprisoned Megatron's fate. Later, Optimus asked Rodimus what it felt like to interface with the Matrix. Rodimus revealed that it felt wonderful, in contrast to the pain Optimus felt when he bonded with it. However, Optimus chose not to tell Rodimus this. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

When Omega Supreme arrived in Cybertron's orbit, Rodimus spotted a message from Galvatron sent using binary by ordering his soldiers to shoot off their weapons in a certain order and pattern. The message indicated that Galvatron wanted Optimus to send a landing party with which he could have a civil discussion. Optimus obliged, and Rodimus, along with several other Autobots including [[Drift (G1)| Drift]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)| Sunstreaker]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], accompanied Optimus to the meeting with Galvatron. Galvatron revealed that he was preparing an army to fight against "a threat that could destroy us all", and offered to allow Optimus and his army to join his ranks, but would not relinquish any further details. Rodimus complained that Galvatron's soldiers had attacked him before he'd rendezvoused with the others simply for setting foot on Cybertron, but Galvatron claimed the attack was a mistake. However, Optimus declined Galvatron's offer, and the latter attacked. A battle ensued, but Galvatron eventually retreated to the [[Kimia Facility]], which he had stolen and seized control of earlier. Rodimus and the other Autobots were discussing whether Galvatron should be trusted or not when they were taken by surprise by Galvatron transforming Kimia into a massive laser cannon. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations}}

As Galvatron began firing on Cybertron using Kimia, Optimus ordered the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to launch an attack on the facility. Rodimus volunteered to take Omega Supreme into orbit, along with [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], in order to oversee the Aerialbots' attack and gather intel on what Galvatron was up to. Rodimus ordered Trailbreaker to attempt to stop the beam from firing by projecting a force field into the barrel of the laser, but this did not work and Trailbreaker suffered significant damage from the feedback. Rodimus then endeavored to ram the facility with Omega Supreme in an effort to disable the laser and/or knock the facility out of orbit. However, he was not aware that the Autobots who remained trapped within Kimia after Galvatron seized control had a plan of their own: [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] blew up the facility from the inside before Omega Supreme could strike it, damaging the latter enough that he could no longer maintain orbit. Besides that fact, Trailbreaker was in need of repairs that only [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] could perform. Rodimus and Omega landed at the base that Sunstreaker had set up on Cybertron. He then asked Sunstreaker where Prime had gone, and when Sunstreaker told him that he and Ironhide had suddenly run off toward the blast crater created by the laser, he and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] went off to search for them. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers}}

Drift and Rodimus found Optimus with Ironhide at the blast crater. Confident that Galvatron was headed toward the core of the planet through the hole the laser had made, the four of them went down there after him and confronted him. Galvatron claimed that if he didn't succeed at destroying the core of Cybertron, the universe would be doomed. At that moment, [[D-Void]] began to take control of all the Decepticons and Sweeps, forcing them to fuse together and form a single giant monstrosity, except for Galvatron and Megatron (who had broken out of his cell on Omega Supreme). The standoff ended and Galvatron slipped past as Optimus, Rodimus, and Ironhide became distracted with Drift, who stabbed himself with his own blade to keep from becoming overwhelmed by D-Void's mind control.{{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

Through his link to the Matrix, Rodimus realized that Galvatron was planning on fusing [[Vector Sigma]] with the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] in order to destroy it, as well as the fact that he was delusional because the Heart of Darkness' influence had fooled him into believing that such an action would destroy Cybertron and prevent D-Void from creating a giant portal to the Dead Universe at the core of the planet when in fact it would allow him to do just that. He then convinced Ironhide to take an injured Drift back up to the surface for repairs while he and Optimus attempted to stop Galvatron. However, they were too late. Galvatron had already succeeded in fusing the two just before they'd arrived on the scene. Just when it all seemed hopeless, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] crashed an Autobot battlecruiser into Galvatron, temporarily distracting him and buying Optimus and Rodimus some time. Rodimus knew that using the Matrix was the only way to save Cybertron; however, Optimus was reluctant to risk losing it. Despite his initial hesitation, he finally took Rodimus' advice after Galvatron recovered from being hit by the ship and attacked them again. While Galvatron was again temporarily distracted by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (who had somehow escaped D-Void's control and now fought on behalf of Cybertron), Optimus opened the Matrix into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis}}

After the Heart of Darkness was purged, Cybertron came alive again in a primordial state. Rodimus and the Autobots set up High Command in the remains of the Kimia crash just as Cybertron's long lost civilian population returned to repopulate the planet. A new political landscape began to unfold, with the Autobots coordinating with the captured Decepticons and surly returnees, dubbed Non-Aligned Indiginous Lifeforms (or [[NAIL]]s) by Prowl. Worse, the Matrix was now hollowed out and empty, its power apparently lost forever. Inside its shell, however, Perceptor and [[Rewind]] found a curious inscription and a photonic starchart...a map. Rodimus and Drift seized upon the idea that the map led to the legendary Cyberutopia of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Despite the objections of Bumblebee and Prowl, Rodimus believed that finding the Knights of Cybertron was the best hope for reuniting their fractured people. As he began making plans to pursue the map, Rodimus was bequeathed half the Matrix's shell by Orion Pax, formerly Optimus Prime, who left for deep space in exile to signify the end of the war. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Ultra Magnus at his side, Rodimus sent out word to all Autobots and Cybertronians that he planned to search for the Knights, and rallyed more than 200 'bots to join the crew of his new ship, the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Things went wrong from the very start, though. The ''Lost Light'' suffered a freak quantum jump in the upper atmosphere as it launched, catapulting the ship halfway across the galaxy. Roughly 40 crew members fell out into open space as they rematerialized, and fell down to the planet below. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

Rodimus arranged a search and rescue force to recover the fallen Autobots, but nonetheless three crew members were dead almost before the mission had begun. Just as Rodimus was giving news of the casualties to the rest of the crew he got word from [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], who had found [[Shock|another]] crew member dead. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On}} Rodimus later found a Sparkeater was on board and ordered all crew members to their quarters. He then secretly ordered Ultra Magnus to lock them in. Rodimus, Chromedome, Rewind, Trailbreaker, Drift,Ratchet, and Ultra Magnus examined Shock's body and Ratchet revealed that a Sparkeater had done the damage. Rodimus later uses Rung and Skids to lure the Sparkeater into the engine room. Rodimus then grappled with the creature and positioned it into the engine block and told Perceptor to initiate quantum jump. This merged to creature into the engine block and killed it but Rodimus lost his arms in the process. After Ratchet built him some new ones, he had a tense conversation with Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Rodimus was informed by Ultra Magnus that Tailgate wanted to be a Decepticon after what he heard from Cyclonus about the Great War. Ultra Magnus stated he was tired of keeping the crew together and when questioned why was he on the Lost Light, he said he had no idea. Rodimus then ordered Rewind to show Tailgate video footage of the Great War from the Autobot side, after which Tailgate became ashamed of his previous announcement about wanting to sympathize with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

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After Fortress Maximus went on a shooting spree onboard the ship and locked himself in Rung's office with both Rung and Whirl, Rodimus was briefed in, and placed a security team near the doors if the need arose. He watched as the situation unfolded but was deprived of audio and had to make decisions based on guesswork. He eventually sent Swerve and Rewind, who were on rivet duty, to take out Maximus using their rivet gun through the porthole. This ended badly, as Swerve missed and hit Rung instead. Afterwards, Rodimus delivered a speech that marked Rung's passing, and was complimented on it by Drift. {{storylink|Interiors}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
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While the other Autobots were busy dealing with a rampaging [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Astrotrain]], Rodimus disrupted [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons' attack on a power plant by engaging them solo. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Unable to tackle Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, he was able to get [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Starscream]] to accidentally blast his leader instead, but this did little more than annoy Megatron, who flattened Rodimus with a [[fusion cannon]] blast. With Rodimus defeated, the Decepticons pulled out, but the Autobot cavalier didn't let the defeat get him down, and he sped off to join the other Autobots in battling Astrotrain. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} Soon after, Rodimus helped defend another power plant against a Decepticon attack, shielding the human workers from Starscream's blasts with his own body. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

When the mysterious new Decepticon warrior [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cyclonus]] provided Megatron with the means to transform himself into the monstrous [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Galvatron]], Rodimus, [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Ironhide]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Mirage]] trailed Cyclonus's Targetmaster partner [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]] to the volcano in which Megatron was carrying out his transformation. Despite resistance from Starscream and Cyclonus, Rodimus and his team were able to collapse the volcano's cone in on itself. They believed they had sealed Megatron within, and were about to focus their attack on Starscream when they were sent scattering by the explosive emergence of Galvatron from the remains of the caldera. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===

Following the defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]] on [[Earth]], Rodimus was among the Autobots that [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] summoned to the planet. Together with [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ironhide]], [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Rodimus was to protect the planet while Optimus's team set off for Cybertron in pursuit of the fleeing Galvatron. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Wings Universe''===

In the year 2009, Hot Rod, Kup and the Dinobots experienced ''deja vu'' all over again when a horde of Decepticons attacked their shuttle. Cyclonus, Scourge and 35 of his Sweeps chased them into a nebula where the Autobots lay low to finish repairs. When the boarding party finally found them, Kup's experience helped Hot Rod and the others drive off their attackers. {{Storylink|Wings of Honor}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Hot Rod was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
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Along with their fellow Autobots, Hotrod{{sic}} and Rodimus Prime protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. Hotrod was ostensibly under the command of Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

{{note|In this game, "Hotrod" and Rodimus Prime are separate characters who can be in the same place at the same time. Don't try to think about this too hard.}}
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
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When Optimus Prime went missing under mysterious circumstances, Ultra Magnus was given the task of battling hordes of Decepticons in order to solve the mystery of his whereabouts. The Decepticons had also stolen a collection of seven energon cubes belonging to Rodimus Prime, which Magnus strove to recover during his fight. When all seven were successfully obtained and the battle was won, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes back, Rodimus was able to take up the fight! He had a funny habit of looking like an orange Ultra Magnus if you looked at him sideways. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===

Rodimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on Cybertron by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Rodimus Prime and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
[[Image:Callofthefuture_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"I am from the future and know a lot about history!"]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] gained the incredible power of the [[Zel Quartz]] in the year 2010 and began cutting a swath of destruction across the galaxy, Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] resolved to prevent this devastation by traveling back in time and eliminating the quartz in the past, thereby altering their future. Using a [[Transwarp]]-equipped ship supplied by the [[Quintesson]]s, they traveled to the world of [[Zel Samine]] in the year 2003, where they ran across teams of present-day Autobots and Decepticons led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who were carrying out investigations on their own on the planet.

Making matters worse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] also followed them back in time, and the two teams allied themselves with their respective present-day factions in order to locate the Zel Quartz. It wasn't necessarily an easy alliance to make: Rodimus was barely able to keep his cool when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], not believing that he and his team were really Autobots, demanded to know if Rodimus was Autobot leader in the future, what happened to Optimus? Fortunately, Optimus calmed his lieutenant down and welcomed the trio of future Autobots into his forces.

Working with the present day Autobots was not easy for Rodimus, as he was well aware of the fate that awaited them. On a number of occasions, he struggled with his knowledge of the future, knowing he could prevent a [[Battle of Autobot City| great tragedy]] but could also cause untold damage to the timestream by doing so. He also showed some interest in Arcee when he attempted to give her a precious stone he'd found during a mission to a mine, only for the female Autobot to scold him for taking something that didn't belong to him. Luckily for him, Optimus stepped in and settled things by ordering Rodimus and Arcee to return the stone. That Optimus makes one heck of a wingman.

After several false leads, the quartz was eventually located, serving as the power source of the [[ELTA]] power transmission array. After fighting their way through the likes of Cyclonus, Scourge, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and both Soundwave and his future counterpart Soundblaster, Rodimus and Optimus engaged Megatron and Galvatron in a two-on-two battle over ELTA, using the power of their twin Matrices to stop the computer from self-destructing. Once the dust from the fight had settled, Starscream reemerged and snatched up the Zel Quartz, only to promptly take it off-planet, where it disintegrated without Zel Samine's atmosphere and electromagnetic properties to sustain it. With their future thus averted, Rodimus and his Autobots began fading away to rejoin the timestream. Before they disappeared, Rodimus attempted to warn Optimus of the coming dangers in the future, including his Optimus's death (for which Rodimus continued to blame himself), but Optimus silenced him, telling him that he did not need to know what the future held. Rodimus told Optimus that he would always be the greatest leader in Autobot history, but Optimus told him that he was merely a soldier who loved justice, and that that was all Rodimus needed to be too.

====Decepticon story====
Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave encountered Rodimus Prime while investigating the presence of unknown craft over Zel Samine. Rodimus was stunned to see the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] before reminding himself of the era he was in. For his part, Megatron thought he was facing Hot Rod, but quickly realised his mistake. After a short, sharp fight that saw Rodimus defeated, Megatron was distracted enough by the appearance of Galvatron to allow the future Autobot to escape.

Rodimus would again battle Megatron as well as Galvatron at the ELTA power transmission array, this time alongside his hero Optimus Prime. He was shocked that despite the fact the two Primes were working together, they were still defeated. When Megatron and Galvatron resolved to destroy the ELTA array Rodimus pleaded with them to stop, pointing out that the array generated a massive amount of energy, the same energy the Decepticons so loved. Sadly, the two Emperors of Destruction felt that with the Zel Quartz now in their possession, they no longer needed the array and proceeded to destroy it with their combined power. The wounded Rodimus barely escaped.

He presumably returned to the future alongside all the future Transformers when Starscream unwittingly rendered the Zel Quartz powerless. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[Image:RodimusPrime-earlymodel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Hey, ladies. Look at your G1 Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime toys, now back to us, now back at your toys, now back to us."]]
* Like the rest of the 1986 movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, and then final models were drawn from the toys. Both designs had revised heads that made it into the ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile books and subsequent Marvel comic book appearances.
** Rodimus Prime's early model appears to carry the trailer of the truck on his back, plus additional [[kibble]] on the back of his forearms. If only there were art of the back of this design. We'd plotz.
**Both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime's character models suggest that the windshield and roof of their respective vehicles form the pelvic area, including little side windows on their hips. The animation studio [[AKOM]] even colored his crotch like his windshield. Unsurprisingly, this has never been duplicated on any toy, although the Masterpiece version makes a nod to it with a transparent groin plate with indentations underneath denoting two seats and a steering wheel.
**Meanwhile, both sets of wheels are on Hot Rod's arms in his character model, as they are intended to span the entire length of the vehicle. His wristcuffs are intended to become the vehicle's taillights. This also has never been duplicated on any toy.
**Much of Hot Rod's early model seemed to form the basis of Rodimus Prime's finished model. (Though given that nearly everybody else from the movie had a totally redrawn finished model, we wouldn't be surprised if there's a more-final-er model out there.)
**According to earliest materials (also the source of the earliest Hot Rod head seen in this section's first image), Rodimus Prime's original name was '''Hot Rodimus'''.

[[Image:Hotrodrodimuscharactermodels.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rodimus is always embarrassed by his yearbook photos.]]
*Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime look very similar in fiction, but there are ways to distinguish them by sight.
**Rodimus Prime's character model has extra lines on his face that go from the bottom of his nose and connect to another line forming a triangle shape. Hot Rod's cheeks are more clear and youthful.
**Despite their toys being the same color of red, the cartoon series rendered Hot Rod as magenta, and Rodimus a dark shade of burgundy (the movie, however, made Rodimus the same color as Hot Rod). In addition to repeatedly getting the two character models mixed up, sometimes the animation would depict one model colored as the other.
**In Marvel stories, Hot Rod was also colored almost entirely magenta, with a yellow spoiler and flame deco, but with silver thighs instead of orange. Whoever did the Marvel deco sheet seems to have been looking at the [[:Image:Pinkrod.jpg|original toy photos]] and colored the thighs like the toy's silver stickers. While Marvel Hot Rod was stark magenta, Marvel Rodimus was colored in the reds, oranges and yellows of his toy. Future comics and toys would ignore any differences in color between the character's two forms, presenting them both in the original toy colors (see the image at the head of the article for a good example).
**The Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, in addition to featuring the coloration differences of the Generation 1 cartoon, also added some extra lines around the perimeter of Rodimus's eyes to further distinguish him from Hot Rod. These odd-looking lines appeared only intermittently, thankfully so—they made Rodimus look like he was wearing robo-mascara. The ''Headmasters'' Rodimus Prime character model also moved the wheel kibble from the back of the arms to the front, to better approximate their position on the toy.

[[Image:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Maybe his Mobile Defense Bay is just an extra set of legs!]]
* Rodimus Prime's toy followed the model set by Optimus Prime before him by having a trailer that disconnected and transformed into a battle station (in this case, called the "[[Mobile Defense Bay]]"). Unlike Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], however, Rodimus's Defense Bay failed to make the leap to fiction, with the cartoon simply depicting his trailer as somewhat unfeasibly folding up into his legs and body <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8704TVM/k.gif Image of Rodimus Prime's animated transformation scheme from TV Magazine]</ref> (barring a few animation errors that depicted it as a separate unit). This transformation scheme was realized in toy form with Rodimus's 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' action figure.

* A lot of early secondary material uses Hot Rod and Rodimus in ways that don't fit the main Movie-established dynamic, as with stories from the same era that portrayed Megatron and Galvatron as separate beings, this was likely to avoid spoiling the Movie's ending.

* Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appear to be how he will be for a while, as Hasbro appears to be unable to secure the [[trademark]] on "Hot Rod".

* [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's.

* Aside from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[Homage|homaged]] twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].

* This Rodimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".

===Foreign names===
====Hot Rod====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (ホットロディマス ''Hotto Rodimasu''), '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')
*''English:'' '''Roadimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Météorite''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nagyágyú''' ("Hot Shot"), '''Peca''' (''The Movie'', "Fisher")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rod''' (Taiwan, 羅德 ''Lúo Dé''), '''Rè Pò''' (China, 热破, "Hot Break")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roda Quente''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Patron''' (cartoon, Патрон, "Cartridge")

====Rodimus Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Convoy''' (ロディマスコンボイ ''Rodimasu Konboi''), '''Rodimus Prime''' (ロディマスプライム ''Rodimasu Puraimu'')
*''French:'' '''Rodimus Primo''' (Canada toy, "Rodimus First"), '''Rodimus Primus''' (Canada cartoon)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Commander Rodimus")
*''Italian:'' '''Captain'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rhodie Jr-tsūn''' (Taiwan, 羅迪至尊, "Rodimus Prime"), '''Bǔ Tīan Shì''' (China, 补天士, "Soldier Who [[Wikipedia:Nüwa|Repairs the Sky]]")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodimus Supremo''' (Portugal comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Rodomes Prime''' (cartoon, Родомес Прайм)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Rodimus Najkrashhyj''' (cartoon, Родімус Найкращий, "Rodimus The Best")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hot_Rod Hot Rod's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Rodimus_Prime Rodimus Prime's profile at NTFA.net]

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Talk:Infiltration issue 6

2012-07-06T00:54:55Z

Cattleprod:

Just a small question: I've noticed that the previous issue's publishing date is May 31, while the next one's is July 19. Was this issue published on July 12... or was it *June* 12? Devastation #1 made me wonder if its date was right, too. - [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 15:20, 5 July 2012 (EDT)
:That's only 6 weeks after the previous issue, and going back further shows that #5 was 7 weeks after #4. The series was simply running late. The next released issue, Stormbringer #1, was a new series by a new artist. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 20:54, 5 July 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Rung (G1)

2012-07-03T03:19:27Z

Cattleprod: /* I found Rung elsewhere */

Hey, I've been rereading Eugenesis, and Rung is referenced by Soundwave in it as a psychologist. I was wondering what our policy is for a case like this, where a character originates in what is technically fanfiction and then graduates to official canon. Does this merit a mention? --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 11:56, 31 May 2010 (EDT)
:There is this: [[Fandom#Adopted_fan_terminology]]. However, I don't think that's exactly the case here, more like an author canonizing his own work. Maybe a trivia note on this page.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:00, 31 May 2010 (EDT)
==I found Rung elsewhere==
In Transformers: Drift issue 4, when Dai Atlas is sending the city to attack, Rung appears among the crowd. lobythelegend 21:39, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
:Rung was designed by Alex Milne. Alex Milne drew the Drift miniseries. Milne's designs tend to share certain elements. The end. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 23:19, 2 July 2012 (EDT)

Interiors

2012-06-28T22:18:18Z

Cattleprod: Undo revision 727734 by Detour (Talk) The anon's right, those hands are identical and match Overlord's hands, note the raised middle knuckle.

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'''A hostage situation grips the ''Lost Light'' as Fortress Maximus snaps, and not everyone survives the experience...'''

==Synopsis==

After his vicious display on [[Delphi]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] is instructed to undergo mandatory psychological evaluation with [[Rung]]. The sessions go very poorly, as Maximus actively lies about what he remembers of his experiences at the hands of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on [[Garrus-9]]—about how the deranged Decepticon never wanted [[Aequitas]], but what it served to hide—but Rung insists they continue.

Meanwhile, at [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s bar, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] is displaying his talent for identifying an Autobot based purely on the sound of their [[transformation]] and ducking [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s questions about how he and [[Rewind]] met, while Tailgate himself bemoans his current education in the [[Autobot Code]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] gripes about Fortress Maximus's overblown reputation. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] soon arrives and arrests Swerve for running a speakeasy, assigning him the demeaning punishment of replacing every rivet on the exterior of the ship, after which Maximus himself enters the bar... and promptly shoots [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]!

Maximus proceeds to go on a rampage through the ''[[Lost Light]]'', shooting [[Boss (G1)|Boss]], [[Dogfight]], [[Turbine]] and [[Doubletap]] apparently at random, before holing himself up in Rung's officer and impaling the psychiatrist's current patient, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], with a pipe. As [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and Ultra Magnus watch through a security camera hacked by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and listen through an audio feed surreptitiously being broadcast by Rung through his thumb-microphone, Maximus beats the mocking Whirl into silence so he can issue his demands: take the ''Lost Light'' back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] can answer for taking three years to send help to Garrus-9, or the former warden starts killing hostages. Discovering that the conversation is being broadcast, Maximus rips off Rung's thumb, and Whirl resumes his taunting, deliberately trying to bait Maximus into killing him. He refuses to tell Maximus ''why'' he has a death wish, so Maximus threatens Rung instead, and Whirl is convinced to tell him his life story: how before the war, he defied Cybertronian convention by giving up his function to become a watchmaker, only to fall on hard times and wind up being press-ganged into the service of the [[Senate]]. He even reveals why he was kicked off the [[Wrecker]]s: he attempted to euthanize the comatose [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] using [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'s [[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater weapon]].

As Whirl tells his story, Rodimus notices that Rung is tapping one of his model spaceships, indicating the windows. Catching his meaning, Rodimus contacts [[Rewind]], also on rivet duty with Swerve as punishment for bringing "snuff movie" data discs on board, and orders the pair to the window of Rung's office, from which a rivet gun can be used to take Maximus out. Before they can get there, however, Maximus flies into a fury upon realizing the ship has not yet changed course and prepares to kill Whirl. Rung tries to stop him, having come to the same conclusion that [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] have simultaneously reached by studying the uniform coloration of his Autobot victims: this is not about Prowl, it's about Overlord and the revenge Max will never get to have. At Rodimus's suggestion, Rewind projects footage of Maximus's torture and dismemberment at Overlord's hands through the porthole in order to shock and distract him, giving Swerve the chance to take the shot. Swerve protests, both because of his lack of skill and the fact that Rung, ever the dedicated carer, has knelt by the traumatised Maximus to calm him, but Rodimus insists that he try... and the fatal blast strikes not Maximus, but Rung, blowing his head open. Whirl uses the distraction to rip out the pipe pinning him, and takes Maximus down by impaling him with it.

A little later, after a speech has been delivered to mark Rung's passing and Maximus has been locked in the ship's brig, Rodimus talks with Drift about recent events. Drift comments warily on the absence of [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], who, unbeknownst to either, has taken the deceased [[Ore]]'s drill-arm to widen the crack in the bottom of the ship through which he believes he can hear a voice. And through the crack, where by all rights there should only be empty space, he finds in a hidden chamber, in which, immobilized, his weapons systems removed, begging to be killed...

...hangs Overlord.

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
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*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (1)
*[[Rung]] (2)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (4)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (5)
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (6)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (8)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (9)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (11)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (12)
*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]] (13)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (14)
*[[Brainstorm]] (15)
*[[Dogfight]] (16)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (18)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (19)
*[[Aquafend]] (20)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (21)
*[[Deftwing]] (22)
*[[Powerflash]] (23)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (24)
*[[Siren]] (25, voice only)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (27)
*[[Doubletap]] (28)
*[[Turbine]] (29)
*[[Rewind]] (33)
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==Quotes==

"You were in charge when G9 was attacked." 
"Yes." 
"What happened next?" 
"You '''know''' what happened next. '''Everyone''' knows. Even '''Tailgate''' knows, and someone had to draw him a picture of '''Optimus Prime''' the other day..."
:—'''Rung''' and '''Fortress Maximus'''

"We just spent six hours discussing the relevance of a '''semicolon.''' I say 'discussing'—it was more like a thrilling Magnus monologue. I say 'thrilling'—it was actually '''very, very boring'''." 
"And the semicolon?" 
"Ah! Turns out the semicolon isn't relevant '''at all'''."
:—'''Tailgate''' and '''Chromedome'''

"I mean, 'Fortress Maximus'—come '''on'''. What kind of a name is that? But everyone's like, 'Oh, Fortress Maximus, you're my '''hero!''' You've got '''guns in your legs''' and you killed tons of 'Cons at Simanzi...' And I'm like 'That was a '''thousand years ago!'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> He's a '''relic!''' He's a '''has-been!''' He's—" 
"Just walked in." 
"Great to '''see''' you, Max! Come on over! We were just talking about '''Simanzi!''' With the '''thing''' and the—the '''stuff!''' So... oh '''wow!''' You've got guns in your '''legs!''' How's that working out for you? That's '''awesome,''' man. '''You're''' awesome."
:—'''Trailbreaker''' and '''Chromedome'''

"'''Seriously''', all of this is a bit—it's a bit '''pathetic''' though, isn't it? Even for an epic, epic '''failure''' like you. I mean, not only do you practically '''beg''' the Decepticons to take G9 off your hands, but you curl up into a ball the moment Overlor—" 
''(Fortress Maximus pistol-whips Whirl.)'' 
"Wow. If I'd known '''that''' was the best you've got, I'd have said something '''genuinely''' offensive."
:—'''Whirl'''

==Notes==

*The cast page at the end of the comic is updated this issue, removing Rung and adding First Aid, Trailbreaker and Pipes. Several of the brief write-ups have been modified to reflect what we've learned about the cast of late.
*Fortress Maximus's suffering at the hands of Overlord, of course, all occurred within the span of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', off-panel between issues [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|#1]] and [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|#3]].
*Skids is again missing his gun this issue, but the updated cast page makes a point of highlighting this, suggesting that instances in past issues where wasn't holding it may not have all been the errors they appeared to be at the time.
*Fortress Maximus is revealed to have been part of the [[Simanzi Massacre]], an event in Cybertronian history mentioned in several places throughout James Roberts's previous IDW works.
*Blaster is now sporting a yellow face, a colouration formerly unique to the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]].
*Whirl's brief involvement in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]" is alluded to, along with the circumstances that brought him to that point. In particular, it is noted that he used to be a flight instructor, and that he once changed his name: facts which combine to make it all but explicit that he was the "Jetstream" mentioned in [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]'s backstory in "[[Bullets]]".
*Rewind was seen obtaining the incriminating data discs from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]], who hinted at the perverse nature of their content. Red Alert implied he had found them [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|last issue]].
*Roadbuster's current assignment to watch over the recuperating Springer was the subject of "[[Zero Point]]".
*Roadbuster was noted to have been involved in some kind of "Sparkeater business" in "[[Bullets]]"; this issue implies that said business was his invention of the device seen here (or perhaps the repercussions of its creation). Logically, he must have named the weapon after the mythological Cybertronian [[Sparkeater (creature)|creature]], which we learned more about in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]].

===Crew Manifest===
* Rung is accidentally killed by Swerve with a head shot.
* The fate of Delphi's Faders and other patients is not addressed.
* 6 deaths, 5 new arrivals (confirmed) since the launch.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Rung in the sights of Fortress Maximus's gun, by Alex Milne and [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover B:''' Fortress Maximus is hurled to a mob of Overlords, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Black and white lineart versions of Cover A.

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Talk:Reno Wilson

2012-05-13T21:36:06Z

Cattleprod: /* Self-Offense? */

The fact that Reno Wilson made all of Frenzy's dialog without being filtered or anything, (besides the Oh shi-)...Reno's page or Frenzy's? --[[User:Terrocon Blot|Terrocon Blot]] 18:19, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
:I say both. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 01:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

==Self-Offense?==
There's a note that "''Apparently, as Mudflap, he was horrendously offensive to himself. That surprised him.''" However, all of his quotes in the cited article make it sound like he wasn't offended at all and didn't see Mudflap's portrayal as being worth the fuss. I think there's an incongruity here. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 21:19, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
:The point is that people claimed his portrayal was offensive to black people, which surprised him. And since he himself is black, he was apparently offensive to himself. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 21:48, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
::If it's supposed to be a joke, it doesn't read like one. I've never heard anyone, including the article, try to say that all black people were offended by his character... or is it a joke? I'm still not sure that I follow. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 22:52, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
:::One of the widespread reactions to ROTF was that people thought Skids and Mudflap were racist caricatures of black people. Did you read the article linked to in the citation? It explains the note. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:14, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
::::I did, and I know that many people (enough to merit writing an article on the subject on the widespread reaction) were offended by their appearance. However, the note simply says, "as Mudflap, he was horrendously offensive to himself. That surprised him." If I'm reading Dark T Zeratul correctly, it sounds like it's supposed to make fun of the controversy, but even then, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 23:24, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
:::::People thought Mudflap was offensive to black people, by which logic Reno Wilson should have been offended by his own character. He was surprised by this as he didn't regard Mudflap as a black stereotype. The note is employing sarcasm as a means of pointing this out. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:35, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
::::::The problem is that I keep hearing that "people thought Mudflap was offensive to black people," and that the joke is that that must mean (if all black people are offended by Mudflap) that Wilson himself is offended by Mudflap. However, the article never says that. It says that many viewers were offended, which they were. (I would guess that that goes for many races, black or white, but I can't back that up.) It barely mentions race at all, least of all as an absolute, until it mentions the perceived stereotypes or the fact that Wilson himself is black. Even with that explanation -- which, again, isn't reflected in the article in the first place -- now it just sounds to me like it's trying to be sarcastic about a strawman. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 23:48, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
:::::::We could link to some other articles with people calling them racist stereotypes? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:41, 27 April 2012 (EDT)
::::::::I don't see why you would. The note is based on the idea that "apparently", all black people are ("horrendously") offended by Mudflap, which I've never heard anywhere, including the article. Other articles with people calling him a racist stereotype wouldn't do anything to substantiate that, and without that premise, it doesn't work at all. Besides that, it isn't very clear or intuitive. I think that it would be better just to delete it. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 00:55, 27 April 2012 (EDT)

I'm not sure why one person's anecdotal evidence is trumping everyone else's. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:33, 12 May 2012 (EDT)
:I'm not sure I follow you. Who's using anecdotal evidence? (It isn't me, is it? The short version is, the note is inaccurate, even as a joke, and the linked article doesn't actually back it up.) - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 21:41, 12 May 2012 (EDT)
:...so, if there aren't any objections, can we take it out? Or am I missing something? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 21:49, 12 May 2012 (EDT)
:In full awareness that I've already been warned for over-tweaking my earlier comments -- this wasn't my first time; I'll do better in the future -- I'm afraid of being instantly reverted again. Unless I've missed something important, the note in question is factually wrong, difficult to read, based on a faulty premise, and (with apologies to the original editor) not very funny. Can I safely delete it? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 22:32, 12 May 2012 (EDT)
::I'd say everyone else disagrees, so you're outvoted. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:07, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
:::But... ''nobody'' has disagreed. I was confused at first, asked for an explanation, and it came out that the note is altogether wrong. After that, when I suggested deleting it, nobody objected. I've ''edited'' it to actually describe what happened and it was reverted again. What's the problem? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 16:17, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
::::I disagree. There. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:15, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
:::::The note was there for nearly 3 years, with several prominent editors seeing fit to leave it as they made other changes. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:36, 13 May 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Spike Witwicky (G1)

2012-05-10T22:18:40Z

Cattleprod: Undo revision 715031 by 71.31.52.25 (Talk) 1) Sign your posts. 2) The Animated Witwickys have had pages for over 3 years.

1) I can't believe there's no talk page for this guy yet.
2) We need a disambiguation page for just Spike Witwickies now. Ha ha ha ha ha. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:56, 10 July 2009 (EDT)
:We have a talk page. It just went back at the old location due to the crash and no one noticed it yet. Moved it now. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 01:42, 11 July 2009 (EDT)

==Spike's age in DW continuity==
I've been goign thrut he Keepers Trilogy again, and Iw ant to ask... is there (fundamentally) any reason Spike could NOT be 22 in 2002?

I notice that the re-references to the events of 'Autobot Spike' in the trilogy say Spike was a CHILD when it occoured.

Does Daniel look 7? (I'm horrible at judging kids ages.) If you say Spike was 22 in 2002, then he'd be... 18 or 19 in 1999 when the ArkII blew up. Which would make the picture on Buster's desk one of th LAST pictures of them together prior to SParkplug's death, possibly pushing many of their (1985ish originally) adventures to the late 90's. The alternative is that Buster is randomly keeping a very OLD picture of them around, and Spike is actually, um... 33 (his cartoon age in 2002.) He looks too young to be 33, and his situation is too old to be 22. (Unless, I guess, he had Daniel at a precociously young age.)

I mention his seduction by a follwoer agent- whih I think works BETTER if he's 22. The alternative (if you stick to the cartoon timeline) is that he was havign an affair, but IIRC it was Spike's first time.

I dunno, thoughts? I thinkt he Keepers trilogy implies SPike is 4 years odl when the Ark awakens. I'm just fishing for conflicts with the larger DW continuity. -[[User:71.37.253.98|71.37.253.98]] 00:28, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==Categories==
Does anyone know why Spike isn't showing up properly in the Humans category? - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 20:01, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:He is. You just gotta hit the "Next 200" link to see it. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 20:07, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
::Ah, I see. Stupid cutoff, right at the end of the Witwickies. - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 20:17, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

==Spike Witwicky, Master of Time and... well, Time==
Re-watching [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]], I noticed that the passage of time for Spike seemed wildly different than for the rest of the characters - and that's not the first instance. Just wondering if we can establish a pattern.

See, in the middle of the Autobots' trial, Spike decided to find the damning videotape and look for something everyone else had missed. Which he did - EXTREMELY quickly, with Ravage in hot pursuit. He found the footage of the post-cosplay Decepticons before the judge had even announced a verdict. Then Ravage caught up with Spike, and that dun-dun-duuun moment was the last we heard of him for a while.

In fact, before his next appearance, there was enough time for the Autobots to be rounded up and put on a spaceship that Berger donated, then Decepticon Day to be declared (complete with a parade). The clear visual cues of nightfall and then daylight indicate at LEAST a full day before we hear Chip saying that Spike is "still looking for clues." At that point we finally see Spike again... watching the videotape, then surprised by Ravage bursting into the room. His surroundings (and, for that matter, the content of the tape itself) do look different, but the fact that the action is identical brings up the question: Does time warp itself around Spike?

And why I say it's "not the first instance" is because of [[The Rebirth, Part 3|The Rebirth]], when Spike managed to build Fort Max out of an alien city and get to Cybertron (which had to involve FINDING Cybertron, as it had been moved in the meantime) in what seemed to be a matter of hours. Which of course is the opposite temporal effect from before, but it's still the same principle. Now, applying the [[Furmanism]] rule, I wouldn't think of adding this cockamamie idea to the article itself, no matter how facetiously, until a pattern was established. So can anyone think of a third instance of Witwickian time-dilation?

-- [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 21:36, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== animated ==

Should we create pages for animated Spike and Carly considering the fact theyre named in garbage in garbage out? Ratchet gives them a ride to the hospital (Carly's having a baby) and they are called by their names. So should we create pages for them?

==Storylinks==
Is there REALLY a need to link every single episode of the cartoon that Spike appeared in? The storylinks take up more space than the text! -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 17:18, 15 October 2009 (EDT)
:I've assumed those were placeholders in case someone were to elaborate on the individual episodes. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:22, 15 October 2009 (EDT)
::That's exactly why they're there. Feel free to expand upon episodes of your choosing. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:34, 15 October 2009 (EDT)
:::Spike is on my list of "Big G1 cartoon continuity sections" to work on after Soundwave's. Indeed, having done Prime's, Megatron's, Starscream's and Soundwave's, Spike is probably the next-most-important guy to do! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:41, 15 October 2009 (EDT)
::::Ah, gotcha. So long as there's method to the madness. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 17:45, 15 October 2009 (EDT)

== Spike/Amuro ==
Okay, is there any reason why my edits for both [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Spike_Witwicky_%28G1%29&diff=503279&oldid=499072 this] and the
[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Daniel_Witwicky_%28G1%29&diff=503283&oldid=465663 Daniel article] was deemed unacceptable? [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 16:34, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:Maybe because no one seems to have been comparing them to Amuro Ray, so the denial of similarity seems pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:40, 29 September 2010 (EDT) (ps: you also misspelled Ray, according to Wikipedia - I don't much about that series)

::So it's okay to make a sarcastic comparison to Beavis and Butt-Head who Spike truly doesn't look anything like, but not to Amuro whom both father and son do look uncanny like. Last time I checked, besides the valuable information, was what this site was all about. [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 16:53, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::Those comparisons are pretty poorly-written, and again, nobody appears to have been comparing them to this "Amuro Ray" fellow. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 16:59, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::Alright, since I know nothing on Transformers humor, how should it be written to make fun of the fact that they look alike? [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 17:11, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::::The problem is that their similarities are coincidences at best. They're pretty much just both brown-haired boys from series with similar character art styles. There are likely DOZENS of other characters that look like them. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 17:15, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::::That's my point all along, reverse sarcasm at best. Spike and Daniel don;t look anything like Amuro Ray. ;) Maybe I should have said, "For the record, let make it perfectly clear that father and son do not look anything like Amuro Ray. That goes double for his appearance in Char's Counterattack". Where they favor the most. :P [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 17:27, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::::::If we're going to mention every Gundam character they don't look like, we'd have to add an extra page. Why not mention that Spike doesn't look like Kamille Bidan or Judau Ashta either? I really don't see the point in adding the comparison at all. --[[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 17:34, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::::::Hmmm, I don't really see it as much in Judau. Not like Amuro. I don't think that kind of stuff fills out a whole article. [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 17:44, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::::::::BLARGH! Your sarcasm detector needs its batteries changed. The point is that Amuro bears nothing more than a passing physical resemblance to Spike. There is NO REASON to mention it. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 17:56, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::::::::My batteries are fine. That was me trying analyze those two example you pointed. Just because I don't give into a bit of sarcasm, doesn't mean I don't get it. Again how is one passing resemblance of Beavis and Butt-Head worth mentioning, but Amuro isn't? It too is a more obscure passing reference. Think about it, if one is good enough to be mentioned on the this wiki, then other is just as good. Or has Beavis and Butt-Head become more Transformers relevant than Amuro [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 18:20, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::::::::::I actually can't even find a reference to Beavis and Butthead in the article... so I'd say that NEITHER comparison is worth putting in the article. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:27, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

I'm referring to this line from [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Trivia|''More than Meets the Eye'', part 3]], ''Spike writing in his journal looks disturbingly like Beavis of Beavis and Butt-Head. ''. I'm sorry but I don't really get that one. Again if it was Amuro, Ralph Hinkley Jr., or a casual Ronald McDonald I might could see. Can I help it if I'm compelled to call Spike a Amuro in training or Daniel a Autobot Amuro? That jumpsuit isn't helping me in Daniel's case. [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 18:41, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:... So, we mention that he looks like Beavis in one shot of one episode of the show, and this means his own article requires a mention of a passing resemblence to Amuro Ray? I have to say that your logic escapes me. *Goes to take some aspirin* -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:48, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::My problem with your (the anon, that is) additions is two-fold: 1)the Daniel one at least was very poor English, 2) you started your note with the denial of the similarity you are commenting on. Perhaps you were going for facetiousness, but it came off as a bit of a non sequiter. If you had phrased it more along the lines of "Spike bears a distinct resemblance to Amuro Ray of Mobile Suit Gundam." I, personally, would not have had a problem with it. It might still have been judged too coincidental to stay, but I would have stayed out of that discussion. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:56, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::'''Khjidha''', I've had this thing for awhile now of pointing out somebody's resemblelance by saying "...who doesn't look anything like _____". But what would be the proper way to be facetious?

:::The whole resemblance is too in your face when you see Amuro in ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack|Char's Counterattack]]''. More of a teenage Daniel seeing him in the pictured flight suit. If one were to buy a scaled Amuro figure he could pass for either. I'll do that.

:::[Edit conflict]I could say the same thing. You say that a passing resemblance isn't worth mentioning, but we've got at least one somewhere else. One based on an observation that really isn't there. I can understand your point if such things weren't up on this very wiki. But I mean this wiki's structure is like that of The Daily Show. Where there are jokes at every turn that at your subject's expense. Much of which are nothing but passing or in another word - obscure. Don't get me wrong, I'm not condemning joke in these articles. But a lesser bit is somehow more valuable than the other. The only reason I feel it's not worth mentioning is because, Amuro is too esoteric to everybody. I see no real reason why a passing sarcastic reference can be made when the material is there. The whole thing is suppose to make fun of this and point out this fact. Amuro and father/son and Daniel look alike. Like the situation with Shaggy, Tinker, and Clamhead. And no, I'm insinuating Amuro, Spike and Daniel have the same designer, or they look like any of the Shaggys. :P It making fun of the situation, like you guys tend to do here.

:::Oh, please go easy on me, cause the go button of Lori [http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/0/0d/GB-Lori.jpg here] looking back at me is hard enough on me as it is. [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 19:58, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::I'm pretty sure the Butthead thing isn't actually being sarcastic. He ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE Butthead in that shot. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 22:33, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::Is English your native language, because I'm not really sure what you are trying to say. Some of what you have written seems to contradict itself. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:06, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

:::::I'm sorry, it is. I just get ahead of myself. One second I'm thinking about the whole it's not worth mentioning. Next I'm thinking about my reason for adding it first place. I must be getting mixed up. :P [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 20:15, 29 September 2010 (EDT)
:::::How exactly am I contradicting myself? [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 20:27, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

::::::You state that you "feel it's not worth mentioning" but continue to mention it. Also, are you or are you not insinuating that Amuro and Spike had the same designer? The words as written seem to mean that you are, but the "and no" at the beginning makes it look like you meant to say that you were NOT insinuating that. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 06:34, 30 September 2010 (EDT)

'''Semysane''', how does he look anything like Beavis? What not seeing it? Is he show a miss-drawn overbite, flaring nostrils, squinty eyes, or more bushier hair?

'''Khajidha''', I guess I'm not going back and reproofing myself. :P If I'm not making myself clear, then apologize. It's what I get for clumping statements. My statement "The only reason I feel it's not worth mentioning is because, Amuro is too esoteric to everybody", was my observation on a situation of a mention of preferring to mention one so-called frame that supposedly features him looking like a character that normally doesn't bare any resemblance (Beavis/Spike), over a him and son looking like another character as a whole. The idea that Amuro not be mentioned '''is not''' my view. The statement that don't believe they were designed by the same person is genuine. I don't want to suggest that their character designers are the same person, but that it eerie that they look alike. Again any statement I am to make in the article will be jab at the similarity.

The more Semysane goes into detail regarding the panel, the more it comes off as opinionated observation, meaning that no two people will make the observation. I don't see how he look like Beavis. I remember the first time I read that, I went to the Hasbro website where they stream the episode for free to see for myself and though to myself "how does he look like that?" when I couldn't find it. Yet this is more relevant than a observation of Amuro. Again my view on the situation is that you guys think that that it shouldn't be added because most people here have never heard of him. I say if you're going to include one example, then you should include all examples. If you're not going to include one example, then you you shouldn't include any of them. This idea of cherypicking information is disingenuous at best. You guys are all about delivering everybit of Transformers information using comedy as your tool. My statement in the two articles is what you guys do. Yet, you're trying to sell me snake oil; that now this kind of information is beneath even you guys???

Now, since I'm contradicting myself as you so generously stated, have I stay on target with my view or am I going to have re-clarify myself? [[Special:Contributions/69.34.209.198|69.34.209.198]] 13:05, 30 September 2010 (EDT)
:I'm still seeing a fair number of typos and odd phrasings, but your points are reasonably clear. As I said before, I have no opinion as to whether your observation is worthy of inclusion (or whether the Beavis comment is worthy, for that matter) and will remove myself from this discussion. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:14, 30 September 2010 (EDT)

Scrapper (issue)

2012-05-05T20:17:35Z

Cattleprod: Undo revision 713482 by Anythingspossibleforapossible (Talk) That was correct before.

{{disambig3|Scrapper}}
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|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #8
|prev=All His Engines
|next=International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"
|title="Scrapper"
|image=Transformers 8-A.jpg
|caption=Yay, "Spotlight: Scrapper"! Wait, ''what the—?''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 9]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=June 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Javier Saltares]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Spike Witwicky reflects on current events and attempts to come to terms with his position as a leader.'''

==Synopsis==
While working out, Commander [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] reminisces about how he hates all machines, regardless of whether they make you stronger or more vulnerable. He recalls his childhood, most of which he spent outdoors, especially on camping trips with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]], who taught him about responsibility and duty.

He wins a sparring match at [[Skywatch]] headquarters against his teammate [[Joe Henderson]], utilizing a practical and somewhat underhanded approach to fighting, rather than an artful one, although the aftermath shows that they have a friendly rivalry. Henderson then gets into a play-fight with another of his Skywatch teammates, [[Campolongo]], in the mess hall, causing a window to be broken as he is tackled through it. Spike is less than impressed and orders Campolongo to clean up the mess, reflecting that he hasn't yet got the hang of leadership.

Spike then enters into a video meeting with General Witwicky, General [[Allenby]], and the [[Joint Chiefs]]. General Allenby questions Spike over the circumstances surrounding [[Earthworks|Optimus Prime's "escape"]] and warns him that any further incidents could lead to his position being reviewed. Speaking in private at the end of the meeting, General Witwicky warns Spike that Allenby is ready to pounce on any indiscretion or error he makes, and to be wary, especially of his new [[Autobot]] allies.

Spike then enters into briefing with another Skywatch soldier, [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]], regarding the latest intelligence on the positions of rogue [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]]. He leaves halfway through, ordering that Henderson be deferred to if anything should occur.

He drives to a seemingly deserted construction site. Entering it, he calls to the hidden [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to give up the charade, and that he has come armed with low-tech weapons for a confrontation. He pours some acid on Scrapper, causing him to transform out of vehicle mode and attack Spike. During their fight, Spike tells Scrapper that he has no backup, and then sprays acid on his face, which stuns him long enough for Spike to use a crane to drop girders on him, impaling him and pinning him to the ground. Spike explains that he came with low-tech weapons and no backup so he could prove that he could take on a Cybertronian without the need for high-tech weaponry.

Scrapper then asks Spike to put suppressors on and says that he will go willingly into Skywatch custody. Spike recounts to Scrapper the memory of [[Tim Simmons]], whom Spike considers the bravest soldier he ever knew. He tells Scrapper that when [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|the Decepticons invaded New York]], Tim was involved in helping get the population out of the city center, but perished when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 2|collapsed the subway tunnels]]. Spike, having also seen the destruction caused by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], wants to ensure a similar incident doesn't happen again by removing one of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] from the equation permanently. Despite Scrapper's feeble protest, Spike uses his gun against him, destroying his head with a single shot.

As Spike walks away, he again considers that he hates machines, especially the ones that take away your humanity and make you feel like a machine.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (8)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (10)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (2)
* Mrs. Witwicky (3)
* [[Joe Henderson]] (4)
* [[Campolongo]] (5)
* [[Emily (G1)|Emily]] (6)
* [[Allenby|General Allenby]] (7)
* [[Tim Simmons]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've always hated machines. The ones that make you stronger. The ones that make you more vulnerable."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' doing an impression of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]].

"And green. Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a "disguise"..."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' taunting Constructicon Scrapper.

"I wanted to show you that ''one'' of us can beat you. No lasers. None of your technology. Just a solution that can be made out of stuff anyone would have in their kitchen."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' ruining all the fun by emasculating the entire Cybertronian race.

==Notes==
* This is the first issue of the ongoing series (or any previous series) to not feature any prominent Transformer robots. The story mainly focuses on Spike Witwicky, and a robot isn't even seen until page 17.
* During Spike's recollection of Tim Simmons, the flashback image of Devastator destroying the tunnels depicts Devastator with a much more monster-like appearance. While in the same pose and largely drawn the same otherwise, in the flashback, he has sharp teeth, a skull-like face and an evil grin, in contrast to his more conventional appearance during these events in [[All Hail Megatron issue 2|''All Hail Megatron'' #2]].
*On the IDW message boards, Guido Guidi said that starting with this issue, Spike's new haircut is official, meaning that every artist has to draw it this way from now on. Yes, this little change is apparently more important to the story than keeping the Transformers' designs consistent.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=192762#192762 Quote from Guidi's original post, which was apparently deleted later.]</ref>
*It's somewhat ironic that after Spike's line about how awesome humans are that they don't need lasers or Transformers tech to beat Transformers, he uses Scrapper's gun against him (which constitutes as both a laser and Transformers tech). He also must have had a seriously bizarre upbringing if he believes that acid, cranes and girders can be found in anyone's kitchen.
*Spike, a military officer, abandoned his post, pursued an enemy single-handed as part of a personal vendetta and then brutally murder a wounded enemy who had surrendered, constituting a war crime. [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Issue 27]] would make it clear that this is ''not'' abnormal behaviour for him and he is a dodgy, law-breaking bastard that's been protected by family connections.

===Errors===
* In the first panel that General Allenby appears in, he's drawn with three stars (the rank insignia of a lieutenant general) on his collar. In subsequent panels, the stars just disappear and make way for a simple button instead.
* There is an art error during Spike's battle with Scrapper. As Spike is climbing the ladder, Scrapper's visor is drawn as extending down to his chin, like that of a [[Cyberjet]], whereas in the rest of the issue, he is drawn with his normal visor.
* The issue title, which should be printed on the page on which Spike knocks out Henderson, is missing.<ref>"[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=10070&start=30 Mike Costa and the Transformers Ongoing literary references]" post on IDW Publishing's forums.</ref>

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Scrapper busting through a construction site; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Scrapper reaching out towards Spike Witwicky through a construction site; art by [[Javier Saltares]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Jazz; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 8-A.jpg|Oh scrap!
Image: Transformers 8-B.jpg|We're all rooting for Scrapper here.
Image: Transformers 8-RI.jpg|[[Hasbro]], get to making thi-nevermind, we're getting [[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.282010.29|better]].
</gallery>

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'''Reader's Digest Children's Books''' is a book publisher in the United states. They produced several guidebooks, and novelizations for the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] and [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] franchises.

Curiously, Reader's Digest held the US distribution rights for these franchises simultaneously with the British company [[Dorling Kindersley]]. The resulting products ended up being aimed at slightly different age groups.

Surprisingly, despite having been "digested," these books proved to be noticeably less excremental than the respective cartoons they were based on.

*Guidebooks
**[[Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]
**[[Transformers Energon Official Guidebook]]
*Novelizations
**[[Transformers Armada: The Battle Begins]]
**[[Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots]]
**[[Transformers Armada: Secret of the Star Saber]]
**[[Transformers Armada: The Autobots Strike Back]]
*3-D Model Books
**[[Transformers Armada: Decepticon Attack!]]
**[[Transformers Armada: Enter the Mini-Cons]]

Reader's Digest also produced some activity and storybooks for the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] line:

*''I Can Read!'' storybooks
**[[Meet the Autobots]]
**[[Meet the Decepticons]]
*Activity books
**[[Transformers Prime Time]]
**[[Transformers Mix & Match]]

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Spike Witwicky (G1)

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{{disambig3|Spike Witwicky}}

:''Spike [[Witwicky]] is an [[Autobot|Autobot]]-allied [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Spikewitwickyg1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wait till you see my sweet future jumpsuit!]]
'''Spike Witwicky''' is the oldest (and sometimes only) son of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]].

Spike, like most Witwickys, has a tendency to form close bonds to the Autobots and become one of their main human allies. 'Cause let's face it, there are advantages when your best friend is [[Bumblebee (G1)|a car]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform''), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Movie'', ''Transformers 2010''), [[Kōji Ochiai]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth''), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German; Generation 1), [[Dirk Meyer]] (German; ''Generation 2''), [[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German; ''The Movie''), [[Olivier Destrez]] then [[François Leccia]] (French), [[Nada Blam]] (Serbian), [[Staffan Hallerstam]] (Swedish; Generation 1), [[Dick Eriksson]] (Swedish; Generation 2)

[[Image:Mtmte2_witiwickys_saved.jpg|left|thumb|220px|This isn't what they meant by "bodyboarding", Prime...]]

In 1984, the fourteen-year-old Spike was working on an oil rig with his father [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] when his life was turned upside-down by the arrival of the [[Decepticon]]s. The evil robots began attacking the rig and terrorizing the workers; when Spike tried vainly to save his father from the clutches of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], he was swatted away by the Decepticon and fell in the ocean. Sparkplug broke free from Rumble's grip a second later and leapt in after him, and as the two Witwickys floated in the brine, the [[Autobot]]s arrived to stop the Decepticons' evildoing. To cover the villains' escape, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] collapsed the oil rig, imprisoning Spike and Sparkplug beneath a metal lattice with fire creeping towards them. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] freed the two humans and brought them to safety, and in reciprocation, Spike and his father offered to serve as the Autobots' guides to [[Earth]] and allies in the fight against the Decepticons.

[[Image:Mtmte2 spike finds soundwave.jpg|right|thumb|220px|I don't see anyone else around. I guess this must be mine. Result!]]

While returning to the Autobots' base after writing the latest entry in [[Spike's diary|his journal]], Spike stumbled across a sweet discarded cassette player, which he brought back to the base with him. After quizzing [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] on the Autobots' various special abilities, Spike took Hound up on his offer for a joyride through the desert, leaving the tape player behind. When he returned, however, he was horrified to discover that the device had been the Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] in disguise, and that he had downloaded much secret information from [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Using that information, the Decepticons soon struck [[Sherman Dam]], and when the Autobots tried to stop them, Hound was buried under a pile of rocks, deep in the river, by Rumble. Spike dived in to save him, but once he had done so, he then had to be saved by Hound, who gave him CPR.

[[Image:Mtmte2 witwickys and trailbreaker.jpg|left|thumb|220px|They never miss the game]]

While out scanning for Decepticon transmissions with Trailbreaker, Spike and his father learned that Megatron was planning to hit the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], and the Autobots mobilized to confront them. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Soon after, when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were poised to return to Cybertron, Spike and Sparkplug volunteered to stop them before they could depart aboard [[Victory (G1)|their space cruiser]]. During the subsequent battle, Spike threw a rock that dislodged [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]]. Eventually, the threat of the Decepticons was believed ended when their space cruiser crashed in the ocean. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:Transporttooblivion captive spike.jpg|right|thumb|220px|All we need is [[Chewbacca|Chewie]] and we'll be all set!]]

Several months later, the Decepticons resurfaced with a plan to create an intergalactic transportation system known as a "[[space bridge]]". Spike was chilling with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] when the villains struck a solar power plant, knocking out power across the city. When Optimus Prime charged [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] with spying on the Decepticons to learn their plan, Spike requested that he be allowed to accompany the small Autobot, beginning a long-standing friendship between the two. Unfortunately, this first mission together did not go very well, as Spike was captured by the Decepticons and almost used as a guinea pig for the first test run of the space bridge, but was thankfully saved at the last second by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Spike's friend [[Chip Chase]] brought Spike and Bumblebee on a visit to the laboratory of [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]], with whom he was working on an [[antimatter]] formula. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] attacked the trio as they were leaving the lab, and although they were able to escape, the Decepticons returned to capture Chip in his home. Spike, Bumblebee, Hound and Mirage teamed up to rescue Chip, but the Decepticons were still able to acquire the antimatter formula. In the battle that resulted, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] was wielding the antimatter-powered Megatron when Spike bravely attacked his leg with a pneumatic drill. Skywarp seized the boy, but this gave Chip the distraction he needed to plant an override device on the Decepticon's leg, allowing [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to control Skywarp's motor relays remotely, tipping the scales of the battle in the Autobots' favor. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[Image:Divideandconquer spike grabs gun.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Spike was helping Optimus Prime search for the newest location of the Decepticons' space bridge when a distress call from Chip summoned them to a munitions plant under Decepticon attack. Prime was fatally wounded in the subsequent battle, forcing Chip and a team of Autobots to head to Cybertron to recover a replacement [[cosmitron]] for his systems. In their absence, the Decepticons attacked Autobot Headquarters, and the leaderless Autobots could not muster the courage to fight. Claiming that this was not what Prime would have wanted, Spike seized Jazz's pistol and announced that he would fight the battle himself if he had to, his bravery galvanizing the other Autobots into action. During the fight, the Cybertron team returned with the cosmitron, restoring Prime, who defeated Megatron and won the day. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

A freak snowstorm in the desert around Autobot Headquarters gave Spike cause for celebration, as he introduced the Autobots to the wonders of a snowball fight. When the unnatural weather was discovered to be the product of a Decepticon plot at the North Pole, Spike and his father headed to the Arctic Circle with the Autobots. There, the two humans were captured by the Decepticons' newest recruit [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but they could see that his heart wasn't in the evil robots' scheme, and he soon switched sides. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Image:Fireonthemountain spike and luisa.jpg|right|thumb|220px|It's the pink interior that makes Spike such a [[Ladiesman217|Ladiesman]].]]

When the Autobots discovered a cavern full of [[dinosaur]] bones behind their Headquarters, Spike educated them on the ancient reptiles, and helped design the robotic "[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]" that Optimus Prime decided to have created based on Spike's stories. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Later, he and Bumblebee headed to South America to investigate a Decepticon scheme in Peru, where he got cosy with a native girl named [[Luisa]] after he saved her life. Luisa led them to the temple the Decepticons were using as a base, where Spike discovered and repaired the captive Skyfire. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

After he and Chip helped the Autobots create two more Dinobots, {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} Spike faced his greatest challenge yet when he saw his father abducted by the Decepticons. The Autobots quickly enacted a rescue plan, but Spike soon realized that his father was not in his right mind when he discovered that he was responsible for sabotaging Teletraan I and the Autobots' weapons. In truth, a [[hypno-chip]] had transformed Sparkplug into a mind-controlled Decepticon slave! {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}}

[[Image:Tud hypnochipped sparkplug.jpg|left|thumb|220px|So this is where he learned the excellent parenting skills he demonstrates in Headmasters ]]

Concurrently, the Decepticons activated a massive space bridge that teleported the entire planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into Earth's orbit, causing massive natural disasters that Spike and the Autobots were also forced to contend with. Discovering that his father had been taken to Cybertron, Spike insisted that Optimus Prime allow him and a team of Autobots to go to the planet and find him. Navigating traps and ventilation shafts, Spike, Bumblebee and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] made their way to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]], where Spike confronted his father in hopes of bringing him to his sense. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Unfortunately, Sparkplug instead triggered an alarm that brought the Decepticons running, forcing Spike and the Autobots to flee and take refuge in [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s old laboratory. There, Wheeljack analyzed a computer disk stolen from Decepticon Headquarters by Bumblebee and created a device to undo the hypno-chips' effects. Spike served as bait to lure the Decepticons and Sparkplug out so that the device could be tested, and although he was nearly shot by his brainwashed father, Wheeljack's counter-weapon succeeded, freeing Sparkplug from Decepticon control. The Autobots and Witwickys headed back to Earth, where Spike hit on the idea to blow up the Decepticons' stockpile of [[energon cube]]s in order to blast Cybertron out of Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[Image:AutobotSpike-AutobotXTabled.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Well, you can call him "Junkbot"!]]

Spike traveled with the Autobots to [[Bali]] to battle the newest Decepticons, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and was the one who came up with the idea to use Trailbreaker's forcefield to block [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s clone beams. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} Soon after, Spike was among the spectators of a mighty one-on-one battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron, which ended with Prime's defeat. When Megatron was revealed to have cheated by combining all the powers of the Decepticons together, the Autobots overturned the result of the fight and sent the Decepticons tumbling into a river of lava. Spike wondered if this was truly the end of the Transformers' war, but Optimus Prime was uncertain. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:Autobotspike spike and bee.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

When Spike was grievously injured by Megatron in a Decepticon attack, the Autobots had to figure out a way to remove his mind from his body so that life-saving surgery could be performed. The process was carried out using [[Autobot X]], a [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein]]-like robot created by Sparkplug from various Autobot spare parts, but the unstable robot body clouded Spike's mind. He began rampaging, and eventually fled Autobot Headquarters, at which point he was approached by Megatron, who manipulated him into allying with the Decepticons against his friends. Only after nearly killing his father did Spike come to his senses, and turned on the Decepticons, after which his mind was subsequently transferred back into his body. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

Spike was instrumental in saving [[New York City]] from Decepticon domination when he and Bumblebee infiltrated Megatron's command post and goaded him into destroying his own weapons control console, {{storylink|City of Steel}} after which he had to fight against his friends when the Autobots fell under the influence of a Decepticon [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Bumblebee comforts Carly after a sudden tiff]]

While on a run to pick up a [[polarizer]] for Wheeljack's new [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] invention, Spike and Bumblebee stopped off at the [[Robots Video Arcade]], where Spike was approached by an older girl named [[Carly]]. When it turned out that all she wanted was to be introduced to Bumblebee, however, Spike excused himself and his Autobot buddy, and they had an eventful journey back to the base, enduring a policeman who questioned Spike's driving age and a surprise attack by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Carly trailed them back, and then helped them out in their mission to reclaim the stolen Immobilizer from the Decepticons. At the adventure's end, Spike invited Carly out for a chocolate soda, beginning a romance between the two teens. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

When Spike and Chip came up with the idea of the Autobots racing for charity, they could never have predicted that the Decepticons would use it as an opportunity to trap the heroic robots in their vehicle modes with their new [[Transfixatron]]. Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] managed to escape the paralyzing device's influence and created a [[Anti-transfixation grenade|grenade]] to undo its effects, and Chip and Spike outran Soundwave and his cassettes to detonate it in the Autobots' midst and save them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:Spike SemiNude.jpg|left|150px|thumb|We have hereby filled our beefcake quota for this Wiki. Move along.]]

After a lesson in how to play football, Spike went with a team of Autobots to investigate the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], and told them of the legend of [[Atlantis]] that was potentially inspired by it. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Later, while investigating a Decepticon oil pumping platform, Spike was captured alongside Skyfire and Hound, but was able to effect their release by incapacitating their Decepticon guards with an electro-magnet. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Later still, Spike told the Autobots about ninjas when he attended the unveiling of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

When a mysterious second [[Optimus Prime clone|Optimus Prime]] appeared while the Autobots were investigating a crevice of [[korlonium crystal]]s, Spike proposed a series of tests to determine which was the real one. The tests failed, but the impostor Prime was revealed when he displayed no concern for Spike after the boy was captured by Megatron. His deception revealed, Megatron hurled Spike from his [[Incredibly tall rocket|rocket base]] to cover his retreat, but he was safely rescued by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} Soon after, Spike joined the Autobots in battling the super-powered Insecticons, and bravely climbed Shrapnel's body to deliver by hand the antidote that stopped his over-charged frame from exploding. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:Dinobotisland_ham_on_his_eggs.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

The Autobots' discovery of a mysterious prehistoric island where dinosaurs still lived was a dream come true for Spike, and he christened the lost world "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]" when Powerglide and the Dinobots took him there. After some perilous encounters with the local wildlife, however, Spike decided he would limit his dinosaur experiences to reading about them in [[Ere Cenozoique Periode Tertiaire|books]]. Powerglide returned Spike home, but while he and Bumblebee headed to the library, the Decepticons arrived on Dinobot Island and began draining its many sources of energy. This caused a series of time warps to open all over the world, including one that disgorged barbarians and woolly mammoths right into Spike and Bumblebee's path! The time-tossed creatures collapsed a building on top of the duo, {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} but Bumblebee shielded Spike with his body, and the other Autobots soon arrived to dig them out and send the unwelcome visitors back through the time warp. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} A little later, Spike taught Optimus Prime how to play basketball. {{storylink|The Master Builders}}

[[Image:Masterplan_spike_cornered.jpg|left|thumb|220px|"I learned in history that [[Mark Twain]] fought you with one of these too!"]]

Spike believed it was "about time" when the mayor of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] decided to honor the Autobots with a holiday dedicated to them, but he was horrified when mayoral rival [[Shawn Berger]] interrupted the ceremony with a tape given to him by Megatron that framed the Autobots for energy theft. Naturally, Spike, his father and Chip were not fooled by the bogus footage, but unfortunately, they were about the only humans who stood by the Autobots. When the heroic robots went to trial, Spike left in the middle of the proceedings to try and locate some evidence to prove their innocence. He was successful, discovering more footage on the tape that revealed the "Autobots" on display as disguised Decepticons, but was then confronted by Ravage. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Escaping, Spike presented his evidence to the mayor, but it came too late: the Autobots had already been exiled from Earth, and the world was now celebrating the Decepticons. Megatron did not allow his pantomime to last long, however, announcing in a press conference his dominion over Central City. Spike was captured and put to work in a slave camp along with the rest of the city's population, but thankfully, before long, the Autobots returned to Earth to clear their names and rout the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[Image:Dotd_spike_carly_swoop.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Spike and Carly were enjoying themselves at an [[Fun A Rama Park|amusement park]] with Bumblebee, but the merriment had to come to an end so they could go to the airport and pick up Sparkplug. The airfield became a battlefield, however, when a [[Hangar|Decepticon base was discovered in a nearby hangar]] and the Dinobots were ordered in to attack. Badly damaged by the fight, the Dinobots decided to finally secede from the Autobots, but this could not have come at a worse time: no sooner had they left than the Autobots began to malfunction due to [[cybertonium]] deterioration. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Spike and Carly volunteered to go to Cybertron to recover a fresh supply, but as soon as they had arrived, they fell afoul of Shockwave, and were forced to flee into the tiny tunnels honeycombing the planet. Heading for Wheeljack's lab, Spike and Carly encountered [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], who had come to Cybertron with the other Dinobots, but had been the only member of the team to avoid capture. With Swoop to help them, Spike and Carly navigated the ancient traps in the bowels of the planet, and even found a historical video records room that relayed for them the history of the Transformers' war. While watching the video, they were ambushed by Shockwave's [[Sentinel (G1)|sentinels]] and taken to join the other Dinobots in the cybertonium pits. The Dinobots had had their memory circuits bypassed to ensure their compliance, but Carly soon put their systems right, and they worked with the two humans to escape the pits, defeat their captors and return to Earth with enough cybertonium to repair all the Autobots. For their bravery, Spike and Carly were appointed [[Honorary Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:Spike gets kissed.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Spike valiantly resists the princess' advances]]

Spike and Carly got to travel to the [[moon (moon)|moon]] when the Decepticons threatened the world with the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} after which Spike went on an even greater journey: into the past! Along with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Spike followed a group of Decepticons through a relic called the [[Dragon Mound]], which transported them to 543 AD. There, Spike took an immediate liking to [[Nimue]], the daughter of a local nobleman, and tried to single-handedly rescue her when she was kidnapped by the Decepticons and their local ally, Sir [[Wigend du Blackthorne]]. Unfortunately, by the time Spike had scaled the tower Nimue was being held in (which was in and of itself a challenge thanks to the heavy suit of armor Hoist had made for him), she and Wigend had fallen in love and become engaged! Spike subsequently returned to the present with the Transformers, where we can only assume he didn't tell Carly about the hot medieval chick. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

When several Autobots and Decepticons were lost in a space bridge accident, Spike was among those who huddled around Teletraan I as Chip tried to use the computer to locate them. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} After the lost Transformers returned, Spike, Bumblebee and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] were sent to the planet [[Floron III]] to recover [[robotic insecticide]] that would help deal with the threat of the Insecticons. Unfortunately, they also inadvertently brought back one of the planet's native lifeforms, the [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[Image:Gwlp_spike_and_astoria.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Spike was washed away in a flash flood caused by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] when they started fighting for Decepticon leadership, but was rescued by Optimus Prime and carried to safety by Powerglide. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Later, Spike was working in his father's automotive garage when Powerglide dropped in with [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], a flighty heiress he had rescued from the Decepticons. Spike began hitting on Astoria when they were left along, but when he found that all she wanted to talk about was Powerglide, he grumpily returned to his work...at which point all his equipment started malfunctioning thanks to Astoria's tendency to jinx up machinery around her. We bet Spike didn't tell Carly about her, either. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[Image:Hoisthollywoodflesheatinglava.jpg|left|thumb|From this angle, it looks like they're STANDING on the lava...|220px]]

When Hoist, Spike and Carly accidentally stumbled into the middle of a movie shoot, the movie's [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] decided to hire Hoist and some other Autobots on to star in his movie, and Spike and Carly were given free passes to the studio lot. While there, they discovered the Decepticons were also hiding out on the lot, searching for footage a film crew had accidentally taken of a secret cargo they were transporting. Spike and Carly were able to get hold of the negative the Decepticons were looking for, and fled (with some difficulty) through the myriad movie sets decorating the lot. Eventually, the Decepticons were tricked into believing the negative was destroyed when Hoist pretended to be evil and dropped it, Spike and Carly in a vat of lava... but of course, it was only movie magic. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Spike, Carly and Sparkplug were in the audience when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] received the [[National Scientific Achievement]] award for his newest invention, [[Corrostop]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} Later, when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] tried to plunge the Earth into the sun using the space bridge, Spike helped the Autobots find the missing space bridge control panel, and convinced Megatron to join forces with them to stop the Combaticons' plan. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Spike aided the Autobots in apprehending the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], reacting with some distress to the sight of Optimus Prime playing "chicken" with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[Image:Spike ospit.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Oh, bother. How do you propose we solve our predicament at this moment?]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, Spike and Carly married and had a son named [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. Spike was even able to take a more active hand in the Transformers' battles, as he was given a transforming [[exosuit]]. In the course of these twenty years, the Decepticons finally conquered Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to relocate to their newly-built [[Autobot City]] on Earth, and to bases on two of Cybertron's moon. In the year 2005, the thirty-five-year-old Spike was stationed on [[Moonbase Two]] with Bumblebee when the Autobots decided to make their big push against the Decepticons, and he requested that [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] tell Daniel, on Earth, that he would be home soon.

[[Image:Tftm_spike_acid_drop.jpg|left|thumb|275px|And now he doesn't feel like swearing]]

Spike could never have predicted what would happen next. As he and Bumblebee watched, the monstrous planet [[Unicron]] appeared from the depths of space and consumed Moonbase One, with Moonbase Two next on the menu. Acting quickly, Spike and Bumblebee set a stockpile of explosives to blow up the moon right in Unicron's mouth as they escaped on a shuttlecraft. When the smoke cleared, however, they found that Unicron was completely uninjured, and a frustrated Spike expressed his discontent in a distinctly PG manner. Their craft was then caught in the suction from Unicron's mouth, and they were pulled in to the behemoth's digestive system, where they hung from a conveyor, waiting to be dropped into an acid pit. Thankfully, they were saved from his messy fate by Daniel, wearing an older version of Spike's exosuit, who shot the pit cover down just as they were dropped. Spike and his son escaped Unicron's body along with the other Autobots who had entered it, as the chaos-bringer exploded thanks to the power of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Under their new leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], the Autobots subsequently forced the Decepticons off Cybertron and retook the planet. With Cybertron established as a force for good in the universe once more, Spike was appointed Earth's official ambassador to the planet. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

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While attending the first [[Galactic Olympics]], Spike, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] were captured by a strike team of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] that attacked the event. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They were taken to the planet [[Quintessa]], where the native [[Quintesson]]s questioned them, and then intended to put them to death. The trio tried rushing the aliens and taking [[Deliberata|one of their number]] captive, but the other Quintessons simply sentenced their comrade to death along with them, and they were all dropped into the Sharkticon pit together. At the last moment, a team of Autobots arrive to pluck them from the jaws of death, but the Quintessons then detonated a [[core bomb]] that blew up their planet and sent the Autobots and Spike hurtling through space. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} They eventually landed on the planet [[Goo 8739B]], where they came under attack from the Decepticons, now allied with the Quintessons, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} but they were soon rescued by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} They returned to Cybertron, but the Decepticons and Quintessons pursued them, and ultimately, the aliens betrayed their allies when they activated a [[large switch]] that shut down Transformers all across the galaxy. Unfortunately for them, the Quintessons had not reckoned with Spike, who used the paralyzed Rodimus Prime's gun to destroy the switch, undoing its effects. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

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In 2006, while fleeing from a Decepticon attack, Spike, Daniel and a team of Autobots took refuge in the colossal [[Autobot Mausoleum|mausoleum]] the Autobots had built to hold the bodies of their fallen warriors. There, they discovered that Optimus Prime was apparently not dead after all, as he appeared to see the Decepticons off. Rodimus quickly returned the Matrix to his old leader, at which point Optimus was revealed to simply be a re-animated Quintesson pawn who activated the mausoleum's self-destruct sequence and left Spike and the others to die in the mausoleum. Luckily, they were able to hastily construct an improvised craft to get themselves to safety. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

Despite preparations for the first major peace conference on Cybertron taking up most of his time, Spike was still able to organize a surprise party for Daniel's birthday. This gave Daniel the idea to have a party for Ultra Magnus, however, and he proceeded to get in a lot of trouble trying to find out the Autobot's birthday. Once Daniel had been rescued from the Decepticons' clutches, Spike decided that they would just appoint that day as Ultra Magnus's birthday. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Later, he welcomed the ambassador from [[Odessix]], [[Ynara]], to Cybertron, and had to make a few apologies for the bored Daniel's brusque behavior. Daniel subsequently went missing (in actuality, he was transported to the other-dimensional world of [[Menonia]]), but Carly told Spike to stay at the party while she and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] went looking. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

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When Daniel began suffering nightmares, Spike and Carly called on Rodimus Prime to help ease the boy's troubles. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}} A little later, Spike accompanied Kup on a security inspection of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], during which Starscream's ghost and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] tried to steal the giant Autobot's eyes. Spike and Bumblebee teamed up to investigate, and caught the villains in the act. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}} Spike also helped Rodimus Prime moderate peace talks between the planets [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} after which he and Daniel helped the Autobots by posing as human repairmen to sneak inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and steal his [[transforming cog]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[Image:Rebirth_1_Autobot_heads.JPG|left|thumb|220px|Guess which one the marble is under?]]

In 2007, Spike was on Cybertron when the Decepticons launched a massive attack on the planet with the intention of taking control of the legendary [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Together with a team of Autobots, Spike pursued Scourge deep into the planet, where a blast of energy from the Plasma Energy Chamber struck their craft and overloaded its engines, sending them careening across the galaxy, wildly out of control. They eventually crashed on the planet [[Nebulos]], where they ran afoul of a cell of rebel Nebulans who were fighting against the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], the tyrannical rulers of their planet, and mistook the Autobots for their robot servants. Spike tried to talk the Nebulans out of destroying the captured Autobots, but it took the arrival of the Decepticons for the Nebulans to risk releasing their prisoners to help them fight back. During the battle, several Autobots were captured, forcing the Autobots and Nebulans to take a drastic step: to fight back against the Decepticons and the Hive, four Nebulans and four Autobots volunteered to undergo a process developed by [[Brainstorm]] that would merge them together into [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Spike carried out the biotechnological modifications, following Brainstorm's design, and in addition to the Nebulans, also bonded Daniel to [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at her request in order to save his life. The Decepticons subsequently emulated the Autobots' Headmaster process with members of the Hive, and also modified the process to create [[Targetmaster]]s. The Autobots didn't rest on their laurels, and Spike again helped modify six of the rebel sharpshooters to become Autobot Targetmasters themselves. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

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To battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the gigantic robot created by Hive leader Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] from the Hive's own subterranean city, Spike had the pacifistic Autobot [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] lead him to the Hive's old, abandoned surface city, which he had previously discovered while wandering the planet. There, Spike used the city's old machines to reconstruct it, Cerebros and himself, bonding them all together into the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Spike flew his new creation to Cybertron (which the Decepticons have moved into the vicinity of Earth with a giant rocket engine in his absence), where he battled and defeated Scorponok and rescued Daniel and the captive Autobots within the giant robot's city banks. The Decepticons, however, had already opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, which threatened to drive the [[Sun]] nova and destroy Earth, Cybertron and the entire [[solar system]]. As they were organic and unaffected by the chamber's energy, Spike and the Nebulons were able to act quickly to save the planet by shutting the chamber down and reversing the Decepticons' rocket to draw off the excess solar energy. This energy was funnelled into [[Vector Sigma]], revitalizing Cybetron and bringing about a new [[Golden Age]]. Despite all of this, Cerebros was insistent that Spike deactivate him so that he would never have to fight again...but quickly changed his tune when Spike transformed back into his head so that he could see the beauty of the restored planet. Optimus Prime subsequently appointed Cerebros as guardian of Nebulos, where he and the other Autobot Headmasters would root out and destroy the lingering influence of the Hive, after which Cerebros would live on the planet as its guardian. What this meant for Spike, however, was never revealed. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
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In the year 2001, Spike Witwicky was overseeing the construction of [[Autobot City]] when his friend [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] complained about the fact he was stuck on guard duty while the rest of the Autobots forces were fighting a rearguard action during the evacuation of Cybertron. Spike tries to cheer him up, assuring the young Autobot that his time is coming, and for now, just to enjoy the view of the future Autobot City. While Hot Rod rambled on about Optimus Prime bravely fighting off Decepticons single-handedly, Spike spotted [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his minions up to no good on the dig site, and Hot Rod sprang into action. The young Autobot prevented the Decepticons from stealing the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, and during the struggle, the Autobot artifact spoke to him with Spike's own words of encouragement. {{Storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of Season 3, which took place in 2006 in America, were moved back to 2010, and the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese animated continuity inserts several additional stories into the timeline, as detailed below.}}

=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
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In the late 1980s, the Autobots began work on a mobile battle fortress dubbed "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and began construction of the massive structure in a subterranean cavern. Spike helped the Autobots work on the project along with [[Carly]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]], and while welding a section of machinery, he was approached by Bumblebee with the prospect of taking a quick break from the labor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====
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After the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] brainwashed [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] into becoming a [[Decepticon]] with [[Cohesive Control Liquid]], Spike donned a modified [[exosuit]] and lasergun to save his Autobot friends. Daniel initially asked to go, but Spike forbid him, as the mission was too dangerous. Dodging Computron's laserfire, Spike burned the control liquid off with his lasergun, freeing Computron from the Terrorcons's hold. Computron immediately defeated the Decepticons and sent them fleeing. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

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In the year that followed the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Spike spent most of his time on Cybertron, actively working as a liaison between the Autobots and humanity to develop new sources of energy. In 2011, Spike was enjoying a cup of tea with Carly in [[Great Dome|Autobot Base]] on Cybertron when the Decepticons suddenly launched a massive offensive against the planet, backed up with the added power of their new Headmaster warriors. Spike quickly contacted Optimus Prime at the Autobots' secondary command post on the planet [[Athenia]], and then withdrew to the safety of Athenia himself once reinforcements arrived on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Optimus Prime himself was among the Autobots who went to Cybertron, intending to stabilize Vector Sigma, which had begun to run out of control. Spike had researched the computer and claimed there was no way to stop it without the Matrix, which was precisely what Prime didn't have. Daniel was concerned for Prime, but Spike assured him he would be fine. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} He wasn't, though. He died. Again. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

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When Spike next appeared, he had sustained some serious injuries through unexplained means. Although he was on the mend, it meant he was not fit for a mission that required a human agent: the disabling of a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteor]] that the Decepticons had set on collison course with Athenia. Daniel volunteered to go in his place, and Spike, impressed with his bravery, allowed it. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

After Cybertron was destroyed thanks to the machinations of Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)#Japanese cartoon continuity|Scorponok]], Spike moved his family and his research to Athenia. Soon after this, Spike supervised the launch of the [[Sol 1]] satellite, a solar energy satellite built by both humans and Transformers that served as a symbol of unity between their two planets. Unfortunately, the Decepticons stole it. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Later, Spike went with the Autobots to help evacuate the residents of a South American village that was threatened by a volcanic eruption, {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} and was menaced on Athenia by [[buridanka|an ambulatory monster-plant]] from [[Darhos]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

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While conducting a geographic survey on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with a view to terraforming the planet, Spike, Daniel, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Trainbot]]s discovered a Decepticon plot to destroy the red planet with plasma energy bombs. The Autobot Headmasters were called in while Spike, Daniel and Wheelie returned to Athenia, {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} but alas, the four young heroes were not able to stop Mars from being blown up. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Spike subsequently scanned the remains of the planet with Arcee and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and they concluded that the gravimetric balance of the solar system had been badly damaged. Spike feared that the destruction of another planet by the Decepticons would utterly destroy the whole system. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When the Autobots received an distress signal from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] in a parallel dimension, which was running critically low on energy, Spike was unsure whether or not they should risk giving up any of their own carefully-managed energy supply. He was eventually convinced that it was the right way to proceed, and even allowed Daniel and Wheelie to travel to Sandra with him and the Headmasters on the basis that it would be a good experience for them. Spike got very philosophical once they were on Sandra, remarking that all resources tend to run out eventually, and lamenting that Earth could face the same fate as Sandra if they weren't careful. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[Image:Hm18 negotiating with galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|220px|We aren't negotiating in good faith? We went through a lot of trouble to make a wicker chair that would support your weight.]]

His fears for the safety of the universe growing since the destruction of Mars, Spike stunned the Autobots when he announced his intention to negotiate with Galvatron the possibility of the Autobots and Decepticons allying to create a joint energy development programme. Even more surprising was that Galvatron ''agreed'', on the condition that Spike bring Carly and Daniel with him, that the Decepticons might hold them hostage so that the negotiations could be held in "good faith". Negotiations proceeded badly, with Galvatron accusing Spike of arguing from a non-neutral position, given that he lived with the Autobots on Athenia, instead of his native Earth. Galvatron instructed Spike to leave his "most precious thing" on Earth to prove his neutrality: his son, Daniel! Daniel reluctantly agreed to stay on Earth, and Carly decided to stay with him, meaning that Spike would be separated from his whole family in the pursuit of peace. As it turned out, however, Spike wasn't actually negotiating with Galvatron at all: a transmission from [[Chaar]] by the Autobot spy [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] revealed that the real Galvatron was still there, and that Spike was conversing with a disguised [[Sixshot]]! The Decepticons were using the peace talks as a cover to embark on an interplanetary energy quest, and the Autobots were left in the dust as a consequence. As the Autobots prepared to follow the villains, Daniel insisted that he be allowed to go to defend his family honor, and Spike and Carly were silently proud of their determined son. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

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The Autobots' return to Earth some time later heralded a great loss, as Ultra Magnus soon died in battle with Sixshot, and Spike wept at his funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Decepticon attacks continued with increased ferocity around the globe, angering Spike, {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} but he did not let these tragedies deter him from his work. While attending a summit on Earth to discuss using the planet's volcanoes for power, he realized that the Decepticons' recent activities had been focused on the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. When he returned to Autobot City to present his findings, however, the city came under attack by Trypticon and Sixshot, and Spike was wounded by a stray laser blast. With all of the Headmasters' technology unable to remove a large chunk of shrapnel embedded in one of his arteries, Spike told Daniel to remain strong even in the face of his death, and to take his place as Earth's envoy to the Autobots. Luckily, this wasn't necessary: in a drastic step that used up all of his energy, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] used his telekinetic powers to dissolve the shrapnel and save Spike's life. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

In a major subsequent battle, the Autobots were able to force the Decepticons to withdraw from Earth, seemingly for good. Fortress appointed Spike head of the clean-up operation to remove all traces of the villains' memory from Earth, and Spike started by organizing an Autobot wrecking crew to destroy the Decepticons' desert Earth headquarters. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} News soon reached the Autobots on Earth that the Decepticons had returned to the Headmasters' home planet, [[Master (planet)|Master]], and Daniel petitioned Spike to be allowed to accompany the Headmasters there. Carly was unwilling to let him go, but Spike decided it'd be good for his character, and asked Fortress to let Daniel go with them. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} Spike watched as the worried Carly cooked up some [[space ration]]s for Daniel to take with him. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

[[Image:Hm35 witwickys goodbye.jpg|left|thumb|220px|How!]]

Unfortunately for the Earth, the Decepticons would eventually return, just as Earth's restoration programme was entering a critical phase. With Fortress and the other Headmasters not yet back from Master, Spike was left to co-ordinate the Autobot counter-attack to the Decepticons' renewed offensive, and headed to Santiago, [[Chile]] with Carly to investigate the emergence of a strange metal tower there. On the way, his plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the Andes, where Carly and several other passengers fell into a crevasse. Simultaneously, Fortress's team returned to Earth, and Daniel immediately set out to help his parents. Spike attempted to descend into the crevice himself despite his injuries, and was surprised when Daniel stopped him and insisted that he rescue his mother personally. Daniel performed the task admirably, and Spike could see that his boy had grown into a man. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} When the message came in for the Autobots to gather for the final battle with the Decepticons, Spike told Daniel that he would look after Carly so that he could join his friends in the fight.

Following the Decepticons' ultimate defeat in a colossal battle royal at the North Pole, which saw the evil robots at last forced off Earth, the Autobots prepared to depart the planet as well. Spike, Carly and Daniel gathered to bid farewell to their long-time friends, and Spike was determined that the goodbye should be a happy one, since, while the Transformers were leaving, the peace they had brought to the planet was there to stay. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====

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After the Decepticons' defeat at the North Pole, but shortly before the Autobots' departure from Earth, Spike was out walking with Carly, Daniel, Wheelie and Chromedome when they were attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]]. [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] charged at Daniel, but Spike leapt into his path and was injured, driving Daniel furious. The youth leapt onto Slugfest and covered his eyes, tricking him into blasting [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and freeing up Chromedome to take Soundblaster down.

A little later, after the Autobots had left, Spike, Daniel and Carly were seen happily running along a beach. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}
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===Big Looker Storybooks continuity===
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Spike Witwicky and his father Sparkplug were investigating the damage done by a volcanic eruption close to their home town of [[Kimball]] when they witnessed a fleet of jet planes emerging from a spaceship buried within the volcano that the tremors had exposed. Spike was vocally opposed to Sparkplug's desire to examine the ship in search of "a little adventure", but ventured into the crater nonetheless, where he and his father were met by a talking Volkswagen named Bumblebee, who brought them into the ship and introduced them to his fellow Autobots. After helping the Autobots tap the volcano's energies to re-power their ship, Spike and Sparkplug were given a lift back home by Hound, but on the way, they witnessed the Decepticons draining the energy of a nearby power plant. Knowing that Hound wanted to return to his Autobot comrades to warn them that their enemies had re-powered themselves, Spike told him he could use "a little more adventure". The message was delivered, and as the Autobots readied for battle, Bumblebee took Spike and Sparkplug to a safe distance, where he would serve as a lookout and warn of a potential second wave of Decepticons approaching from the rear. Unfortunately, the battle lasted through the night, and when the rear wave appeared, Sparkplug realized that Bumblebee's signal—a flash of his headlights—was being lost in the rising sun. Spike, Sparkplug and Bumblebee raced into the battlefield to alert the Autobots, and they were able to get ready for the attack just in time. Optimus Prime credited victory in the battle to Spike and Sparkplug, and Spike affirmed his father's belief that the Autobots were their kind of machines. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

Spike and Sparkplug watched as the Autobots participated in a race to win a year's supply of gas and oil. The Autobots won, but Spike decided he's stick to hot dogs and soda! {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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When a lighting storm spooked the Autobots, Spike wrote about the experience in his [[Spike's diary|diary]] the next morning, then tried to explain the phenomenon to his robot friends with the aid of his father. Intrigued by the idea of energy that fell from the sky, Optimus Prime had [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] construct a lightning rod to collect it, and Spike and Sparkplug were on hand as the finishing touches were added to the project. That night, Spike monitored weather forecasts and alerted the Autobots to the arrival of a new storm so they could see the machine in action. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Spike was instrumental in breaking the Decepticons' control over a human solar power station when he snuck into the facility with the intent of disabling the power-collecting machinery. Finding the door to the control room locked, Spike at first thought to pick the lock with his pen-knife, but quickly dismissed the idea and instead used the blade to alert the Autobots, watching nearby, flashing them a message in morse code by allowing the sun to glint off the knife. Optimus Prime sent [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] to deliver a [[sonic multi-tool]] to Spike, which allowed him to unlock the door and use the machinery to destroy the energon cubes the Decepticons had already gathered, sending them fleeing. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}
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While he was in town with Ironhide to buy groceries, Spike spotted a flier for a car rally that he realized passed through the region where the Decepticons had set up a new temporary base. Spike suggested using the race as cover to investigate the Decepticons' activities, and so he and Jazz joined the rally, with Spike stealthily jumping from the moving Autobot as they neared the area in question to avoid detection. He discovered the Decepticons testing a new [[ion drive]] in an abandoned mineshaft, and hit on an idea: he had Jazz push a row of mine-cars down into the tunnel, destroying the ion drive and collapsing the tunnel on the evil robots. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Investigating a report of Decepticon activity near a small village, Hound and Spike discovered that they had taken an interest in a local windmill. Spike and his father had to explain the concept of a non-electromagnetic mechanism to the baffled Autobots. When battle erupted around the windmill, Spike ran to the top of the structure to get a better look at the fight, but a blast from Laserbeak caused him to lose his footing and he fell onto the breaking lever, freeing the windmills sails to spin. [[Image:LaserbeaksFury_spike_headshot.jpg|left|thumb|200px]] Laserbeak was knocked from the sky by a sail and the Decepticons were panicked by the primitive machine, causing Rumble to destroy it. Spike was able to get to safety before it collapsed, and the next day, consoled the worried Optimus Prime with the new that their battle hadn't even made the front page: the town was buzzing about Laserbeak's appearance a local disco! {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

When Spike joined the Autobots on a salvage mission to gather useful materials, it quickly became apparent that the Decepticons had developed a new method of spying on their enemies from orbital satellites. Remembering a story his father had told him when he was younger about two giants that were tricked into fighting each other, Spike suggested using the same tactic on the satellites. His aid didn't stop there: he was able to provide information about the [[Aurora Borealis]] and its radio-scrambling effects, allowing the Autobots to duplicate it as part of their plan to make the satellites crash into each other. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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Following a failed Decepticon attack on Autobot City, Bumblebee and Spike secretly trailed the retreating [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] to the Decepticons' new hidden base in a nearby industrial estate. Instructed by Bumblebee to wait outside while he went spy, Spike paid a visit to an adjacent scrap yard and asked the [[A. McNulty|manager]] to help him find some some bronze-chrome wheel trims for Hot Rod. When Spike saved the man from a collapsing pile of junk, in gratitude, he gave him the wheel-trims for free. Bumblebee, meanwhile, had been spotted by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], and hidden in vehicle mode in the junkyard, where he was almost scrapped by an electromagnet until Spike distracted the magnet's operator and save his little Autobot buddy. Subsequently, Spike and his father were used as the Autobots' human eyes and ears in the industrial estate, and learned for them that it was about to close down for a few weeks. The Autobots used this as a chance to take the fight to the Decepticons hiding there, and during the battle, Spike used several pieces of construction equipment to aid the Autobots, first drawing their fire with a calorifier on a chain, then using the electromagnet to trap several smaller Decepticons, before using a wrecking ball to attack Galvatron himself! Finally, Spike used the wrecking ball to collapse the entire building, burying the Decepticons in the rubble. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
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====Generation 1====
[[Image:G138 spike.jpg|left|thumb|Man, those Witwickies love pink shirts, don't they?]]
Spike Witwicky was away at college for the first few years of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] [[Great War (G1)|war]] on [[Earth]], and was entirely unaware of his family's involvement in the robot conflict until the day he returned home to find [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]]'s [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|garage]] a pile of rubble. Spike was relieved to find his father alive and well, but this sense of relief did not last long, as Sparkplug explained that the damage was the work of the Decepticon [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and told Spike of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]]'s involvement with the Autobots. Intent on ensuring his brother's safety, Spike headed up to [[Mount St. Hilary]], but found the volcano abandoned. Presently, the Autobot splinter group led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who had recently arrived in Earth orbit after departing the planet [[Nebulos]], entered the caverns, having followed distress call broadcast by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]. Finding Goldbug's [[brain module]] in a toy car on the cavern floor, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] replayed recent images from the disembodied Autobots' memory, including Buster's capture by Ratbat. Seeing this image, Spike stepped forward and petitioned the Autobots for aid in saving his brother, but they turned him down and departed.

[[Image:G138_spike_in_control.jpg|right|thumb|"Watch as I give him a wet willy!"]]

Spike bedded down in the cave overnight, but when he awoke the next morning, it was to the sight of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons arriving in search of the Autobots. Despite their brushing him off, Spike believed the Autobots deserved a warning, and used the machinery in the cave to replay Goldbug's distress signal, summoning Maximus's team back to the volcano in time to save him from a vengeful Scorponok. As battle erupted, Spike sought safety deeper in the volcano, but was pursued into its confines by Scorponok's [[Nebulan]] component, Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]. Fortress Maximus's Nebulan component [[Galen]] followed, but was killed when Zarak triggered a rockslide. In his last moments, Galen passed his control helmet to Spike, who took control of Fortress Maximus and used his firepower to send the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

The Autobots offered to properly [[binary bonding|binary bond]] Spike with Fortress Maximus, transforming him into a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], and Spike accepted, believing it to be his best chance of finding and rescuing Buster. He returned home to tell his father the news just as Sparkplug received a call from [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] to let him know that Buster had been located. Using his new Headmaster powers to trace the call, Spike led the Autobots to a desert island that soon proved to be a [[Club Con|Decepticon base]] in disguise. [[Image:G139_headmaster_spike.jpg|left|thumb|"Though maybe the giant boxy shapes under my conspicuous trenchcoat should have been a clue."]] Prohibited from joining the fight by the other Autobots due to their fears his concern for Buster would short out Maximus's [[circuits#logic circuits|logic circuits]], Spike complied with their wishes at first, but when the Decepticons' base also proved to be a rocket that took off for space, Spike was forced to take action, linking with Fortress Maximus and pursuing. Although he was able to use Maximus to shoot down [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], Spike was unable to get Buster free of the island's protective dome before the rocket outpaced him. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Returning to the ''[[Steelhaven]]'' to build a new body for Goldbug, Spike was alerted by a bugging device he had left in his father's home to a phone call from [[Ethan Zachary]], and learned that the [[human]] had preserved the deceased [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s mind as a computer program. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Rendezvousing with the other Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to gain the resources to build Prime a new body, Spike earned the ire of current commander [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who violently rejected the notion that a human could lead any Autobots. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

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''When Optimus Prime was restored to life on Nebulous and returned to Earth, Spike, as part of Fortress Maximus, fought alongside him during the "[[Time Wars (event)|Time Wars]]".'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} Soon after, the Decepticons' island base resurfaced, and Spike took Optimus Prime and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] aboard Fortress Maximus to investigate, but the island was gone, relocated to the Arctic, by the time they arrived. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Following, the Autobots found Buster on the verge of hypothermia in the frozen wastes, but Spike used Fortress Maximus to carefully raise his brother's body temperature with infra-red heating. Spike later took Fortress Maximus into battle against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but was bested in a clash in [[Buenos Aires]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

With Buster saved, Spike considered his work as Fortress Maximus's partner done, and following Starscream's defeat, announced his intent to leave the Autobot ranks despite their current depleted state. Leaving Maximus's body to gather dust in storage on the Ark, Spike returned to his normal life on Earth, but found himself plagued by nightmares full of mechanical imagery, prompting him to throw away his control helmet—kept for security's sake at the urging of Optimus Prime—in a junkyard to make a totally clean break from his brief time as a Headmaster. [[Image:Fortressmaximus-thelastautobot1.jpg|left|thumb]] Unfortunately, Decepticon [[Pretender Beast]]s [[Snarler]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], who had been sent to kill Spike by Scorponok, located the discarded helmet and proceeded to track Spike to [[California]], where he was on a ski trip with his friend, [[Cliff Dietz]]. Taking refuge in a cave, Cliff helped Spike realize that his nightmares held a deeper meaning: that binary-bonding went far deeper that he had ever realized, and that even without his control helmet, separated by millions of miles, he and Fortress Maximus were still connected, two minds in one being. With this realization, Spike was able to summon Fortress Maximus from the Ark to battle Snarler and Catilla, though his responses proved far more sluggish than usual. Recovering his control helmet from Snarler's disabled Pretender shell, Spike fully re-established his connection with Fortress Maximus and combined with him once more to defeat the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}}

[[Image:Spikewitwicky2009.jpg|right|thumb|In 2009, jheri curls returned with a vengeance. Don't you remember that?]]
Although this realization about the nature of his connection with Fortress Maximus seemed to change Spike's tune, at some point over the next few years, he reverted back to his old outlook, and returned Maximus to the Ark so he could get back to his human life. When the Ark crashed back on Earth in [[1991]], Fortress Maximus urged Spike to investigate the crash site and recover his body so they could become one again and stop the menace posed to Earth by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. Accepting his responsibility as the last Autobot currently on Earth, Spike acquiesced, but once he had re-combined with Maximus, found his will subsumed by the Autobot, who elected to actively pursue Galvatron. Maximus found himself no match for the deranged future Decepticon, however, and called out for Spike's aid, but Spike refused to make a point, before the two came to an understanding and united their minds to bring Galvatron down. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

In an alternate timeline in the year [[2009]], Spike Witwicky was part of a very small Autobot/human resistance movement in a world where [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons controlled North America. The handful of Autobots who remained alive despaired and were on the cusp of giving up, but Spike and [[Lisa]] (who shared growing feelings for each other) guilted them into one last suicidal attack on the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] in New York before the rest of the world could unleash a nuclear holocaust onto America at midnight. Though there were several casualties, Spike managed to hoist an American flag on the Decepticon stronghold on live television, a symbolic measure which prompted the end of the planned nuclear strike. Before Galvatron could respond, the Decepticon despot was abducted by [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|Hook, Line, and Sinker]] into another timeline. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[Image:Spikewitwickytimewars.jpg|left|150px|thumb|White jumpsuits were so 2006.]]

''In the year 2009, Decepticons had built an [[energy leech (device)|energy leech]] to destroy Earth while [[time rift|a space-time anomaly]] was eating entire planets. After [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] orchestrated a plan to travel twenty years back in time to the source of the anomaly, Spike Witwicky and his son Daniel accused Rodimus of shirking his responsibilities towards Earth and guilted Rodimus into allotting more troops to help destroy the Decepticons' machine.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Spikewitwickyg2.jpg|right|75px|thumb|Now the jumpsuit's in BROWN?]]
Despite the conclusions he had come to and the newfound unity he had forged with Maximus during his battle with Galvatron, it was apparent that old habits proved hard for Spike to shake. He again returned Maximus's body to the ruined Ark and tried to get back to life, presumably on the basis that so much time passed on Earth without any Transformer activity that he believed it was "all over". {{storylink|All or Nothing!}} A few years later, however, when Megatron returned and a small squad of Autobots came to Earth to battle him in [[Milleville]], Spike was drawn to the site of the battle, and snuck back aboard the Ark, now restored and under Megatron's control. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

Discovering that Megatron was holding [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] captive, Spike realized that he had no choice but to bond with Fortress Maximus once more, only to find that Megatron had disabled Maximus's dormant body while rebuilding the Ark, leaving him under-equipped for combat. Caught in the act of donning his armor by fellow stowaway [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], Spike combined with Maximus (curiously omitting Cerebros from the process) and explained his presence, then charged Skydive with rescuing Doctor Biggles-Jones while he and Maximus took Megatron on. Unsurprisingly, Megatron grievously wounded the pair, forcing Skydive to step in and distract him long enough for Maximus to escape, and make his way to the Ark's anti-matter power core. Intended to breach the core with his body and destroy the ship, hoping to take Megatron with it, Maximus instructed Spike to disconnect and escape, but Spike resolved to stay with his partner to the end to ensure their success. They smashed into the core together and perished in the resultant ship-destroying explosion, but alas, their sacrifice was in vain, as Megatron survived. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Spike, his brother Buster, and his father Sparkplug met the Autobots early on in their time on Earth. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} Spike formed a close friendship with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Extermination}}

Somewhere in the time after [[1984]], Spike married Carly, who then gave birth to Spike's son, Daniel. {{storylink|Extermination}} After the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'' in [[1999]], which caused the death of Spike's father Sparkplug, Spike tried to leave his involvement with the Transformers behind and settled down with his wife and son in Cleveland, Ohio, trying to live a new life as a normal family. The newfound peace wouldn't last for long, though, as Spike was soon recruited by a shady military official named [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] seeking his help in reviving Optimus Prime, whose body his men had recently found in the Arctic. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Spike, who had been entrusted by Prime with a fragment of the Matrix, used that fragment to bring Prime back to life.

Optimus Prime subsequently used the Matrix to revive and assemble a group of his Autobots, which he would then lead against Megatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Meanwhile, Spike was imprisoned by General Hallo, who had double motives behind reviving the Autobots {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} and even tried to kill them by bombing them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} With the help of [[Larry|Larry, the World's Most Resourceful Janitor]], Spike was able to escape his cell and uncover the [[Lazarus Project]] and Hallo's sinister schemes, but not in time to stop him from launching a nuclear strike against the Autobots {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} which was ultimately averted when [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] sacrificed his life in order to make it detonate before it could reach its target. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Following these events, Spike once again returned to his family and tried to leave his past with the Transformers behind. A few months later, though, his old friend Bumblebee, who had just decided to quit the Autobot army following a fierce battle against [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], showed up by his house. Spike, frustrated that the Autobots refused to leave him alone, hurled a few nasty insults against his old buddy {{storylink|Extermination}} before changing his mind and joining him on a men's night out in the city, where they stopped a mugging. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers''===
In response to the forming of the terrorist organization [[Cobra|Cobra]] and its commandeered Transformers, the United States government assembled a strike team dubbed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Spike Witwicky (codename Spike) was listed on the roster, but was never seen. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Spike was out driving with Bumblebee and Hound when, to their surprise, they stumbled on a badly-damaged Starscream. Though Spike was all in favor of leaving the Decepticon there, Bumblebee insisted they take Starscream back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with them. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

Bumblebee gave Spike a ride to his high school, but while Spike was in class, his Autobot pal got carjacked. When Spike emerged, he found a smug Bumblebee sitting in the carpark with two wet seats. {{storylink|Joyride (story)|Joyride}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Spike Witwicky is the son of four-star general "Sparkplug" Witwicky. From a young age, he wanted to be a soldier just like his idolised dad. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

He met his friend [[Joe Henderson]] at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. By this point, Spike had let his family ties go to his head and was insufferably arrogant and obnoxious. Worse, he started to act like he was in an action movie, treating everyone else as the supporting character and doing "cool" stuff like rule-breaking, acting reckless, and taking personal vendettas, which is less "cool" and more "dangerous and illegal" in real life. But since he was both protected by his daddy ''and'' also genuinely smart and competent as a soldier, he was able to get away with this. He graduated second in his class and went to work in special forces, where he continued to act like he was in a story. {{Storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

[[Image:Spikewitwickybuttonflies.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Hey, remember above, when we said we filled the beefcake quota for the wiki? We lied!]]

In the wake of the Decepticons' devastating attack on Earth, Commander Spike Witwicky met his dad inside a secret bunker where the remnants of the United States military had gathered to mount a desperate counteroffensive. Regrettably, Sparkplug had selected Spike for a mission to assassinate the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron, even though he feared his son would not make it back. It was a suicide mission, but Spike was the most qualified. Spike accepted, despite the consequences, but ignored his father's pleas for him to call his worried mother first.

During the night, he and a team snuck into [[New York City]] by boat, but they were discovered by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. With one dive, the boat and its occupants were dashed to bits under the water, and Spike's signal was destroyed. Learning his son was dead, Sparkplug, in shock, believed it was he who had not only sent his son to die, but had inspired Spike to join the military in the first place. But unknown to Sparkplug, his son surfaced on the shore of New York, perfectly alive... {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Stealing new pants from an abandoned [[Gloomingdales]], Spike ran into the leaders of the underground human resistance movement, who were looking for supplies. Spike took [[Bridge]] and [[Sarah]] into an abandoned office building to discuss gathering the resistance and assassinating Megatron. But first, Spike took them into a disguised military facility where he retrieved a weapon created from studying [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s gun arm. Their quick escape was cut short, since [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was causing a ruckus outside. Telling the others to run for cover, Spike ducked into a building and then reappeared when he drove a motorcycle through an upstairs window, firing a small pistol. This distracted Rumble long enough for [[Charles (G1)|Charles]] to shoot him right in the face. Rumble's defeat was followed by a overcoming sonic screech, and as Soundwave arrived to sadly take Rumble's body away, it seemed the city's electronic blackout was over. Phones were working again, and so Spike called his father. He learned not only that his father thought he was dead, but that there was nothing they could do to prevent other nations from unleashing a nuclear onslaught across North America. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Later, Spike, Sarah, Bridge and Charles ran out of a half-demolished building, passing [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was slagging the [[European Union]] jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

He and his party set up a better sniper position in a nearby building, where they watched [[Megatron (G1)|two]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|robots]] fight each other. When Megatron eventually bested Optimus, Spike decided it was time to intervene. He charged the weapon and blasted Megatron's face, allowing Optimus to defeat him. Later, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] found him and brought him to Optimus Prime. Prime offered to help Spike and the rest of the humans rebuild their planet. Spike thanked Prime for his thought, but said that there was no chance of the Transformers and the humans reconciling. As he put it, Optimus' "kind" caused all the destruction, and that any chance of an alliance was gone. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[Image:SpikeWitwickyG1-ManofSteel.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"All right, guys, who ordered me the strippers?"]]

After the Decepticons' defeat, they abandoned Earth, leaving Ravage and others behind. Spike Witwicky headed a military regiment to hunt down surviving Transformers and found Ravage in an abandoned building. Ravage attacked Spike but got blasted for his efforts. At least he put Spike in the hospital, though. Sparkplug became the new head of [[Skywatch]] and requested Spike join his task force of ridding the planet of Transformers. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|The Man of Steel}} Being lionised for saving the world ''and'' becoming a tactical commander went to Spike's head. {{Storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}} He also made the decision to violate US and international law by trading with the Decepticon war criminal [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], giving him resources in exchange for the advanced Cybertronian technology that would become Skywatch's arsenal. (Someone on Skywatch's oversight panel was almost certainly allowing this to carry on...) {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden}}

[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Andy Schmidt|"Our new Transformers ongoing is totally kid-friendly! Honest!"]] ]]

Two years later, Spike was still commanding the Transformer-hunting team. With his [[Crash suit]], he quickly contained the Decepticon [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] which subsequently drew the watching [[Prowl (G1)#IDW comics continuity|Prowl]] out of hiding. Then he drove away in the contained Breakdown {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} for a one-night stand with a [[Spike's booty call|local stripper]]. He came back to the Skywatch HQ after being alerted to Optimus' surrender. His father reprimanded him for being offsite for Prowl's liberation and Optimus' surrender, so to prove himself, Spike went to interrogate Optimus. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

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Wanting to avoid another combiner incident, and frankly just wanting revenge for [[Tim Simmons|a dead comrade]], Spike went AWOL to hunt down Scrapper on his own. He neutralised the Decepticon using deliberately low-tech means, in order to rub in how badass humans are and be a movie-style hero. And then murdered him when he was wounded and helpless, and covered it up. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

{{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"}}
{{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}}
{{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"}}
{{Storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies}}
{{Storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine}}
{{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Police Action: Prologue}}
{{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}}
{{Storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Spike cheerfully admitted to Prowl that he'd killed Scrapper and when he was accused of having intended to violate the guarantees he'd made the Autobots all along, he turned it around on Prowl: he claimed it was necessary, that he knew Prowl had made murky decisions out of necessity before, and that it was Prowl himself that would wreck Autobot/human relations if he blabbed. The Autobot responded that he'd trusted Spike before and never could again, but Spike was unconcerned since ''he'd'' never trusted "any of you" since, hey, they're not human.

And then his successful moral checkmate and fancy words were blown to pieces because the Autobots had brought in Swindle, who would clearly blab about the illegal and immoral deal Spike had made. Spike fled the Skywatch base and was reduced to an international fugitive, after the Autobots revealed his crimes to both his superiors and to the news media. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Spikeheadmastertoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Finally, your favorite Transformers character!]]
* '''Fortress Maximus''' (Headmaster, 1987)

:Spike is a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] figure that comes with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Gray and blue, it transforms into [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]]'s head, which then in turn becomes Fortress Maximus's head. Although the on-package [[Bio|bio]] refers to 'the Nebulan leader, Spike', most assume it is supposed to represent the character from TV, making this the first Transformers toy of an Earth human.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Galen]], and [[redeco]]ed as [[Grand Maximus|Gran]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]] and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Master (RM)|Master]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/FortressMaximus/fortressmaximus.htm More information on Spike (with Fortress Maximus) at TFU.info]''
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===Masterpiece===
[[Image:Masterpiecetoy_spike.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Convoy''' (2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 Convoy comes with a small figure of Spike. Standing at about an inch tall, he features articulation in his shoulders, hips and knees, and is scaled to be able to sit in all the cockpit spaces that ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures could occupy on the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure: in Prime's passenger compartment while in vehicle mode, in [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]'s seats, in the consoles on the floor of the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], and in the cockpit of the Combat Deck's artillery robot.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===

[[Image:SCF-Bumblebee-Spike.JPG|right|thumb|Spike says "How."]]
*'''Bumble and Spike''' (Act 3, 2001)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''5''' (painted) '''6''' (clear)

:[[Plastic|PVC]] figurines of Spike and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sold together in the third act of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Super Collection Figure]] series. Like all the figures in the wave, the pair were available as both regular full-color figures and clear plastic versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. The full-color version of the set came packaged with the torso piece of the wave's Fortress Maximus "build-a-figure".

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Autobot Espionage Team''' (2003)

:''Super Collection Figure'' Spike and Bumblebee were later released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, sold under the name "Autobot Espionage Team," as Hasbro did not have the trademark rights to Bumblebee's name at this point in time. Unlike the blindpacked Japanese version, they were sold on an individual blister card, and came packaged with the right leg of the Fortress Maximus figure.
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===History Collection===
[[Image:TFhistorycollection spike.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Spike''' (2004)
:A PVC figurine of Spike was the rare [[chase figure]] of Takara's [[History Collection]]. Spike was the only piece in the series who did not feature with a circular "bottlecap" display base, instead, coming crouched on Optimus Prime's hand, from which he could be removed. Additionally, Prime's hand could plug into the wrist socket of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary/Masterpiece Optimus Prime]] figure.
::*'[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act234/ More information on the History Collection at TFKenkon.com]''

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==Notes==
*Spike and Buster were both derived from the same "young male human friend" character in early backstory material. For more on the name variation see [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch Witwicky]].
* Apparently Spike Witwicky is named after a person in real life! According to the [[BotCon 2010]] panel hosted by [[Bob Budiansky]], [[Jim Shooter]] (editor in-chief at [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] at the time) chose the name based on one of his real life friends. The name Witwicky had previously showed up in Marvel's ''Dazzler'' comics, as co-plotted by Shooter.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spike Witwicky''' (スパイク・ウィトウィッキー ''Supaiku Witowikkī'')
*''English:'' '''Sparkle''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''La Flèche''' (Canada, "The Arrow")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csuka''' (''The Movie'', "Pike")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spys''' ("Spear")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Fortress_Maximus Fortress Maximus's ''Universe'' profile (with Spike) at NFTA.net]

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Skywarp (WFC)

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

[[Image:WFC_Skywarp.jpg|thumb|220px|"He ain't the sharpest knife in the... place where they... keep the knives..."]]

One of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], '''Skywarp''' isn't exactly the brightest Decepticon around and constantly requires supervision. He's rather immature, stubborn, cowardly, and prone to insults (giving less-than-witty ones and receiving ones he doesn't even notice, sometimes ''from himself'')...but at least he's got cloaking abilities. Maybe that's why he's kept around.

{{quote|Wait, are you calling us fools or the Autobots fools? Because I get the feeling you don't respect me!|Skywarp, airing workplace grievances|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
When [[Decepticon]]s bombed [[Altihex]] Casino, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] told [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] that Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] were his trusted lieutenants and that they would take him to safety. They actually took him to [[Kaon]], from where he was then moved [[Moonbase One]] and imprisoned. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|He's not mentioned afterwards, but he could have been in every scene where the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s are present.}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Richard Epcar]] (English)

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and Skywarp to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], allowing Megatron to create more of his [[Dark Energon]]. The Seekers went through Cybertron's underground, which Thundercracker commented he'd never done before, prompting mockery from Thundercracker. They hijacked an Autobot ship, and when Skywarp took offense to Starscream's comment that the Autobots were "dumber than him!", he tried to make a comeback, but ended up only looking ''more'' foolish. When they flew through reservoirs of raw liquid energon, he played down Thundercracker's warning that the stuff was extremely volatile in that state. At another point, he took issue with Starscream's constant belittling, even though he wasn't sure it was him being belittled. (It was.) Despite Skywarp's constant bickering with his partners (in one instance, unintentionally calling himself ugly), they made it deep into Cybertron's underground, where they found the energon bridge's main controls. There, they attempted to reactivate it while simultaneously corrupting it with Dark Energon, only for its guardian machine to activate in response, attempting to cleanse the corruption. A tense battle against the relentless machine ensued, with the three of them dodging fireballs, evading energy beams, and taking potshots at the core when it overheated and needed to open up to cool off. Finally, the sentinel was destroyed, the corruption allowed to proceed apace, and the bridge activated. Skywarp was, for once, quicker on the uptake than Thundercracker, commenting on the sight only for Thundercracker to all but parrot his words a moment later. It might have been the crowning achievement of his life.

Later, the Seekers helped distract [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] in order to protect Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Richard Epcar]] (English)
{{Note|Skywarp is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']]. He is unlocked by completing the mission "Reviving the Dark Energon Project". On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.}}

[[Image:WFCDS Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|122px]]
Skywarp joined Megatron's Decepticon army at the same time as Starscream, though was much less vocal about it. After the Decepticons successfully tested the Dark Energon, Skywarp pointed out that they'd used almost the entirety of the stockpile on Trypticon station. He supervised Starscream as the other Decepticon deciphered ancient data files and reported back to Megatron that Starscream had discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge which would provide power to the station so they could make more Dark Energon. Though they reactivated the bridge, the Autobots encrypted the link to the core with the Omega Key.

Starscream decrypted more files, establishing where the key was being held, but Skywarp noted gloomily that it would likely be being guarded by Zeta Prime. They managed to track down Zeta Prime and take the Omega Key, only to discover that it was merely the key to activate Omega Supreme. As Omega Supreme attacked, Megatron yelled at the Decepticons to stand their ground, and Skywarp retorted that they'd just been knocked clear down the mountain by their foe. At Megatron's encouragement, the Decepticons pressed on, though Skywarp wondered aloud if Omega Supreme wasn't larger than he was a few moments ago. The Decepticons succeeded in defeating Omega Supreme and infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2012)

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Talk:Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

2012-01-19T02:52:37Z

Cattleprod: /* Sketch covers */

==Promos==
*http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets/16985/news.html
*http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/transformers-mtmte-1-promo-image---out-tomorrow-174117/
*http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-promo-art/23642/
*http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9829/
*http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-eye-1-treasure-hunt-exclusive-image-2604/
*http://www.newsarama.com/comics/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-120110.html
*http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36350
*http://comics.ign.com/articles/121/1216240p1.html
I only managed to find 8 out of 12 of these things, but I was just wondering how we wanted to mention these, if at all. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 22:01, 10 January 2012 (EST)
:They could be mentioned in the notes section, I'd think. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:07, 10 January 2012 (EST)
::Most definitely. Hah, man, these are awesome. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:17, 10 January 2012 (EST)
:::I think we should put them in the minigallery on Liars page, as we do with the cover variants. Also, this issue... Holy everything, guys. -- [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 19:20, 12 January 2012 (EST)
::::They're supposed to be images which are exclusive to those sites, so I don't think it would be kosher of us to put them up here. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:49, 12 January 2012 (EST)
:::::Yeah, a year down the road, maybe. Now? No. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:07, 12 January 2012 (EST)
::::::Just so long as someone collects them now, in case some of them disappear later. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:16, 12 January 2012 (EST)
:::::::That was my concern. Should've been more clear. -- [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 23:56, 12 January 2012 (EST)
* Wouldn't Tailgate be considered an (Other) like Cyclonus since he was supposed to join him on the original Ark launch before there were Autobot or Decepticon factions? --

== Sketch covers ==
Before I get in an edit war over this, the issue credits describe cover RIB specifically as 'hand-drawn sketch by Josh Burcham', not that it's a blank cover for sketches. If any of these got out there without Burcham sketches, that might be an error worth noting, but the intent was for the whole run of blank covers to go out with those sketches. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 21:36, 17 January 2012 (EST)
:I'm inclined to go with the wording from the issue credits too. Are they actually being sent out to comic stores with hand-drawn sketches on? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:34, 18 January 2012 (EST)
::I heard back from Josh Burcham, he says that he drew about 130 sketches for stores that ordered a certain amount of the issue. Unless blank versions start showing up on eBay or conventions in large numbers, I think that's the last word on the subject. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 21:52, 18 January 2012 (EST)

Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

2012-01-18T20:26:14Z

Cattleprod: Undo revision 679774 by Detour (Talk) Since no one's shown otherwise, we should go by the credits.

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'''It's launch day for Rodimus and the crew of the ''Lost Light''—what could possibly go wrong?'''

==Synopsis==
Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|departure]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] publicly announces his intent to do likewise aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', following the map found within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in hopes of locating the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] predicts virtually no [[Autobot]]s will respond to his open invitation to join him, but Rodimus winds up with a little over two hundred recruits, including (much to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s consternation) [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]—who believes he is getting old, a concern punctuated by his failure to save the life of a [[NAIL]] who has committed suicide as a political protest—[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—the loss of whose scientific talents particularly infuriates Prowl, prompting him to order the loading of a mysterious cargo onto the ''Lost Light''—and Chromedome's friend, [[Rewind]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], of course, has misgivings about nearly every recruit, but Rodimus is thrilled to have so many.

In the skies above Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] grieves in his own way for the loss of the world he had known and all the memories he made there. Detecting a life-sign resembling [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s, he investigates a small shack, only to find the unhinged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] talking to a collection of [[Sweep]] corpses that he has strung up inside. Cyclonus enters and interrupts him just as he is about to burn down the [[energon]]-soaked building, and Whirl immediately attacks him, professing innocence and explaining the bodies were already dead: he had merely collected them. Cyclonus, for his part, doesn't care in the slightest, but can't convince Whirl of this fact.

Elsewhere, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is running security checks on the Autobots who have signed up to join the ''Lost Light'': [[Brainstorm]], carrying a mysterious briefcase but exempted from security checks by Rodimus; [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], in the mood for "a good quest"; and [[Rung]], whom Red Alert does not recognize at first, despite having been a patient of his for six centuries. Rung tempts fate by commenting on his knack for staying out of trouble: before the sentence is even finished, Cyclonus and Whirl's running battle swoops through the area, and Rung winds up with his forearm cleaved off by Cyclonus's wing.

Ratchet, Chromedome and Rewind, meanwhile, are making for the ''Lost Light'' through the [[Mitteous Plateau]], but are running behind schedule due to Rewind's lack of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], a trait of his that Chromedome has never understood. Just as the group are about to start having an argument about the validity of alt mode variety, Cyclonus and Whirl come crashing down out of the sky, their battle at an end with Whirl the victor. Whirl spins a few quick lies and is about to deliver a killshot when a sudden, unexpected energon explosion from beneath the ground blows him to bits. Peering into the blast crater, the Autobots find [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who, unbeknownst to them, is a Cybertronian from six million years ago who was supposed to be on the ''[[Ark (G1)#IDW Generation 1 comics|Ark I]]'', but became trapped underground in a subsidence. He has spent the past six thousand millennia periodically going offline and reawakening, unaware that any time has passed, until he was just now finally able to detonate the energon rations he had with him in bid for freedom. Panicking and passing out before he can tell anyone any of this due to his belief he has killed Whirl, Tailgate is brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, as are Whirl and Cyclonus. Rewind takes advantage of the brief confusion to slip off and purchase some golden discs from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].

Soon after, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, and Bumblebee complains to Prowl that he thought he had a plan... at which point the ship is crippled by a mysterious explosion that forces the ship to [[quantum jump]] before preparation is complete, hurling it off to some far corner of the galaxy. A fifth of the ship's crew is sucked out into space before the breached hull repairs itself, and Rodimus orders them to set down on a desolate nearby planet, where they watch as the Autobots come raining down, burning up as they enter the atmosphere. All in all, as Rodimus succinctly puts it: "Not a good start."

And back on Cybertron, as Bumblebee sits in horrified mourning, back in Prowl's quarters a scrambled transmission plays. A transmission from one of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'s crew. A transmission that has been sent back in time, from the future. But it has arrived too late, and now Rodimus will never hear the warnings of the dangers that await them...

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==Quotes==

"Did he give you all that scrap about finding the Knights of Cybertron and retracing our steps to the Golden Age? It's all scripted, you know, Drift writes it for him."
:—'''Bumblebee''''s not bitter!

"You know what '''your''' problem is, Chromedome? You think that just because the war is '''over''', we can afford to stop '''fighting'''!"
:—'''Prowl''', summed up in one sentence.

"'''Please''' tell me you're here to wave us off." 
"No, no, no, I'm here for the quest. Love a good quest. Haven't been on a quest since the whole Luna 1 thing. The Moonquest." 
"Stop saying 'quest.'" 
"So, can I go on board?" 
"Of course—if you promise to never, ever speak."
:—'''Red Alert''' and '''Swerve''' evidently have a history.

"Oh, it's started. The alt mode bashing. Every time you get '''agitated'''... Let's have a go at Rewind because he turns into a '''giant memory stick''' and not a... '''super space tank''' or—or—whatever..."
:—'''Rewind''', on the defensive.

"Remember the old saying? 'Everyone's shape serves a purpose.'" 
"Yeah? Tell that to Sky Lynx."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Ratchet''' have a difference of opinion.

"Don't open the coffin. Don't let them take [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. Don't go to Delphi. And do not — I repeat do not — look in the basement. And for the sake of the Cybertronian race itself, please don't''kzzzzzzzk''"
:—'''Ominous Future Message'''

==Notes==

*The title of this issue pays homage to the Dexys Midnight Runners' song, "Liars, A to E" (with A and D of course standing for "Autobot" and "Decepticon"). James Roberts previously used it as the title for a comic-strip prequel to his unofficial Transformers novel, "Eugenesis", published in the souvenir magazine for UK convention Transforce 2001.
*The NAIL who dies on Ratchet's table could previously be spotted in three scenes in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'', carrying the placard that lies discarded in the corner of the room in this issue. He was red in that issue, indicating that he has turned grey upon his death, a trait that stretches back to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', but which has only been seen in IDW continuity before now in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which was not coincidentally the work of this issue's creative team.
[[Image:Mtmte brainstorm teaser.jpg|right|thumb]]
*The trailer Tailgate is carrying his energon rations in is a [[Micro Trailer]].
*Tailgate thinks the ''Ark'' is doomed without him. The mission ''did'' go [[Spotlight: Galvatron|horribly wrong]]...
*After having spent the entirety of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'' being misidentified in-story as a Decepticon, Cyclonus is finally back to asserting that he is an unaffiliated Cybertronian.
*Several concepts introduced in Roberts's earlier story "[[Bullets]]" reoccur: Brainstorm's [[Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen|mysterious briefcase]], Rung's fondness for model spacecraft, Whirl being kicked off the Wreckers under unspecified circumstances, and an unseen Autobot named [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]].
*Brainstorm's security pass sports a [[Tech Spec]]s graph and a [[rubsign]].
*Their small size makes them hard to determine, but at least some of Rung's model spaceships are recognizable: they at least include the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]] from Beast Wars, and a [[Trident Attack Craft]]. We wager there are more familiar ships in there!
*We don't know if Prowl was responsible for the explosion but...
*Among the list of lost Autobots is one new name: [[Polaris]]. This ''might'' be a reference to online Transformers fanzine [http://www.polarismagazine.co.uk/ Polaris Magazine], whose publisher Graham Thomson is a long-time member of Transmasters, the UK fan group that Roberts and Roche were both major contributors to.
*The release of this issue was preceded by a "scavenger hunt" of sorts on [[January 10]]th, with one each of a series of twelve images spotlighting individual characters being released to twelve different websites, both Transformers fansites and popular comic book new sites. Only eight actually made it up before the book's release: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/transformers-mtmte-1-promo-image---out-tomorrow-174117/ Brainstorm at TFW2005] (at right), [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-120110.html Drift at Newsarama], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36350 Ratchet at ComicBookResources], [http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/121/1216240p1.html Red Alert at IGN], [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-promo-art/23642/ Rewind at Seibertron], [http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets/16985/news.html Rung at TFormers], [http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9829/ Swerve at the AllSpark] and [http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-eye-1-treasure-hunt-exclusive-image-2604/ Whirl at FullMetalHero]. Subsequently revealed were [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=269973&highlight=#269973 Chromedome on the IDW forums], [https://twitter.com/#!/TheJohnBarber/status/157175756353585152/photo/1 Cyclonus on John Barber's Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150512162858279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1 Rodimus on IDW's Facebook] and [http://ryalltime.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/mtmte-teaser-ultra-magnus/ Ultra Magnus on Chris Ryall's blog].

===Errors===

===Covers (7)===
All seven covers to this issue feature a silver foil-stamped logo.
* '''Cover A:''' Ratchet by [[Alex Milne]] and Josh Perez
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover C:''' Rodimus by by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover D:''' Drift by by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover E:''' The assembled cast by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham, in homage to 1987's ''Justice League'' #1.
* '''Cover RIA:''' Fold-out gatefold cover combining the interlinked covers A-D.
* '''Cover RIB:''' Hand-drawn Sketch Covers by Josh Burcham

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Talk:Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

2012-01-18T02:36:10Z

Cattleprod: /* Sketch covers */ new section

Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

2012-01-17T19:58:39Z

Cattleprod: Undo revision 679741 by Bobpiecheese (Talk) According to the issue's credits, this is correct.

Main Page/featured-series

2012-01-11T20:26:41Z

Cattleprod: MTMTE #1

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Main Page/schedule

2011-12-22T23:50:17Z

Cattleprod: The previous dates came from an article which turned out to be wrong about #31 and TDoOP, and IDW has said MTMTE would be out before RID.

* '''[[December 28|12–28]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'' "[[Arms Micron]] Present Campaign" begins in Japan, where the purchase of 3000yen or more of ''Prime'' First Edition toys nets you an [[exclusive]] figure: [[Peaceman]] is available at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]], while [[Fracas (Prime)|Fracas]] and [[Aimless (Prime)|Aimless]] are split between numerous others.
*'''[[Template:January|1-??]]-12 —''' ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye issue 1|#1]] and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|#1]] are released in the US by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[February 25|2–25]]–[[2012|12]] —''' The ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' versions of [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (with [[Stripes]] & [[Nightstalker]]) and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (with [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] & [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]]) are released in Japan.
* '''[[March 16|3–16]]–[[2012|12]] —''' Final day to sign up for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] and be eligible to get the 2012 freebie, [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]].
* '''[[April 26|4–26]]–[[2012|12]] —''' First day of [[BotCon 2012]] in Dallas, Texas.
* '''[[August 17|8–17]]–[[2014|14]] —''' "[[Hell Day]]": The Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] invade [[Earth]] with [[Teletran 3]]'s teleportation ability, and devastate the planet. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

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2011-12-22T00:04:01Z

Cattleprod: Death of Optimus Prime

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'''''[[Kre-O]]'':''' "[[A Gift For Megatron]]" 
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Main Page/schedule

2011-12-14T23:49:29Z

Cattleprod: On the release lists. Those IDW January dates are probably wrong too, I got them from the same article as I did for the December dates.

* '''[[December 14|12–14]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Five]]'' is released in the US by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[December 17|12–17]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Toys|Autobot Que]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Deluxe Soundwave]] are released in Japan. The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes "[[Family of Heroes]]" and "[[Under Pressure]]" premiere on The Hub.
* '''[[December 28|12–21]] —''' ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' ''[[The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' (formerly issue #125) is released in the US by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[January 11|1–11]]–[[2012|12]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|#1]] is released in the US by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[January 25|1–25]]–[[2012|12]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye issue 1|#1]] is released in the US by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[February 25|2–25]]–[[2012|12]] —''' The ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' versions of [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (with [[Stripes]] & [[Nightstalker]]) and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (with [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] & [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]]) are released in Japan.
* '''[[March 16|3–16]]–[[2012|12]] —''' Final day to sign up for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] and be eligible to get the 2012 freebie, [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]].
* '''[[August 17|8–17]]–[[2014|14]] —''' "[[Hell Day]]": The Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] invade [[Earth]] with [[Teletran 3]]'s teleportation ability, and devastate the planet. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

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Dave Fennoy

2011-12-11T05:59:42Z

Cattleprod: Undo revision 669676 by 189.167.114.117 (Talk) Even if that were grammatically correct, what does it even mean?

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[[Image:DaveFennoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The rarely seen fourth member of the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]].]]
'''Dave Fennoy''' is an American voice actor, who is best known for his work in video games, and the current voice of ''Hulu.com''. His animation roles include, Tetrax Shard in ''Ben 10'', Bo Jackson in ''ProStars'', T'Chaka in ''Ultimate [[Avengers]] 2'', Dick Scott in ''New Kids on the Block'', and his additional voice work in ''Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?'', ''Captain Planet'', ''Darkwing Duck'', ''What-A-Mess'', ''The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest'', and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. His video game work is the voices of Ultimate [[Nick Fury]] in ''Ultimate [[Spider-Man]]'' and ''Battle for New York'', Kuwaga in ''Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble'', Lando Calrissian in ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: X-Wing Alliance'', Gabriel Tosh in ''Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty'', Warlord Okeer in ''Mass Effect 2'', King Andre in ''The Curse of Monkey Island'', Maximilian Zane in ''Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time'', and Raymond Logan in ''Project Sylpheed''. He was recently seen in ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' as Jedi Master Pong Krell.

To this day, he has very ''very'' long hair.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' The Game===
*[[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]]
*Additional voices

==External links==
*[http://www.davefennoy.com/ Voice-Over Artist Dave Fennoy]

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